Boss Design wins award for exporting

The award was presented to Boss at a special export and growth event organised by the British Furniture Confederation at the House of Commons on October 11.

A second presentation of the award is also to take place at the Furniture Makers' Royal charter dinner, which is being held at Skinners' Hall, London on October 25.

The dinner is, held annually to celebrate The Furniture Makers' Company being incorporated by Royal Charter in 2013.

Part of The Furniture Makers' Company's Manufacturing Guild Mark, the export award was launched to recognise excellence in promoting and selling British manufactured furniture, bedding and furnishings to overseas markets.

The award considers all aspects of how a business operates, including development initiatives, overseas' markets penetrated, volumes, growth, techniques, long term commitment, and relevant accreditations.

Entries were judged by a panel of industry experts, including Ben Burbidge, Master of The Furniture Makers' Company; Paul von der Heyde, chairman of the Manufacturing Guild Mark; Jonathan Hindle, chairman of the British Furniture Confederation; Jeremy Stein, managing director of the British Contract Furnishing Association and Stephen McPartland, MP for Stevenage and chairman of the All Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group.

Boss Design's export activities were praised by the panel for having dramatically improved the company's performance, growth, competitiveness, customer perception, and staff engagement.

Michael Holmes, commercial director at Boss Design Group, said: "We are delighted to receive this award that honours our international achievements.

"Our determination to make Boss Design a global brand shows no slowdown as demonstrated by our recent investment in manufacturing facilities in North Carolina, USA.

"We are immensely proud to be flying the flag for British manufacture in export markets, and will continue to make international growth a priority."