Archived News

The Forest news section will provide a continuous rolling update of new events occurring at Forest Sofa. Discounts and Promotions will also be advertised on this page, so remember to visit frequently to prevent missing out.

AUGUST 2005

1.0. THE COMPLETION AND INTRODUCTION OF THE NEW AND IMPROVED FOREST SOFA WEBSITE.
1.1 NEW FOREST FABRIC RANGE IS LAUNCHED - View Range

An exciting range of contemporary sofas, chairs, and sofa beds, in a range of stylish fabrics.

SEPTEMBER / OCTOBER 2005

2.0. NEW FABRIC RANGE FEATURED IN FURNITURE NEWS NOVEMBER EDITION (page 26).

NOVEMBER 2005

3.0. AN INTERCHANGEABLE TRADITIONAL FABRIC SWATCH IS INTRODUCED.
40 different colours available across 8 fabric ranges, and available on any model. - Request your new swatch now !

3.1. AN INTERCHANGEABLE CONTEMPORARY FABRIC SWATCH IS INTRODUCED.
Over 20 neutral Colours in contemporary fabrics including micro fibre, soft chenille and tweed effect. Request your new swatch now !

DECEMBER 2005

4.0. JANUARY SALE DISCOUNTS NOW AVAILABLE ON SELECT MODELS: Please call for details:

4.1. Forest will be closed from Thursday 22nd December through to the 2nd Jan 2006.

We would like to wish everyone a Very Merry Christmas, and thank you for your support this year.

JANUARY 2006

5.0. SALE NOW ON ! - 10% OFF The Entire Contemporary Fabric Range. Call for more details.

FEBRUARY 2006

6.0 Development of a number of new products and the careful selection and expansion of the fabric swatch.

MARCH - APRIL 2006

7.0 Showvan run begins. Forest covers the UK mainland and Ireland with a selection of traditional and contemporary furniture. Swatches are also available during the showvan run.

MAY 2006

8.0 Development begins on a range of new products, due to be released in June 2006.

JUNE 2006

9.0 New models released and featured online. The developments will be presented on the next show van run in October 2006. To ensure you are included on our show van run, please contact a member of the sales team. New customers are welcome to request a show van visit.


NEW - Maine Leather	NEW - Windsor Leather	NEW - Maine Fabric


NEW - Rio Leather	NEW - Lincoln Fabric - sofa bed also available

JULY 2006

10.0. Preparations begins for the planning of our next show van run, dates still to be confirmed however likely to begin in September '06

10.1 Yet another development the Main Tub. A compact Tub chair, suitable addition to the contemporary leather range and also ideal furniture for pub / club environment. Picture to follow.

AUGUST 2006

11.0 Development is completed for 2 new fabric models. The Belmont to be presented to retailers across the UK on our showvan accompanied by a range of new fabrics.

SEPTEMBER 2006

12.0 The Belmont is proving an instant success ! A great number of sales for our latest addition and the new cover is also proving popular. Pictures to follow.

OCTOBER - DECEMBER 2006

13.0 After continuing success with our friends in the contract market, we are planning to expand our range of upholstery to include the upholstery of tub chairs, farmhouse chairs and bar stools designed for the hotel and leisure market. Plans are put in place to offer this new range of products through a new division to be called Forest Contracts.

JANUARY 2007

14.0 Forest Contract.Com is officially launched, the website www.forestcontract.com is now online showcasing a range of products including tables, chairs, bar stools, carver chairs, mobility products, banquet seating and conference seating and also including sofas.

FEBRUARY 2007

15.0 Forest Contract receives the support and backing of one of the largest pub chains in the UK, a promising start !

15.1 The Forest Showvan is out, new models have been released and will be showcased for the first time. Forest covers the UK mainland and Ireland with a selection of traditional and contemporary furniture. Swatches are also available during the showvan run. Photos of new models to be loaded to the website in due course.

JANUARY 2008

FOREST SOFA CHARITY GIVE AWAY

17.0 Forest Sofa Ltd raised money for charity by GIVING AWAY over 40 pieces of furniture. The event took place in our factory just before we broke for Christmas, and was promoted by the Salford Advertiser. Many of our team helped prepare for the event by sorting the factory and compiling a list of stock items to give away. The Saturday morning giveaway was well attended, with over 100 people coming through the doors to look at the many items of furniture they could take away for free ! There really was no catch, we simply asked the local community and those taking furniture to donate money to our nominated charity the NSPCC and all proceeds went directly to the NSPCC. We managed to raise a few hundred pounds for the charity as well as supporting the local community giving new furniture to homes that otherwise may have gone without, and the Salford advertiser maintained their interest in the event following up with a brief editorial on our efforts.

OCTOBER 2009

THE SOFA COLLECTION WEBSITE LAUNCHED

After a week of fine tuning The Sofa Collection website went live today. The website supports our latest brochure and showcases our new range of sofas and arm chairs under the catagories; "Premium Leather Sofas", "Contemporary Fabric Sofas", "Vintage Leather Sofas" and "Accessories". This website is designed to act as a sales tool to assist our retailers as the "Find a Retailer" function directs members of the public to their nearest store, stocking our range.

We will promote the site using various digital marketing techniques and aim to achieve a monthly traffic volume in excess of 1000 unique visitors per month.

Watch this space, more developments coming soon....

JULY 2010

NEW PRODUCTS FOR 2010 / 2011

It's been a busy year for UK leather sofa manufacturers with many changes occuring in almost all departments. The cost of leather increased for the fourth time in May 2010 in a period spanning less that 10 months. In addition this was compounded with problems with leather supply when the first shortfall was reported in Novemeber 2009 as a result of a world wide shortage of raw hides. This valuable commodity became a big problem for Manufacturers not only in England but also in Europe.

Behind the scenes the company has been working hard to find alternative leathers to hold prices to our retailers, and we are pleased to be able to announce that prices will be held at 2009 rates. The introduction of a new leather range ensure sofa prices are not affected, the company is now pleased to offer three qualities of leather, Stadard, Vintage and Premium. In September we expect to release our latest catalogue - expanding on the success of the sofa collection an additional 6 models will be featured. Updated leather swatches will also be available by the end of August or Early September.

Fabric sofas have remained relatively unaffected, and the supply of quality fabrics and designs is still provided by ROMO and MODE fabrics. New additions to the fabric range include ROMO Sasso available as a plain, pattern fabric, and two stripes increasing the size of our standard swatch by approx 30 colour ways..

The Sofa Collection website will be updated with the latest new designs, and these additions will appear in their respective catagories.

"Premium Leather Sofas", "Contemporary Fabric Sofas", "Vintage Leather Sofas", "Chesterfield Sofas" and "Accessories".

NOVEMBER 2010

Forest Contract Ltd - A member of The British Contract Furniture Association.

Contract furniture has become an important part of our production mix, in the last 5 years contract has contributed around 10% of our annual production, and the signs are this is set to grow. The hotel contract furniture sector has been particularly active in the last 6 months, and new contract sofas and contract chairs have been added to the website. The BCFA is the largest association of established contract furniture manufacturers and we are pleased to be included in the directory.

OCTOBER 2010

Forest Sofa Ltd - Joins the club.

Pleased to be part of the growing association of British Furniture Manufacturers. British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM) is a trade association, employers' organisation and member of the European Furniture Manufacturers' Association. BFM has been representing the interests of the furniture industry for more than 60 years. BFM has a broad based membership covering, domestic, contract, office and kitchen manufacturers as well as a number of suppliers to the industry and retailers. In addition to its representational role, BFM offers an extensive membership services portfolio focused on providing 'value for money'.