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Hospitality and contract furniture manufacturer

Woodlam

Design-led South African manufacturer specialising in durable moulded-plywood, solid-wood and upholstered contract furniture.

Made to orderMoulded plywoodHospitality furniture4–6 week lead time
Catalogue52 products
Established1991
Lead-time modelFour weeks in the April 2025 price list; current website guidance is typically 4–6 weeks
ReachSouth African and international hospitality and contract markets
Company overview

What this partner brings.

Woodlam is a South African hospitality and contract-furniture manufacturer built around the design and production possibilities of moulded plywood, solid timber, steel and upholstery. The business manufactures in Booysens, Johannesburg, serves hospitality and contract clients locally and internationally, and works closely with designers, shopfitters, procurement teams and trade partners. Its Form Ply and component capabilities also allow it to supply furniture manufacturers with moulded seats, backs, shells, frames, arms and toes.

Product capability

What they can supply.

  • Dining, bistro and restaurant chairs
  • Timber and steel bar stools
  • Occasional chairs and upholstered lounge seating
  • Dining, café, side and coffee tables
  • Bar counters and selected home-office furniture
  • Moulded-plywood seats, backs and shells
  • Moulded frames, arms and furniture toes
  • Custom hospitality and contract furniture developments
Materials and processes

How the range is constructed.

In-house moulded plywood made from layered veneers formed under hydraulic pressure and cured with radio-frequency and other heating methods; solid oak, ofram, pink beech and ash; CNC-cut components; dowelled, glued and mechanically fixed joints; steel frames with seven-stage preparation and baked epoxy powder coating; optional chrome and electroplated finishes; reaction-type lacquer, stains and oils; commercial upholstery and customer-supplied fabrics.

Customisation

How the offer can be configured.

Products are made to order with choices across timber species, wood stains and painted finishes, steel colour and plating, upholstery and COM materials. Woodlam also undertakes custom developments from physical samples or technical drawings, subject to approval, development fees, quantities and production feasibility.

Applications

Sectors and environments.

Restaurants, cafés, hotels, hospitality venues, corporate and home office, reception and lounge environments, retail, interior-design and shopfitting projects, education and furniture-component manufacturing.

Evidence and compliance

What is verified—and what still needs confirmation.

Woodlam states that its furniture is locally designed and manufactured in South Africa, uses timber from sustainably managed forestry operations, and carries a five-year warranty on workmanship and manufactured components under stated usage conditions. Public ISO, strength-test, fire-test and chain-of-custody certificates were not supplied and should be confirmed where a project requires them.

Verified

Capability evidence

Website, commercial source and catalogue evidence reviewed.

Supplier stated

Commercial guidance

Lead times, guarantees and service claims remain date-sensitive.

Required

Current documents

Certificates and product-level mappings must be maintained.

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