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DFS presses ahead with expansion plan

16 December 2011
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DFS presses ahead with expansion planManufacturing management jobs could be created as furniture company DFS has announced an expansion of its operations.

The company has revealed it saw the value of its sales for the 13 weeks to October 29th drop from £150 million last year to £128 million this year, but is preparing for the future with an £82 million investment.

It has already created 130 jobs this year and 300 more are in the pipeline as it expands its operations at plants in Carcroft in South Yorkshire and the Derbyshire towns of Alfreton and Long Eaton.

Looking to the future, the company's chief executive Ian Filby stated: "Although we expect no early improvement in the trading environment, we are confident that DFS has the right strategy, proposition and team to manage the business through these tough conditions."

The DFS expansion is in contrast with the overall position of manufacturing in the UK, according to the latest Office fro National Statistics Index of Manufacturing.

It said the 12 months to October 2011 saw a 1.7 per cent year-on-year decline in output.
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