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The Billiard Factory was founded in 1975 by Larry Stick as a single store on Telephone Road in Houston, Texas. Over the past three decades, the Company has expanded through both organic growth and opportunistic acquisitions from a single store with four employees into one of the nation’s largest billiard and game room furniture retailers. Today, the company consists of 15 retail stores, multiple distribution centers and over 100 dedicated employees.

Throughout the Company’s long history, we have never lost sight of striving to meet our customer’s needs. It is our pledge that the Billiard Factory will work hard to earn your business, striving to provide our customers with the highest quality products and top-notch customer service.

1970's
The original Billiard Factory location opened in September of 1975 on Telephone Road in Houston, Texas. Due to the rapid expansion of the Houston area two additional stores were opened in the north and southwest suburbs of Houston.
1980's
Additional expansion through the 80’s included one additional store in the Houston area along with the Company’s first two locations outside of the Houston market: one located in Scottsdale, AZ and the other in San Antonio, TX. Based on demand and a constant desire to meet customer’s needs The Billiard Factory also began operations of its first warehouse/distribution center located in Houston, TX.
1990's
The Billiard Factory experienced continued growth throughout the 90’s with the expansion of the Houston market along with the acquisition of an established game room furnishings retailer in Jacksonville, FL.
2000's
The new millennium has presented prosperous growth opportunities for the Billiard Factory. These growth opportunities have included:
  • The acquisition of a billiard retail store in the Las Vegas, NV area along with the construction of a second store in that area.
  • The opening of two additional stores in the Houston, TX area in 2000 and 2002, the second of which is the Company's new, contemporary concept which served as the model for future store expansion.
  • In order to match the needs of recent expansion, April 2005 marked the completion of the Company’s new 30,000 square foot warehouse and state of the art distribution center.
  • In the fall of 2005 the Billiard Factory’s 15,000 square foot, flagship store built utilizing the Company’s new, contemporary design, was opened.
  • Opened two new stores in 2006 (Austin, TX) and in 2007 (San Antonio, TX).
  • In March of 2007 the Company acquired seven retail stores from Billiards and Barstools, expanding the Billiard Factory into the Dallas / Fort Worth metroplex.
The Future
The Billiard Factory remains a family run company now under the stewardship of the second generation of the Stick family (Tony and Ryan) who remain committed to offering customers a large, diverse product line from the top manufacturers in the home game room furnishing industry. The Billiard Factory continually searches for ways to best serve the needs of its customers through diversity and quality products, as well as superior service.
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