Industry News
What Does it Take to be a Sustainable Furniture Manufacturer?
Design Insider visited the Senator Group’s Head Office in Accrington, Lancashire to see why Senator is so highly regarded for its approach to sustainability. Senator is the largest workplace manufacturer in the UK and has ambitious objectives to be the most sustainable and environmentally friendly office furniture manufacturing operation in the world and achieve ‘net… Read More >
Sustainable Solutions with Taylor’s Classics
Ahead of our Sustainable Materials campaign which begins on the 1st October we took the opportunity to speak with Martin Taylor, Managing Director of Taylor’s Classics to learn more about how they are addressing the problem created by the large quantities of timber dining chairs which are deemed redundant long before the end of their… Read More >
Camira Knit: Interview with Alexis Putman, Haworth
Fusing comfort and elegance, Soji blends the seating mastery of Haworth together with the expertise of Camira Knit to create a truly exceptional chair. Thoughtfully designed and informed by ergonomics, the seat is a highly adjustable task chair that syncs body and mind for healthier levels of performance and well-being. Designed to provide exceptional comfort… Read More >
Branded Residences – Luxury Living
The last ten years has seen the number of branded residences increase by 170%, adding more than 52,000 units across 370 schemes internationally. Until now these luxury residences were concentrated in the USA and Asia, but Twenty Grosvenor Square, Mayfair, changed all that when it became the location for the first stand-alone residential project in… Read More >
Will Nightingale Hospitals Prompt Health Estates to Consider the Benefits of Busbar?
Paul Allen from CMD, the specialist in underfloor power distribution systems, discusses the use of busbar powertrack in a Nightingale Field Hospital and what can be learned for future hospital development and emergency response. [Find CMD on the BCFA Product Finder] With two vaccines now being rolled out to the UK population, there is hope… Read More >
Milliken & Company Publishes Third Annual Corporate Sustainability Report
Global manufacturer Milliken & Company has released its third annual corporate sustainability report, entitled Together for Tomorrow. This report, which analyses Milliken’s performance through the lens of its holistic sustainability efforts, highlights its progress towards the 2025 sustainability goals the company set in 2018. Covering people, product and planet, this report creates increased accountability while… Read More >
The Return of the Workstation
British contract furniture manufacturer, Lee & Plumpton, is seeing an increased interest and specification of larger workstations and standalone desks as companies prepare for the return to the office. Over the last few years, the majority of workplaces have seen smaller and smaller desks as planners aim to maximise space utilisation. One of the lessons… Read More >
Nissen Richards Studio appointed for ‘Inspiring People’ Project
Exhibition designers and cultural sector specialists Nissen Richards Studio have joined the creative team charged with the complete renovation of the National Portrait Gallery over the coming three-year period, until its re-opening in spring 2023. The large-scale transformation project, entitled Inspiring People, is set to transform the National Portrait Gallery. With architectural re-modelling by Jamie… Read More >
Trends Report – Care Homes
Data published by the ONS predicates that the over 65’s population will rise to 18.2m by 2050, which is 25% of the total UK population. Strikingly, one in five of this group will be over 85 years old – with this in mind, the BCFA commissioned a market review of the care home sector. Bancmarketing… Read More >
Women in Construction: Are you next?
A newcomer to a leading specialist interior fit-out contractor has encouraged more women to consider a career in the construction industry. Bianca Guthrie joined EE Smith Contracts, which is based on the Clarendon Industrial Estate in Leicester, after being involved in a Women into Construction event held with West London College and the Mayor’s Construction… Read More >
Grohe X Series: 68,000 visits & exceptional customer engagement
London, March 2021– Beyond expectations: LIXIL’s launch of the new digital experience hub GROHE X, for its GROHE brand across EMENA, has so far attracted more than 68,000 visits from 140 countries across the globe. The comprehensive brand platform offers informative and inspirational multimedia content to GROHE’s professional business partners and consumers. Tailored to visitors’… Read More >
Herman Miller among top-ranked in the Gaming Category of the World’s Most Innovative Companies for 2021
Zeeland, Mich— Herman Miller (NASDAQ:MLHR) has been named to Fast Company’s prestigious annual list of the World’s Most Innovative Companies (MIC) for 2021. The list honours businesses that have not only found a way to be resilient in the past year, but also turned those challenges into impact-making processes. These companies did more than survive,… Read More >
Healthcare: Sleepeezee
The Importance of Well-being in Hotel Rooms Use our hashtag – #HealthcareDI There are many different reasons why someone books a hotel room. Whether it’s for two nights or ten, a weekend away or just somewhere to stay – every guest’s experience is important to a hotel. However, even if a hotel is just a… Read More >