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Flair Furniture Group has appointed Paul Atherton as group CEO, with founder Ashley Hainsworth moving to chairman as the ecommerce furniture business pursues its £100 million sales ambition.
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Consumers are trading down when buying mattresses, with the average amount spent falling sharply and a growing proportion of shoppers opting for products costing less than £400.
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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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Bed Kingdom founder Ashley Hainsworth is recruiting a CEO to succeed him as Flair Furniture Group targets £100 million revenue within three years and expands internationally.
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Somnigroup plans to make the components inside mattresses a more prominent part of how products are marketed to consumers following its takeover of Leggett & Platt.
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Highgrove Beds has reported a sharp rebound in earnings as revenue reached a record high, extending an unbroken run of annual sales growth stretching back to 2020.
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Carpenter paid a £28 million dividend to its US parent last year in a period when the foam and finished goods manufacturer recorded lower underlying earnings but higher net profits on a lower tax charge.
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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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Furniture retailer Connollys of Moy is expanding its physical footprint with the opening of departments inside an initial three Menarys stores in Northern Ireland, starting in Bangor this weekend.
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Unsecured creditors of upstream mattress industry supplier Galino are facing a shortfall after the Scottish fastenings business ceased trading immediately on entering administration.
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Nine businesses from across the bed and furniture industries have signed up as official sponsors of the National Bed Federation’s 2026 Bed Show.
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Upstream bed and upholstery industry supplier Global Components (UK) generated stronger cashflow and built reserves last year despite a weaker trading background.
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Somnigroup International expects to generate substantially greater savings from its combination with Leggett & Platt than it envisaged when the deal was first announced.
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Chinese mattress manufacturer Mlily is ramping up production elsewhere in the US after a major fire at its South Carolina manufacturing plant earlier this month.
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Dreams has opened its fourth new store of the year, taking its nationwide estate to 225 shops.
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Mattress, toppers and bedding brand Panda rebuilt cash reserves last year as the heavy investment programme that accompanied its earlier expansion eased.
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Shareholders in Leggett & Platt have approved the bedding and furniture components manufacturer's proposed takeover by Tempur Sealy owner Somnigroup International.
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The sale and leaseback of Sleepeezee's historic Kent factory last year was valued in excess of the entire sum paid to acquire the bed maker little more than a year earlier.
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Bed manufacturer Hypnos has extended its partnership with environmental charity the Eden Project, continuing a relationship that began in 2019.
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The National Bed Federation (NBF) has named 14 businesses as finalists across four categories in its annual retailer awards.
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Online bed retailer Time4Sleep has transitioned to employee ownership, with its workforce taking a majority interest in the circa £10 million turnover business.
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Emma Sleep is to end its commercial relationship with a major Hong Kong ecommerce platform after being alerted to animal testing funded by its parent company.
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Imports of foam and sprung mattresses into the UK declined in the first six months of 2026, the first time half-year figures have fallen since 2019.
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Wool bedding manufacturer Luna Textiles is relocating from West Yorkshire to a historic Scottish textile mill as part of an expansion that will double production capacity.
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A return to growth in June meant first half turnover at the furniture factory gate was marginally positive, according to new official statistics.
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Bensons for Beds has recruited longtime DFS executive John Rastall as commercial director as it strengthens its senior commercial team.
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Woolroom has reported a sharp rise in summer sales, with the natural bedding retailer saying hotter weather has fuelled demand for products designed to help sleepers stay cool.
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A deadline has passed for offers to acquire the business and assets of a foam conversion and fibre fill supplier based in the North East of England.
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Premium bed maker Savoir has appointed a former Natuzzi and Hästens executive to lead its global sales strategy as it continues to expand its international showroom network.
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Weak demand in European and American bedding markets contributed to lower volumes at components giant Leggett & Platt in the second quarter.
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Somnigroup has pointed to continuing weakness in the UK bedding market and the temporary effects of Dreams' enterprise resource planning (ERP) transition as it released second quarter results that featured higher profits but a lowering of its full-year earnings guidance.
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Tempur UK achieved record sales and profits in 2025 as the premium mattress brand grew despite subdued consumer demand, supported by gains with retail partners and the launch of a lower-priced product range.
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Pristine Beds, the manufacturer and retailer of mattresses, bed frames and headboards based near the Redbrick complex in Batley, has a recorded a third straight six-figure earnings deficit.
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Premium bed maker and retailer Savoir Beds is targeting further expansion in the United States after returning to operating profit in what director and co-owner Alistair Hughes described as a "steady year in a tough market."
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Furniture and beds importer Birlea recorded its strongest annual profits in four years in the 12 months to October 31, 2025 after sales climbed to an all-time high.
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Emma Sleep has avoided further findings that it breached consumer protection law after the High Court ruled on the final outstanding element of the Competition and Markets Authority's long-running case against the online mattress retailer.
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Swedish premium bed maker Hästens returned its UK retail operation to statutory profit last year as sales rebounded following a major restructuring that handed day-to-day control of its London-area stores to its largest international dealer.
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Cheshire and North Staffordshire retailer The M6 Bed Warehouse has formally opened its third store after announcing plans to expand earlier this year.
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Somnigroup International has refinanced its senior secured credit facilities, extending debt maturities to 2031, lowering borrowing costs and increasing liquidity as it prepares for its planned acquisition of Leggett & Platt.
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MattressNextDay said it has recycled 100,000 mattresses through its nationwide take-back scheme, with more than two in five customers now opting to have their old bed collected when purchasing a replacement.
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