Award for Roscommon company revamping and reimagining old furniture

A Roscommon company revamping and reimagining tired and broken furniture won the Sustainability Award at the recent Roscommon Local Enterprise Awards.

Roscommon Town based enterprise The Upholstery Company was honoured for its business innovation.

Established in 2009, the company operates from its base on the Racecourse Road in Roscommon Town where it currently employs 10 people. The services include traditional re-upholstery, loose covers, soft furnishing work, replacement cushions, window seat cushions and foam replacement.

The company also revitalises conservatory furniture with re-upholstery, replacement covers and foam as well as reupholstering existing sofas, and chairs.

Using only highly qualified and experienced upholsterers, the company ensures quality finished products as well as being a market leader in the introduction of the most up-to-date colours and trends.

Managing director Gary Dunne said the company upholsters as well as manufactures new furniture with a strong domestic and UK market, which continues to expand and grow.

“We are currently working on a big project in London where we are providing furniture for apartment fit outs as well as new furniture for lobby areas and for a nearby a business centre in the city. Business is good at present.

“We would be hopeful of employing a further two or three people and would like to develop the business towards the manufacturing and commercial side of things. We also supply to a large number of businesses domestically.

“LEO have supported us buying new machinery as well as the development of our IT system. Because of this, we are able to compete in a good buoyant market for our sector,” said Gary.