INDUSTRY UPDATE NEWS
Brockway, Cavalier Carpets, Crown Floors, Edel Telenzo, Forbo Flooring, Furlong Flooring, Interfloor, Kenton Floors, Mastercraft Rugs, Think Rugs, Trinity Creations, Victoria Carpets, Westex and Whitestone Weavers.
January Furniture Show Floors The Competition
With some of the biggest and best known names in the flooring business, the January Furniture Show’s first Flooring Showcase has doubled in size and sold out in less than four months.
Working with the buying group SMG, the dedicated area in Hall 2 is packed with an abundance of exhibitors eager to show visitors a huge selection of carpets, wood flooring, LVT, laminate, vinyl, rugs, underlay and accessories at what is the UK’s leading furniture and furnishings show.
Supporting the Flooring Showcase are Abingdon Flooring, Associated Weavers, Axminster Carpets, Ball & Young,
Brintons Strengthens Global Presence with European Acquisition
Kidderminster-based Brintons, the global manufacturer of bespoke carpets, has announced the acquisition of F.D Agnella, the Polish-based manufacturer and supplier of high quality carpets and rugs.
The deal will strengthen the company’s global position as one of the world’s leading carpet suppliers. Brintons is the royal warrantied carpet manufacturer, producing a wide range of premium and innovative Axminster and Wilton broadloom carpets, tiles and hand tufted rugs for both the domestic and commercial markets. F.D
Mike Symonds of SMG said: “The Flooring Showcase idea has been tremendously well received by a number of our approved suppliers and has more than doubled in size from the original concept.
“With over 500m² of flooring on display, the Flooring Showcase suppliers will be attempting to reach out to all flooring retailers to offer greater customer choice. In terms of presentation the bar will be raised very high by all suppliers at this important event.”
Laraine Janes, co-director of the January Furniture Show said: “The Flooring Showcase brings together the UK’s leading flooring brands and has all the ingredients to make it an attractive and dynamic part of the show. It will be a key feature area for those retailers who are interested in the latest flooring innovations and trends.”
www.januaryfurnitureshow.com
Agnella’s manufacturing expertise and product portfolio will further enhance Brintons’ offering.
Duccio Baldi, Chief Executive at Brintons, commented: “This acquisition further strengthens our commercial position in key European markets and enables us to expand the service we provide our customers across the globe. This is a great opportunity to increase our market share and consolidate our leading position.”
In 2011, Brintons was backed by The Carlyle Group and has since underpinned its position as one of the largest global manufacturers of Axminster woven carpets.
www.brintons.net
Kirona Shortlisted for Retail Systems Award
Kirona has been shortlisted for Retail System’s Technology Vendor of the Year award through helping Carpetright to optimise their Home Consultant service using their innovation software solutions.
Steve Johnson, Head of Central Operations at Carpetright commented: “Being selected as a finalist for the Technology Vendor of the Year at the Retail System Awards is a testament to the ability and hard work of both the Carpetright and Kirona teams to get this project off the ground and implemented, meeting both deadlines and with minimal disruption to our workforce. Just as importantly it also highlights that by picking the right partner both technology and retail can merge to create systems and functionality which supports the in store sales process and most of all benefit our customer.”
Kirona CEO David Murray said: “Kirona enables over 350 organisations to improve their field service management, and were delighted Carpetright selected us as their technology vendor. As with all projects of this nature it is more than just software, it’s the ability of people to overcome business challenges that deliver success. Kirona and Carpetright teams have excelled themselves in that regard and being shortlisted for the Retail Systems award acknowledges Carpetright’s innovative approach to delivering improved customer service whilst also increasing profitability.”
The Retail Systems Awards are celebrating their 10th Anniversary this year. Winners will be determined by an independent judging panel and announced at a Gala and Dinner on 15 October 2015 at the prestigious London Marriott Hotel, Grosvenor Square.
www.retail-systems.com/awards
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