Seconique is moving. Over the last few months, the supplier has set about the gargantuan task of relocating to a larger, better-equipped facility – and while the new HQ is just 10 miles away from Seconique’s established West Midlands base, it is set to take the UK operation forward by some distance

Upholstery this year is set to embrace a new mood for more informal and relaxed living, according to the British Furniture Manufacturers’ (BFM) members

Given the likely impact of Brexit, coupled with new apprenticeship legislation, the formation of the Furniture and Interiors Education, Skills and Training Alliance (FIESTA) is timely. Chairman Gary Baker tells Furniture News more 

The retail pioneer behind Sofology tells Furniture News how he brought a truly unique business model to the UK upholstery market 

FIRA’s new statistical digest provides a summary of how the UK furniture industry is performing, distilling data from a wide range of sources to identify the manufacturing, spending and trading trends that have dominated the sector. Furniture News presents an exclusive summary 

Although furniture is subject to the vagaries of fashion, some designs endure, proving popular for anything upwards of a decade. But what characteristics do these ‘modern classics’ have in common? This instalment looks at a solid contemporary oak range which has remained a bestseller for Habitat for two decades