Registration is now open for the UK’s largest furniture trade show, the January Furniture Show (JFS), which returns to the NEC Birmingham from 19-22 January 2025.
Entering it’s 36th year, this must-attend event remains a staple in the furniture industry calendar for furniture, home accessories, and lifestyle products. Crafted with the industry’s needs in mind, JFS is voted the most important event for the furniture community.
JFS sets the standard for exceptional furniture and design with 500+ brands from across the world gathering to present their brand-new ranges for the first time. With four distinct sectors to explore – Premium Design, Home & Lifestyle, Living, Dining & Cabinet and Upholstery & Beds – visitors can source from over 50,000 products from renowned and emerging brands.
This year boasts an enhanced Hall 1 with even more premium brands, vetted by the show’s Advisory Board, a group of industry leaders with an eye for quality design and craftsmanship. The Champagne Bar in Hall 2 returns along with the Festival Food Court in Hall 4 to extend the food and beverage offering across the show floor. In addition, the Crafting the Future Networking Hub and the BFM Pavillion return to Hall 5.
The 2025 edition will see the introduction of the Social Studio in Hall 2 which will host a hive of activity as it plays host to various networking events throughout the show offering a space to rub shoulders with retailers, interior designers, architects, garden centre buyers, property developers, manufacturers, wholesalers and exhibitors.
Amongst the mix of classic and contemporary home, interiors, furniture, accessories and lifestyle products, visitors can discover new launches from top names expertly curated by The Furniture Show’s team. The 4 halls will be filled with the likes of Qualita, Baker Furniture, SITS, Ego Italiano, Aleal, Fama, Himolla, MaxFurn, Buoyant Upholstery, Hooker Furnishings, Lebus, Hill Interiors, Blue Bone, Ashley Manor, G-Plan, Shire Beds, Limelight, Softnord, Ashwood Designs, La-Z-Boy, Whitemeadow, Global Home, Sherborne, Kelston House, Taylors Creative Living, Malini, Kettle Home, MAYAFab & Hammel House, Wiemann, Hartman, VIDA, Seconique, Welcome Furniture, Alpha Designs, At The Helm, Violino, Incanto, Highgrove Beds, Mammoth, Trampoline, Celebrity Motion, Image, Shankar, Birlea, PBJ Designhouse APS, Bentincks, Westbridge, Alstons, Nicoletti, Carpe Diem, Marinelli, Michael Tyler, Tamarisk, Skovby, Furninova, Tetrad, Bentley Designs, Carlton, Wippod & Co., along with more new and returning brands.
As the industry’s essential gathering, JFS visitors can connect with over 20,000 high-quality industry professionals from across the UK and beyond. The show is set to see top retailers attend from over 53 countries including the likes of Argos, B&M Retail, Bensons for Beds, British Garden Centres, Debenhams, DFS, Dunelm, Fenwick, Fishpools, Furniture Village, Furniture World, FW Homestores, Glasswells, Habitat, Harbour Lifestyle, Homebase, Jarrolds, John Lewis, KEENS Belfast, La Redoute, Laura James, Leekes, Lenleys Home, Marks & Spencers, Morleys, NEXT, Nisbet, Oliver Bonas, Sainsbury’s, SCS, Sofa.com, Sofology, Sterling Furniture, Stringers, Stokers, Swoon, Taskers, The Cotswold Company, The Very Group, TJXEurope, Vale Furnishers, Ulsters Stores, Wayfair and many more.
With connection being a core part of the show, this year’s networking opportunities are not to be missed. On opening day, the industry can celebrate the winners of the Furniture Awards in partnership with Principal Media Partner, Furniture News and raise a glass or two at the Show Party. Visitors will get to enjoy Happy Hour at the Champagne Bar on Monday where the winners of the Best Stand award will be announced.
VIP visitors will get to enjoy an elevated experience with access to the luxurious VIP Lounge sponsored by Hooker Furnishings, complimentary food and beverage in the Lounge and an exclusive VIP entrance sponsored by Claimlane. Plus, the Women in Furniture Network will also be gathering to host their ‘Celebrate Success’ event with another engaging panel discussion and unmissable networking opportunities.
