Let’s go back a bit in time ...

Henri Collignon	Guy Collignon

My name is Henri Collignon. Does that ring a bell ?

Yes! The grandson of  the man who founded what used to be the FAUTEUILS-HENRI firm in Ans, Liège.

That’s me all right! Just like my father I have been steeped in the atmosphere of the furniture business from a very early age.

The fourth generation at your service ... 
However, we have come a long way since my great grandfather’s day : from a tiny workshop where he worked in his one-person business, we have now developed into a large team of employees. 

A team that goes by the name of  : "Les Garnisseurs Réunis" (The Associated Furnishers).

Our store is sited near Visé, but our workshops, as our name suggests, are spread around a bit. "Les Garnisseurs Réunis" is the result of picking the best from the  most highly skilled craftspeople available..

First of all in Melreux, near Hotton (Marche-en-Famenne) where we are «associated» thanks to the services and expertise of my father, Guy Collignon (nigh-on 40 years of experience).

It is also thanks to him that we have managed to make inroads into the Visé-Warsage district.

Our business has no truck with  robots, or mass production techniques so popular in Eastern Europe. What we offer is Belgian workmanship with a Walloon workforce ! Let’s be a bit chauvinistic for once. !

1930
My great grandfather opened his first sales room  (second-hand goods and antiques)
1950
My grandfather Henri Collignon opened his first workshop in rue Félix Bernard, 26, Montegnée. At the time he was working in a tiny space at the bottom of his garden.. The first hand-crafted goods made their appearance.
1957
Opening of the Fauteuils-Henri store in rue de l'Yser, 185,  Ans with my grandmother. A new, bigger workshop provided a means of  producing hand-made goods on a large scale.
1967
Opening of the Fauteuils-Henri branch in Fléron, rue de la clé, 96.
Entre 1970 et 1980
Opening of four sales outlets in Ans : Meubles Paco-Rabane, sales room for second-hand goods, Neupré etc.
1990
The Fauteuils-Henri store was sold to a third party. Unfortunately, the party  concerned was unable to keep the business going for more than three years. The Fléron sales outlet was bought by my father Guy Collignon.
1991
The recession was taking a heavy toll, so the Fléron store had to close down. Whereupon my father decided to create a new workshop in the Ardennes, thereby reviving production by craftspeople.
1995
I urged my father to try selling his hand-made goods at trade fairs. We operated for three years or so without a store, which gave us the time to work on ensuring a constant flow of products.
1998
Creation of "Les Garnisseurs Réunis" store in Warsage, which I managed with the technical assistance of my father. We did our utmost to persuade people to recognise the true values reflected in the breath-taking skills of yesteryear.
1999
Creation of a site on the Internet