Kannoa, a contemporary outdoor furnishings designer and manufacturer, based in Miami, had their 30,000 sq. ft. warehouse burn to the ground on March 5.

Phillip Bolton, COO and co-founder of Kannoa, spoke to the local news station: “Thank God everyone is well. Nobody was harmed, the loss is only material and we are just concentrating on reorganizing to start fulfilling orders right now.” 

Kannoa, has activated its contingency plan and already set up a new office location to continue operations. In addition, all manufacturing and inbound shipments have been fast-tracked to minimize any impact in its supply chain.

The fire broke out just before 8 am this past Thursday, before most employees had arrived for work. No injuries or casualties were reported after nearly 200 fire fighters worked for several hours to contain the huge blaze that destroyed the building. The cause of the fire remains unknown at this point.

According to Boulton, “Our business is like a family so our team is already working together to get Kannoa set up at a temporary office and warehouse in a nearby location.” He added that the goal is to be fully operational by Wednesday, March 11.

“Even though the entire inventory stored in that warehouse was totally destroyed,” he said, “we have a considerable amount of products in transit that will allow us to get back in business right away. Fortunately, all relevant data has been electronically backed up, so retrieving records will not be an issue.”

Deliveries set up for March and April will be delayed, but manufacturing orders will not be affected. The company was founded by two Venezuelan entrepreneurs in 2006 and currently employs 28 people in the Miami area.