industry furniture manufacturing and retail founded 1986 1986 headquarters farnborough hampshire uk area served united kingdom products furniture revenue 12.3 million 2010 parent dfs website sofaworkshop.com sofa workshop is a furniture manufacturer and retailer of handmade furniture offering both product and fabric customisation . the furniture is handmade in britain . as well as sofas and chairs it also makes a range of accessories including footstools cushions and made to measure curtains . formerly based in lodsworth west sussex united kingdom it is now headquartered in peasmarsh surrey . history edit sofa workshop founded by andrew cussins in 1985 opened its first store in maidstone in 1986 . in november 2002 cussins sold the company to mfi group for 12.25 m. seen by many who as a poor marriage of brands due to different customer markets when mfi ceased selling lounge furniture sofa workshop was sold . it was bought in october 2006 by the new haven group which then appointed an administrator in may 2008 . 1 at that stage the company had 31 stores in england scotland and northern ireland employing 160 people . the company had revenue amounting to 30 million in the year ending may 2008 . 2 on 31 december 2008 sofa workshop announced leonard curtis as a possible administrator . 3 leonard curtis stated at the time that there had been expressions of interest in purchasing the company . 2 it was reported on 31 january 2009 that sofa workshop had been sold . leonard curtis said 10 of the company s 30 stores had been bought by erewash upholstery which is controlled by a consortium of investors led by andrew cussins who founded sofa workshop in 1985 . 4 soon after the management buyout cussins moved on . since the change of ownership sofa workshop has re established itself as a furniture retailer in the united kingdom and has seen a 40 % increase in profits in the year ending december 2010 . 5 sofa workshop ltd now has 20 shops nationwide including a franchise shop in chester . they are located in edinburgh glasgow exeter bath bristol manchester guildford chichester harrogate gateshead kingston tunbridge wells battersea chiswick newbury oxford westfield stratford city king s road and tottenham court road in london . in january 2012 they opened a second shop in battersea london as a dedicated clearance outlet . in october 2013 sofa workshop was acquired by dfs . 6 7 however it continues to trade as its own distinct business and brand . references edit thompson james 2009 01 30 . sofa workshop bought out by founder . london retailweek . retrieved 2009 08 30 . a b push to sell sofa workshop . financial times . 2009 01 09 . retrieved 2009 01 12 . thompson james 2009 01 09 . sofa workshop in last ditch talks as high street suffers . london the independent . retrieved 2009 01 12 . thompson james 2009 01 30 . administrators sell sofa workshop to founder . london the independent . retrieved 2009 08 30 . profit up 40 % for 12.3 m sofa workshop . furnishing report . 2011 05 27 . retrieved 2011 05 27 . dfs acquires sofa workshop to appeal to aspirational shoppers . retail week . 2013 10 31 . retrieved 2014 11 06 . dfs acquires aspirational brand . retail week . 2013 11 01 . retrieved 2014 11 06 . external links edit sofa workshop official website retrieved 2009 08 30 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title sofa workshop & oldid 698736622 categories companies based in west sussexfurniture manufacturersretail companies established in 1986furniture retailers of the united kingdom1986 establishments in englandhidden categories all articles with specifically marked weasel worded phrasesarticles with specifically marked weasel worded phrases from june 2015 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 7 january 2016 at 22 48 . 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