Beds, Mattresses and Bedding
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The value of UK-manufactured upholstery and mattress sales both declined last year as domestic producers lost market share to their international contemporaries.
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The National Bed Federation has refreshed the judging panels for its 2026 Bed Product of the Year and Component Product of the Year awards ahead of this year's Bed Show.
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Bensons for Beds has launched a workplace finance platform for its 1,700 colleagues, offering access to earned wages before payday, savings tools and financial education as part of its wider employee benefits strategy.
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Direct-to-consumer mattress and bed company Otty Sleep has made its biggest ever annual gain and signposted further growth in the pipeline for this year.
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The National Bed Federation (NBF) is marking the first anniversary of the enhanced benefits package available through its Retail Champions Scheme, saying the additional support has strengthened its offering to bed retailers.
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The British Furniture Confederation has urged the Government to retain open-flame testing within furniture flammability regulations, warning that proposals to move to a smoulder-only regime could weaken consumer protection despite supporting efforts to reduce the use of flame-retardant chemicals.
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The global mattress market is expected to contract slightly this year before returning to modest growth in 2027, as manufacturers grapple with higher raw material costs, geopolitical disruption and changing trade patterns, according to a new report from industry research group CSIL.
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Bensons for Beds has returned to Burnley after a six-year absence with the opening of a new store, marking a six-figure investment by the Alteri Investors-backed retailer.
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A fall in May volumes means annual mattress imports are now tracking lower on a year-to-date basis, raising the prospect of a first full year fall in annual shipments into the UK in 13 years.
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Furniture makers' combined turnover fell for the first month in three in May and at the sharpest rate in almost two years, according to new official figures.
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Scottish fastening and fixings supplier Galino has entered administration after secured lender Close Invoice Finance appointed joint administrators, days after HM Revenue & Customs sought to wind up the business over an unpaid tax debt.
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Silentnight is celebrating its 80th anniversary this year and says it is reaffirming its commitment to UK manufacturing and sustainability.
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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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Property assets that previously generated a £10.9 million windfall have emerged as one of the biggest unanswered questions in the administration of Airsprung, with restructuring advisors still working to establish ownership of parts of the manufacturer's real estate portfolio before pursuing disposals.
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Motion furniture giant Man Wah Holdings is entering the upholstered bedstead market with a new technology-led collection as it continues to broaden its product portfolio beyond reclining sofas.
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The latest restructuring of the BedWorld retail chain has left HMRC, Google and Facebook-owner Meta among creditors facing significant losses, as the predecessor company's liquidation reveals a significant shortfall.
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The company behind Chinese mattress manufacturer Mlily has issued its third abnormal trading announcement in just over two months after another sharp rally in its share price, insisting it is unaware of any undisclosed information behind the move.
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Somnigroup International has set an August shareholder meeting for Leggett & Platt investors as the bedding giant moves closer to completing its acquisition of the US components manufacturer.
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Leeds bed maker Harrison Spinks has introduced a new mattress collection aimed at broadening access to its handcrafted products with a lower-priced range built around natural materials and its in-house manufacturing capabilities.
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Furniture importer GFW said it has embarked on an aggressive three-year expansion programme centred on increasing warehouse capacity and upgrading its core operating systems, as newly-published consolidated accounts showed the first financial impact of the group's family reorganisation.
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The growing importance of environmental, social and governance credentials is increasingly influencing buying decisions in the furniture industry, according to research from the British Furniture Association (BFA).
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Registration has opened for this year's National Bed Federation Bed Show, with organisers promising the return of the UK's largest exhibition dedicated solely to the bed industry.
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A cyber-attack at a major retailer hit bed maker Relyon last year, masking gains made with a number of its established independent stockists and larger customers.
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Control of West Yorkshire bed maker Dura Beds has been diluted after shares previously held by a single stakeholder have been transferred to four other new owners.
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Bensons for Beds has expanded its executive leadership team with the appointment of Nick Thomas as chief customer officer, creating a new role as the retailer continues to invest in digital growth and its owned-brand strategy.
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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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Profits climbed for West Yorkshire bed manufacturer Dura Beds last year despite a near double-digit decline in revenue.
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The owner of online furniture retailers Bedkingdom and Cuckooland said sales rose 31 percent in the first quarter of its 2026/27 financial year as the business prepared for international expansion.
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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 funeral of Jacqui Stefanov, the Tempur UK md from 1995–2015, will take place Wednesday, July 1, 2026, the company has announced.
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Bensons for Beds has appointed Emma Forbes as director of owned brands as the beds vertical seeks to further develop its portfolio of proprietary sleep brands.
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The number of British furniture manufacturers that import parts, components or materials from overseas suppliers has fallen sharply, according to new official figures.
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High volumes of Tempur product arriving into the UK continued to keep mattress imports positive in April despite weaker demand for goods made from other sources.
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Jacqui Stefanov, the former managing director of Tempur UK who was instrumental in building the brand into one of the best known in the country, has died aged 58.
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Furniture manufacturers' combined turnover continued to build in April as domestic demand more than mitigated a fall in export output.
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AJ Foam booked six-figure profits last year in a period that saw the mattresses and foam fillings manufacturer and its owner boost liquidity through the realisation of investments and property.
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Rotherham-based spring manufacturer Wolf Components said sales and profitability increased during 2025 after investing more than £500,000 in manufacturing equipment to expand capacity and improve efficiency.
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Wade Spring, one of the key cogs in Britain's upholstery and bedding markets supply chain, said it expects continued soft trading conditions as cost savings helped the historic supplier mitigate falling output last year.
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The National Bed Federation has appointed a five-member judging panel for the retailer categories of its 2026 Bed Industry Awards, with entries now open ahead of an August deadline.
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