The Furniture Makers’ Company, the furnishing industry’s charity, has announced that for the fist time ever it will be accepting entries for its prestigious Sustainability Award from all UK furnishings manufacturers. Now in ...
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Luxury bedmaker Savoir Beds has announced the debut of its first company-owned US showroom in New York City’s Upper East Side. The historic brand’s second Manhattan outpost has opened its doors on E 59th Street in the heart of ...
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Harrison Spinks, one of the UK’s most established and innovative bed makers, has been selected for inclusion in the official commemorative album for The Queen’s 90th Birthday Celebration at Windsor Castle in May 2016. While ...
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The International Transportation Innovation Center (ITIC) and Zaptec from Norway have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to work on the development of smart charging technology solutions for electric vehicles. Zaptec specializes ...
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Matza’s latest, fully liveried mobile showroom has started its nationwide tour. The company, which specialises in design-led, upholstered bedroom essentials, is taking its message out to retailers starting this month in the South ...
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West Midlands-based company Furmanac is now officially a Zero To Landfill furniture manufacturer, having undergone a stringent process including a full audit trail. Purchasing director Harmz Pattar says: “At Furmanac, we are ...
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An award-winning independent bed retailer has backed calls for a national sleep strategy and 'slumber number' to guide the public on how much sleep they should be aiming to get. The Royal Society for Public Health’s report Waking Up ...
The UK’s biggest bed manufacturer, Sealy UK, has appointed an official sleep ambassador. Lancashire pensioner Desmond Wilcox was selected from 506 applications after the vacancy was launched in January. Renowned amongst his ...
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Bed manufacturer Silentnight, a company that has been investing in apprentices for more than 10 years, believes the new shift in the demands on the public sector could lead to cause for concern. As 2015 drew to a close and the targets for ...
World Sleep Day marked the opening of a second Cheshire showroom for independent bed retailers, Land of Beds. The third generation business, which won the High Sheriff of Cheshire’s Family Business Award of Excellence during Sleep ...
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Barkers Home officially unveiled its revamped £3m furnishing store in Northallerton on Saturday. Directors Charles, Ian and Guy Barker cut the ribbon to mark the official opening of the family-owned store on Yafforth Road, which has ...
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The Foam Company, one of the UK’s leading experts in foam products, is celebrating a gold award for its outstanding commitment to the workplace health, safety and welfare of its employees. After having a full risk assessment, the ...
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Leading independent bed retailer Land of Beds has won the Family Business Award of Excellence at Cheshire’s 10th annual High Sheriff’s Awards for Enterprise 2015-16. The awards recognise leaders of outstanding businesses in ...
Bed manufacturer Dreamworks Beds, now owned by Gallery Direct, has won the buying group accolade AIS Gold Standard Award, for the fourth year in a row. "Throughout the year, AIS monitors supplier performance through member feedback, ...
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Mammoth, one of the bed industry’s fastest growing brands, celebrated a successful month in October. Following on from its best ever Bed Show at Telford in September, the company saw a great month on the back of sales from Grand ...