_________________________________________________________________________________________ Richmond Furniture

Proactive facility upgrades and service support investment prevent growing pains for Richmond Furniture as it stays on track to double in size

quality bedroom and associated furniture for larger, fast-moving projects.”

Meeting the increases in demand has required some expansion and upgrading of the company’ s manufacturing facilities which Jim outlines:“ We are based in a building with a lot of heritage( the original toilets went back to Victorian times) and have been here since day one. Visitors like the welcoming facility and its many features of interest. It has expanded from the building we first moved into, and we continue to be proactive in supporting our growth. For example, we have completely renewed our fleet over the last four years. At the same time, we have invested in new machines and equipment to improve the efficiency of our manufacturing processes, ensuring our customer service is not impacted by our growth. In the last 12 months we have installed a biomass boiler to further improve our impact on our environment.

“ All of our manufacturing is based in the UK, in Hadfield. We have been very fortunate to avoid some of the challenges other companies have faced, both in terms of dramatic price increases and the availability of products. Like many companies we will have the challenge of the recent changes implemented by the UK Government relating to rises in minimum wage and national

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