Posts Tagged: manufacturing

UK Made

Few of us appreciate how important manufacturing is to the UK economy. In September 2020 Make UK published a report highlighting UK’s position as the ninth leading manufacturer in the world with output totalling £191bn in 2019. The UK manufacturing sector employs around 2.7 million people with average wages 13% higher than the rest of… Read More >

27 January 2021

Q&A Paul Jones, General Manager at Morgan

After his recent return to Morgan as their new General Manager, we sat down with Paul Jones to discuss the industry and his plans for the company going forward. He brings with him a wealth of knowledge and finely tuned expertise that will cement their role as industry leaders.  Paul first started at Morgan on… Read More >

6 January 2020

New Company Video from Ena Shaw Contract

Ena Shaw Contract are specialists in the design, manufacture and installation of contract curtains, blinds and soft furnishings.  Being part of the BCFA is key for Ena Shaw Contract and from their UK-based manufacturing hub, they offer fantastic quality, experience and efficiency. Check out the new video they have created to show off their facilities and skill…. Read More >

22 March 2018

Manufacturing: Orangebox

Orangebox are exhibiting at this years Manchester Open on stand 28 – We take a look at their processes and their thoughts on environmental impact. Environmental impact and sustainability is an ever changing and complex subject where it is easy to make false claims. Which is why in Orangebox’s Welsh manufacturing facilities have collated our ongoing… Read More >

6 September 2017

Exhibitor Manufacturing: Abbotsford

West Yorkshire – an area renowned for the highly skilled manufacture of woollen textiles, is where exhibitors Abbotsford call home.  Abbotsford design and make high-quality contract furnishing fabrics primarily use pure new wool, which is both natural and sustainable. This durable and inherently fire resistant material makes for an excellent choice for furnishing fabrics, meeting the… Read More >

18 August 2017

‘…they chose to recruit outside of the UK.’

On the 6th of October UK Home Secretary Amber Rudd made this statement on Radio 4 Today program: ‘I went and visited a factory quite recently where they recruit almost exclusively from Romania and Poland where there are people there who have had experience in factories building these sofa’s that they have. They didn’t even… Read More >

21 October 2016