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HMRC faces a substantial shortfall following the insolvent restructure of John Lewis of Hungerford, with administrators saying its near-£2 million preferential claim will not be repaid in full.
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Kitchen and bathroom furniture manufacturer Burbidge has sold an investment property and agreed new bank facilities in moves that it says have strengthened its liquidity position.
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Four American furniture and interiors brands are launching in the UK and Ireland through a new multi-brand showroom in London's Chelsea design district.
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Riva Home returned to profit as sales jumped by more than a third, with the home furnishings supplier saying the benefits of consolidating its operations in Leeds were now feeding through to performance.
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Wood furniture imports were higher on a year-on-year basis for the fourth straight month in June as both China and Vietnam achieved double-digit growth across each of bedroom, living and dining.
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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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Meta Sofa is to rebrand as Meta Home Group as the fast-growing furniture supplier broadens its product offer and deepens its strategic partnership with global upholstery giant Man Wah Holdings.
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British furniture and interiors company Soane recorded highest-ever sales last year as continued international demand for its designs offset a decline in its domestic 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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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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Howden Joinery said its fitted bedroom business helped drive first-half growth as the trade-only supplier continued expanding its depot network and investing in manufacturing and digital capabilities despite a subdued UK kitchen market.
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Furniture manufacturers are stepping up investment in digital production technology as they seek to improve productivity and sharpen competitiveness, with Government-backed grants helping to accelerate projects ranging from CGI product visualisation to automated cutting systems.
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The Global Home group has reported a strong first half to 2026, with its owner saying all three of its UK and Irish furniture businesses are delivering double-digit sales growth and a sharp increase in profits after a mixed performance last year.
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Magnet Group has secured overwhelming creditor approval for its Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA), clearing the way for the kitchen retailer to press ahead with a property restructuring less than seven months after its acquisition by Alteri Investors.
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Cabinet furniture imports climbed for the third straight month in May as higher bedroom shipments mitigated falls in other sub-categories.
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German luxury kitchen manufacturer Eggersmann has sold a 49 percent stake to Finkemeier Holding as part of a capital increase designed to support its long-term growth and strengthen its position in the premium market.
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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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The management buyout at contemporary bedroom furniture maker Home Décor was aided by the waiving of more than £16 million of debt owed to its former owner, new filings 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 managing director of John Lewis of Hungerford has led an insolvent buyout, preserving part of the bespoke kitchen and fitted furniture business after it entered administration.
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The investment group that acquired control of kitchen and bedroom furniture giant Symphony last year agreed a mechanism to buy out the Gregory family's remaining shareholding by 2030, financial statements show.
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A three-showroom fitted furniture vertical that was until three years ago listed on the Alternative Investors Market (AIM) has filed a notice of intent to appoint administrators (NOI).
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David Barnes has been appointed sourcing director for non-upholstery categories at Meta Lounge and WS Specialist, taking on responsibility for developing the furniture and home interiors offer as the product offer is expanded beyond upholstery.
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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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Revenue growth and margin expansion helped historic furniture maker Ercol record its first after-tax consolidated profits since 2016 last year.
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Kitchen and housewares supplier Joseph Joseph said profits climbed sharply last year on double-digit revenue growth, reflecting stronger consumer demand in key markets despite ongoing cost pressures.
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Magnet has launched a Company Voluntary Arrangement (CVA) that would see 15 underperforming stores close as the kitchen retailer seeks to tackle legacy property costs less than six months after being acquired by Bensons for Beds owner Alteri Partners.
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Hammonds reduced its annual loss and more than quadrupled operating cash generation last year as the fitted furniture manufacturer and retailer completed a significant corporate reorganisation designed to simplify the business and strengthen its balance sheet.
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Scottish kitchen, bedroom and bathroom manufacturer Kelvin KBB has been sold out of administration in a management-backed pre-pack deal that preserves all 58 jobs.
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The takeovers of fitted furniture verticals Fittingly and Clever Closet contributed profitable growth for the private equity-backed Sharps cabinet group last year.
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A Lancashire bespoke cabinet furniture manufacturer has begun relocating part of its operations after a major fire caused significant damage at its production site in Eccleston.
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Long-running North Devon retail store Deep Valley is to close later this summer as its cabinet furniture supply affiliate adjusts its focus further towards third-party retail customers.
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Cabinet imports rose for the second straight month in April on the back of higher volumes of Chinese-made living, dining and bedroom furniture.
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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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Furniture manufacturers' combined turnover continued to build in April as domestic demand more than mitigated a fall in export output.
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UK furniture manufacturers invested an eleven-year low amount of cash in new capital assets according to new official figures, though the mattress sector bucked the wider trend.
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Wren Kitchens has committed £35 million to expand its transport fleet, adding electric heavy goods vehicles and increasing delivery capacity as the retailer continues a broader investment programme across its UK operations.
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French flat-pack furniture manufacturer Parisot Industrie is seeking court protection after informing employee representatives that it had filed for judicial reorganisation proceedings with the Commercial Court of Lille.
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Howden Joinery Group has agreed to acquire DIY Kitchens, one of the UK's largest online kitchen retailers, in a deal valued at £390 million, giving the trade-focused supplier direct access to consumers for the first time.
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Ecommerce-led oak specialist Top Furniture maintained seven-figure profits in the past year in a period that saw it build cash despite a significant outflow for capital expenditure.
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Furniture manufacturers reported rising costs and weaker trading conditions over the past six months, though confidence in the future improved, according to the latest Trade and Price Trends Survey from the British Furniture Association (BFA).
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Furniture manufacturer numbers and turnover have declined further from peak levels seen back in 2022 with only mattress production seeing a rise according to new data.
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Agile Imports, the phoenix successor to collapsed furniture wholesaler Kettle Home, has secured a new six-figure lending facility, according to new statutory filings.
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The buyout of fitted kitchens, bedrooms and bathroom furniture manufacturer Symphony by a Northern Ireland-based investment group cost the buyer less than originally signposted, new figures show.
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Higher demand for German and Italian products helped kitchen furniture imports rise strongly at the end of the first quarter as other cabinet categories flatlined.
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UK factory gate furniture turnover returned to growth in March but official figures for both January and February have been revised downwards.
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Uform Group has appointed David Adams as chief executive officer as it moves to integrate the recently acquired TKC business and expand its presence across the UK and Ireland kitchen market.
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Fitted kitchens and bedroom vertical Howden Joinery Group plans to invest around £30 million in 2026, including opening about 25 new depots in the UK and five in the Republic of Ireland.
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Wren Kitchens has withdrawn from the US market, closing all showrooms and ceasing operations across the country, as the business concentrates investment in the UK.
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Household furniture prices remained below year-earlier levels in March as the early weeks of the Middle East conflict failed to have an immediate impact on supply chain costs.
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Bedroom furniture vertical Sharps will report higher revenue, earnings and cash generation for the year ended September 28, 2025 when accounts are filed, the company said in a managed release of selected financial data.
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La-Z-Boy has agreed to sell its American Drew and Kincaid wholesale cabinet furniture businesses to Banner House, the multi-brand furniture group formerly known as Magnussen Home Furnishings, as the US-listed manufacturer sharpens its focus on upholstery.
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Wren Kitchens said its expansion into bedrooms has accelerated faster than expected, with the category delivering “unprecedented” growth despite limited marketing support.
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Weaker shipments in the living, dining, kitchen and office wood furniture categories offset higher bedroom volumes as cabinet imports declined in February.
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Factory gate furniture turnover remained positive in February, but growth was at its most tepid since the spring of last year, according to new Government figures.
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Cabinet supplier Qualita will take over distribution of selected Kesterport dining collections following the closure of the UK furniture brand after 40 years of trading.
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An independent furniture retail company with family ties to the now-defunct Kettle Interiors cabinet wholesaler and an emerging furniture retail chain has filed for insolvency.
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The private equity backed group behind Neville Johnson and Tom Howley has added two new minority shareholders, expanding its B ordinary equity pool while leaving its core ownership structure unchanged.
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Fitted furniture vertical Strachan booked a third consecutive deficit last year as higher input costs and increased operational spending weighed on profitability.
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Kitchen furniture imports rose for a third straight month in January despite UK buyers reducing their spend on products from the two largest source countries.
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Turnover at the furniture factory gate has now been positive in each of the past eight reported months after January saw a mid single-digit increase on last year. December data was also uprated.
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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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Polish cabinet furniture manufacturer Forte reported higher sales and a sharp rise in profit for the nine months to December 31, 2025, as increased chipboard sales and hedging gains helped offset subdued furniture demand in its core export markets.
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The ecommerce furniture retailer behind the Oakworld brand has signposted a further year of expansion, with cash balances, inventories and retained earnings all increasing in the period to October 31, 2025.
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A Somerset furniture maker run by former employees of erstwhile cabinet maker Pinetum has filed for insolvency, leaving creditors facing a seven-figure shortfall.
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Swedish kitchens conglomerate Nobia says the sale of its UK operations to funds managed by Alteri Investors, first announced in January, is now complete.
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Howden Joinery Group stepped up its expansion in fitted bedrooms as the furniture vertical, best known for its kitchens, continued to open depots and invest in manufacturing capacity during 2025.
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Earnings jumped for Lancashire furniture supplier GFW in the past year as the company delivered high revenue growth on "better execution of the fundamentals."
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Ercol Furniture has created a new director of supply chain and customer services role, promoting longserving executive Sarah Sweeting. Her new position will coincide with Ian Peers moving to focus solely on manufacturing operations at its Buckinghamshire factory.
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A privately-owned Cotswolds-based kitchen manufacturer with a decorated track record has been placed into liquidation with creditors facing a shortfall in excess of £2 million.
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The insolvency of cabinet maker Moores Furniture Group has left total creditor claims exceeding £50 million across secured, preferential and unsecured classes, with the latter unlikely to receive any dividend.
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Year-on-year turnover at the furniture factory gate was higher for the seventh straight month in December, though growth was at its weakest throughout that timeframe.
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The group that owns cabinet fittings and components supplier PWS booked a wider loss last year as revenue declined and the manufacturer completed what it described as the largest continuous investment programme in its 122-year history.
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The Swedish investment group that has owned UK furniture wholesaler Julian Bowen since 2021 said it saw tentative signs of a consumer recovery late last year but demand for home interiors remained muted.
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The owner of luxury kitchen brand Smallbone of Devizes has said it expects to secure “very substantial compensation” from its long-running dispute with the landlord of its former Knightsbridge showroom.
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Jet Press, the Nottinghamshire-based distributor of industrial fasteners and furniture fixings, fell to a loss last year as turnover declined with costs remaining close to flat.
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One Call Furniture has launched One Call Components, a UK-based manufacturing division supplying wood-based panels and cabinet products to furniture and bedding manufacturers.
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Furniture manufacturers, retailers and suppliers have until January 30, 2026 to enter the Future of Furniture Awards 2026, organiser the British Furniture Association (BFA) has announced.
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A wide-ranging recapitalisation concentrated control of furniture retailer The Cotswold Company with its private equity backer, with new filings revealing a markedly different ownership profile.
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Growth in each of the kitchens and office furniture categories was not enough to mitigate double-digit declines in bedroom, living and dining furniture imports towards the end of last year.
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Moores Furniture Group, one of the UK's largest cabinet manufacturers, has entered administration, with its customer list and certain intellectual property assets sold to Wren Kitchens in a pre-pack transaction, according to statements issued on Monday.
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Cabinet and upholstery supplier Maxfurn has confirmed the signing of a new 188,400 sqft distribution hub and a 26,000 sqft head office and showroom facility close to its existing base in Uden with a planned opening in December 2026.
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Turnover at the factory gate continued to rise heading into the final weeks of last year but at less than half the rate at which manufacturers had reported increases in the two months prior.
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Swedish kitchen conglomerate Nobia said its plans to launch a fully guaranteed rights issue of about SEK 1,500m (£121m) and has secured commitments from its lenders to amend and extend revolving credit facilities.
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Swedish investment group Storskogen has appointed Chris Pullen as executive vice president and managing director of Storskogen UK on a permanent basis, formalising a role he has held on an interim basis since May 2025.
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Nobia said it has entered into an agreement to sell its UK business to funds managed by Alteri Partners, giving the turnaround investor an even greater share of the UK home furnishings retail market.
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Bedroom furniture company Starplan returned to profit last year after a near seven-figure property revaluation mitigated weaker trading.
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The successor company formed following the February 2024 pre-pack restructuring of the Harvey Jones kitchens business has reported a loss of £6.2 million for its first period of trading.
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Woodland Heritage has received a £238,442 grant from The National Lottery Heritage Fund to support a two-year skills and education programme focused on forestry, timber and woodworking.
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President Donald Trump has delayed a planned increase in tariffs on imported upholstered furniture, kitchen cabinets and bathroom vanities, extending existing duty rates for another year as the US continues negotiations with trading partners.
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Furniture retailer Hallowood strengthened its balance sheet during the year to March 31, 2025, following business model adjustments that saw the retailer's remaining store close.
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Yorkshire cabinet giant Decorative Panels reported growth in its furniture manufacturing division during the year to March 31, 2025, helping to maintain profits despite a fall in overall group turnover.
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Cabinet and upholstery distributor Baker Furniture said trading has strengthened markedly in the current financial year after a challenging 2024/25 period marked by the loss of a major customer and fall in turnover.
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Sheffield-based bedroom furniture manufacturer Home Décor GB has completed a management buyout that transfers full ownership of the business to its executive team.
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The mattress and kitchen sectors were outliers as the total number of UK furniture manufacturers declined in the past year, according to official statistics.
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PWS has extended its logistics partnership with the Silver X Group for a further five years following an initial agreement earlier this year that introduced a dedicated delivery fleet operating across Great Britain.
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Bedroom cabinet imports declined for the first time since April on weaker trading with secondary source markets. Overall wood furniture imports also declined.
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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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Profits climbed at bedroom furniture wholesaler FWG through 2024/25 thanks to sales edging higher and lower administrative and finance costs.
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Emerging furniture retailer Oak & More will open two new retail showrooms on December 26, 2025, expanding its physical footprint with sites positioned off the M4 and M1 motorways respectively.
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Turnover at the furniture factory gate rose for a fifth straight month in October and at its fastest pace in over three years.
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Liquidators at collapsed furniture wholesaler Kettle Home said they taken steps to allow two major creditors to collect stock subject to retention-of-title claims.
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Bedroom and living room cabinet maker Welcome Furniture booked a seven-figure property gain in the 2024/25 period after revaluing its two freehold manufacturing sites in Caernarfon.
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Furniture maker Gautier has emerged from court-supervised restructuring after the Commercial Court of Poitiers approved its continuation plan on December 2, ending an 18-month process triggered by a sharp downturn in France’s furniture and housing markets.
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Cabinet group Howdens has begun a large-scale expansion of its manufacturing facility in Runcorn, marking the start of a multi-year build programme at one of its key UK production sites.
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Benchmark, the premium furniture maker co-founded by the late Sir Terence Conran, posted stronger profits in the past year as revenue continued to build.
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Nolte Möbel UK’s administrators say efforts to complete the collapsed bedroom furniture supplier’s outstanding order book have been hampered by widespread disputes over installations, damaged goods and rejected deliveries.
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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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Britain’s furniture manufacturing industry is set to receive no direct relief from the Government’s plan to cut electricity prices for thousands of factories, after ministers pinpointed only eight priority sectors and their foundational supply chains will qualify under the British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme (BICS).
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Wood furniture imports remained positive for the third straight month in September thanks to a big increase in orders for kitchens, and German-made products in particular.
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The Swedish investment group that owns UK furniture wholesaler Julian Bowen said sales across its interior design-oriented businesses weakened in the third quarter as customer demand levels remained subdued.
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Howden Joinery Group said sales rose in the second half as the trade kitchen supplier achieved record revenue during its key autumn trading period, keeping its full-year guidance unchanged.
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Nobia, the owner of UK kitchen retail chain Magnet, has recorded a large non-cash impairment against its UK business following a prolonged period of weak market conditions and slower-than-expected recovery.
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HMRC’s claim against the now-defunct cabinet supplier Kettle Interiors UK is more than a fifth higher than the original forecast, according to restructuring advisors handling the insolvency.
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The owner of kitchen chain Magnet has named Sophie Rose as head of its UK region, succeeding George Dymond, who is leaving the business to take up a new role outside the company.
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The owner of furniture supplier Global Home Group says its largest UK business is primed to deliver a second straight year of top line growth this year but cautioned that its sister Corndell brand had been impacted by customer insolvency.
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HM Revenue & Customs is owed almost half of all outstanding debt following the insolvency of furniture importer and distributor Bell & Stocchero earlier this week.
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National retailer Bensons for Beds has expanded its furniture offer with the launch of two EasyKlix collections, adopting Swedish-developed technology designed to speed assembly of flat-pack products.
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Cabinet furniture imports into the UK reached into nine figures in August on the back of strong growth in the living and dining category.
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Furniture output at the factory gate was higher for the third month in a row in August, though the rate of growth slowed compared with earlier in the summer.
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Bell & Stocchero, a small cabinet furniture supplier based in Bradford, is to be placed into liquidation, with auctioneers seeking buyers for its assets.
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The new parent company of luxury fitted furniture brands Tom Howley, Neville Johnson and London Door Company, has disclosed the terms of its 2024 buyout and recapitalisation for the first time.
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The Danesmoor Group has appointed Chris Wragg, its current group marketing director, as the company’s new group managing director.
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The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has upheld a complaint from rival bedroom retailer Sharps against Hammonds over online advertising that was found to be misleading.
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Plans have been unveiled for a residential-led development on the site of JTC Furniture’s long-standing factory in Dundee, paving the way for the manufacturer to move its operations to Dunsinane Industrial Estate.
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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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The Gallery Direct furniture, beds and home accents group reported a net loss in 2024 after exceptional charges linked to the sale and leaseback of property, but it said the underlying performance improved.
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Furniture supplier Julian Bowen has flagged the appointment of Stefan Warhaftig as chief executive as the Kirkby-in-Ashfield wholesaler supplier revealed lower sales and earnings for 2024.
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Lincolnshire cabinet wholesaler Classic Furniture increased underlying earnings last year as tighter cost control lifted profitability despite weaker sales.
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Oak Furnitureland will open a new showroom at Alvis Retail Park in Coventry on September 27, expanding its footprint to 68 stores nationwide.
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The md of heritage UK manufacturer Ercol Furniture says the business remains on track to achieve previously-signposted profit milestones this year with further progression to follow in 2026.
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Storskogen, the Swedish investment group that owns UK furniture wholesaler Julian Bowen, has issued new bonds to refinance debt maturing later this year.
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The cabinet maker behind the Spaceslide bedroom furniture brand said revenue declined because of strategic decisions by retail customers last year, which it partially mitigated through diversification.
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West Yorkshire furniture maker Moores Furniture Group has adjusted its ownership structure, with management acquiring shares from the Hilco Capital affiliate that had held a majority stake in the business since 2017.
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Cabinet furniture imports rose in July on continued strength in bedroom shipments and the living/dining, office and kitchen sub-categories all returning to growth after earlier falls.
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Furniture manufacturers' combined turnover climbed at its fastest pace since August 2022 in July with official figures for June also revised upwards.
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Wickes said its kitchen design and installation arm returned to like-for-like delivered sales growth in the second quarter after simplifying its customer journey and refreshing ranges.
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Private equity firm 4D Capital Partners has become the new majority shareholder in kitchen, bedroom and bathroom furniture maker J&J Ormerod, ending an employee ownership structure put in place four years ago.
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Cabinet importer and wholesaler Qualita has moved to a new registered office following the closure of a London furniture and interiors store.
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James Latham, a major supplier to the cabinet furniture and wood flooring sectors, has received planning approval to build a national distribution centre in East Anglia, a move the timber products distributor first signalled in late 2024.
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Furniture supplier GFW says it is on target for growth north of 25 percent in its current financial year after strong first-half trading, with record revenues reported in three of the first six months. That follows high single-digit revenue growth last year.
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Higher costs led to a sharp fall in profitability at Joseph Joseph last year despite the kitchen and housewares brand achieving broadly flat sales.
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Premium kitchen brand Tom Howley has appointed Kevin Holmes as its new managing director.
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James Latham, a large supplier to the cabinet furniture and wood flooring sectors, said trading in the past four months was ahead of the same period last year, supported by stronger demand for solid timber products.
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Higher shipments from China were not enough to mitigate weaker imports from elsewhere as cabinet furniture arrivals fell for the third month in a row in June.
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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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LDL, a major components supplier to the cabinet furniture sector, said its core business held up better than the wider market last year despite lower demand across the industry.
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The company behind the Smallbone of Devizes and Mark Wilkinson Furniture brands expects a substantial insurance settlement following prolonged flooding at its Knightsbridge showroom, which delayed its launch and caused repeated damage.
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Oak Furnitureland has introduced a Lifetime Furniture Guarantee covering cabinet and upholstery products purchased from August 4, expanding on its previous sofa warranty with a broader, whole-home commitment.
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