HomeForm Group
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The HomeForm Group is one of the largest retailers of fitted home improvement products in the United Kingdom
. Its head office
is in Cornbrook, Manchester
. HomeForm operate under several brands, Möben Kitchens, Sharps Bedrooms and Dolphin Bathrooms as well as Kitchen Direct. It has 160 showrooms across the UK and employs over 1300 in the showrooms and over 1500 fitters and designers. Their television adverts feature the voice of Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
. The HomeForm Group is affiliated with private equity firm Sun Capital Partners. HomeForm was set up under the name of Limelight by Stephen Boler
, who also owned Manchester City football team
and later created the Tswalu Kalahari game reserve
.
In June 2011 it was announced that HomeForm had gone into administration, the company issued a statement, saying:
“The board of Homeform Group have today filed with the court a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. This process can take up to ten working days. At present, the Homeform Group remains under the control of its directors. The directors are close to securing a deal that will safeguard the future of the Sharps (Bedrooms) and Kitchen Direct businesses and have mandated advisers to seek a sale of the Moben and Dolphin brands. Further information will be provided in due course.”
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. Its head office
Head Office
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is in Cornbrook, Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
. HomeForm operate under several brands, Möben Kitchens, Sharps Bedrooms and Dolphin Bathrooms as well as Kitchen Direct. It has 160 showrooms across the UK and employs over 1300 in the showrooms and over 1500 fitters and designers. Their television adverts feature the voice of Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen
Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen is a successful homestyle consultant best known for his appearances on the BBC television programme Changing Rooms...
. The HomeForm Group is affiliated with private equity firm Sun Capital Partners. HomeForm was set up under the name of Limelight by Stephen Boler
Stephen Boler
Stephen Boler was a British entrepreneur who founded a business dynasty and in later life became a conservationist in South Africa.Boler started as a 16 year old trainee at the multinational Unilever. He made his first fortune in the 1970s, selling cut-price tyre and exhaust systems together with...
, who also owned Manchester City football team
Football team
A football team is the collective name given to a group of players selected together in the various team sports known as football.Such teams could be selected to play in an against an opposing team, to represent a football club, group, state or nation, an All-star team or even selected as a...
and later created the Tswalu Kalahari game reserve
Game reserve
A game reserve is an area of land set aside for maintenance of wildlife for tourism or hunting purposes. Many game reserves are located in Africa. Most are open to the public, and tourists commonly take sightseeing safaris or hunt wild game....
.
In June 2011 it was announced that HomeForm had gone into administration, the company issued a statement, saying:
“The board of Homeform Group have today filed with the court a notice of intention to appoint an administrator. This process can take up to ten working days. At present, the Homeform Group remains under the control of its directors. The directors are close to securing a deal that will safeguard the future of the Sharps (Bedrooms) and Kitchen Direct businesses and have mandated advisers to seek a sale of the Moben and Dolphin brands. Further information will be provided in due course.”