Top Pool Table Suppliers, Manufacturers and Companies in the USA
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Whether for use in a home or a professional space, pool tables are one of the rare commodities that never go out of style, and a good quality table from a reputable supplier can be enjoyed for generations. Since its discovery in the 15th century, pool — or billiards — has become a beloved pastime for people of all ages.
Standard pool table
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The country with the largest global export quantity and manufacturers of pool or billiards tables is China, with the European market coming in second. The global billiards/pool table market was valued at $1.99 billion in 2019, and estimated to register a 1% CAGR, reaching $2.08 billion by 2024. Top market players in the industry are Xingpai Billiards (China), Chevillotte Billiards (France), and Brunswick Billiards (USA).
Types of Pool Tables
There are three main types of billiards tables available on the market for commercial use:
American pool tables are made for a "faster game" with a large play area, fast napless cloth, bigger pockets, and responsive cushion rubbers for ball ricochets and rebounds.
are made for a "faster game" with a large play area, fast napless cloth, bigger pockets, and responsive cushion rubbers for ball ricochets and rebounds. English pool tables are slightly smaller than the American version, with smaller ball pockets, and a cloth made for slower ball movement.
are slightly smaller than the American version, with smaller ball pockets, and a cloth made for slower ball movement. Pool dining tables are handy for those who don't have extra space for a full-size pool table in their home, as a simple table top insert can take it from pool table to dining table in a matter of seconds.
In addition to the classic wood, pool tables are also available in slate, metal, and acrylic versions.
Top Pool Table Manufacturers and Companies in the USA
The below table contains information on some of the top pool table manufacturing companies and suppliers in the USA on Thomas, ranked by annual sales. Additional details on each company’s headquarters location, and the number of employees are also included, as well as summaries of company activities below.
Information from and company websites.
USA Pool Table Company Summaries
Brunswick Bowling & Billiards Corporation, part of the Life Fitness group, has been a leader in billiard table and accessories for over 170 years, designing, crafting, and distributing top-quality pool tables with the finest materials and innovative techniques.
Northeast Factory Direct is a wholesale distributor of home and bar furniture with a large catalog of pool tables, accessories, and other game room equipment.
Escalade Sports provides an array of sports and entertainment equipment in addition to billiard tables, including basketball hoops, darts, pickleball, table tennis, and trampolines.
International Billiards, Inc is a fourth-generation family business established in 1940, offering pool tables and other game room tables and accessories, including dining room table pool tables.
Olhausen Billiard MFG, Inc is a proud American manufacturer, making pool tables, shuffleboards, bantam tables, table tennis tables, and other accessories, that have been milled, built, finished, packaged, and shipped from their factory in Portland, Tennessee since 1972.
GLD Products was founded 40 years ago in a South Milwaukee tavern providing gaming tables, darts, billiards accessories, and other game room games and accessories, and still does to this day.
Connelly Billiards, Inc. is a part of the Valley-Dynamo group and has been providing finely crafted wooden pool tables for over 70 years. Other products include foosball tables, and pinball machines.
Legacy Billiards (Exact Commerce Group) has a variety of pool tables, including 7-foot, and 8-foot tables, pool table accessories, shuffleboard, air hockey, foosball, table tennis, and other bar games in its product catalog.
Game Room Guys started in 2001 as a small video game route company and has since expanded to a large games company working out of a 20,000 square foot showroom and warehouse facility in Michigan, servicing over 80 locations, providing pool tables and other game room games and accessories.
Holland Bar Stool manufactures and ships its products — including bar stools, chairs, tables, outdoor furniture, and game room accessories — from Holland, Michigan, and has an impressive array of pool tables made from solid Red Appalachian Oak or solid hardwood maple.
A. E. Schmidt Billiard Company is a sixth-generation company spanning over 168 years, that designs and manufactures semi-custom, and custom pool tables in a wide variety of woods, finishes, sizes, and styles, from its factory and showroom in St. Louis, Missouri.
Schmelke Cues's pool tables include 7-foot and 8-foot versions made from Antique Walnut, Desert Chestnut, Mahogany, and natural wood, in traditional or modern styles, and even several aluminum outdoor styles.
Action Jackson Amusements is based in Boston, Massachusetts, providing coin-operated games, jukeboxes, and ATMs since 1961. Products include pool tables, countertop games, pinball machines, and foosball tables, among others.
Imperial International offers over 60 years of experience in the billiard industry, and a full line of pool tables and commercial pool tables, and billiard parts and accessories, including balls, cues, cloth, tops, and covers.
Pool Table Manufacturers and Companies — Summary
Above we have outlined some of the top pool table manufacturing companies and distributors in the United States by annual sales. We hope this information has been helpful to you in your supplier search. To find more manufacturers of pool tables and pool table accessories, including billiard and pool cues, billiard and pool balls, billiard and pool cue chalk, and even billiard and pool table cloth, or to make your own custom shortlist of suppliers, feel free to visit Thomas Supplier Discovery, which has information on various different types of pool table manufacturing.
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