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The National Bed Federation has named seven businesses in the running for its two member awards at this month's Bed Show.
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The furniture industry is being urged to engage with Government plans that could reshape how product information is recorded and shared across the supply chain, with the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) to host a free industry-wide webinar next week.
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A 30-strong team from Tempur UK will climb Snowdon this month to raise funds and awareness for children’s bed poverty charity Zarach.
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The British Furniture Association (BFA) has partnered with Didac and Rochdale Occupational Health (ROHS) to deliver a health and safety seminar tailored to the furniture industry.
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The British Furniture Association (BFA) is bringing together experts from Google, Autonomate and other technology and industry organisations for a summit exploring the use of artificial intelligence across the furniture sector.
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Staples & Co has become headline sponsor of the New Furniture Makers Exhibition, marking the first time the British bed brand has supported the annual showcase of emerging design talent.
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The flooring industry needs to begin preparing for Extended Producer Responsibility now as businesses face a changing regulatory landscape, delegates at a major sustainability conference were told.
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Kenneth Pattullo, an insolvency practitioner at Begbies Traynor, has been severely reprimanded and fined by his professional regulator following disciplinary findings by the Insolvency Practitioners Association relating to insolvency cases in Belfast.
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The Master of The Furniture Makers' Company will abseil 100 metres down Portsmouth's Spinnaker Tower next month in a fundraising challenge for the furnishing industry's charity.
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INDX Furniture has unveiled a wave of first-time exhibitors for its August buying event, with Scandinavian, contemporary and upholstery suppliers among the businesses making their debut at the Solihull trade show.
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Online bed retailer Bedkingdom has named Furnishing Futures as its long-term charity partner, pledging regular donations of mattresses, beds and sofas to support women and children moving into empty social housing after fleeing domestic abuse.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company raised more than £6,300 after retailers, manufacturers and suppliers gathered for the charity's annual National Golf Day in Northamptonshire.
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Tickets are now on sale for this year's Bed Industry Awards gala dinner, which will take place during the opening evening of the 2026 Bed Show.
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Fira-International, the testing, certification and technical services provider to the furniture industry, has appointed ergonomics specialist Jim Taylour as its new head of ergonomics.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company has launched a new range of welfare materials aimed at helping furnishing businesses promote the charity's support services to employees and encourage more people to seek help when needed.
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The Furniture Makers' Company has admitted a fine furniture craftsman and an international sourcing specialist as its newest freemen.
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Furniture industry professionals raised £2,400 for The Furniture Makers' Company after businesses from across the sector came together for the charity's second annual Tug of War Tournament & Family Fun Day.
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Six young professionals from across the UK furniture and furnishings sector have completed The Furniture Makers' Company's flagship Young Professionals Industry Experience (YPIE), a two-week programme designed to provide a broad understanding of the industry.
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Award-winning broadcaster Clare Balding will host this year's NBF Bed Industry Awards 2026, the National Bed Federation has announced.
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IDD Cologne (idd cologne) will partner with the newly launched Design Season Cologne festival this autumn as organisers seek to strengthen the German city’s position as an international design destination and broaden the reach of the interiors exhibition.
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CBD Guangzhou will return next month with a greater emphasis on smart living technologies, whole-house customisation and advanced manufacturing as organisers seek to strengthen the event's position as a global sourcing and networking platform for the building decoration and home furnishing sectors.
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Global furniture trade showed almost no growth in 2025 as businesses navigated shifting tariff policies, geopolitical tensions and changing trade relationships, according to highly-regarded Italian research firm CSIL.
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Naturalmat is set to host an industry networking event focused on sustainability, sleep wellbeing and the use of natural materials, bringing together interior designers, architects and other design professionals at its Knutsford showroom later this week.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company’s annual Big Shots clay pigeon shooting fundraiser generated £30,000 for the industry charity at its 31st edition, held at the Holland & Holland shooting grounds in Middlesex.
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Jonathan Hindle, president and managing director of workplace furniture manufacturer KI Europe and former chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), has been awarded an MBE in the King's Birthday Honours List for services to the furniture industry.
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The Women In Furniture Network will host a brunch and panel discussion at next month's Manchester Furniture Show, bringing together executives from retail, manufacturing and product development to discuss career progression and opportunities for women in the sector.
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A high-end interiors showcase launched last year by the organisers of imm cologne will return this October, a year after they originally indicated the event would run every other year.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company is inviting furnishing industry businesses to field teams for its Midlands Region Tug of War Tournament and Family Fun Day later this month as the charity seeks to raise funds for people working in the UK furnishings sector.
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The Vita Group said it has more than halved its direct and purchased-energy greenhouse gas emissions since 2019 as the polyurethane foam manufacturer published its 2025 sustainability report.
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Dreams has launched a three-year partnership with mental health charities Mind and Scottish Action for Mental Health (SAMH), committing £150,000 in donations and aiming to raise additional funds through staff, customer and community fundraising initiatives.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company is inviting furnishing industry professionals to a summer networking event at its City of London headquarters next month, as the charity and livery company seeks to broaden engagement across the sector.
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More than 130 people from the design and furniture-making industries gathered in Bath for the fifth annual Inspiring Makers event, as organisers highlighted concerns over the long-term decline in traditional craft skills.
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The UK Sustainable Flooring Alliance said its 2026 conference and awards programme will focus on recycling, sustainability legislation and circular economy policy as the sector prepares for potential regulatory change across Europe.
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IMM Cologne, historically one of the key European furniture trade shows, said booked exhibition space for its January 2027 event had reached almost 60 percent of the footprint occupied at the previous edition by the end of its early-bird registration period.
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Dreams founder Mike Clare has received the Lifetime Achievement Award from The Furniture Makers’ Company in recognition of his contribution to the UK bed and furniture industry.
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The International Contemporary Furniture Fair will move its annual event from spring to November from 2027, aligning the show with Boutique Design New York at the Javits Center in Manhattan.
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Jessica Alexander has been installed as the 64th master of The Furniture Makers’ Company, succeeding Debbie Johnson at the City of London livery company and furnishing industry charity’s annual installation ceremony.
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Ingka Group, the largest IKEA retailer, said it has worked with food waste platform Too Good To Go to save one million “Surprise Bags” containing surplus food from going to waste across 14 countries and 240 IKEA stores.
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The Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) has published the spring 2026 edition of its Statistics Digest for the UK Furniture Industry, outlining renewed growth in consumer furniture spending and rising exports during 2025.
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Mental health support and the impact of changing working patterns were discussed at the latest HR forum hosted by the British Furniture Association (BFA).
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Customers of Bensons for Beds have raised more than £32,000 for homelessness charity Crisis through a month-long fundraising drive tied to mattress sales.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company has opened entries for its 2026 New Furniture Makers Awards, with submissions invited from emerging designer-makers across the UK.
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Wolf Components, the Rotherham based supplier to the mattress industry, has been named co-sponsor of the Manufacturing Guild Mark, alongside Biesse UK.
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UK furniture retailers are facing a new round of price increases as manufacturers contend with a sharp escalation in input costs alongside mounting regulatory and public scrutiny of key materials used in production.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and industry charity, has admitted four new freemen at a ceremony held at Furniture Makers’ Hall in London last week.
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The number of furniture, flooring and furnishings companies calling in restructuring advisors climbed on both a sequential and year-on-year basis in the first quarter of 2026.
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Harrison Spinks will donate 26 bespoke mattresses to children experiencing bed poverty as part of a fundraising initiative tied to the London Marathon, with its head of marketing David Labuschagne set to run the 26-mile race.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company will stage the 31st edition of its Big Shots fundraising event on June 10, 2026, at the Holland & Holland Shooting Ground in Northwood, Middlesex.
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The 57th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF Guangzhou 2026) recorded 353,106 professional visitors, including 64,291 from overseas, a 13.2 percent increase and a new high for international attendance, according to organisers.
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The Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) has published an updated edition of its flammability guide to reflect changes introduced under the Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2025.
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The Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) has appointed Chris Hayward as general manager following a recruitment process led by the FIRA Council.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company hosted a sold-out seminar examining how sustainability can support commercial performance, drawing more than 70 industry executives, designers and manufacturers to its London headquarters earlier this month.
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Visitor numbers at the Furniture Component Expo rose 11 percent year-on-year as more than 80 exhibitors gathered at the Telford International Centre for the March 11–12, 2026 edition.
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The Sustainable Design Forum will return for its fourth edition on April 23, 2026 at Crypt on the Green in Clerkenwell, bringing together designers, manufacturers and suppliers from across the workplace and furniture sectors.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company has admitted one new individual liveryman and three corporate liverymen at a ceremony held at Furniture Makers’ Hall in London.
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Asset disposal specialist BPI has overseen the sale of the personal workshop of the late furniture designer Mark Wilkinson OBE, offering machinery and tools accumulated during decades of furniture making.
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The 57th edition of the China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) Guangzhou will open at the Canton Fair Complex in Pazhou, Guangzhou on March 18, 2026, bringing together more than 4,900 exhibitors across 9.15 million sqft of exhibition space.
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The Yorkshire Region of The Furniture Makers’ Company raised £2,900 at its tenth annual Yorkshire Curry Night, held on February 26, 2026 at the Royal Armouries Museum in Leeds.
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The Ideal Home Show will donate furniture from this year’s exhibition and raise funds onsite as part of a new partnership with charity Furnishing Futures, which supports women and children escaping domestic abuse.
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Sleepeezee has donated £25,000 to the British Heart Foundation following a year of sales of its Travelodge Dreamer mattress, taking total funds raised through the partnership to more than £220,000 since 2017.
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The managing director of one of the UK’s largest sofa manufacturers was seated centre-frame at the Royal Festival Hall on Sunday night as his son collected two BAFTAs, beating Hollwood royalty in the process.
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CIFM / Interzum Guangzhou will return to the Canton Fair Complex from March 28–31, 2026, during phase 2 of the 57th CIFF Guangzhou, positioning itself as a platform for furniture production technologies and upstream supply-chain development.
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More than 70 companies have signed up to exhibit at the 2026 Furniture Component Expo, as organiser the British Furniture Association prepares to broaden the show’s remit to new sectors.
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The Furniture Industry Research Association has launched an industry-wide survey to gather data on how unsold furniture is handled across the UK sector.
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Inspiring Makers, a not-for-profit conference focused on furniture making, furnishings and interiors, will take place at Bath’s Guildhall on May 13, 2026, marking its fifth year.
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Anthony Joyce, director and co-founder of Wolf Components, has been appointed chairman of the Manufacturing Guild Mark, a longstanding industry accolade awarded by The Furniture Makers’ Company.
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Clarion Events recognised the winners of its inaugural Excellence in Furniture Awards at a gala dinner held at the NEC Birmingham alongside its January Furniture Show last week.
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Resource and energy efficiency, carbon reduction and circular design have emerged as the leading sustainability priorities for UK furniture and mattress companies, as customer demand for environmental data continues to rise.
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Amara Group and Koelnmesse will integrate four of Indonesia’s leading furniture and interiors trade fairs into a single, co-located platform from 2026, the exhibition organisers have announced.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company is accepting nominations for its 2026 Young Professional Industry Experience, a two-week programme aimed at early-career professionals in the UK furnishings sector.
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The number of UK home furnishings businesses to file for insolvency fell to its lowest level in three years in 2025 though debtors left creditors facing higher unpaid bills.
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Soft furnishings company Tyrone Textiles has partnered with The Sleep Charity by donating a percentage of sales from selected Enhanced Living blackout curtains to the organisation.
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Clarion Events, organiser of the two largest trade shows for the UK residential furniture industry, disclosed lower revenue from Design & Home related activity in 2024/25.
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Natasha Shillingford and Carey Pearson will be among the speakers at the next Women In Furniture Network event, slated to take place during the January Furniture Show.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company says it has raised £9,515 from its third annual Online Christmas Charity Auction, held from December 1–12, 2025.
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The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) is urging companies across the UK furniture sector to respond to a Government consultation on a proposed scheme that would cut electricity costs for eligible manufacturers.
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Premium bed maker Tempur has donated £10,000 to Zarach’s festive “Big Give” appeal, extending a partnership with the charity aimed at tackling child bed poverty in England.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company admitted a new group of freemen at a ceremony in London earlier this month, marking the latest intake to the industry charity and livery company’s entry-level membership tier.
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Emmiera Group, formerly known as Homeserve Furniture Repairs, delivered steady trading for the year as profit levels remained intact and the company outlined an optimistic growth outlook.
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International furniture trade is entering a period of heightened uncertainty as new tariffs and shifting policy frameworks begin to reshape global flows, according to the latest World Furniture Outlook 2026 report from research firm CSIL.
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Robert Aramayo, son of Buoyant Upholstery managing director Mike Aramayo, has won the Best Lead Performance award at the British Independent Film Awards for his role in I Swear, ahead of other nominees including Jennifer Lawrence and Cillian Murphy.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company will open its latest Online Christmas Charity Auction in early December, aiming to raise funds for its education, training and welfare programmes across the UK furnishing industry.
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The British Furniture Association (BFA) has partnered with Saepio Information Security to expand the cyber-security services available to its members.
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Northern Big Shots brought companies from across the furnishings sector together in Cheshire earlier this month, generating more than £3,500 for The Furniture Makers’ Company.
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Industry charity and livery The Furniture Makers’ Company has opened registration for its annual Festive Mixer, inviting professionals from across the furnishings sector to an evening event in London.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company hosted its annual Confederation Lunch at the Houses of Parliament on November 11, bringing senior industry figures and MPs together to discuss the furniture sector’s economic contribution and future policy needs.
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Recliner giant Man Wah booked stronger first half 2025/26 profits as falling raw material costs helped mitigate softer demand, including in Europe.
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The British Furniture Association (BFA) has appointed three specialists to judge its 2026 Future of Furniture Awards, which recognise members’ work in sustainability and training.
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Coach House will take a leading role in the launch of Design, a new sourcing and networking hub for interior designers, architects, and hospitality specifiers debuting at Spring Fair 2026 at the NEC Birmingham.
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Tony Attard OBE, DL has called on the Government to listen and respond to the furniture industry’s concerns as he succeeds Jonathan Hindle as chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC).
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The Furniture Makers’ Company named the winners of its 2025 New Furniture Makers Awards at an event in London in October, celebrating emerging design talent from across the UK.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company’s Midlands Region hosted its second networking mixer in Nottingham on October 30, drawing 36 professionals from across the local furniture and design industries.
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Wolf Components sales director George Joyce has been named the second recipient of The Furniture Makers’ Company’s Graham Kirkham Award.
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The British Furniture Association (BFA) is positioning its Furniture Component Expo (FCExpo) as a bridge for kitchen, bedroom and bathroom suppliers to expand directly into the broader furniture manufacturing market.
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Bed Kingdom has donated mattresses to Rainbow Baby Bank after the Heckmondwike charity’s funding was withdrawn, stepping in to support local families amid rising demand for essential items.
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Mike Aramayo, managing director of Colne sofa manufacturer Buoyant Upholstery, hired an entire cinema for nearly 100 guests to watch I Swear, the new film starring his son, actor Robert Aramayo.
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The 56th China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) drew 92,709 professional visitors last month, including a double-digit rise in international buyers.
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Privately-owned national retailer Furniture Village will headline sponsor the New Furniture Makers exhibition, the annual showcase organised by The Furniture Makers’ Company to highlight emerging UK design and manufacturing talent.
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Rotherham-based retailer Mattress Online has partnered with the Beds for Babies: A Safe Space to Sleep programme to provide free delivery of beds, cots and other items to families across South Yorkshire.
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More furniture and furnishings companies filed for insolvency in the third quarter of 2025 than in any three-month period since the end of 2023.
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MattressNextDay has named The Fifth Trust, a Kent-based charity supporting adults with learning disabilities, as its charity of the year for 2026.
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The Stockholm Furniture Fair will not take place in 2026, with organisers instead preparing a relaunch in 2027 under a new biennial format designed in consultation with the Swedish furniture industry.
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The Furniture Component Expo will expand next year to include suppliers of fixtures, fittings and components for the kitchens and bathrooms sector, its organiser said.
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Barker and Stonehouse’s annual Teesside Golf Day brought in £21,000 for The Furniture Makers’ Company at this year’s event in North Yorkshire.
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Donald Trump has said the US will introduce steep duties on imported furniture products including sofas as part of a wider package of trade measures.
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The organisers of The Flooring Show in Harrogate are said to be launching a spring 2026 exhibition based in southern England.
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The British Furniture Association (BFA) has extended its commitment to host the Furniture Component Expo at Telford International Centre for another four years.
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Bensons for Beds’ long-running tie-up with the British Heart Foundation has now generated £8 million for the charity through customer donations of second-hand bed frames and mattresses.
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President Trump has announced a new investigation into imported furniture that could lead to fresh tariffs on overseas shipments into the US.
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UK furniture factories returned to growth at the start of the summer after reporting consecutive year-on-year falls in the spring.
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The annual Young Furniture Makers exhibition has been rebranded as the New Furniture Makers exhibition for 2025, widening its scope to include designers beyond the student and graduate community.
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Joanna Knight has been named chair of the Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme (FISP) steering group, succeeding Jessica Alexander.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company and the Sylva Foundation have launched a new national network to support woodworking teachers and craft educators across the UK.
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Koelnmesse is to launch imm india, a new B2B interiors trade fair taking place March 2026 at the Yashobhoomi convention centre in New Delhi and modelled on its flagship imm cologne furniture show.
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Eight early-career professionals have completed the Young Professionals Industry Experience (YPIE), a three-week programme led by The Furniture Makers’ Company that provided participants with a comprehensive overview of the UK furniture and furnishings industry.
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Industry and regulatory experts convened at SATRA’s Kettering headquarters last week for a British Furniture Association (BFA) event examining legislative developments affecting the furniture sector.
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The National Golf Day, this year sponsored by Bensons for Beds, has raised £5,200 for The Furniture Makers’ Company.
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The first half of 2025 saw the lowest number of UK furniture, floorcoverings and furnishings companies filing for insolvency in three years.
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Around 70 percent of the available exhibition space for the international furniture fair in Cologne (imm cologne 2026) has already been booked, according to organisers Koelnmesse.
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Tickets are now on sale for the 15th Bed Show Gala Dinner, set to take place on September 23 at the International Centre in Telford.
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UK furniture manufacturers recorded a second consecutive year-on-year sales decline in May, marking the first back-to-back monthly drop in a year, according to new data from the Office for National Statistics.
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The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) pressed the case for the UK furniture industry in Parliament this week, raising recognition of its economic value, and urging Government to ensure policies support its progress.
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The INDX National Flooring Show will open on a Sunday for the first time when it returns to Cranmore Park next May.
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AIT Home Delivery has joined The Furniture Makers’ Company as a corporate member, aligning the two-person delivery specialist with the City of London livery company and furnishing industry charity.
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INDX Furniture will return to Cranmore Park at the end of August with the introduction of a home accessories category and the relaunch of the AIS-exclusive Dreamworld Collection.
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A family fun day hosted by the Midlands Region of The Furniture Makers’ Company brought together around 200 people from the local furnishing industry, raising £1,650 for charity.
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More than half of the available space at next year’s Furniture Component Expo has already been secured, according to organisers, with suppliers aiming to reach key buyers across the UK furniture industry.
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The value of global furniture trade climbed modestly in 2024 following a sharp contraction the previous year, according to the June edition of CSIL’s World Furniture Outlook 2025/26.
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Ireland has opened a consultation on whether to abandon its longstanding furniture fire safety rules, currently aligned with UK regulations, in favour of the European Union’s broader General Product Safety Regulation framework.
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Big Shots, the furnishing industry’s annual clay pigeon shoot, raised a record sum for charity as it marked its 30th anniversary with a landmark event attended by over 160 people from across the sector.
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Heal’s has launched a partnership with Furnishing Futures, the interiors industry charity that creates homes for women and children who have escaped domestic abuse.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company will host its longest-running fundraiser, the National Golf Day, on July 16, 2025 at Northamptonshire County Golf Club.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company will hold its fifth annual HR conference in July, bringing together human resources professionals from across the UK furniture and furnishings sector for a programme focused on workforce resilience and development.
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Finline Furniture, the family-owned Irish business with a 45-year heritage, has received the Excellence in Sustainability and Climate Action Award from the Laois Chamber of Commerce, recognising the company's commitment to sustainable practices and social impact.
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She succeeds Brian Ahern following the annual Installation Ceremony held on May 12 at Mansion House.
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A North West maker of high-end furniture for residences and super-yachts was among a handful of industry companies to claim a King's Award for Enterprise in the 2025 cohort.
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George Joyce, sales director at Rotherham mattress spring maker Wolf Components, completed the 2025 London Marathon on April 27, raising nearly £5,000 for The Furniture Makers’ Company, the industry’s dedicated charity and City of London livery company.
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The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) has relaunched the All Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group (APPFIG), appointing Labour MP Adam Thompson as chairman.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company, the City of London livery company and dedicated furnishing industry charity, has raised more than £250,000 over the past year, marking the highest total in its 120-year history of charitable activity.
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A new initiative from the British Furniture Association (BFA) is drawing HR leaders from across the UK’s home furnishings industry to share ideas on workforce challenges.
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The Women In Furniture Network (WIFN) has announced the panellists for its next event, taking place during the Manchester Furniture Show in July.
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UK Sustainable Flooring Alliance (UKSFA), the flooring trade body formerly known as Carpet Recycling UK, has launched a new and expanded programme of awards ahead of its annual conference this summer.
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