Manufacturing Today Issue - 253 October 2026 | Page 114

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industry, the strength of those relationships, combined with promising new ranges and a refreshed management team, provides a solid foundation for the next stage of the business. With that in place, Ashwood is well-positioned to build on its progress and embrace the opportunities ahead.
“ It’ s been a challenging year for the industry, but we are seeing positive early signs coming out of the summer 2026 period. We have clear growth plans ahead of us and we have put some great new ranges placed in the market recently, from which we are already seeing promising results,” Will affirms, concluding our conversation.“ Our new Ashwood management team is now settled, with Nichola Page as Managing Director, Jason Bailey as Finance Director, and the recent addition of Lee Armstrong as Sales Director, so 2027 will see the first signs of the future for a new Ashwood!”
PRECISION-MADE
FIBREBOARD COMPONENTS

CPS SEWING LTD

Your Upholstery Partners. Quality. Service. Experience.
With over 40 years’ experience, we manufacture bespoke fibreboard and greyboard components for packaging, furniture, automotive, footwear and more, from precision-cut shapes and strips to washers, corner protectors and specialist components, all made to exact specifications.
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01443 849 500
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emily @ fibrecomponents. co. uk www. fibrecomponents. co. uk
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Founded by us in 2004, CPS Sewing supplies cut & sewn upholstery covers, feather and fibre products, and is now one of the largest suppliers in South Wales.
We are proud to have been named Runners-Up in the Manufacturing Company of the Year Award at the Bridgend Business Forum.
We congratulate Ashwood Designs Ltd and wish them every success for the future. We look forward to continuing to grow with them as a sole supplier of corovin inner cases.
07415 068 223 | sales @ cpssewing. co. uk
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