By Gareth Jones | March 31, 2011
a buyer at Oklahoma Citybased Stow's Office Furniture, said the styling shows how far office furniture has come in the past 10 or 15 years. "Decorators and wives were coming in to look at furniture for the husband's office," he said. "It was interesting to see how they...
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By Gareth Jones | March 30, 2011
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Eurofit Direct have just lowered the price of this Clearance Pull Handle. This alluminium finish large handle measures at 180mm in length with 160mm hole centres - making...
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By Gareth Jones | March 29, 2011
Mr Swindell said the directors had approached him because the company had run out of cash, and was struggling to afford the high Google click costs - a reference to pay-per-click advertising used by retailers to generate traffic to their websites
via Ecommerce: "Google clicks"...
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By Gareth Jones | March 26, 2011
Cabinets are the workhorse of your kitchen, so always push your budget as far as possible, advises kitchen designer Barry Open, whose list of “highly recommended” includes a tall pull-out larder unit and corner unit.
Aim for soft-closing hinges, very rigid units and...
Posted in: Kitchen Industry News
By Gareth Jones | March 25, 2011
Fitted furniture producer and retailer Hammonds returned to growth last year but higher costs and a fall in non-trading income restricted profitability. It made a group loss before tax of £137,518 on sales of £59.7m.
Hammonds operates a mix own brand stores and concessions...
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By Gareth Jones | March 23, 2011
Standing Desks are a particular hobby horse of our Design and Architecture editor, Lloyd. So we imagine he'll be pleased to learn that the National Heart Foundation in Australia has been spruiking their benefits to human health.
via Stand And Deliver Yourself Better Health :...
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By Gareth Jones | March 22, 2011
Herman Miller Inc. is buying Hong Kong office furniture maker POSH Office Systems Ltd. for an undisclosed amount in order to gain access to the Chinese market and broaden its geographic reach.
via Herman Miller to buy POSH Office Systems - BusinessWeek.
Herman Miller have...
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