mattress clearance and bean bag sale

Businesses sometimes like to do something a little extra special for the Bank Holidays, and we are certainly no exception.

Starting tomorrow (Saturday 28th May) we shall be running a massive warehouse clearance sale on mattresses.

Opening up the doors of one of our storage warehouses at our Crews Hill branch, and slashing the prices on the overstock of mattresses and a handful of divan bases.

also instore at Enfield and Crews Hill you will find a number of reductions and offers across the store, including 10% off all Bean Bags whilst our stocks last.

the morning after the night before

part one here

Thankfully, our second day in Germany didn't start with too many sore heads.

Although it did start rather sooner than I actually expected, having set the alarm the previous night I gave full consideration to the country's time difference, but awaking from slumber it had slipped my mind completely, and satisfied that I still had plenty of time, turned off the alarm and set it for an hours time.

Of course I didn't get another hours sleep, as shortly after I was woken by a phonecall to let me know that our taxi would be departing from downstairs in ten minutes.

A quick dive in the shower, teeth brushed, smart attire back on and then my previously organised packing went straight out the window as I bundled my possessions back into my holdall in a rather ragtag fashion.

In good time I was back downstairs again and back en route for a factory tour of the huge operation, seeing the furniture develop from it's initial boards, through the process that adds the finishes we order and the machines that sort and weigh bags of screws and fixings, right up to the point that customer orders are loaded up on the back of the lorries that come out to us retailers.

Having had first hand experience of placing bedroom orders and also unloading them as they come off at our Crews Hill warehouse, it was fascinating to witness so much of the furniture's journey that I had never seen before.

The rest of the afternoon before our flight back was spent finalising the details of a new display that should be on show in our Crews Hill branch by July, a beautiful new range that has only just been introduced and we are very proud to be one of the very first places in the UK to see it.

- Glen

one night in Milternberg

Well that certainly wasn't an average working week.

Instead of the normal 9 to 5, Wednesday morning started at 5am, waking up, getting washed and dashing out and very nearly missing the 7.25am flight to Frankfurt from Heathrow.

All of this was in aid of a business trip to visit the factory and main showroom of our fitted bedroom supplier.

Surviving on just a few hours sleep, a mini sandwich mid-flight and a rather rubbery wurst from the German canteen, we dived straight into the lengthy business of perusing the new prototype bedrooms in order to gage what designs and what colours appeal and what bedrooms will actually make it through to the production stages.

Once business was done with we returned to our hotel in the sleepy little town of Milterberg and decided to take a wander and enjoy the area we were staying in, despite almost everything being shut past 6pm, it was still a beautiful place to stroll around and take in as the sun continued to beat down in a way it was most likely not doing back in England.

The night wore on far too quickly as we sampled plenty of Milernberg's very own beer, Faust and dined on ostrich and a traditional local recipe for beef, before moving onto sinking a few spirits as members of the party gradually dropped out of draining hospitality's expense account.

part two here

- Glen

back to work

Many of our customers shall now be settling back into their jobs after all the excitement of the Easter bank holidays, but other than allowing staff to be with their families on Easter Sunday, and to watch the Royal Wedding last week, we have still been here working hard.

Our Easter Sale saw a number of ex-display models reduced and cleared from our shop floors, and it has taken us no time at all to fill the gaps with our latest range of beds that we have been rolling out across both of our stores.

On display in the window of our Enfield Town branch is a brand new pine bunk bed that we are introducing since we so often get asked for them, and although we have them available from suppliers, we do feel that many people would like to see them for theirselves before buying.

Joining the bunk bed is a beautifully modern chrome bed that sits wonderfully alongside our contemporary fitted bedrooms and is has already sparked interest amongst those that couldn't fail to notice it while browsing.

And for us now, we have a few choices of new bedrooms displays to order in that shall be fitted in our showroom by summer, we have a London based furniture exhibition to attend, as well as a trip to Germany in order to visit our supplier's huge factory, view their latest lines and hear their plans for the future.

- Glen