Sharps Bedrooms
TypePrivate
IndustryManufacturer
Retail
Founded1973
Headquarters
Bilston, West Midlands
,
England
Number of locations
77 (2021)
Key people
Kevin Smith
(Managing Director)
ProductsFitted Bedroom
Home Office Furniture
OwnerEpiris LLP
Number of employees
600
Websitewww.sharps.co.uk

Sharps Bedrooms is a privately owned fitted bedroom and home office retailer and manufacturer. The company has 77 showrooms across the United Kingdom, with its factory and headquarters in Bilston, West Midlands.[1]

History

A branch of Sharps Bedrooms in Leeds.

Sharps Bedrooms was previously a subsidiary of HomeForm Group. In 2011, Homeform entered administration and Sharps was subsequently purchased by private equity firm Sun Capital Partners.[2][3] In 2021, Sharps Bedrooms was purchased by Epiris.[4] In 2019, the company's annual turnover exceeded £100 million.[5]

Products

Sharps Bedrooms designs and manufactures fitted bedroom, living and home office furniture.[6]

[7] was a subsidiary of a private equity fund managed by Sun European Partners, the European arm of Sun Capital Partners, a US-based private investment firm. Sharps Bedrooms is currently owned by Epiris, a private equity firm based in London.[8]

References

  1. ↑ "An Affiliate of Sun European Partners, LLP Acquires Moben, Dolphin, Sharps & Kitchens Direct - the HomeForm Group". businesswire.com. 10 April 2007. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  2. ↑ "Homeform to enter administration". bbc.co.uk. 23 June 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  3. ↑ "Sharps is saved, but Homeform administration makes 557 redundant". diyweek.net. 7 July 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2012.
  4. ↑ Foerster, Jan-Henrik (21 June 2021). "Sun European Partners Sells Furniture Group Sharps to Epiris". Bloomberg. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
  5. ↑ "TURNOVER PASSES £100M AT BEDROOM RETAILER". insidermedia.com. 24 June 2019. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  6. ↑ "Create The Perfect Dual Office Space". www.sharps.co.uk. December 2020. Retrieved 25 December 2020.
  7. ↑ "Fitted Wardrobes". Epiris. Epiris. Retrieved 2 November 2021.
  8. ↑ "fitted bedrooms". Epiris. Epiris. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
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