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Jan 31, 2023 Interviews

Getting personal: Keiran Hewkin, Swyft

After working with Lombok and The Sofa & Chair Company, Keiran co-founded sofa-in-a-box brand Swyft with Paul Fielden in 2019. The timely…

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Jan 26, 2023 Interviews

Wolf Components talks employee retention

Anthony Joyce co-founded Wolf Components in 2017, and the bed industry specialist supplier has gone from strength to strength ever since, now…

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Jan 18, 2023 Interviews

Arighi Bianchi – getting from A to B

Walt Disney once said, “A man should never neglect his family for business” – but what if these are one and the same? Furniture News asks Sarah…

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Jan 17, 2023 Interviews

Dr Lynn Jones on furniture industry recruitment

Dr Lynn Jones developed a passion for employability while working at Bucks New University, and today operates her own recruitment service…

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Jan 16, 2023 Interviews

How AIS is becoming fit for the future

In October 2020, Sue Kemp was appointed to lead Associated independent Stores (AIS) into a new era of greater openness and relevance. In…

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Jan 04, 2023 Interviews

La-Z-Boy UK – a whole new ballgame

How easy is it to juggle a global brand, show preparations, and a newly acquired manufacturing facility? Furniture News asked Richard Greenwood…

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Jan 03, 2023 Interviews

Simba goes from strength to strength

In what was another challenging year for big-ticket retailers, sleep tech firm Simba continued to buck the trend, taking market share with…

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Dec 06, 2022 Interviews

Getting personal: Emma Rackley, AIS

Having held buying and commercial roles with the likes of Leekes, Furniture Village, Shop Direct and Bensons, Emma is now the director of…

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Nov 18, 2022 Interviews

Getting personal: George Sinclair, Nimbus Beds

Scottish entrepreneur extraordinaire George founded his own bed retail business eight years ago, at the age of 15. Already managing two stores…

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Nov 11, 2022 Interviews

Getting Personal: Chris Fletcher, Tetrad

Chris is the sales director at heritage upholstery manufacturer Tetrad. Founded in 1968 in Preston, Lancashire, Tetrad prides itself on…

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Nov 07, 2022 Interviews

Insta hit – introducing Rowen Homes

Having taken her fashion start-up to a turnover of £25m, Forbes 30 Under 30 entrepreneur Alice Hall turned her attention to interiors, and in…

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Oct 28, 2022 Interviews

Angela Crouch on the industry's gender balance

The UK furniture industry remains a male-dominated environment, but women are increasingly making the decisions which shape the sector. In…

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