About 2 years ago there was an interesting TV program showing how containers from the far east are offloaded and reloaded and moved around by computer in Singapore. If Singapore hadn’t made this costly and imaginative investment many of the products on the high st wouldn’t as cheap and available as they are. Unfortunately the container miracle is also showing signs of stress, at this moment in time many container ships have been mothballed due to the world recession, the sailing survivors are outdated, oil burning and inefficent, and there aren’t enough sailings to accomadate European demand. Maybe enough bad news (don’t shoot the messanger, as they say) but the moral of this post is to expect big changes soon in our wholesale and retail habits and even to our way of life.
The new Miami futons are now available at www.futons247.co.uk we have a limited quantity of these beautifully made futon bases in our latest batch. I am really pleased to see that quality has not been sacrificed here. All the stressed timber components are using solid, sustainable, Malaysian hardwood timbers, no sign of any finger jointing here, unlike most of our competitors in the catalogue / DIY sector!
We have combined these bases with our hand (UK) made futon mattresses to offer a choice of three seater or two seater. Not the cheapest on the market, but great long term value!
The new Miami futons are now available at www.futons247.co.uk we have a limited quantity of these beautifully made futon bases in our latest batch. I am really pleased to see that quality has not been sacrificed here. All the stressed timber components are using solid, sustainable, Malaysian hardwood timbers, no sign of any finger jointing here, unlike most of our competitors in the catalogue / DIY sector!
We have combined these bases with our hand (UK) made futon mattresses to offer a choice of three seater or two seater. Not the cheapest on the market, but great long term value!
The funky new 'Nordic' futon is now available from http://www.futons247.co.uk/. This exciting new three seater futon sofabed features a strong metal frame with birch 'sprung' slatting on the seat / bed platform for improved comfort. The Nordic converts easily from a sofa to a bed and back again using a simple 'clic-clac' system, operated from the front of the sofa. The Nordic futon is available in a variety of fabrics, including funky new cotton drills in Purple Haze, Lime Green and Lipstick Red......oooohhh Nice! All in stock now for rapid delivery.
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The funky new 'Nordic' futon is now available from http://www.futons247.co.uk/. This exciting new three seater futon sofabed features a strong metal frame with birch 'sprung' slatting on the seat / bed platform for improved comfort. The Nordic converts easily from a sofa to a bed and back again using a simple 'clic-clac' system, operated from the front of the sofa. The Nordic futon is available in a variety of fabrics, including funky new cotton drills in Purple Haze, Lime Green and Lipstick Red......oooohhh Nice! All in stock now for rapid delivery.
Futons Direct have added a comment to this post, you can view thier website at www.futons-direct.co.uk
Here we are at our financial year end for the 2009 / 2010 year and, following the challenging times we have all had of late, I'm pleased to say that, on initial inspection, it looks like we're on the up! Interesting discussions have been had around our breakfast table following the reported £3.6b loss by RBS. We reckon that means they lost £190 per second over the year.....I don't think I could burn the money that quickly. This matter has been interesting for us as, 18 months ago, RBS would not advance us around £3k to finance less than 40% of the purchase price for our new van (thankfully Lloyds TSB, our bankers, helped out!), and yet this year, I can confidently say, we have financially out-performed the once mighty RBS, despite them receiving a massive bail-out from the public purse! It certainly gives you something to think about. Whilst I have a great deal of sympathy for the employees of RBS, you cannot help but feel that somewhere at the top of the tree someone needs 'showing the door' as quickly as possible! Anyway, life goes on at the Futon Shop, we are looking forward to expanding our activities over the coming year and maintaing the most important factor for us; happy customers.
Here we are at our financial year end for the 2009 / 2010 year and, following the challenging times we have all had of late, I'm pleased to say that, on initial inspection, it looks like we're on the up! Interesting discussions have been had around our breakfast table following the reported £3.6b loss by RBS. We reckon that means they lost £190 per second over the year.....I don't think I could burn the money that quickly. This matter has been interesting for us as, 18 months ago, RBS would not advance us around £3k to finance less than 40% of the purchase price for our new van (thankfully Lloyds TSB, our bankers, helped out!), and yet this year, I can confidently say, we have financially out-performed the once mighty RBS, despite them receiving a massive bail-out from the public purse! It certainly gives you something to think about. Whilst I have a great deal of sympathy for the employees of RBS, you cannot help but feel that somewhere at the top of the tree someone needs 'showing the door' as quickly as possible! Anyway, life goes on at the Futon Shop, we are looking forward to expanding our activities over the coming year and maintaing the most important factor for us; happy customers.
As our new retail year begins we are trying to think ahead and plan what is likely to be the most popular type of futon furniture for the coming year. We expect all types of hardwood bases from Malaysia to be popular, but there is a problem. As the world economies pick up and the Chinese in particular, the demand for this type of wood is growing and the futon bases will become scarcer and more expensive in Europe. We are currently searching for further supplies of good quality pine futon frames and hope that these will be able to run in addition to the rubberwood futons. As there is already supply diificulties for some items, we would encourage customers not to take this type of product for granted, even put a little bit of thought and appreciation into the complex logistics involved in getting these futons to Europe.
As our new retail year begins we are trying to think ahead and plan what is likely to be the most popular type of futon furniture for the coming year. We expect all types of hardwood bases from Malaysia to be popular, but there is a problem. As the world economies pick up and the Chinese in particular, the demand for this type of wood is growing and the futon bases will become scarcer and more expensive in Europe. We are currently searching for further supplies of good quality pine futon frames and hope that these will be able to run in addition to the rubberwood futons. As there is already supply diificulties for some items, we would encourage customers not to take this type of product for granted, even put a little bit of thought and appreciation into the complex logistics involved in getting these futons to Europe.
About 2 years ago there was an interesting TV program showing how containers from the far east are offloaded and reloaded and moved around by computer in Singapore. If Singapore hadn’t made this costly and imaginative investment many of the products on the high st wouldn’t as cheap and available as they are. Unfortunately the container miracle is also showing signs of stress, at this moment in time many container ships have been mothballed due to the world recession, the sailing survivors are outdated, oil burning and inefficent, and there aren’t enough sailings to accomadate European demand. Maybe enough bad news (don’t shoot the messanger, as they say) but the moral of this post is to expect big changes soon in our wholesale and retail habits and even to our way of life.
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