CANADA – Dorel Industries Inc. announced the purchase of Notio Living, an ecommerce home furnishings firm based in Holstebro, Denmark.

Dorel is buying Notio Living for approximately USD 19.0 million. The company, which markets thousands of products sourced from around the world, has been in the home furnishings business for 25 years and operates throughout Europe with a strong presence in the ecommerce market.

“The Notio Living acquisition provides a tremendous advantage for further European expansion due to its strong distribution network. The combination of Dorel Home’s strong portfolio of products and brands with Notio’s distribution capabilities in mainland Europe will materially augment Dorel Home’s European business. We currently have a successful presence in the United Kingdom. The addition of Notio Living is an exciting opportunity for the segment to rapidly increase its reach in Europe and we are anxious to get started. Dorel remains fully committed to taking a disciplined approach to value creation as it sees significant upside in its Dorel Home business. Today’s announcements will accelerate our strategy for growth,” concluded Martin Schwartz  Dorel President & CEO

Dorel Industries  is a global organization, operating three distinct businesses in juvenile products, bicycles and home products. Dorel Home, with its comprehensive e-commerce platform, markets a wide assortment of domestically produced and imported furniture. Dorel´s main furniture manufacturing unit is Ameriwood.