Loaf set to open 10th Shack BGNFS moves to April start

Furniture retailer Loaf is to open its 10th – and largest –showroom this month.

The chain will open the two-floor, 15,500sqft store at Redbrick, near Leeds.

It will be housed in one of the original mill buildings, adjacent to the main shopping complex. It will open on 19 October and is double the size of the Edinburgh store that opened in February.

‘We’ve had high customer demand to open another Shack in the North of England and we’re thrilled to be introducing our 10th showroom, in the Leeds area. Redbrick is one of the UK’s top retail destinations for furniture and interiors, and we know that our largest space to date will be amongst great company. We look forward to opening the doors to Loaf’s laid-back world,’ says Sam Perkins, Loaf ceo.

Next year’s Buying Group’s National Flooring Show will move to late April, but retain its mid-week schedule.

The two-day event in Solihull will take place from 30 April –1 May. This is earlier than its original planed dates, which would have clashed with the third Flanders Flooring Days (13-16 May).

The show had been looking to move from its Tuesday–Wednesday format to Sunday–Monday in an effort to boost footfall, but the Bank Holiday for the King’s coronation put paid to those plans, and 2024’s event will follow the same days.

1 The Rolf Benz 990 dining table gives pure elegance a modern look that you can combine in any way you like. Clear and delicate, the 990 brings both these properties to the table. The brushed, stained or limed oak table top with a striking feel appears to float on narrow, powdercoated panels in black or Umbra grey.

Visit: www.rolf-benz.com

2 Busnelli has given the Armadillo armchair a new look, with the Kaleidoscopic version: shade-coloured tubing and a multicoloured covering to highlight the 1969 armchair’s iconic status. The new fabric families and tubular metal structures painted with eco-friendly paints make for unexpected pairings.

Visit: www.busnelli.com

3 Aram Designs has added to the available portfolio of Eileen Gray’s rug designs with four new models, including La Lune: a series of overlapping rectangles in shades of deep burgundy, vivid red, black and white, which is made from a combination of wool, nettle and silk.

Visit: www.aram.co.uk

4 In the past 17 years ADP has completed thousands of successful commercial and retail installation projects. The most recent of these was for Headlam’s Everyroom brand, installing more than 150 lecterns and displays into retailers in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. As ever, ADP worked exceptionally hard to meet the timescale, while continuing to provide its expertise and customer service until project completion.

Visit: www.adp-distribution.co.uk

5 The inspiration for Pinto’s new collection originates in Japan and the age-old and singular art of Shibari tying. Giving its name to the collection, the art of Shibari is reinterpreted in a sofa whose clever asymmetrical interweaving of midnight-blue ropes encloses the soft, shapes of the seat and back.

Visit: www.pinto.fr

6 With the new Natural Trends collection, homes can enjoy the comfort and easy living of LeoLine in exclusive designs inspired by the latest natural looks. The cushion vinyl collection features 12 looks that bring the best in ultra-stylish natural floors. Herringbone, classic wood planks, luxurious marble and a concrete design for good measure: Natural Trends has it all.

Visit www.leoline.co.uk

7 Quick-Step has introduced innovations and new collections to its Alpha Vinyl range of premium floors, bringing more realism, easier installation and even better soundproofing and comfort. New Alpha Vinyl proves that in the world of Quick-Step, beauty and practicality go hand in hand. Visit: www.quick-step.co.uk

8 Floorwise’s entrance matting collection is ready to keep dirt and moisture at bay and keep entrances looking tip-top. With coir, fibre-bonded polypropylene and heavy-duty nylon scraper mats, your local Floorwise distributor is ready to fulfil almost any domestic or commercial matting requirement, so you can make sure newly installed floors stay looking fantastic. Visit: www.floorwise.co.uk

9 With the launch of Ecorugs and the Take Care programme, Louis de

Poortere is transforming the way the retail flooring industry thinks about recycling. For the first time, consumers will be able to return their rugs to Louis De Poortere for reuse or recycling into a new rug.

Visit: www.louisdepoortere.com

10 The Quick-Step website receives more than 1,000 visits a month to its Find an Installer search and there’s only one way you can get in on the action: by becoming a Quick-Step Master Installer at the Academy For Excellence in Flooring. Quick-Step constantly drives traffic to its website, raising the profile of the Master Installer network.

Visit: www.quick-step-academy.co.uk

Richard Renouf