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Upholstery vertical Sofas by Saxon returned to profit last year as rising sales and lower costs mitigated an exceptional loss linked to a bank fraud.
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John Pattison is set to leave Poltronesofà, the Italian upholstery group has confirmed, marking the latest change to the leadership of its UK business following the takeover and rebranding of ScS.
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An overseas private family office will see its £1.8 million investment in Larkbury London vaporised following the collapse of the online furniture business, new filings show.
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Westbridge Furniture and Belfield Leisure have filed notices of intent to appoint administrators, a little over a year after the sofa manufacturer and its sister company were rescued via an insolvent buyout.
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DFS said customer demand softened at the top of the funnel in recent weeks, with fewer shoppers browsing online and visiting stores, although conversion rates and spending per order remained resilient.
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DFS reiterated full-year profit guidance of £43–50 million as it reported higher earnings, margin expansion and reduced debt in the first half, but said footfall has softened since the period end.
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The market capitalisation of UK sofa market leader DFS has fallen by more than £100 million since its 2026 peak last month in a sign investors have been spooked by the knock-on effects of war in the Middle East.
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Koala has set out plans to scale its UK operations following a 2025 market entry, as the Australian furniture retailer moves ahead with a $68 million (£36m) initial public offering on the ASX.
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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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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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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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ScS store fronts have been rebadged as Poltronesofà at ScS, heralding a new era at the Sunderland-based chain following its takeover by the Italian upholstery conglomerate.
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UK upholstery importer GFA reported a fall in profits as it lapped what had been an “an exceptionally strong trading period” in the year prior.
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Mike Schmidt has been named chief executive of Poltronesofà UK as the retailer prepares to roll out new signage across the ScS store footprint.
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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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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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A new UK company linked to Hong Kong-headquartered upholstery group Halo has been incorporated with shares held by its overseas parent.
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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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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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Sofology has rolled out a second film under its “So fussy? Sofology” brand platform, six months after the campaign’s debut, as the upholstery retailer continues a push to reposition fussiness as a purchasing virtue.
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Sofa Club has appointed Stephanie Rackley as group marketing director, bolstering its senior leadership team as the retailer continues to invest in brand and customer growth initiatives.
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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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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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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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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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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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ScS will introduce the Poltronesofà brand across its UK store estate and digital channels from March 12, 2026, marking the first time the Italian sofa specialist’s name will be actively put in front of British consumers.
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Premium upholstered furniture manufacturer George Smith will next month open a second London showroom.
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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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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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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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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 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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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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DFS has secured planning approval to significantly expand its store at Birstall Retail Park in West Yorkshire, a move that will turn the site into one of the largest in the sofa retailer’s UK-wide estate.
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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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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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North East soft seating supplier Bazaar Group reported EBITDA growth and a narrower annual loss last year, after revenue jumped in markets outside Britain.
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Eden Mobility, a UK mobility retailer with a broad furniture offer including rise and recline chairs and adjustable beds, has acquired Derbyshire Mobility as it continues to expand its store estate.
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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 operator of Dreams stores across the island of Ireland says a year of heavy investment marked a step change in its strategy to scale its beds and upholstery business, as the group expanded its retail footprint and infrastructure.
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Resignation sees Pimol Srivikorn become acting chief executive at diversified Thai-listed group.
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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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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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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 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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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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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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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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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 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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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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Retail giant Marks & Spencer has launched an exclusive programme of upholstered furniture in collaboration with Barker and Stonehouse.
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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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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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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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Italy’s competition authority has fined sofa retailer Poltronesofà €1 million for what it said were misleading promotional campaigns that overstated price discounts on a range of products, according to a decision published on Monday.
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Falling interest rates are paving the way for a return of longer interest-free credit offers across the UK furniture industry, with ScS and Bensons for Beds among retailers now stretching terms out to five years as they compete for shoppers.
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Image Furnishings is unveiling a refreshed brand identity as it expands its UK sales operation, using the relaunch to mark what it described as a new phase in its development ahead of the January Furniture Show in Birmingham.
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The owner of DFS supplier Man Wah Holdings has disclosed a significant minority shareholding in the UK upholstery market leader, almost two years after the stake was first acquired.
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Formerly Sofology executive Adam Smith has been promoted to CEO at Upholstery2u, the national upholstered furniture repair and restoration company.
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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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Darren Baird has left Aberdare sofa manufacturer Ashwood Designs after a little under three years with the company.
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Chinese sofa makers have almost as large a collective share of the UK upholstery market at wholesale prices as British manufacturers combined.
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Upholstery vertical DFS will launch the Amanda Holden sofa collection next spring as part of its latest collaboration with The Branded Furniture Company.
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Upholstery market leader DFS entered the key winter trading period with a significantly larger liquidity buffer after reducing drawings on its revolving credit facility and securing longer debt maturities, according to new filings.
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UK shoppers cut spending on large household purchases during the Black Friday period as confidence deteriorated and disposable income remained under pressure, new data shows. Upholstery proved an exception.
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Mattress maker GNG Group has appointed Andy Williams as operations director, effective January, adding an executive with senior operations and production experience across the automotive and furniture sectors.
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The new owners of direct-to-consumer sofa and furniture brand Swyft poured millions of pounds of capital into the business during and after its spring 2024 buyout, financial statements detail for the first time.
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Frasers Group’s Premium Lifestyle division, home to upholstery vertical Sofa.com and the Frasers department store chain, increased trading profit in the first half as stronger margins at its Flannels banner more than offset lower revenue across the wider portfolio.
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The Thai group behind Essex sofa maker Alstons said the closure of Ashley Manor and Alexander and James represented a decision to "stop throwing good money after bad" and will yield vast savings next year.
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Upholstery retailer Sofa Club has appointed Paul Brennan as its new managing director, expanding the senior team at the fast-growing upholstery retailer ahead of further store expansion.
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Chateau d’Ax is to exit a debt restructuring process by the year-end as the historic upholstery brand readies a multi-year expansion plan that includes new governance, refreshed collections and growth across its largely franchised store network.
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Textiles conglomerate Beaulieu International Group (B.I.G.) has completed the sale of its Tessutica upholstery business to GH Private Equity.
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Italian furniture giant Natuzzi's wholly-owned UK retail division posted lower revenue and deeper losses last year as higher operating and lease-related costs outweighed a small improvement in gross margin.
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Sofa and curtain fabrics supplier Fryett’s reported lower revenue for the year to February 28, 2025 after reduced credit insurance availability for some customers contributed to a double-digit decline in turnover.
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Net profit reached a four-decade high for Sofology according to new accounts that provide deeper detail beyond figures filed by parent company DFS earlier this year.
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Department store retailer John Lewis & Partners has withdrawn two powered sofa ranges from sale after identifying a fault that can cause components in the recliner mechanism to overheat.
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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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Buoyant Upholstery and Furniture Village have jointly acquired the design rights for the Ariana and Mariah sofa models, part of the retailer’s upholstery offer. It follows the closure of Ashley Manor, which previously manufactured both ranges.
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Poltronesofà has warned customers of a ransomware incident that disrupted parts of its IT infrastructure in late October, prompting the Italian upholstery chain to issue mandatory data-breach notifications under GDPR rules.
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Upholstery conglomerate Natuzzi posted a deeper quarterly loss in the three months to end June after lower sales and weaker margins offset cost controls.
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Qumei Home Furnishings Group is arranging a new bank loan for its overseas subsidiary Ekornes QM Holding AS, pledging the entire equity of the Stressless maker’s operating company to support the refinancing.
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Lancashire sofa maker Buoyant Upholstery will expand into the leather and recliner sector at scale from January through a new manufacturing collaboration with Premier, one of the Far East’s largest upholstery suppliers.
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Recliner giant La-Z-Boy says its plans to grow in the UK remain undimmed despite the proposal to close its dedicated manufacturing plant in Lancashire.
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Upholstery imports returned to growth in September on the back of higher shipments from two of the UK furniture industry's three largest sourcing partners in the category.
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Upholstery market leader DFS said trading at the start of its new financial year has improved, with order intake rising across the first 19 weeks to November 9, 2025, according to a statement released ahead of its annual general meeting on Friday.
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Sofa.com has remodelled an exclusive Chelsea townhouse to mark its 20th anniversary, unveiling prototype and bespoke pieces that preview the next phase of the upholstery brand under Frasers Group ownership.
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Privately-owned furniture retailer NCF Living is to continue its new store rollout with the launch of a second branch in Wales.
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Imports accounted for a record share of the UK sofa market last year as British producers battled tough trading conditions and retailers pivoting to new sourcing strategies.
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Sofa fabric supplier Ross Fabrics has rebuilt its stock position after resolving supply-chain issues that curtailed deliveries of key product lines in its 2024/25 financial year.
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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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High-end retailer and wholesaler Andrew Martin International said chief executive Mike Durbridge has left the interiors brand after eight years with the business.
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Soft furnishings group Riva Home said consolidating manufacturing and office operations during a year of “reorganisation and strategic change” has put the business on a profitable growth trajectory.
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Upholstery conglomerate Kuka said third-quarter net profit rose after higher sales and lower financing costs, while the China-headquartered manufacturer also cut borrowing and strengthened its balance sheet.
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Asset realisation specialists are in exclusive discussions with a buyer regarding the sale of the intellectual property of embattled upholstery company Alexander & James, according to administrators.
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The previously-signposted insolvency of a prominent online sofabed retailer left search giant Google and HM Revenue & Customs facing losses of more than £1 million combined.
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Upholstery giant Man Wah Holdings plans to separately quote a furniture components subsidiary on China’s National Equities Exchange and Quotations (NEEQ) to raise its market profile and open new channels for capital raising.
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Fast-growing upholstery retailer Sofa Club has opened its first standalone showroom in Scotland and has two further stores in its near-term pipeline.
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Ekornes’ revenue from the UK and Ireland declined in the third quarter as weaker demand in a volatile retail environment offset gains elsewhere in Europe for the owner of the Stressless recliner and furniture brand.
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La-Z-Boy Manufacturing UK has begun a formal collective redundancy consultation with staff as it considers closing its upholstery factory in Colne amid weak demand for furniture.
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Sofology has appointed Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood as its new “head of fusstomer experience,” extending the retailer’s history of working with celebrities to front its campaigns.
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Nick Scali has appointed managing director and CEO Anthony Scali as executive chair as the Australian furniture retailer accelerates its UK expansion with the opening its 15th store.
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Natuzzi is facing escalating labour unrest in southern Italy as major unions warn that hundreds of jobs could be lost across its upholstery factories in Puglia and Basilicata, according to national newspaper reports.
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Sofa fabrics supplier Mobus has introduced a new upholstery flame-retardant system after the EU's European Chemicals Agency officially ruled that DBDPE, a commonly-used brominated compound, is a Substance of Very High Concern.
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The intellectual property of Ashley Manor is to be sold for £40,000 to Alstons Upholstery, a fellow subsidiary of the collapsed sofa manufacturer, restructuring advisors have said.
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Ashley Manor’s main manufacturing site in Dudley was subject to a break-in less than two weeks after sofa production ceased, administrators have disclosed.
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Ashley Manor owes in excess of £16.5 million to creditors, with the largest exposure to Bangkok Bank, which is owed £12.5 million under cross-guaranteed group lending, according to the administrators’ filings.
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Sofa imports into the UK were lower for the first time in almost a year at the end of the summer as shipments from the two largest source markets stalled.
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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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Mike Aramayo, managing director of Colne sofa manufacturer Buoyant Upholstery, hired an entire cinema for nearly 100 guests to watch I Swear, the new film starring his son, actor Robert Aramayo.
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Sofa Club delivered bumper profits and strong growth in its first full-year audited results, underscoring its emergence among the top tier of retailers in the UK upholstery market.
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Half-year profits matched the prior year for Sanderson Design Group after the fabrics, wallpaper and soft furnishings supplier's cost-cutting programme offset lower sales in its core UK market.
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Willow and Hall returned to profit last year as the retailer's remaining shares were acquired by NLC, the conglomerate under common control with furniture and accents supplier Gallery Direct.
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La-Z-Boy has reorganised its senior management to sharpen focus on its wholesale and retail operations, appointing TJ Linz as president of wholesale brands and Rob Sundy as president of retail.
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Colefax Group, the soft furnishings distributor and owner of brands including Kingcome Sofas, has announced a tender offer allowing shareholders to sell up to 15 percent of the company’s issued share capital.
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High-end upholstered furniture manufacturer George Smith outperformed the UK sofa market last year as it delivered a large double-digit increase in volumes.
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Reduced orders from mattress and furniture manufacturers weighed on foam supplier Alfrecell last year as the company reported weaker sales and a loss in its first full year under new ownership.
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Direct-to-consumer upholstery retailer Swyft Home reduced losses after finding big gross margin gains in the first period under new ownership last year.
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Platt & Hill profits declined in 2024 as a slowdown in the UK mattress and upholstery manufacturing sectors weighed on demand for the Oldham-based foam and fibre fillings supplier.
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Italian upholstery manufacturer and retailer Natuzzi expects its US revenues to fall short of target in 2025 following higher import tariffs and a weaker dollar, Reuters reported.
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Luxury woollen fabric manufacturer Moon booked a smaller loss in 2024, supported by a year-on-year swing in its tax position.
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