reading or external links but its sources remain unclear because it lacks inline citations . please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations . february 2011 learn how and when to remove this template message multiyork furniture ltd industry retail founded 1978 headquarters thetford united kingdom number of locations 58 february 2011 key people adrian iles & oliver spark joint managing directors products furniture owner privately owned website multiyork furniture website multiyork palmers green . multiyork is a british furniture retailer based in thetford norfolk . the company employs over 660 people across the united kingdom and over 300 at its factory and head office in thetford where it is a major business . multiyork is a member of the worshipful company of furniture makers and carries the manufacturing guild mark . citation needed contents 1 history 2 craftsmanship 3 the factory store 4 fundraising 5 references 6 external links history edit multiyork was founded in 1978 and initially operated in the old mill site in mellis a small village in suffolk . multiyork was purchased by the wade furniture group in february 1995 . at that time there were 28 stores . the factory and head office have been based at thetford in norfolk since 1992 and in 2000 multiyork expanded its site increasing factory capacity to the production of over 1 000 pieces of furniture a week . multiyork s 60th store opened in lakeside retail park in thurrock in october 2008 and was the first to follow a new lifestyle led in store format . clarification needed craftsmanship edit all multiyork sofas are made at its thetford factory and buoyant upholstery limited in nelson lancs . the company employs a team of 60 seamstresses who stitch the upholstery fabrics . multiyork operates a sewing apprenticeship school to ensure that these skills are passed down from one generation to the next and to preserve the craft within the local region . not only do multiyork use their own fabrics but also offer designer fabrics such as mulberry designers guild arthur sanderson romo and jane churchill . the factory store edit multiyork s factory outlet is run out of its original site in mellis . the 10 000 sq ft 930 m2 store has over 4 000 sq ft 370 m2 dedicated to clearance stock including ex display and end of line stock as well as cancelled customer orders and customer returns . fundraising edit in 2009 multiyork raised 25 000 for bbc children in need . the company s in house design team created six limited edition pudsey sofas five of which toured its stores and travelled a total of 3 000 miles 4 800 km between them to raise funds . the sofas which incorporated pudsey bear and the we re supporting bbc children in need banner were also featured on bbc1 on the appeals night programme and were auctioned off through the bbc s children in need ebay auction to raise further cash . references edit the worshipful company of furniture makers manufacturing guild mark holders retail week diss express southwestbusiness.co.uk news article thetford and brandon times multiyork s pudsey sofa in sheffield norwich evening news24 article external links edit official website retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title multiyork & oldid 714476283 categories companies based in norfolkfurniture retailers of the united kingdomhidden categories articles lacking in text citations from february 2011all articles lacking in text citationsall articles with unsourced statementsarticles with unsourced statements from september 2011wikipedia articles needing clarification from september 2011 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 april 2016 at 00 19 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view