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Releases from trade bodies, organisations and companies in the UK furniture industry. Each one is labelled, the issuing organisation is named at the top, the meaning is unchanged and the source is linked. To send one, email editor@thefurnituremagazine.com.
Industry turns out in force for BFA's AI Summit
The British Furniture Association's sell-out AI Summit at Coventry Building Society Stadium heard from Google Cloud, Autonomate, Push Group, Furniture Connect, Chick Digital and ACID.
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Average mattress price fell 16% to £543 in a year, NBF survey finds
The National Bed Federation's 18th Consumer Bed-Buying Survey shows shoppers spending less, replacing sooner, buying online more, and a third choosing roll-up mattresses.
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UK-made furniture holds 62% of the home market by value, BFA review finds
The British Furniture Association's UK Furniture Market Review, built on ONS and HMRC data, shows British manufacturers' share slipping from 65% in 2019 and a steep loss in wooden-frame upholstery.
Government wants the furniture trade's evidence on Digital Product Records by 21 September
FIRA is urging every furniture business to respond to a Government Call for Evidence that could decide how product safety, composition and end-of-life information is recorded and shared.
HLF Group reports revenue up 40% and a £3.5m year ahead
HLF Group, the Blaydon contract furniture supplier to hotels, serviced apartments and holiday parks, says revenue is up 40% on the prior year and projects turnover of £3.5m over the next twelve months.