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Sharps Bedrooms

Company type	Private
Industry	Manufacturer Retail
Founded	1973
Headquarters	Bilston, West Midlands, England
Number of locations	31 (2024)
Key people	Kevin Smith (Managing Director)
Products	Fitted Bedroom Home Office Furniture
Owner	Epiris LLP
Number of employees	600
Website	www.sharps.co.uk

Sharps Bedrooms is a privately owned fitted bedroom and home office retailer and manufacturer. The company has 31 showrooms across the United Kingdom, with its factory and headquarters in Bilston, West Midlands.

History

Sharps Bedrooms was previously a subsidiary of HomeForm Group. In June 2011, Homeform entered administration and Sharps was purchased by private equity firm Sun Capital Partners the following month. In June 2021, Sharps Bedrooms was purchased by Epiris. In June 2019, the company’s annual turnover exceeded £100 million.

Products

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

Related companies

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

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. "Epiris announces the acquisition of Sharps". Epiris. Epiris. Retrieved 2 November 2022.

External links

• Official website

• Private equity portfolio companies
• Online retailers of the United Kingdom
• Furniture retailers of the United Kingdom
• Retail companies established in 1973
• 1973 establishments in England
• Companies based in the West Midlands (county)
• 2011 mergers and acquisitions