Data, Lists & Analysis
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Ten companies left creditors facing £4m shortfall.
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Businesses incorporated during August 2022. Full list across all furnishings sectors/disciplines (eg retail/wholesale/manufacturing).
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Shares in furniture retailer Made.com (Made) rallied earlier this week after positive noises from the financial services sector.
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The deals column lists the latest takeovers and shareholder changes across the furniture, furnishings and floorcoverings trade. Two mattress manufacturers feature along with a furniture wholesaler, cabinet maker, interior design company and ecommerce retailer.
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76 companies included in this week's list.
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Seven companies left creditors facing £2 million shortfall.
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Britain's upholstered furniture market has never been worth more than it was last year. But from a volume perspective, the story is very different indeed.
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Nearly one fifth of all companies incorporated since the first lockdown in spring 2020 have already closed or filed for insolvency.
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The value of U.K. manufactured mattresses and divans in 2020 and 2021 coupled with imports across the same categories, less exports.
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The value of U.K. manufactured sofas and sofabeds in 2020 and 2021 coupled with imports across the same categories, less exports.
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The value of U.K. manufactured tufted, woven, knotted and needlefelt carpets and rugs in 2020 and 2021 coupled with imports across the same categories, less exports.
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The value of U.K. made living, dining and bedroom cabinet in 2020 and 2021 coupled with imports across the same categories, less exports.
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Updates on 13 furniture, flooring industry officials.
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A complete list of all of the new U.K. floorcoverings retail companies formed between July 1–31, 2022.
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A complete list of all of the new U.K. furniture retail companies formed between July 1–31, 2022.
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Eight companies left creditors facing a £2.5 million shortfall.
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Eight companies were placed into liquidation from the furnishings sector in the past seven days.
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The return of Germany's important IMM Cologne furniture trade fair will be in June next year rather than January, its traditional historic dateline.
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Britain's biggest hardwood furniture retailer Oak Furnitureland is expanding into the upholstery category as part of a wider plan to develop a whole home offer.
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Furniture/carpet retail sales data, updated for the second quarter of 2022.
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Five companies left creditors facing £2.5 million shortfall.
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Ten companies filed for insolvency in the past week.
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A visual explainer showing the corporate structure and debt investment in Bensons for Beds and other co-controlled entities.
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At the turn of the year we revealed that London based furniture and interior design company Andrew Martin International was effectively fully-owned by the Halo Group.
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When the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) announced it was elevating its inquiry to the proposed takeover of Recticel's Engineered Foam unit to Phase 2 it wasn't clear what the parties involved had offered to remedy the regulator's concerns.
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The mood music emanating from key stakeholders in direct-to-consumer sofa brand Maker&Son is more positive than it was. With good reason.
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Seven companies left creditors owed £750,000.
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10 companies were placed either into administration or liquidation in the past seven days.
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Direct-to-consumer upholstered furniture brand Maker&Son has so far filed two notices of intent to appoint administrators, giving it breathing space from creditors. The outcome for all stakeholders will soon become apparent.
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13 new hires and exits in the period to August 4, 2022.
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A breakdown of the number of U.K furniture retailers with sales of up £249k, from £250–£999k, from £1–1.99m, from £2–4.99m, from £5–£9.99m and over £10m. Charts show data from 2017–2021.
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Funds advised by Epiris acquired bedroom and home office furniture retailer Sharps from Sun European Partners in the autumn of last year.
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Eight companies left creditors facing £850,000 shortfall.
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Seven companies filed for insolvency in the past week.
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Managing director Stuart Gordon became the controlling shareholder in the £66.6 million turnover furniture and doors group LPD in a transaction that concluded at the beginning of June.
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The original acquisition of the La-Z-Boy licence for the U.K. and Ireland back in 2008 was a shrewd bit of business by the former owners of the Colne upholstered furniture manufacturer previously known as Furnico.
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Direct-to-consumer brand Maker&Son filed a second notice of intent to appoint administrators (NOI) on Monday. That means two things.
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A complete list of all of the new U.K. floorcoverings retail companies formed between June 1–30, 2022.
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A complete list of all of the new U.K. furniture retail companies formed between June 1–30, 2022.
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Eight companies left creditors facing £6.3m shortfall.