National Golf Day raises £5,000

Our annual National Golf Day has raised a huge £5,000 for the furnishing industry’s only dedicated charity.

Around 70 people from across the furnishing industry took part in the National Golf Day on Wednesday 28 September at the world-renowned Oxfordshire Golf Club.

The day started with bacon rolls and coffee followed by an 18 hole Stableford competition with a shotgun start. Competitors later sat down to a two-course lunch, prize giving ceremony and charity raffle.

The full list of prize winners is:

• Best Individual: Gary Rose, KI
• Best Team: KI
• Best Team Runner-Up: Kaymed Beds
• Best Manufacturer/Supplier: Terry Bridger, Kaymed Beds
• Best Retailer: Dominic Reynolds, Reynolds Bognor Regis
• Best Guest: Roy Barber
• Nearest the Pin: Paul Callaghan, Kaymed Beds
• Longest Drive: Carl Puxley, Handy Ltd.

The Furniture Makers’ Company is very grateful for the companies that sponsored the event or donated a prize, including Alfrank, Ashwood Designs, Baker Furniture, Cabinet Maker, Celebrity Motion Furniture, Classic Furniture, Collins and Hayes, Corndell, Furmanac, Furniture Link, Furniture Origins, Global Furniture Alliance, Himolla, HTL, Hypnos, Land of Beds, Primavera, RHG Insurance Brokers, Swan, TCH Furniture, Turner Bianca, Tetrad and Unique Living Furniture.

Ben Burbidge, Master of The Furniture Makers’ Company, said: “The National Golf Day has traditionally been among the highlights of our calendar of fundraising events and we’re delighted to have taken it to Oxfordshire Golf Club. I’d like to thank organiser Peter Mallinson for his hard work in making sure the event was a tremendous success as well as our platinum sponsors Hypnos and Swan for their generosity.”

Peter Mallinson, Merchandise Director (home) at AIS, who organised the event, said: “As well as raising money for the industry’s only dedicated charity, the golf day has always been a terrific event and first class networking opportunity for people working right across the furnishings sector. I’d like to thank everyone who attended this year’s event, which proved to be a great day of golf and networking with industry colleagues and friends.”