Why Acanthus? Because furnishing is about more than furniture.

Acanthus has been supplying contract furniture solutions since 1973. Engaging with the hospitality & leisure, education, healthcare, office and residential development sectors, we are respected for our specialist knowledge and expertise and have gained an excellent reputation for supplying off-the-shelf and bespoke furniture solutions. We have catered to a broad range of clients, from small independents at home, to large national groups, and indeed we have proudly waved the flag on a number of prestigious projects overseas. Regardless of the scale and extent of a project our commitment to a personal, flexible and individualised approach, together with an outstanding level of customer service, have effected excellent relationships with interior designers, developers & contractors, and clients alike.

Our values are coded in our DNA:

Relationships

We value good relations with our clients and suppliers, as the foundation of trust and confidence in business. 

Commitment

We work tirelessly to find the best solution to a design specification, take pride in its fruition, and provide support beyond a project’s completion. 

Creativity

We embrace new ranges, materials and processes in preparing furniture packages that are eye-catching and fit to budget restraints.

Service

We care, we listen and we remain attentive to the client throughout the project cycle, mitigating problems and providing advice and reassurance as necessary.

From proper consultation and good communication, attention to procedure, standards and protocol, onto continuity of service beyond installation, we are acutely aware that furnishing is about more than furniture!

Representative projects

Our projects have varied widely in respect of their scale, budget and style; but they have invariably been driven by a design brief. We don’t present a furniture catalogue, but instead work with clients, interior designers and architects, to understand the requirements of a project and subsequently propose products that fit to the furniture schedule.

Emerald Headingley Stadium

Gresham St Pauls

Heythrop Park

Jurys Inn

Buddha Bar

West Midlands Safari Park

Center Parcs

Food innovation

Residential

Dining experiences

Middle East

Hotel rooms

Our wide & diverse client portfolio includes:

Bespoke Manufacturing

Our UK facilities for upholstery, and for fabrication in wood and metal, enable us to provide a full furniture solution when a design brief includes a bespoke component. Often the requirement will draw on multiple manufacturing processes, which must come together seamlessly to yield the function and quality of finish of an off-the-peg product, in an individually made ‘special’ that satisfies relevant legislation, around fire performance for example .

Whilst we typically work to specifications drawn up by designers and architects, we generate design drawings in-house to realise concepts that are initially less clearly defined. Our experience in the field provides added value in informing the design & specification process in respect of the practicability and viability of bespoke solutions.

 

Naturally, we are always eager to explore the possibility of reusing furniture before replacing it. When there are options for refurbishment and reupholstery, as was the case at Broad Chare for example, we are well placed to deliver.

Manufacturing in the UK, from materials that are sourced with sensitivity for environmental and ethical sustainability, is an essential dimension of the Acanthus philosophy.

 

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