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Natuzzi’s efforts to agree its 2026–2028 industrial plan remain deadlocked after a third meeting with trade unions is said to have ended without agreement.
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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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A ten-month stretch of rising mattress imports came to an end in January as the category saw weaker arrivals for the first time since March last year.
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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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A historic East Midlands based mattress spring maker whose family owners also previously supported the sofa manufacturing business Art Forma has ceased trading and is to be placed into liquidation.
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Disruption linked to the crisis in the Middle East is already pushing up the cost of key raw materials used in flexible polyurethane foam production in Europe, according to the industry association for the sector.
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Shipments of sofas and sofabeds declined in January as UK buyers bought in less from each of the three main source nations, including China, Poland and Italy.
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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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Flooring imports declined at the start of 2026 as a sixth straight fall in the value of vinyl flooring imports offset a second consecutive increase in carpets and rugs.
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Prestigious Textiles has brought sister company PT Blinds into its Bradford headquarters, consolidating the two businesses under one roof for the first time as part of an expansion of its Cross Lane site.
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The manufacturing joint ventures that manufacture and distribute Sealy product across the UK and Asia-Pacific regions booked stronger profits last year as revenue climbed.
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The West Yorkshire bed manufacturer behind the premium-pitched Espoir Beds brand has seen control of the business consolidated under a new holding company.
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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 UK has emerged as one of the most profitable markets for Somnigroup International, after the world's biggest bedding group disclosed taxes paid to HMRC last year under new US reporting requirements.
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The liquidator investigating the collapse of Birmingham bed manufacturing company Dreamland Beds B'ham Limited say enquiries into its affairs remain ongoing as the winding-up process continues.
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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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Airsprung Group has had compulsory strike-off proceedings discontinued, according to a new filing at Companies House.
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The South West bed manufacturing company that has for two decades been associated with the Viscotherapy brand has filed a notice of intent to appoint an administrator.
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Bed industry executive Paul Little has joined Kyoto Futons as sales and marketing director following more than four years with Airsprung Group.
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Outdoor furniture manufacturer ScanCom International will cease operations after several years of losses and an unsuccessful turnaround effort, the company said.
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Somnigroup International chairman and CEO Scott Thompson said it is “likely” the group will pursue retail acquisitions in Europe as it looks to expand beyond its existing Dreams business in the UK.
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Wade Group, the parent company of upholstery and bedding spring manufacturer Wade Spring, reported a narrower annual loss after pension scheme costs fell sharply and gains on property investments partially offset weaker trading in the furniture market.
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Dreams is positioning its vertically integrated structure as a key competitive advantage in the fragmented UK bedding market, chief executive Jonathan Hirst told Somnigroup International’s investor day.
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Bed manufacturer Sealy UK reported its first full-year EBITDA profit since its 2020 acquisition by a joint venture between Somnigroup International and its Asia-Pacific licensing partner.
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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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DFS has launched a partnership with ITV to deliver an integrated advertising and content programme around the 19th series of Britain’s Got Talent, which began airing on February 21, 2026.
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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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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 Thai-owned upholstery group behind Colchester sofa maker Alstons moved close to breakeven at the EBITDA line last year, though its 2025 net loss widened as it absorbed the impact of closing Ashley Manor and Alexander & James.
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GNG Group says a strategic consolidation of its operating sites will yield better plant utilisation, improved operational efficiency, and reduced overheads as the West Yorkshire manufacturer looks to build on a return to growth and strong cash generation last year.
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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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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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Natuzzi has told staff it is prepared to proceed with job cuts and site closures after negotiations with trade unions over its 2026–2028 industrial plan broke down, days after regional authorities and unions had signalled a framework for zero redundancies.
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Airsprung Group said a soon-to-be resolved delay in finalising its latest annual accounts led to a First Gazette notice for compulsory strike-off being issued earlier this week.
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EBITDA was almost a third lower for the UK arm of foam conglomerate Carpenter in the now-dated 2024 period, just-filed accounts show.
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Bensons for Beds achieved its highest adjusted earnings since its 2019 acquisition, the retailer said in a press release issued ahead of 2024/25 accounts becoming public.
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Chinese-made product is now responsible for one in every three pounds spent on upholstery in the UK after its share of the wholesale market expanded through 2025. That is almost as much as all British producers combined.
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The Chinese mattress and home furnishings manufacturer behind the Mlily brand has provided a fresh guarantee to support bank borrowing by its US manufacturing subsidiary.
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Premium upholstered furniture manufacturer George Smith will next month open a second London showroom.
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Flooring conglomerate Victoria lowered its earnings guidance after weaker trading in January and said full-year revenue would fall short of prior expectations, sending its shares down sharply before rallying.
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Natuzzi has withdrawn plans for 476 redundancies and set out a 2026–2028 industrial strategy centred on relaunching operations and reshoring production to Italy, according to details presented at a regional round table.
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Lancashire-based upholstery manufacturer Fleming Howland has converted legacy furniture designs into structured CAD files through a three-month digital internship backed by the Government-funded Made Smarter programme.
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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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Natuzzi shareholders postponed a decision on reducing the group’s share capital after losses in the first nine months of 2025 triggered a legal requirement to consider remedial measures.
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Somnigroup International said its UK retail chain Dreams delivered market share gains in 2025 and is expected to grow again this year, as the world’s largest bedding company forecast a further spike in international sales for 2026.
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Diversified homewares and furniture vertical Sophie Allport returned to profit last year as it reduced staff headcount and administrative costs amid lower sales across its retail operations.
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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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The Sleep Group, parent to bed makers Silentnight and Sleepeezee, has completed the redemption of its outstanding preference share class, with the bulk of proceeds flowing to its principal shareholder and former senior executives.
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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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Year-on-year mattress imports rose for a ninth consecutive month in December, driven by sustained growth in Tempur product from Denmark alongside higher shipments from China and Poland.
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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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Leggett & Platt’s bedding business recorded a double-digit sales decline last year as weak mattress demand and customer disruption weighed on volumes for the bed components conglomerate.
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Mohawk said the global flooring industry has been in recession for almost four years as the world’s largest flooring company reported lower annual earnings and flat sales for 2025.
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Upholstered furniture imports were up for the first time in three months in December, rebounding to the highest single-month total in three and a half years.
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Imports of floorcoverings rose for the first time since the summer in December on the back of stronger trade in the carpet and wood flooring product categories.
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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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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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A German investor consortium has agreed to acquire designer furniture manufacturer Rolf Benz, returning the Nagold-based brand to domestic ownership after seven years under Chinese control.
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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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Sanderson Design Group has appointed Charlotte O’Sullivan as group digital and innovation director as it steps up investment in its direct-to-consumer channel, which more than quadrupled in size last year.
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HM Revenue & Customs recovered 4 pence in the pound from the collapse of the former operating company behind Evans of High Wycombe, as final liquidation accounts ahead of dissolution set out the scale of value erosion in the restructuring.
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Somnigroup International, the owner of UK beds market leader Dreams and businesses including Tempur and Sealy among others, saw its market capitalisation rise to an all-time high on Friday.
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Upholstery conglomerate Natuzzi said it has received a notice from the New York Stock Exchange warning that it is not in compliance with one of the exchange’s continued listing standards, citing market capitalisation and equity thresholds.
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Alstons' parent company TCM Living says a seven-figure capital injection from its Thai owner is in process and remains on schedule to complete during February, underpinning the refinancing of the group’s UK banking facilities.
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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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The Chinese group behind the Mlily mattress and bedding brand said it expects to return to profit in 2025 after posting a sizeable loss a year earlier, citing lower impairment charges and steady revenue growth.
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Qumei Home Furnishings Group Co said it expects to remain loss-making in 2025, though with a narrower deficit than the prior year, as weak furniture demand and high finance costs continued to weigh on performance.
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Leicestershire-based bed manufacturer Get Laid Beds said overseas demand accelerated in 2025 as it set out plans to expand its trade and commercial business following a sharp increase in European sales and record Black Friday trading.
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Carpet maker Brintons navigated a challenging macro-economic environment during its latest financial year as US tariffs, currency volatility and subdued UK residential demand shaped trading conditions, according to chief executive Duccio Baldi.
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Manthorpe Furniture has relocated to a larger facility at Ellesmere Business Park in Grantham as the specialist upholstery and reupholstery business scales up capacity to serve larger commercial contracts.
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The National Bed Federation has released a new testimonial video featuring UK bed retailers, setting out the benefits of buying from NBF-approved members and outlining the trade body’s support for the retail 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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Resignation sees Pimol Srivikorn become acting chief executive at diversified Thai-listed group.
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Bedding company 100% Comfort has confirmed a long-planned transition in its leadership structure, with Nick Worthington moving into a non-executive director role and Greg Suthern now leading the business as sole CEO.
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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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Upholstery vertical Sofa.com reported a decline in sales in the year to April 30, 2025, as weaker demand in the furniture market and lower marketing activity weighed on revenue.
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The regional Government in Puglia has urged Italian sofa maker Natuzzi to update the guidelines of its turnaround plan, saying any public support should be tied to an industrial relaunch that safeguards employment rather than simple restructuring.
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Kingcome Sofas increased sales in the six months to October 31, 2025, as the upholstery maker remained profitable despite softer order intake in the UK market, parent company Colefax Group said on Wednesday.
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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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Vispring has opened a 1,800 sqft flagship showroom at Tysons Corner Center, extending its North American retail footprint with a Washington, D.C.-area presence.
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Relyon Beds has restructured its corporate group with the creation of a new holding company, a move the bed maker said is intended to separate its manufacturing operations from property and investment activity.
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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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A longtime carpet underlay executive who combined co-running Victoria subsidiary Ezi Floor with being one of the flooring conglomerate's largest worldwide shareholders has halved his stake in recent days.
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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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Higher debt interest costs led to lower profits at Ashwood Designs last year despite the South Wales sofa maker delivering what it described as a resilient top line against a softer market backdrop.
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The National Bed Federation (NBF) has released an updated marketing toolkit for retailers and manufacturers ahead of National Bed Month in March, urging the industry to support the annual consumer awareness campaign.
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The co-owner of two East Midlands upholstery businesses is bringing the Steed Upholstery and Peter Guild brands back to market after earlier moving one of his businesses into the old Steed factory.
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Leggett & Platt said it has entered into a non-disclosure agreement and six-month standstill with Somnigroup International, marking the first public comment from the US components manufacturer since it received an unsolicited takeover approach last month.
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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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Upholstery market leader DFS said underlying profit before tax and brand amortisation is expected to rise sharply in the first half of its financial year, prompting the group to lift its full-year earnings outlook.
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Flooring imports declined for the fourth month in a row in November on the back of a decline in carpet trade and a double-digit drop-off in the vinyl category.
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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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A double-digit decline in shipments from China caused UK sofa imports to fall for the second straight month in the lead up to Christmas.
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Fabrics and wallpaper group Osborne & Little cut its net loss in the year to March 31, 2025 as efforts to reduce overheads mitigated falling sales in major markets including the UK, a trend that has continued into the new financial year.
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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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Mattress imports climbed for the eighth month straight in November driven by another sizeable leap in products bought into the country by Tempur.
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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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Minerva Furniture Group has partnered with Buoyant Upholstery and Ashley Manor, bringing Buoyant’s import programme and the Ashley Manor collection back to Minerva’s membership.
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Yorkshire-based Aspire Furniture will unveil a full-scale push into upholstery at next week’s January Furniture Show as it seeks to build a second growth engine alongside its £19 million beds and mattresses business.
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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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Matt Richardson has joined beds market leader Dreams as production director, ending a 15-year spell at the Huntingdon factory now owned by Bensons for Beds.
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The Furniture Makers’ Company is inviting furniture and furnishings professionals to attend a one-day industry event examining how sustainability can be integrated into commercial decision-making.
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Stronger margins helped upstream sofa supply chain bellwether Flameproofings cuts its trading deficit last year despite a third straight top line decline.
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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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Spinks has launched a new range of pocket spring cores for the UK mattress market, introducing recyclable materials and a patented spring construction entering commercial rollout for the first time.
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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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Lower closing stock and debtors helped the West Country bed manufacturer behind the Viscotherapy brand mitigate a shortfall in earnings last year.
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Nichola Bell has joined upholstered furniture manufacturer Vale Bridgecraft as commercial director.
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Liquidators of the sofa manufacturer that acquired Acclaim Upholstery’s assets are seeking to recover property or funds after identifying pre-insolvency transfers to a connected party.
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Victoria has appointed Steve Callaghan as a non-executive director and senior independent director with immediate effect, and confirmed the resignation of Andrew Harrison from its board after 13 years.
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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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Ashley Manor will return to the UK furniture market later this month with a relaunch at the January Furniture Show at the NEC following the brand's acquisition by Buoyant Upholstery.
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The group behind Brockway Carpets built cash reserves despite booking lower sales and profits through 2024/25 as a weak UK floorcoverings market and the loss of business linked to the Nestware group weighed on demand.
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A retention-of-title claim has softened the impact from the insolvency of a West Midlands sofa wholesale business on a former connected party upholstery manufacturer.
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Sofa.com will mark its 20th anniversary in 2026 with a year-long programme of product updates and new launches, the upholstered furniture vertical said on Wednesday (Jan. 7, 2026).
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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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Ulster Carpets reported record group sales in the year to March 31, 2025, as investment at its Portadown headquarters lifted capacity, though adjusted EBITDA edged lower amid rising costs.
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Man Wah Holdings has provided additional details on its $58.7 million acquisition of US upholstery maker Gainline Recline Intermediate Corp., saying the price reflected a premium for established brands and manufacturing assets that give the group an immediate production foothold in the United States.
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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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Ekornes, the upholstery group behind the Stressless and IMG brands, has moved to refinance its debt facilities after issuing a notice to redeem its NOK 1.2 billion (£89m) senior secured bond early, signalling the execution phase of a planned refinancing.
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Phoenox Textiles increased capital investment sharply in 2024/25 as the fourth-generation rug and mat manufacturer moved towards the final phase of its longrunning programme to modernise UK production.
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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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Experienced bed industry executive Jonny Mitchell to join Devon company in January.
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The furniture maker behind the Balmoral brand reported a narrower loss after absorbing asbestos roof replacement costs at its manufacturing site, while gross margin improved and overheads fell.
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Mansion House Bedding Group returned to profit in the year to March 31, 2025, after faster production lead times supported growth in its contract business, offsetting a contraction in retail demand.
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Sherborne Upholstery said underlying trading margins improved and it remained cash generative despite one-off costs linked to its transition to employee ownership and provisions tied to a factory lease impacting its bottom line through 2024/25.
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South Wales sofa maker Ashwood Designs has appointed Nichola Page as managing director, filling the role vacated by Darren Baird, whose departure we reported earlier this month.
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Zofa has secured its first standalone London store, taking a two-floor showroom on Fulham Road as the UK sofa brand expands its physical retail presence.
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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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Bed maker Duvalay invested about £1 million in its manufacturing site through 2024/25 in a period when the bedding manufacturer grappled with a tougher market.
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Rob Livingstone has been promoted to managing director at Jay-Be, a little under 18 months since he took on a new role with the folding beds, mattress and sofabed manufacturer.
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West Yorkshire bed maker Highgrove reported lower profits in 2024 as higher operating costs and tax charges outweighed an increase in revenue.
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Recliner conglomerate La-Z-Boy will close its UK manufacturing facility in Colne by the end of April 2026, ending production at the Lancashire site after concluding a formal redundancy consultation with staff.
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Man Wah Holdings has acquired US upholstered furniture manufacturer Gainline Recline Intermediate Corp. in a transaction that values the business at about $58.7 million including debt, expanding the Hong Kong-listed group’s manufacturing footprint into the United States.
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Burnley bed maker Sweet Dreams says new 2024/25 results reflect legacy issues and one-off factors that have now been addressed as it looks to emerge stronger from what it called a transitional period.
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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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Flooring conglomerate Victoria reported higher underlying earnings for the six months ended September 27, 2025 but reorganisation, impairment and refinancing costs impacted the bottom line and debt.
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Natuzzi reported a narrower net loss in the third quarter as gross margin improved and finance costs fell, but the Italian upholstery group said store traffic and written orders remain below expectations amid subdued consumer demand.
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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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Acquisitive furniture, beds and home accents supplier Gallery has expanded its mattress manufacturing capability with the takeover of an independent bed maker through its Dreamworks subsidiary.
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A year-long run of rising Italian upholstery imports driven by a range overhaul at national retailer ScS came to an end in October, with overall sofa imports declining for only the second time this year.
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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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The value of foam and sprung mattresses imported into the UK reached an all-time single-month high in October as buyers doubled down at both the premium and entry-level segments.
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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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Flooring imports fell for the third month straight in October as all of the major sub-categories saw declines compared with the same month last year.
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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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Restructuring advisors have extended the winding-up of collapsed mattress maker Icon Designs to allow litigation funder Manolete Partners to pursue potential recovery claims for creditors.
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Darren Baird has left Aberdare sofa manufacturer Ashwood Designs after a little under three years with the company.
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