Left Henry Tadros has taken over from his father, Edward Tadros, to take the reins at British furniture maker Ercol


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PROFILE Henry Tadros


It’s rare for a company to be in existence for more than a century, let alone for it to be run by the same family for that entire time. Ercol is now in the hands of its fourth generation of stewards, and so FX talks to its latest captain, Henry Tadros, to learn more


WORDS BY EMILY MARTIN


IT HAS BEEN A YEAR since British furniture manufacturer Ercol announced that Edward Tadros was stepping down from his longstanding position – 29 years to be exact – of chairman of the business. Succeeding him was his son, Henry Tadros in July 2022, who continues the line of family members entrusted with managing this long-standing family business. Founded in 1920 by Edward’s grandfather


and Henry’s great grandfather, Lucian R Ercolani as a young Italian migrant. Henry joined Ercol in 2010 and, like his father, began in the factory before working across all departments as well as founding L.Ercolani, the refined luxury brand from the Ercol family. It’s part of a new transition for the company, which see’s Edward joining the company’s new board of directors, with David Finch as managing director of the business. I caught up with Henry to see how the first year has been, heading up a British manufacturing icon and the responsibilities that a family business bring.


How does it feel to head up the family business? It’s an amazing position to be in. I feel a big responsibility in being the next guardian of the Ercol brand, and to continue on the work that my father, his uncles before him and my great grandfather have done over the last 103 years. To be the fourth generation of a company is a rare occurrence today, which I’m obviously very aware of and I really want to be able to grow the company and take us into new directions.


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