TV HOME DESIGN AND LIFESTYLE SHOWS? MORE PLEASE – THEY’RE BOOSTING OUR ECONOMY, SAY HOUSING UNITS

HOUSING UNITS

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October 11, 2011.

TV HOME DESIGN AND LIFESTYLE SHOWS? MORE PLEASE – THEY’RE BOOSTING OUR ECONOMY, SAY HOUSING UNITS.

They may seem to be wall-to-wall on TV, but the overwhelming current crop of home design and lifestyle shows are doing massive favours for the UK furnishings and interiors industry.

Nick Fox, director of north Manchester-based furnishings store Housing Units, says that regardless of how tacky, tear-jerking or turgid the home design programmes are, they are inspiring homeowners into spending on changes or improvements.

“Customers will come in to the store sometimes completely undecided about what they want, but will simply refer to a TV home design or lifestyle show and say they want something the same or just like what they saw,” said Nick.

“This is where we have an advantage in that we have in-house designers who overdose on these programmes so know exactly what most customers are talking about.

“The trend is to buy complete makeovers for entire rooms – and customers are specifying not just UK-style design, but design and furnishings they have seen on travel programmes, or home-search shows abroad.

“It is genuinely creating a new niche of demand, and there is a very definite drive towards Italian-inspired interior design.”

Housing Units – known for its top-hatted doormen - was established in 1947. It is a family-owned furnishings retailer based in Wickentree Lane, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9BA, next to Junction 22 of the M60. It stocks 30,000 high-quality lines across a range of departments in two buildings and a crescent of specialist shops, and prides itself on its unique style of customer service, the value of its goods and the shopping experience it provides.

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Iain Macauley

0161 929 0446/07788 978800

im@pressrelations.co.uk

www.housingunits.co.uk

HOUSING UNITS £30,000 FOR THE CHRISTIE.

HOUSING UNITS

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April 11, 2011.

HOUSING UNITS £30,000 FOR THE CHRISTIE.

Video The Christie’s Roger Smith

Video Nick Fox of Housing Units

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The world-renowned Christie cancer care hospital has said thirty thousand thank-yous to 280 store staff in Failsworth, north Manchester.

Staff at Housing Units concluded their three year support of The Christie with a £10,750 flourish – the final fund-raising cheque has been handed over by staff and management, making a total of £30,000 raised.

“There’s plenty of places, furniture and beds in Housing Units to laze around on, but the team here has been getting very active with a vast array of fund raising efforts, largely involving exercise or muscle flexing,” said Nick Fox of Housing Units. (video)

“But there’s great satisfaction amongst the team – spurred along by ‘head fundraiser’ Bob Lamble at Housing Units – because they know that every penny makes a difference.”

Roger Smith, a governor of The Christie, (video) thanked the team for its efforts over the past three years:

“The sums of money raised and contributed by the Housing Units team make a significant difference both to the level of treatment we can provide for patients, and to pay for value added equipment.

“I can only say a huge thank-you to the team for their efforts, and they can live in the knowledge that they are making a huge difference to the lives of people in the region with cancer.”

Housing Units – known for its top-hatted doormen - was established in 1947. It is a family-owned furnishings retailer based in Wickentree Lane, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9BA, next to Junction 22 of the M60. It stocks 30,000 high-quality lines across a range of departments in two buildings and a crescent of specialist shops, and prides itself on its unique style of customer service, the value of its goods and the shopping experience it provides.

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Further information:

Iain Macauley

0161 929 0446/07788 978800

im@pressrelations.co.uk

www.housingunits.co.uk

HOUSING UNITS GETS GREATS NEWS: “IT’S THE BEST”.

HOUSING UNITS

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May 24, 2010.

HOUSING UNITS GETS GREATS NEWS: “IT’S THE BEST”.

Housing Units has been named one of the top department stores in the country in the retail industry equivalent of the Oscars.

The Failsworth, north Manchester, store won the award for best department store retailer of gifts in The Greats Gift Retailer of the Year Awards 2010 which took place at London’s Royal Lancaster Hotel on May 20.

The other finalists included last year’s winner, John Lewis of Oxford Street.

The award is open to independent department stores, or individual outlets of bigger chains, and notes product range, product knowledge, staff training, customer care, promotion and display.

“This is a jaw-dropping achievement, and incredible reward for the staff and management who live, eat and breathe Housing Units, and who are passionate about making a difference,” said Stuart Fox, Retail Operations Director of Housing Units, who collected the award.

“That we are competing against some of the greatest stores in the land is tribute to all concerned at Housing Units.

“We know our customers well, we know what they like, and many of them are like loyal friends as well as supporters.”

Housing Units – known for its top-hatted doormen - was established in 1947. It is a family-owned furnishings retailer based in Wickentree Lane, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9BA, next to Junction 22 of the M60. It stocks 30,000 high-quality lines across a range of departments in two buildings and a crescent of specialist shops, and prides itself on its unique style of customer service, the value of its goods and the shopping experience it provides.

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Further information:

Iain Macauley

0161 929 0446/07788 978800

im@pressrelations.co.uk

www.housingunits.co.uk

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WEEKS OF TALK ABOUT CHANGE – BUT NOT AT HOUSING UNITS

HOUSING UNITS

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May 13, 2010.

WEEKS OF TALK ABOUT CHANGE – BUT NOT AT HOUSING UNITS.

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The talk has been all about “change” for the past few weeks - but not at Housing Units (www.housingunits.co.uk), as the store decided to continue its support of The Christie cancer hospital.

And the latest donation to The Christie from Housing Units was for £8,932.

“Our staff don’t sit around – despite the numbers of chairs and sofas we have in store – they get up and devise, organise and run all sorts of charity activities,” said Nick Fox of Housing Units.

“In the past 12 months the Housing Units team has held in-store collections, organised a golf day, been involved in charity runs, raffles arranged Santa visits and a real shopping list of other ideas and activities – and that means our running total for The Christie, including the latest donation, is £19,282.

“The staff have been brilliant – and, what’s more, they’ve had great fun doing it.

“It’s no secret that The Christie is currently facing some challenges, so we are particularly delighted to be able to help in such a timely fashion.  The ongoing challenge for The Christie, however, is the simple matter that few people who have not been touched by cancer – whether personally or through a friend or relative – truly appreciate the importance of fund raising and support, and the impact that even a small amount can have upon the recovery or wellbeing of a cancer sufferer and their family.”

Housing Units – known for its top-hatted doormen - was established in 1947. It is a family-owned furnishings retailer based in Wickentree Lane, Failsworth, Manchester M35 9BA, next to Junction 22 of the M60. It stocks 30,000 high-quality lines across a range of departments in two buildings and prides itself on its unique style of customer service, the value of its goods and the shopping experience it provides.

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Further information:

Iain Macauley

0161 929 0446/07788 978800

im@pressrelations.co.uk

www.housingunits.co.uk