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Five for Olive & Barr
British handmade kitchen company Olive & Barr has opened its fifth store. The branch, on The Mall, Clifton, Bristol sees

C4 brings heritage brands under one roof
The trio of French heritage furniture brands owned by Pascal Cagni are to be combined under one group as it

Danzer shrugs off economic concerns to lift market share
The world’s largest decorative veneer manufacturer has shrugged off economic uncertainty to record a rise in sales, while maintaining its

Headlam completes latest property sale
Headlam has raised another £15m though property sales. The group has completed its third disposal this week, raising about £15.3m.

Clare named as FMC lifetime achievement recipient
Mike Clare has been presented with the 2026 Lifetime Achievement Award by The Furniture Makers’ Company. The Dreams founder received

Furniture retail inflation makes return
Furniture retail inflation re-appeared in April: it had been absent since last August. The rate of annual CPI for household

Flooring inflation jumps
Flooring retail inflation almost doubled in April, hitting its highest rate for more than a year. The rate jumped from

VP sees flooring and tile boost as MFI hits £500,000 sales
Victorian Plumbing has seen sales of flooring and tiles reach 8% of sales, while MFI has seen half-year sales hit

Headlam chairman survives AGM vote – just
Stephen Bird, Headlam non-executive chairman has survived a major shareholder rebellion against his re-appointment. Bird secured just 56.66% of votes
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