Company principal offers legacy of community service, fine design
Bob Black has long recognized the value of fostering a corporate environment that encourages community service. He should. It’s in his bloodlines.
Black is a principal at Morris Black and Sons, Inc., a multi-faceted building supplies company that has been a major presence since 1908 in Pennsylvania’s Lehigh Valley.
Company founder Morris Black and his sons set examples for community service through their involvement with various local organizations, and the family has upheld that tradition, along with the firm’s role as a trendsetter.
The company’s kitchen and bath division, Morris Black Designs, established in the 1970s, grew from a separate department specializing in stock and custom cabinets into an award-winning entity whose kitchens have been featured in national magazines and on cable TV.
In 1976, Morris Black and Sons predicted the do-it-yourself trend by opening a free-standing home center to market building products directly to homeowners. In 1986, the company consolidated its operations in an Allentown, PA facility that includes a 4,000-sq.-ft. kitchen and bath showroom. An architectural millwork department was created to supply the commercial and institutional markets. Soon afterward, Morris Black and Sons was manufacturing its own custom casework. Today they are on the cutting edge of innovation, embracing current technology trends, including 3-D augmented reality, to provide homeowners the opportunity to stand in their virtual kitchen.
