NBF brings you two Forums in one!

NBF brings you two Forums in one!

by | Feb 6, 2020 | Member News

Wednesday 22 April – the NBF GREEN FORUM (11am – 4pm) and Thursday 23 April – the NBF AGM & SPRING FORUM (10am – 3pm) DeVere Staverton Estate, Daventry Road, Northamptonshire, NN11 6JT 2020 brings with it the start of a new decade and of...
Lifetime Achievement Award 2020

Lifetime Achievement Award 2020

by | Jan 10, 2020 | Member News

The Furniture Maker Company’s Lifetime Achievement Award is now in its tenth year, awards having previously been made to John Makepeace, Andrew Varah, Ken Fullalove, Ray Leigh, Roger Richardson, Martin Grierson, Tony Brown, Margaret Miller, Mark Wilkinson and Sir...
Young Professional Industry Experience (YPIE)

Young Professional Industry Experience (YPIE)

by | Jan 10, 2020 | Member News

The Furniture Makers’ Company will be running their flagship Young Professional Industry Experience (YPIE) in 2020. The dates for YPIE 2020 are 1 June to 3 July, with a presentation lunch on the 23 July. The Information Pack, including details of the application...
New Member Application

New Member Application

by | Jan 10, 2020 | Member News

We have our first new member application of the year – Pritex Ltd We have received an application for NBF membership from Wellington, Somerset-based Pritex Ltd. Formerly part of the Relyon/Steinhoff group, Pritex was sold to global industrial group Saint-Gobain...
Bed industry toughs it out

Bed industry toughs it out

by | Jan 9, 2020 | Industry News

Latest results from the NBF Tracker* – the bed industry’s state-of-trade weathervane – shows overall sales up by just over 7% by volume and 1.7% by value. It covers the July to September 2019 quarter compared to the same period in 2018. The results, based on data...