{"id":1651,"date":"2014-10-15T15:23:36","date_gmt":"2014-10-15T15:23:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/?p=1651"},"modified":"2014-10-15T23:53:04","modified_gmt":"2014-10-15T23:53:04","slug":"get-set-celebrate-25-years-nec-furniture-shows","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/designbuybuild.co.uk\/get-set-celebrate-25-years-nec-furniture-shows\/","title":{"rendered":"GET SET TO CELEBRATE 25 YEARS OF NEC FURNITURE SHOWS"},"content":{"rendered":"

Organisers of the all-new January Furniture Show are getting ready to celebrate 25 years of furniture shows at the NEC with a \u2018Silver Jubilee\u2019 party.<\/p>\n

2015 marks the 25th<\/sup> consecutive year that a trade furniture show has been held at the NEC, Birmingham, making the event one of the most established in the industry. To mark the occasion, Laraine Janes and Theresa Raymond, directors of The January Furniture Show Ltd, who are organising the event for the first time, are hosting a Silver Jubilee drinks party at the show. They said: \u201cWe\u2019re delighted with the level of support for the show – 99% of the space is now sold.\u201d<\/p>\n

Support for the show comes from right across the furnishings industry, prompting organisers to expand the space available into a fifth hall \u2013 The Pavilion.\u00a0 A highlight of The Pavilion will be a specially themed caf\u00e9 area by a top British designer.<\/p>\n

Said Theresa Raymond: \u201cWe have a strong team that is working hard to make this show a success and to meet exhibitors\u2019 and visitors\u2019 requirements. The show brings buyers and exhibitors together at the perfect time for planning and ordering for the year \u2013 and 25 years of success at the NEC is evidence that this is the venue and timing the trade want for their main show.<\/p>\n

The brainchild of industry exhibition stalwarts Stephen Richards and Phil Soar, the first NEC show in 1990 created a unique platform for the furnishings sector at a location that ensured it was a truly national event. Since then the show has been organised by a number of companies under a number of names \u2013 but has always been held at the Birmingham NEC in January. It is set to remain the biggest furniture event in the UK next year.<\/p>\n

Exhibitors include:<\/p>\n