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May 04, 2021 News

FIRA adds sustainability modules to training curriculum

FIRA International has expanded its online training curriculum to include four new sustainability modules focusing on materials and resources,…

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Apr 30, 2021 News

Rugby star inspires young players during Honiton store visit

Rugby club Exeter Chiefs' centre Ollie Devoto paid a special visit to Peter Betteridge bed store in Honiton this week, in partnership with sleep…

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Apr 30, 2021 News

Vita's sustainable foam technology lauded at interzum

Flexible foam solutions provider The Vita Group has won two prominent awards at the interzum trade fair (online this year), in recognition of…

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Apr 30, 2021 News

REACH regulations the focus of next FIRA webinar

The European REACH (Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation (& Restriction) of Chemicals) Regulation, and the new UK REACH regulation, are the…

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Apr 29, 2021 News

Whitemeadow drives industry recruitment through new Careers Hub

Whitemeadow Furniture has been working to address the skills gap in the upholstery industry over the last two years, and launched its new online…

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Apr 29, 2021 News

Furniture bucks trend of falling shop prices

Shop prices fell by -1.3% in April, a slower decline than the -2.4% decrease seen in March, according to the latest BRC-NielsenIQ Shop Price…

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Apr 27, 2021 News

Furniture Village appoints IT lead to board

Furniture Village has appointed Mike Broughton, its IT and business development director, to the board of directors. A digital transformation…

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Apr 27, 2021 News

Supply chain challenges persist, says BFM

Supply chain shortages and price increases are the biggest issues facing the UK furniture manufacturing industry as pandemic restrictions lift,…

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Apr 26, 2021 News

Dunelm director steps down following Post Office scandal

Paula Vennells, a non-executive director at Dunelm, stepped down from the retailer's board with immediate effect on 25th April. Paula was the…

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Apr 26, 2021 News

East of England duo pledge to Keep on Running for charity campaign

Two friends working at two of the UK’s furniture testing and research houses are planning a sponsored run with a twist as part of The Furniture…

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Apr 26, 2021 News

JYSK launches global recruitment drive after hitting 3000 store milestone

After hitting the milestone of 3000 stores worldwide in February, Danish retailer JYSK has set its next goal – 5000 stores. To assist…

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Apr 26, 2021 News

Messe Frankfurt cancels Tendence 2021

Frankfurt's Tendence exhibition, which was due to take place at the end of June, will not run in 2021, for a second year in a row. The organiser…

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