As a privately owned company A.W. Carter Industries, has been servicing furniture manufacturers with a combination of local and imported products since 1971. From the manufacture of steel chair bases in its early days till the development and manufacture of today’s extensive range of chair mechanisms, A.W. Carter's entire family of chair mechanisms and components has earned a reputation for uncompromising quality and total reliability in line with the needs of today’s chair manufacturers and end users. With operations based from our head office in Melbourne, Australia our core business is the supply of office chair components

A desire to be innovative and to offer reliable service has seen A.W. Carter grow into one of the largest suppliers of chair components in Australia/S.E. Asia. Experience gained from working with FIRA (UK), Furntech (Australia), corporate ergonomists, and many of Australia's most progressive chair manufacturers have enabled A.W. Carter to achieve a universally recognised, elevated degree of product quality and reliability. Through our customers, our products have been accepted into all state and federal government contracts including most institutional and corporate organisations. We supply the domestic, contract, commercial, hospitality and upholstery industries through branch offices and warehouses throughout Australia and New Zealand and SE Asia.

Unlike many of our competitors, A.W. Carter has implement key steps in order that we can maintain a competitive quality advantage over other imported mechanisms. These four steps are 100% ownership, operational control, supply chain management, and a commitment to quality.