"furniture and handicrafts"". The ""Faisalabad Industrial Estate Development and Management Company"" (FIEDMC) has plans, in 2014, to set up a furniture city in the industrial area of Faisalabad, Pakistan. According to a news source, wood seasoning plants will be established to manufacture international standard furniture. In this regard, FIEDMC has joined hands with the European-based IKEA company, the world's largest furniture retailer that designs and sells ready-to-assemble furniture, for the development of the furniture city in Faisalabad. The same report tells that by this initiative about 200,000 job opportunities will be created. Local furniture manufacturers are using internet to market"
"of the year a catalogue presenting its new collection. The Maisons du Monde group was bought back in 2013 (80%) by the American company Bain Capital for an amount of €680 million. In 2015, it achieved a turnover of 699 million euros, of which 460 million in France. February 2016 two US banks Goldman Sachs and Citigroup were mandated to prepare for the IPO. 265 stores in Europe: The brand sells online to the United Kingdom, Portugal, the Netherlands and Austria. Maisons du Monde Maisons du Monde is a French furniture and home decor company founded in Brest in 1990"
"Friul Intagli Industries S.p.A. Friul Intagli Industries S.P.A. is an Italian multinational company founded in 1968 by Inaco Maccan R, current owner and It is a part of the Maccan Group. Friul Intagli Industries, is the largest furniture component manufacturer in the World , with over 50 years experience industry supplying the biggest names in Europe as well as the US, such as IKEA, their main client. Their markets include kitchens, bathrooms, bedrooms, home office, children’s furniture and entertainment furniture for residential and commercial buildings as well as cruises and ships. It is headquartered in Pordenone with other work sites"
"""Multiple Bed Retailer of the Year 2014/15"". The award was presented at a gala dinner following the UK's largest bed exhibition, The Telford Bed Show, where the UK's leading bed retailers and suppliers were in attendance. Furniture Village Furniture Village is a British furniture retailer. It has over fifty stores throughout the United Kingdom, the first of which was opened in Abingdon, and also sells online. The company is headquartered in Slough. It is the largest privately owned furniture chain in the United Kingdom. Their target market is the upper end of the price range for the moderately rich. Their"
"of 1.311 billion Euros with 37 subsidiaries in 6 continents. The turnover share abroad was 79%. The company has 7,300 employees worldwide. Häfele Group The Häfele Group (Häfele GmbH & Co KG) is a German family enterprise with its head office in Nagold, Germany. Häfele is the leading international manufacturer and supplier of furniture fittings and architectural hardware, with customers in more than 150 countries. Häfele's furniture fittings (hinges, drawer systems, handles, connectors, ambient lighting), architectural hardware (door hardware and electronic locking systems), and other related fittings are specifically designed for the furniture, building, and hardware supply industries. Häfele manufactures"
"80% of production is exported so chemical products constitute 12.5% of total exports. Furniture production employs more than 50,000 people and has seen double-digit growth over the last three years. The biggest companies in this field work in cooperation with IKEA, which owns one of the biggest wood processing companies in Lithuania. Lithuania is the fourth biggest supplier of furniture for IKEA after Poland, Italy and Germany. Continental AG in 2018 started to build a factory for high precision car electronics - biggest greenfield investment project in Lithuania so far. Another German manufacturer of lighting technology Hella opened a plant"
"wait for interest to accrue, and then reimburse IKEA the principal. IKEA has denied complicity in Scandinavica, but has begun an internal investigation to learn more. IKEA has over 400 stores around the world. The countries with the most IKEA stores are Germany and the United States. IKEA IKEA (, ) is a Swedish-founded multinational group that designs and sells , kitchen appliances and home accessories, among other useful goods and occasionally home services. It has been the world's largest furniture retailer since at least 2008. It was founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old carpenter, Ingvar Kamprad, who was"
"and Europe. Its main retail brands are B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Screwfix. The companies now part of the Kingfisher group are: Kingfisher plc Kingfisher plc is a British multinational retailing company headquartered in London, with regional offices located across the United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland in locations such as Cardiff, Edinburgh and Dublin. It is the largest home improvement retailer in Europe, and the third largest in the world (behind The Home Depot and Lowe's). It has over 1,300 stores, in ten countries across Europe, and its brands include B&Q, Castorama, Brico Dépôt and Screwfix. Kingfisher is also"
"Angela Krüger-Steinhoff is a member of the supervisory board of Steinhoff International. Bruno Steinhoff Bruno Ewald Steinhoff (born November 1937) is a German billionaire businessman, the founder of Steinhoff International, a South African-based international retail holding company, and its executive chairman until September 2008. He is now a non-executive director, and a member of the supervisory board. Bruno Steinhoff was born in November 1937. Steinhoff started his career in furniture in 1964 in Westerstede, Germany. He started by sourcing furniture from Eastern Europe and selling it in Western Europe, and began manufacturing in 1989. Steinhoff International is Europe's second largest"
"2016 and 2017, it has increased 17% and 26%. Milan Furniture Fair The Milan Furniture Fair () is a furniture fair held annually in Milan. It is the largest trade fair of its kind in the world. The exhibition showcases the latest in furniture and design from countries around the world. It is considered a leading venue for the display of new products by designers of furniture, lighting and other home furnishings. The show, also known as ""Salone"", ""Milano Salone"" and ""Milan Design Week,"" is held every year, usually in April, in the FieraMilano complex in the Milan metropolitan area"
"Sedus Sedus Stoll AG is a German company specialising in the manufacture and sale of office furniture. The Sedus Stoll head office is located in Waldshut-Tiengen, at the edge of the Black Forest. Sedus is one of Europe’s major office furniture manufacturers, with production plants in both Dogern and Geseke, plus eight European subsidiaries in France (Paris), Italy (Cadorago), Spain (Madrid), Austria (Vienna), Great Britain (London), the Netherlands (Zoetermeer), Belgium (Erembodegem) and Switzerland (Rickenbach). A worldwide distribution network covering more than 50 countries is maintained through partner companies on all five continents. Sedus Stoll was established more than 140 years"
"Maisons du Monde Maisons du Monde is a French furniture and home decor company founded in Brest in 1990 by Xavier Marie. At the end of 2015 it had nearly 250 stores across France, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg, Belgium, Germany and in Switzerland, of which more than 180 are in France. In 2010, it generated nearly €323 million in sales. in 2015 it employed over 5,500 people. In 2006, Maisons du Monde launches its online shop and proposes the whole of its catalogue of furniture and a large part of its objects of decoration. Maisons du Monde publishes at the beginning"
"Natuzzi Natuzzi Group () is a furniture company founded in 1959 by Pasquale Natuzzi, the group's Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and Group Stylist. It designs, produces and markets sofas, armchairs and living room accessories. Natuzzi is Italy's largest furniture house and the company with the greatest global reach in its sector. In 1993, Natuzzi Group became the only foreign furniture company to list on Wall Street. It is headquartered in Santeramo in Colle, Apulia, Italy. Pasquale Natuzzi was very young when he started his career. The son of a cabinet-maker, in 1959 at 19 years of age he opened a"
"IKEA IKEA (, ) is a Swedish-founded multinational group that designs and sells , kitchen appliances and home accessories, among other useful goods and occasionally home services. It has been the world's largest furniture retailer since at least 2008. It was founded in Sweden in 1943 by 17-year-old carpenter, Ingvar Kamprad, who was listed by ""Forbes"" in 2015 as one of the ten richest people in the world, worth more than $40 billion. The company's name is an acronym that consists of the initials of Ingvar Kamprad (name of founder), Elmtaryd (the farm where he grew up), and Agunnaryd (his"
"BSH Hausgeräte BSH Hausgeräte GmbH (or BSH Home Appliances) is the largest manufacturer of home appliances in Europe and one of the leading companies in the sector worldwide. The group stemmed from a joint venture set up in 1967 between Robert Bosch GmbH (Stuttgart) and Siemens AG (Munich) and posted annual sales of 13.8 billion euros in the year 2017. Today, BSH operates some 40 factories worldwide. Together with a global network of sales and customer service firms, the BSH conglomerate today is made up of about 80 companies in 50 countries, with a total workforce of more than 61,800"
"in some countries the chain operates on a franchise basis. The logo displays a goose. A chronological history of Jysk: Jysk (store) Jysk A/S (corporately styled JYSK) (, franchises in other countries operate under various names) is a Danish retail chain, selling household goods such as mattresses, furniture and interior décor. Jysk is the largest Danish retailer operating internationally. In total, the companies have 2,586 stores in 50 countries and over 22,000 employees. The turnover in the financial year 16/17 was 3.36 billion euro. Jysk was founded by Lars Larsen, who opened the first store on Silkeborgvej in the Danish"
"Bruno Steinhoff Bruno Ewald Steinhoff (born November 1937) is a German billionaire businessman, the founder of Steinhoff International, a South African-based international retail holding company, and its executive chairman until September 2008. He is now a non-executive director, and a member of the supervisory board. Bruno Steinhoff was born in November 1937. Steinhoff started his career in furniture in 1964 in Westerstede, Germany. He started by sourcing furniture from Eastern Europe and selling it in Western Europe, and began manufacturing in 1989. Steinhoff International is Europe's second largest furniture retailer, after Ikea. Steinhoff lives in Johannesburg, South Africa. His daughter"
"in 2002 and renamed Sedus Systems GmbH in 2008, following a merger of the Sedus and Gesika brands. Sedus Sedus Stoll AG is a German company specialising in the manufacture and sale of office furniture. The Sedus Stoll head office is located in Waldshut-Tiengen, at the edge of the Black Forest. Sedus is one of Europe’s major office furniture manufacturers, with production plants in both Dogern and Geseke, plus eight European subsidiaries in France (Paris), Italy (Cadorago), Spain (Madrid), Austria (Vienna), Great Britain (London), the Netherlands (Zoetermeer), Belgium (Erembodegem) and Switzerland (Rickenbach). A worldwide distribution network covering more than 50"
"on how to get the most out of their new interiors including 3D drawings and style tips. BoConcept BoConcept is the brand name of Denmark's most global retail furniture chain with more than 265 stores in over 60 countries around the world. The first BoConcept Brand Store opened in Paris in 1993, but from 2006 and onwards, all furniture is sold through franchisees. BoConcept specializes in customizable modern furniture and accessories designed by internationally known designers. The company was founded in 1952 by two Danish craftsmen and cabinet makers, Jens Ærthøj and Tage Mølholm. The first pieces of furniture to"
"Stock Exchange that same year. In 2005, Steinhoff invested £86 million to revive the UK's Homestyle Group, thus taking ownership of the company. In 2011, Steinhoff bought Conforama, Europe's second largest retailer of home furnishings, with over 200 stores in France, Spain, Switzerland, Portugal, Luxembourg, Italy and Croatia, spending $1.2 billion for the acquisition. In December 2015, Steinhoff International moved its primary listing to the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, and founded a new Dutch holding company based in Amsterdam. The management remained in South Africa. In 2015, South African low-end retail investment and holding company Pepkor became a member of the"
"room and bedroom furniture. However, in May 2010, the bedroom furniture range was removed from the catalogue, and was taken over by Bensons for Beds, another Steinhoff brand. Harveys are the largest furniture specialist in the United Kingdom; currently having more than 150 stores across the country. In the early hours of November 23, 2013, a fire engulfed the Carlisle branch; the cause was treated as suspicious. Harveys Furniture Harveys Furniture is a British retail chain, specialising in living room and dining room furniture, with over 150 stores throughout the United Kingdom. Harveys Furniture was founded in the United Kingdom"
"Skandium and Vitra. This is usually because many replica companies are solely online businesses, hence do not pay showroom costs and many also manufacture their furniture abroad. Some of the most popular designs include Verner Panton’s Panton Chair, Eames’s DSW, DSR and DAR Chairs and Arne Jacobsen’s AJ Lamp series. In May 2014, Infurn.com, one of Europe’s largest replica furniture companies, filed for insolvency due to ever-mounting debts. This gained media attention as customers lost thousands of pounds on unfulfilled orders, while many of the company’s staff’s wages went unpaid. This led to the foundation of the website stopinfurn.com by"
"wallpapers. D'decor D'Decor Home Fabrics Pvt. Ltd. (formerly Dicitex Decor Pvt. Ltd.), is the world’s largest producers of curtain and upholstery fabrics. Their products are designed by in-house and Italian designers, and are also being used by designers and furniture-makers in both Europe & USA.Their customers include some of the brands The company turnover has increased from USD 8 million in 1999 to USD 250 million in 2014 (Which includes D'decor home fabrics + D'decor Exports + A distribution company owned by D'decor only). D'Decor exports home fabrics to 65 countries (90% sales come from US + Belgium + UK"
"over the world. Hülsta is a part of the Hüls-Group. Under the brand names of hülsta and now! by hülsta the Hülsta-Werke design, manufacture and distribute furniture for all areas of the home. The Hülsta brand is aimed at the premium furniture trade whilst now! by hülsta has been designed for “Young Living”. Hülsta furniture is sold by 300 retailers. The product range is displayed in a 6,000 m² showroom at the headquarters in Stadtlohn. Further showrooms are Located in London, Moscow, Shanghai and Dubai. The company’s main export markets are Europe and Asia (predominantly China and India). In 1940,"
"Ekornes Ekornes ASA () is a Norwegian furniture company. It is principally known for its luxury line of reclining armchairs and sofas that are sold under the trademark ""Stressless"". The patented mechanism of knob-controlled friction sliders on steel tubing allows the recliners to adjust to shifting sitting positions. They are endorsed by the American Chiropractic Association. Founded in 1934 by Jens E. Ekornes, the company is listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange and, as of 2011, employs more than 1600 people worldwide. The firm is based in Sykkylven, Møre og Romsdal, Norway. Ekornes ASA is the largest furniture manufacturer in"
"ten plants of this kind in the world. The large-scale production lowers costs and allows them to offer very low prices. The company has branches in Poland, Slovakia, Ukraine and overseas (United States, Canada). It is owned by Polish millionaire Tadeusz Chmiel. Black Red White Black Red White is a leading furniture manufacturer in Poland, founded in Chmielek, Poland in 1991. The company's headquarters are located in Biłgoraj. Black Red White S.A. is the biggest Polish manufacturer of traditional and new furniture systems, home and office furniture, and upholstered fittings made of furniture panels, MDF and solid wood. BRW S.A."
"company ""Sleepmasters"" in England, Wales and Northern Ireland, and, in October 2011 with ""Bed Shed"" in Scotland. Bensons for Beds Bensons for Beds is Britain's largest bed retailer specialising in beds, mattresses and bedroom furniture. Founded as a general store in 1950 by Cyril Benson, Bensons for Beds opened the first dedicated bed centre in 1972. The company is now based in Accrington, Lancashire, and operates as an chain of concessions and stand alone stores. Bensons for Beds is now part of South African group Steinhoff International, which also owns United Kingdom furniture brands Harveys and Cargo. By February 2015,"
"Unilever Unilever is a British-Dutch transnational consumer goods company co-headquartered in London, United Kingdom and Rotterdam, Netherlands. Its products include food and beverages (about 40 percent of its revenue), cleaning agents and personal care products. It is the world's largest consumer goods company measured by 2012 revenue. It is Europe’s seventh most valuable company. Unilever is one of the oldest multinational companies; its products are available in around 190 countries. Unilever owns over 400 brands, with a turnover in 2017 of 53.7 billion euros, and thirteen brands with sales of over one billion euros: Axe/Lynx, Dove, Omo, Heartbrand ice creams,"
"Gautier furniture Gautier is a French furniture company specializing in the office, living and bedroom areas of the home. The company started its operations in 1958 in France and has operated in the United States since 1982. As a corporation it has grown rapidly under the stewardship of M. Dominique Soulard, its current Chairman and Managing Director. Worldwide sales have exceeded €160 million in 2007. The share of exports have increased to more than 30% of the annual turnover of the company. It has three integrated manufacturing facilities in France spread over 150,000 sq m which produce 15,000 units of"
"automotive industry. Headquartered in France, Faurecia is the second-largest automotive supplier in Europe and the ninth-largest in the world. Specializing in the design, production and assembly of a range of automotive component modules, the company is number one in Europe and number two worldwide in the cockpit and door segments. With 60,000 employees at 190 manufacturing sites and 28 R&D centers in 29 countries, it serves the world's leading automotive manufacturers, including BMW, DaimlerChrysler, Ford, GM, Peugeot, Renault, Toyota and Volkswagen. The company specializes in the design, production and assembly of seats, cockpits, doors, exhaust systems, acoustics and front ends."
"BoConcept BoConcept is the brand name of Denmark's most global retail furniture chain with more than 265 stores in over 60 countries around the world. The first BoConcept Brand Store opened in Paris in 1993, but from 2006 and onwards, all furniture is sold through franchisees. BoConcept specializes in customizable modern furniture and accessories designed by internationally known designers. The company was founded in 1952 by two Danish craftsmen and cabinet makers, Jens Ærthøj and Tage Mølholm. The first pieces of furniture to leave the factory were cabinets made of oak veneer with a mid-section of walnut. In 1954, the"
"billion euros. 633 companies are represented by the Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) and these account for 23% of world production. The raw material consists of 40% recycled fibre and 44% virgin pulp, the balance being other pulp (1%) and non-fibrous materials (15%). 94% of the wood requirements come from managed forests within Europe. In national terms the largest ""paper"" producer is Germany, followed by Finland, Sweden and France; the largest ""pulp"" producers are Finland and Sweden. The two largest European companies in the sector, Stora Enso and UPM, are both based in Finland. The European pulp and paper"
"benefit to tourists. Furnitureland South Furnitureland South in Jamestown, North Carolina is the largest retail furniture store in the United States with 1.3 million square feet and $180 million in sales as of 2004. Called ""the Walt Disney World of Furniture"", the store is known for its 85-foot-tall highboy, and is the first of the group of stores which in 2004 came to be known as ""Furniture Row"" as well as ""Gateway to the Furniture Capital of the World."" A. Darrell Harris founded Furnitureland South with his wife Stella on South Main Street in High Point, North Carolina in 1969,"