23.05.2019 − On 20 March Lithuanian Freda opened a cabinet furniture factory, including a warehouse, in the FEZ Kaunas special economic zone.» more

17.05.2019 − Revenue generated from sales of office furniture by US-American Knoll rose by 9.2 % in the first quarter to 202.2m US$.» more

16.05.2019 − In the first quarter of 2019 Swedish Nobia group generated turnover of SEK3.469bn. » more

14.05.2019 − In 2018, the German kitchen industry achieved a turnover of € 11.43 bn (including electrical appliances, sinks and accessories). » more

13.05.2019 − The Polish Nowy Styl Group has been awarded the takeover of the insolvent French office furniture manufacturer Majencia, which went bankrupt at the end of November.» more

13.05.2019 − Steinhoff International Holdings reports a net loss of € 3.994bn in the consolidated financial statements for the 2016/2017 business year published more than one year late.» more

10.05.2019 − The German furniture industry also generated a slight increase in sales in February compared to the same month last year. » more

09.05.2019 − In the first four months British kitchen furniture manufacturer and dealer Howden Joinery Group (Howdens) achieved a turnover increase of 5.7% vis à vis the preceding year.» more

06.05.2019 − US furniture manufacturers reported in the residential segment a decline of 3% to US$ 2.134bn for February compared with the previous year.» more

02.05.2019 − Steinhoff International Holdings has to make write-downs of €1.8bn on its intangible assets and goodwill as of September 30, 2017. » more

29.04.2019 − In 2018 US manufacturers of kitchen and bathroom cupboards generated turnover of US$7.3bn. » more

25.04.2019 − On 27 March the US Department of Commerce (DoC) launched an investigation into anti-dumping (AD)/countervailing duty (CVD) concerning imports of kitchen furniture and furniture items from China.» more

23.04.2019 − Three takeover bids were submitted for the French office furniture manufacturer Majencia. » more

16.04.2019 − The French Schmidt Groupe, which also includes Schmidt Küchen GmbH & Co. KG, generated production sales of € 563m in the 2018 financial year. » more

11.04.2019 − Business activity of insolvent Wellemöbel has had to be discontinued with effect as per 01 April. » more

08.04.2019 − In the fourth quarter of the 2018/2019 financial year (end of February), growth of Steelcase further accelerated. » more

05.04.2019 − The German furniture industry boosted its sales revenue by a total of 20.8 % between 2005 and 2018. » more

01.04.2019 − The purchasing cooperation MHK Group achieved sales of over € 6bn for the first time in the 2018 financial year. » more

28.03.2019 − GABI-BEL LLC, part of the Polish upholstered furniture manufacturer Fabryka Mebli GABI, plans to build a new upholstered furniture factory in Grodno, Belarus. » more

26.03.2019 − The Italian kitchen manufacturer Snaidero has set up a joint venture with the Beijing-based retailer Hi-Season Trading. » more

22.03.2019 − The American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA) filed an anti-dumping action against China with the US Department of Commerce and the International Trade Commission (ITC) on 6 March.» more

21.03.2019 − In 2018 German furniture exports increased by 2.2% vis à vis the previous year to €10.919bn.» more

18.03.2019 − The US consumer goods producer Masco is set to part ways with the two smallest of its four divisions: its kitchen furniture business and window, door, plastic profile and glass activities: » more

14.03.2019 − Expansion investments, optimisation in production, and the additional shifts run in the first half of the year to cope with the long delivery periods were reflected in further increases in output at Nobilia.» more

11.03.2019 − The figures for order statistics collected by the associations of the wood and furniture industry in Herford for various sub-sectors have developed unevenly over the past year.» more

04.03.2019 − British kitchen furniture manufacturer and dealer Howden Joinery Group (Howdens) also discontinued operations of Dutch company Howden Keukens B.V., based in Amsterdam, in January. » more

28.02.2019 − The Ingka group wants to integrate the static Ikea furniture stores into the distribution and fulfilment network for delivering online orders in future. » more

25.02.2019 − The turnover of the kitchen furniture manufacturer Nobilia rose by 9.1 % to € 1.228bn in the 2018 financial year. » more

20.02.2019 − In April 2018 the Polipol Group took over a former plant of IMS together with the remaining 200 IMS employees in Kobylnica in the Slupsk district of Poland.» more

16.02.2019 − Following an increase in October, German furniture exports declined again by 3.5% in November. » more