In all areas of life, we humans inherently harness the power of textiles to comfort, reassure and relax. It’s natural and often subconscious, but for textile designers it’s the key to our creative process. At John Horsfall, as with many other workplaces, office staff are working from home at present. It is a strange situation […]
We ask some of the John Horsfall team about how they’re finding ways to work from home so far … Ellie – Business Development Manager Where are you? At the Kitchen Table, in Saltburn-by-the-Sea, UK. Who else is there? My Husband is also working from home, he has his ‘office’ in the living room. […]
Last month brought ‘ISO’ auditors to our UK HQ for their annual visit and we passed with flying colours, again! We can now say officially that we’ve had ‘ISO’ for 20 years. This is really great news. Achieving 20 years of continual certification is very much a team effort and we all feel very proud […]
A key date in the John Horsfall Calendar is the Heimtextil show – this year showing from 7th to 10th January 2020. One of the main events for the Textile industry starts off the calendar year bursting with new interior textiles, creative designs and innovative trends. Every year retailers, wholesalers, designers, decorators, architects, hotel outfitters […]
Chinese New Year is a major holiday in China. It’s also celebrated worldwide in regions and countries with significant overseas Chinese populations. The festival has strongly influenced lunar New Year celebrations in China’s neighbours, including the Korean New Year, the Tet of Vietnam, and the Losar of Tibet. Emma, from John Horsfall’s China office, has given us an idea of how her family will […]
If you subscribe to Onboard Hospitality, this month you’ll read a bit about the new eco-friendly production measures adopted by John Horsfall. The magazine investigated innovative airline supply companies who are developing more eco-friendly products. Positive partners: Eco-friendly products Product designers and textile engineers are turning their attention to packaging-free and added-value design detail to […]
CAN I SPEAK TO JOHN HORSFALL PLEASE? Every week we have calls to the office from people asking to speak to John Horsfall. Unfortunately we can’t put them through – John hasn’t worked at the office for some time! We have a long history within the British textile mill industry and it all started with […]
The John Horsfall team travelled to LA for the IFSA Expo from 9th-11th September 2019. The show was co-located with the Airline Passenger Experience (APEX) Expo & Aircraft Interiors Expo at the Los Angeles Convention Center. It is an important date in our diary to ensure we’re continuing to follow all of the exciting innovation […]
THIS SUMMER, OUR LONG ESTABLISHED DESIGN & SALES DEPT. HAS BEEN BOLSTERED BY THE ON-TIME ARRIVAL OF 3 NEW MEMBERS OF THE TEAM! We have great people at John Horsfall who are experts in their fields and we are delighted to be expanding that team. We’re bringing in skills & knowledge from other complementary industries […]
They say that in life it’s not where you go, it’s who you travel with. And at John Horsfall; the travel companions are changing. The airline textiles supplier has bid “Bon Voyage” to Sales Director, David Deakin, who retires this month after 23 years in business. A familiar face to many in the global aviation […]