The British Furniture Association was formally known as British Furniture Manufacturers, which was established on Valentine’s Day in 1947 by people across the sector with a passion for quality, safety, comfort and professionalism.

The members originally came from regional clusters; areas of the country with a strong history of manufacturing in their locality including High Wycombe.

Fast forward through the decades to today and we still support the same high values and standards in British manufacturing, but we have diversified to include suppliers to the industry and retailers of British-made furniture. To ensure we speak on behalf of the industry as a whole, we changed our name in November 2024 to reflect our growing membership.

Run by members for its members and the wider industry, we represent businesses across every part of the UK, operating in the furniture supply chain, high street and online retail and a broad area of manufacturing including upholstery, cabinet, bathroom, kitchen, and office furniture, and mattresses and beds.