The first winners of the BFM’s new Future of Furniture awards have been revealed.
The awards debuted with two awards: Excellence in Education and Excellence in Sustainability.
The education award went to High Seat. The award required entrants to outline their commitment to providing a rewarding working and learning environment to new recruits and offer insight into partnerships and initiatives with schools, colleges and other organisations to attract talent into the sector.
‘We are really proud to be recognised for supporting our local community in education within furniture manufacturing. Our HR and manufacturing teams work tirelessly to make sure that we’re constantly upskilling our workforce in key crafts and skills, which help ensure that British manufacturing remains a core industry,’ says Lydia Burrows, High Seat environment and sustainability manager.
The sustainability award examined entrants’ commitment to improvement in sustainability, alongside their plans on achieving targets over the next three and five years. The judges also considered how members empowered their teams to focus on sustainable solutions.
The winner was Jay-Be. ‘I feel absolutely ecstatic and very flattered and proud to be acknowledged for the efforts the team at Jay-Be is putting in, to continue in our sustainability achievements,’ says Roger Durrans, Jay-Be ceo.
