Global Billiard Mfg. Blends Craftsmanship And Quality To Meet Customer Needs.

Rooted in Europe centuries ago, the modern game of pool has been adopted in the U.S. as a national pastime. The success of Los Angeles based Global Billiard Manufacturing can be attributed to a similar force: blending the Old World values of craftsmanship with an understanding of evolving business trends and customer needs. Founded more than three decades ago by a young immigrant couple still assimilating to their new homeland, Global’s 40 year history is an affirmation of its’ founders persistence in tapping opportunities buried deep in the wellspring of American culture.

Scandinavians by birth, Global founders Torben and Solveig Gramstrup came to Los Angeles in 1957 and in short order landed jobs at Acme Billiards, the only billiard manufacturer east of the Mississippi River at the time. Within five years the couple formed their own company making commercial and home tables; and by the early 1970’s became a competitive force in the market manufacturing 18 models in four sizes with 12 different finishes.

During the late 1970’s and early 1980’s Global looked to diversify by producing a coin-operated table for the amusement market. The first model, the Challenger, was a basic style table, not unlike other coin tables of the time. Ever a design stylist, Torben chose to follow up that release with a more upscale coin table, the Old Timer, which combines the flare of a home table with the needs of coin machine operators.

Today, Global makes coin-op and commercial tables almost exclusively with six coin-op models in seven,eight and nine-foot sizes, in addition to two commercial models. All of the tables are manufactured in our modern facility located 20 minutes from both the Los Angles/Long Beach Harbors and Los Angeles International Airport.