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Furniture Village Scoops Best Furniture Retailer Home Awards



The UK’s largest family-owned furniture retailer has scooped a major award celebrating excellence across the home and interiors industry.


Furniture Village was named Best Furniture Retailer at the 2026 uFurnish.com Home Awards, as voted for by members of the public.


The award recognises Furniture Village’s continued commitment to helping customers furnish their homes. It celebrates the family business’s longstanding presence in the industry, its extensive collection of furniture for every room in the home and its focus on offering customers quality, choice and inspiration.


Founded in 1989, Furniture Village has spent more than 35 years helping customers to create homes they love, with a wide range of styles to suit different tastes and budgets. From sofas and statement armchairs to dining furniture and bedroom collections, the retailer offers stylish furniture and accessories for every room in the home.


The uFurnish.com Home Awards celebrate the content creators and businesses who inspire home transformations and shines a spotlight on the creativity, innovation and expertise shaping the home and interiors sector.


Charlie Harrison, Managing Director at Furniture Village, comments:

“We are delighted to have won the Best Furniture Retailer Award at the 2026 uFurnish.com Home Awards. It is especially meaningful because it was voted for by the public. As a family business, we have always been passionate about helping people create homes they love, so it is fantastic to see that recognised. Thank you to everyone who voted for us and to our teams across the business for all their hard work.”

Deirdre McGettrick, Co-Founder and CEO at uFurnish.com added,

“Furniture Village winning Best Furniture Retailer at the 2026 uFurnish.com Home Awards is a fantastic achievement, made all the more special by the fact that it was voted for entirely by the public. It reflects the trust and appreciation customers have for a retailer that has been helping people create homes they love for more than 35 years."

"Furniture Village has been a valued retail partner of uFurnish.com for over five years, and it’s wonderful to see their continued commitment to quality, choice and inspiring interiors recognised by the people who matter most - their customers. Congratulations to the entire Furniture Village team on this well-deserved win.”


The awards ceremony, which takes place annually, was held at the Kimpton Fitzroy Hotel in London on 19th October, in partnership with Metro. The Best Furniture Retailer category was sponsored by Retail System.


Photo:  (L-R): Emily Flynn, Senior PR and Content Executive at Furniture Village, Isabella Rita, Senior Digital Marketing Executive at Furniture Village, Stephen Seage, Senior Performance Marketing Manager at Furniture Village, Darren Bastin, Sales Director at Retail System and Charlie Harrison, Managing Director at Furniture Village


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St Austell Brewery is celebrating a remarkable achievement after winning four medals at the 2026 International Brewing Awards - one of the world’s oldest and most respected beer competitions.

 

Established in 1888 and often described as the “Oscars of the brewing industry”, the awards are judged solely by professional brewers and recognise outstanding technical excellence.

 

This year’s success is particularly significant for the independent family-owned business, marking its 350th beer award in its 175-year history.

 

Among the accolades, 2025 Extra Special Tribute (EST) - brewed with all-British ingredients - was awarded the only gold in its category.

 

A supercharged 7.4% ABV strong ale, EST is a bold reinterpretation of St Austell Brewery’s flagship pale ale, Tribute (4.2% ABV). First brewed in 2023 - to mark the coronation of King Charles III - EST has since become a special annual release, crafted in small batches and each bottle is individually numbered. Each edition of EST is brewed to a unique recipe, bottle-conditioned and matured.

 

Proper Job 0.5% secured a silver in the ultra low alcohol category. Modelled on the flagship Proper Job IPA, it retains the original’s hop profile - Cascade, Willamette and Chinook - delivering punchy citrus, grapefruit and pine flavours despite its low ABV.

 

Korev (4.8% ABV), St Austell Brewery’s flagship lager - known for its clean and refreshing character - also earned a silver. Rounding off the wins, Proper Job (4.5% ABV) - its flagship IPA brewed with bold American hops and celebrating its 20th birthday this year - took home a bronze in the cask-conditioned beer category.

 

Georgina Young, St Austell Brewery’s Brewing Director said:

“Winning four medals at such a prestigious global competition is an incredible achievement for the whole team."

“To reach our 350th beer award in the same year we celebrate 175 years of brewing heritage makes this moment even more special. Each of the winning beers represents innovation and quality and I’m immensely proud of what our talented brewing team continues to deliver.”


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