The main hall for this year’s Manchester Furniture Show, to be held from 17-19th July at Manchester Central, has sold out weeks earlier than in previous years. The 2015 show was a big success for exhibitors and the exhibitor list is ...
The January Furniture Show is adding another key feature to next year's event. New for 2016 will be a conservatory and outdoor living feature area, offering manufacturers of garden and conservatory furniture an opportunity to turn a ...
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The 2016 January Furniture Show has got off to a flying start as the organisers confirm that three halls are already fully booked. Just a few months after the resounding success of the 2015 exhibition, halls 1, 4 and 5 at the NEC in ...
At the end of 2014, Hastings-based upholstery manufacturer Collins and Hayes will bid farewell to Bruce Cowen, who has worked for 32 loyal years as the company's area sales manager and, more recently, its agent in the South-west of England. ...
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Serene Furnishings has appointed Alan White as representative for Serene Beds and Serene Living in Scotland. Alan is a widely respected and well-known figure in Scotland’s furniture trade, having worked in the industry for 28 years, ...
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Nobia (NOBI.ST) has received an offer to divest its French kitchen chain Hygena to Fournier SA, which manufactures and sells kitchens under the brands Mobalpa, Perene and SoCoo'c. Nobia intends to respond to the offer after consultation ...
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Espritmeuble has achieved the objective of attracting even more French and international exhibitors, making Paris an important date in the diaries of European purchasers. Big French and European brands will be found here, such as Simmons, ...
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The 2014 edition of the Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) reported more buyers and record orders at its 20th anniversary edition, which took place from 4-8th March. The show recorded estimated sales of US$892m and a 6% jump in ...
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Furniture retailer and inventor Billy Joe Griggs has sued multinational giant Li & Fung in U.S. District Court here, claiming the company is illegally producing sofas in China that incorporate his proprietary ready-to-assemble technology. ...
Turnover in the French furniture sector has shown decline by 3% to €9.54bn last year, after two years of growth. In this vein, 2012 has developed along similar lines as the crisis year of 2009. The furniture trade association FNAEM, ...
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On the back of a strategic alliance struck with the Muar Furniture Association (MFA) in December of 2012, event organiser UBM is in the midst of preparing for the roll-out of one of Southeast Asia’s leading annual furniture trade ...
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Furniture importers that have held off increasing prices in recent years may be forced to raise them in 2013 because of various factors, especially rising labor costs in Asia. Governments in Malaysia, Indonesia and Vietnam - all major ...
1. How to be a great buyer? First of all, check the information of the supplier. Try to know the capital, registry date & expiry date, third-party professional qualification certification of audit, etc. Anything which can prove the ...
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British producers should aspire to match the feats of Germany and Italy by building big export businesses, according to furniture trade association FIRA. The industry body, which has partnered UK Trade & Investment (UKTI) for its new ...
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MALAYSIA PRIDE ENCOURAGESCOMPANIES TO IMPROVE&INNOVATE AS IT AIMS TO BUILD A NETWORK OF WORLD-CLASS MANUFACTURERS Mr Au Leck Chai Chief Executive Officer Malaysian Furniture Promotion Council(MFPC) Mr Au assumed the position ...
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