On Sunday, members of The Furniture Makers’ Company set off on a gruelling six day, 450 mile cycle ride to Bordeaux with the aim of raising £50,000 for the industry’s charity. Friends and family of the 22 London to ...
In celebration of Compton Verney’s new exhibition Britain in the Fifties, British furniture company ercol has provided a selection of furniture to accompany the exhibition. One of the centrepieces of the exhibition is an ercol Studio ...
Two new courses, designed to help furniture companies identify suitable job opportunities for the less able, have been developed following a two-year international project. Supported in the UK by British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM), the ...
Tags: BFM, Working Tri-21 project
British Furniture Confederation welcomes a new chairman Jonathan Hindle, group managing director of KI (Krueger International) has been appointed as the new chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC). Paul von der Heyde is ...
Tags: New Chairman, British Furniture, BFC
After four years, Paul von der Heyde is stepping down as chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), the furniture industry's Government lobbying body. The new chairman is Jonathan Hindle, group managing director of KI (Krueger ...
Tags: BFC, KI EMEA, Industry Lobby Group
The January Furniture Show (JFS) has reported a record re-booking with 85% of 2016 exhibitors already signed up for 2017. Over 450 companies exhibited at JFS 2016 and many renowned and well established names have booked again. They ...
The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) is pleased to recognise Stephen McPartland, who has been MP for Stevenage since 2010, for his outstanding support for the British furniture, furnishing and bed industry since he entered Parliament. ...
After a successful exhibition at the British Embassy two years ago, the British Furniture Manufacturers’ association (BFM) is set to return to Russia in October, to represent British furniture at the I Saloni furniture exhibition in ...
Upholstery manufacturer Collins & Hayes Furniture has announced its succession plan for the Hastings, East Sussex-based company. Following the planned departure of long-serving MD, Martin Huggins, the successor will be a very well-known ...
Tags: Collins&Hayes, Furniture, Furnishing
This summer sees British furniture manufacturer and retailer Multiyork launching a new concept store in West Yorkshire Retail Park, Birstall. Opening on Saturday 5th July 2014, the 7500 sq ft showroom will showcase Multiyork's extensive ...
Tags: Furniture
The Design Guild Mark, now in its seventh year since launching in 2008, rewards excellence in the design of furniture in volume production. By the award of this Guild Mark for designs which meet The Furniture Makers' Company criteria, the ...
Tags: table, desk, Furniture, Furnishing
The BFM, in association with Euler Hermes, the world's leading provider of trade-related credit insurance solutions, launched a new simple credit insurance policy, to its members today.? It is designed to not only insure payments from UK ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
The Student Industrial Tour 2014 of the Furniture Company took place in early April, giving 34 Foundation, BA and MA students, of varying ages and drawn from many different colleges and universities, the chance to visit a number of our ...
The Furniture Makers' Company has hosted its fourth annual Confederation Lunch in The Churchill Room at the House of Commons on March 26. The event was attended by industry's most prominent figures such as MPs to discuss the relevant issues ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing
The BFM, in its capacity as an Accredited Trade Organisation, secured grant funding from UK Trade & Investment for the purpose of assisting members exhibiting at the Milan furniture show to promote and develope their export potential. ...
Tags: Furniture, Furnishing