Furniturerepaireris still driving forward

HomeserveFurnitureRepairs wasstarted in 2004 by localbusinessman and entrepreneur JamesLane, andhas been on an incredible journey overthe last 18 years– from oneman in avan to nowhaving over 250peoplewithin the Homeservefamily.

HomeserveFurniture Repairsis proudtoannouncethe openingofour newheadoffice andtrainingacademy building at Waterfront Business Park

We arecurrently on afull national recruitmentcampaigntoexpandthe HomeserveFurniture Repairsteam andare nowthe largestfurniture repair companyin theUK.

We arealso workingwithlocal colleges to offerand encouragethe opportunityfor people whowill be fully trained to become a field-basedfurniture technician. We currentlyvisit over 7,000 customers aweek, repairingand restoringall types of furniture from sofas, cabinets, dining tables, beds andbedroom furnitureand workingwithmostofthe furnitureretailers andmanufacturers in theUK.

Over thelasttwo yearswehaveseen an increaseddesiretorestore or repair furnitureratherthanjustreplacing Also,withthe increasedgeneral de-

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