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Aug 08, 2019 News

Stressless opens first UK brand store

Norwegian recliner specialist Ekornes, purveyor of the Stressless brand, opened the doors of its first UK showroom in July. Situated on…

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Aug 08, 2019 News

Mattress recycling rate up +55% in three years, reports NBF

The National Bed Federation’s (NBF’s) third report on the rate of mattress recycling in the UK has revealed a +55% increase in the number of…

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Aug 06, 2019 News

Funding helps Time4sleep grow stock capacity

One of the UK’s largest bedding retailers has established a brand-new warehouse with support from Yorkshire Bank, expanding the company's…

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Aug 06, 2019 News

Apprenticeship standard at risk without financial support

The Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA) is urgently appealing to UK furniture manufacturers to financially…

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Aug 06, 2019 News

Consumer spending suffers through July, says BRC-KPMG

On a total basis, retail sales increased by +0.3% in July, against an increase of +1.6% in July 2018, reports BRC-KPMG. This was the lowest July…

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Aug 05, 2019 News

Sealy provides dream experience for Wigan Warriors fan

Last month, bed brand Sealy UK surprised a lifelong Wigan Warriors fan to a match day experience and Sealy sleep prizes as part of the brand’s…

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Aug 05, 2019 News

NectarSleep owner launches premium bed-in-a-box

California-based company Resident, which owns D2C ecommerce brands including bed-in-a-box offer NectarSleep, has today launched a premium…

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Aug 02, 2019 News

Land of Beds hike raises funds for counselling charity

Last month, the team at retailer Land of Beds recently completed the Yorkshire Three Peaks Challenge – a 25-mile hike up three of the tallest…

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Aug 02, 2019 News

Furniture designer wins charity design award

At an end-of-year awards ceremony at The Cass, London Metropolitan University, Anton Mikkonen was the outright winner of The Furniture Makers’…

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Aug 02, 2019 News

eve reveals reduced losses and new retail partners

In a trading update for the six months ended 30th June 2019, D2C mattress supplier eve Sleep has revealed halved losses and new retailer…

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Aug 01, 2019 News

Government responds to fire regulation consultation

The Government has issued a response to a 2016 consultation looking at updating and modernising the UK's furniture fire regulations, which…

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Aug 01, 2019 News

Parker Knoll employee wins ACID essay award

Every year, The Furniture Makers' Company sponsors the Young Professional Industry Experience, a unique three-week programme which…

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