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THE 25 YEAR CLUB – A BURGESS RECIPE FOR SUCCESS

At Burgess Furniture Ltd, we like to think we’ve recreated what it means to be a ‘family-run business’. With 20 employees (and counting) who’ve been with us for over 25 years, we believe the bonds we’ve created amongst our team are what truly drives our success. Burgess was born when Gerald ‘Gerry’ Burgess sent our first order of 1,000 chairs to the prestigious Hotel Metropole Monte-Carlo and The May Fair hotel in 1959 and we’ve been stacking up orders (and chairs) ever since. Find out …

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HIGHLIGHTS OF 2019: BURGESS FURNITURE REFLECTS ON ANOTHER SUCCESSFUL YEAR

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That's a wrap on 2019! As we come to the end of another fantastic year for Burgess Furniture, we wanted to take a closer look at some of 2019's highlights: the events we've attended, the products we've launched and the best projects we've been involved with. 60th Anniversary It was the year that marked our 60th anniversary and to celebrate, we introduced Adamas, an ergonomic take on our classic Turini design – the very piece that started the Burgess story. Designed by Peter Roth, it has all …

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HOW MILLENNIALS ARE SHAPING TRENDS IN HOSPITALITY DESIGN IN 2020

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Looking ahead at the biggest trends in hotel design for 2020, it seems millennials are having an impact once again. People born between the early 1980s and mid-1990s are, in fact, becoming the largest age group in the UK and many are at their peak, earning decent salaries, buying property and travelling the world. To brands everywhere, millennials are the new focus of advertising budgets. It’s no surprise, then, that this unique generation is leading trends in hospitality. How they choose …

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HOW THE PSYCHOLOGY OF COLOUR CAN IMPROVE HOSPITALITY DESIGN

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The psychology of colour is a fascinating thing. It's long been proven that different colours can have an effect on our mood and actions. But have you thought about how incorporating the psychology of colour into the design of your hospitality spaces may affect your guest's behaviour? What vibe do you want to create? Are you an upbeat and energetic space, or a chilled out, spa-like establishment? Perhaps you have a multitude of these areas within a hotel, for example. Here's a rundown of …

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ENVIRONMENTAL FURNITURE – DID YOU KNOW WE WERE THIS GREEN?

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Environmental legislation and compliance affects the furniture industry just like every other. But at Burgess, we go beyond our green obligations. Which means you can sit comfortably with your Burgess pieces, knowing that they’ve been made to the strictest environmentally-friendly standards that minimise harm to the planet. Did you know that we: Have been ‘thinking green’ for over 50 years? We were environmentally-conscious years before we needed to be. Aim to use recyclable …

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WHAT DOES FIRA APPROVED ACTUALLY MEAN?

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Here at Burgess, we're committed to providing the highest quality furniture available. That is why our pieces are tested at FIRA International, meaning our products are put through tests that simulate not just real-life use, but foreseeable misuse. Meaning if FIRA approve it, you can rest assured it's a high quality, durable product. But we don't stop there. We combine FIRA's testing with our own in-house tortures to double make sure our products are top-notch. We have even done the drop …

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