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Jun 15, 2018 News

Sainsbury's invests in new Habitat stores

Habitat plans to open two new stand-alone stores this autumn – one in Westfield London in September, followed by another in Brighton town centre…

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Jun 15, 2018 News

Charity shooting event raises £24,000

The Furniture Makers’ Company’s clay pigeon shoot fundraiser, Big Shots, which took place earlier this month, raised £24,000 for the…

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Jun 14, 2018 News

Weather and a wedding lift May retail sales

The ONS' May 2018 retail sales revealed significant growth compared to April 2018, thanks in part to better weather and the Royal…

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Jun 13, 2018 News

Fabb in administration

Last Thursday (7th June) PwC's Toby Underwood and Peter Dickens were appointed joint administrators of Fabb Projects Ltd, which traded as Fabb…

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Jun 13, 2018 News

Manufacturer invests in digital transformation programme

Furniture manufacturer and designer Godfrey Syrett has outsourced its IT support and services to Technology Services Group (TSG). The North-east…

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Jun 13, 2018 News

Ultra Furniture enters administration 

The closure of Tesco Direct has been cited by administrators as the reason for Ultra Furniture going into administration. Steven Muncaster of…

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Jun 13, 2018 News

Long-serving Glasswells employee retires

Glasswells employee Richard Ball, who started working at the home furnishing store straight from school, is retiring after 50 years of service…

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Jun 13, 2018 News

DM Midlands CEO steps down

After 25 years, one of the founders of upholstery brand Ashley Manor and CEO of DM Midlands Group, David Lee, has announced his decision to…

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Jun 13, 2018 News

Harrison Spinks wins two family business awards

Bedmaker Harrison Spinks has been awarded two FBU Family Business Awards, for Yorkshire Family Business of the Year and Manufacturing Family…

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Jun 13, 2018 News

New agent for Sweet Dreams

Andrew Howe has taken over responsibility for Sweet Dreams' sales in the South-west and South Wales. Andrew has always worked in the furniture…

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Jun 08, 2018 News

Whitemeadow launches sewing school to address skills gap

Whitemeadow is set to launch its own sewing school to help address the challenge of finding the next generation of skilled upholstery sewing…

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Jun 07, 2018 News

Indonesian trade mission visits Gallery Direct

Gallery Direct recently hosted a top-level Indonesian trade delegation at its Kent-based head office and warehouse. Gallery’s international…

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