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All Upholstery Workshop Monthly News From the Chapel Q&A - with upholstery workshop clients Team Building Workshops B-corp

Are you curious to find out how upholstery could help you on a team building activity?

When people hear the word upholstery they think sofa’s, footstools, armchairs. They don’t automatically think of an experience that can be enjoyed by your team.

April News from the workshop ……I’ve been up to something….not just one thing!

Do you enjoy giving old pieces of furniture a new lease of life? Adding them to your home to add the finishing touches to a room.

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Do you have something special that you do, just with your mum for Mother’s Day?

Do you enjoy giving old pieces of furniture a new lease of life? Adding them to your home to add the finishing touches to a room.

Q&A - meet our upholstery workshop clients, Upholstery Blogs, Upholstery Workshop

From Upholstery to Upcycling Enthusiast: Catch up with Nigel’s Story

It’s coming up to three years this December since we taught our first upholstery workshop. Covid slightly delayed the full launch and we started running them again in April 2021.

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5 easy steps on how to choose a team building activity for your business

Running regular team building activities in your business can have a wide range of benefits for companies, including improved communication, collaboration, motivation, problem-solving skills, productivity, and organisational culture.

Upholstery Blogs

Are you into furniture upcycling? Here are five simple upholstery projects you could tackle with some basic skills

Do you enjoy giving old pieces of furniture a new lease of life? Adding them to your home to add the finishing touches to a room.

Upholstery Blogs

Top Tips on What You Physically Need to Start Upholstery as a Hobby?

You may never have considered upholstery as a hobby because you thought it was out of reach. I'm going to share with you what you need to get you started and it's surprisingly not as much as you think!

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Five Ways You Can Reuse the Sewing Skills From Our Sewing Workshop

When I create new workshops I'm always trying to make sure you get the most value out of them. How do I do this? I look at how you can reuse the skills again and again so that you get the value for more than that day.

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How We Are Finding Ways To Be More Sustainable In Our Upholstery Business

Sustainability has always been an important part of our business values, from repurposing old furniture and giving it a new lease of life, through to our custom ranges of furniture that were built from reclaimed wood & sustainable materials.

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Semper Hopkins’ Favourite Three Ranges of Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Upholstery Fabrics

I’ve always been interested in understanding how things are made. My career before upholstery was in Corporate Retail working for The Co-op Food within Trading and Own Brand Development. I had the opportunity to work with suppliers and manufacturers to sustainably source my own label food products.

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7 lessons I’ve learnt that will help you on your upholstery journey

I’ve blinked and 7 years have passed since I registered my business as a limited company on the 30th June 2016. I'm sharing my seven top tips for those of you who are starting out on your upholstery journey. I’ve looked back on my experiences and shared the lessons I’ve learnt. Some of these lessons can be applied to more than just upholstery. Hopefully they may inspire and help you too.

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Upholstery Fabric 7 Top Tips on How To Choose the Right One

Are you new to the world of upholstery? Choosing the right fabric may seem like an arduous process. This is understandable considering all of the fabric types, colour and design that are available. How do you choose the one which is right for you?

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Five Reasons Why Upholstery is an Amazing Hobby to Take Up in 2025!

Upholstery is an Amazing Hobby to Take Up. Read our latest blog to find out our top five reasons why you should give it a go.

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We are delighted to announce that Semper Hopkins Upholstery is officially a B Corp™ certified business!

As a B Corp™ we’re part of a global community of businesses that meet high standards of social and environmental impact.

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Cheshire East upholstery business recognised as one of UK’s most exciting firms in #SmallBiz100 national campaign

We've been recognised as one of UK’s most exciting firms in #SmallBiz100 national campaign I'm extremely excited to announce that SEMPER HOPKINS UPHOLSTERY & INTERIORS LIMITED has been selected as one of the UK's top 100 small businesses by the Small Business Saturday UK #SmallBiz100

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August Adventures: Striking the Perfect Balance between work and play

I love doing my monthly round up. It's an opportunity for me to take a moment to reflect back on what we’ve been up to and celebrate my accomplishments.

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Join the Festive Fun: Christmas Wreath Workshops at the Chapel in Cheshire

Start off the season spending a few hours creating your very own luxury Christmas wreath at a workshop in Scholar Green, Cheshire.

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May News from the workshop ……our top five highlights from a busy month!

Have you noticed my blogs & featured posts have returned? I promised myself to write two a month and I’ve done it. I have been doing so much computer work for my b-corp assessment I’d run out of energy to do any of my other usual business tasks and let it slip, but I’ve found my flow.

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Why Nigel chose to join us for a Footstool Upholstery Workshop- Q&A with Nigel Keeble

Q&A with Nigel - Find out what Nigel enjoyed about our workshop

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Why Sarah chose to join us for a Upholstery workshop – Q&A with Sarah Toolan Tivnan

Q & A with Sarah - find out what she thought of her recent footstool upholstery workshop.

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Boosting Creative Wellbeing for Charities: A collaboration with Cheshire Connect

Over the years of running a small business I’ve stood back and admired others doing amazing work for charities either fundraising, donating or sharing their expertise. I did bits here and there either donating raffle prizes or raising money for causes that other people have approached me for.

Team Building, Upholstery Workshop

Are you curious to find out how upholstery could help you on a team building activity?

When people hear the word upholstery they think sofa’s, footstools, armchairs. They don’t automatically think of an experience that can be enjoyed by your team.

Are you curious to find out how upholstery could help you on a team building activity?

April News from the workshop ……I’ve been up to something….not just one thing!

Do you have something special that you do, just with your mum for Mother’s Day?

From Upholstery to Upcycling Enthusiast: Catch up with Nigel’s Story

5 easy steps on how to choose a team building activity for your business

Are you into furniture upcycling? Here are five simple upholstery projects you could tackle with some basic skills

Top Tips on What You Physically Need to Start Upholstery as a Hobby?

Five Ways You Can Reuse the Sewing Skills From Our Sewing Workshop

How We Are Finding Ways To Be More Sustainable In Our Upholstery Business

Semper Hopkins’ Favourite Three Ranges of Sustainable and Eco-Friendly Upholstery Fabrics

7 lessons I’ve learnt that will help you on your upholstery journey

Upholstery Fabric 7 Top Tips on How To Choose the Right One

Five Reasons Why Upholstery is an Amazing Hobby to Take Up in 2025!

We are delighted to announce that Semper Hopkins Upholstery is officially a B Corp™ certified business!

Cheshire East upholstery business recognised as one of UK’s most exciting firms in #SmallBiz100 national campaign

August Adventures: Striking the Perfect Balance between work and play

Join the Festive Fun: Christmas Wreath Workshops at the Chapel in Cheshire

May News from the workshop ……our top five highlights from a busy month!

Why Nigel chose to join us for a Footstool Upholstery Workshop- Q&A with Nigel Keeble

Why Sarah chose to join us for a Upholstery workshop – Q&A with Sarah Toolan Tivnan

Top 7 questions answered – what Isobel thinks of her upholstery workshop experience

Boosting Creative Wellbeing for Charities: A collaboration with Cheshire Connect

Are you curious to find out how upholstery could help you on a team building activity?

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