About Us
The Billiard Factory was founded in 1975 by Larry Stick as a single store on Telephone Road in Houston, Texas. Over the past four 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 11 retail stores, multiple distribution centers and many 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.
Our Core Values and Brand Promise
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Give Yourself Every Chance To Succeed
Ending your work day or work week satisfied with the effort made to succeed in your job.
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Friends & Family
Respect for the family unit as the cornerstone for individual social and moral development. Communicate to our customer base the value of family based recreation in fostering stronger bonds between its members. ‘A family that plays together, stays together.’
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Charitable & Community Giving
To offer support when called on by the communities we are a part of, give as an organization and individuals: time, resources, and support.
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Improving Lives Daily
By not only providing exceptional products and service to our customers but to our colleagues we will improve lives daily.
Our History
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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.
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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, Billiard Factory also began operations of its first warehouse/distribution center located in Houston, Texas.
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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.
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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.
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2010’s
In the 2010's, Billiard Factory remained a family run company as the stewardship of the company was passed to the second generation of the Stick family (Tony and Ryan), who remained committed to offering customers a large, diverse product line from the top manufacturers in the home game room furnishing industry.
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2020’s
In the 2020's, Ryan assumed full ownership of Billiard Factory after Tony's retirement. With new stores in Pflugerville, Spring, and Katy, Texas, as well as plans for a new 70,000 square foot distribution center, Billiard Factory looks forward to the future, continually searching for ways to best serve the needs of its customers through diversity and quality products, as well as superior service.