Bisley to join forces with MARK Product

Office and home furniture giant Bisley has announced that it is joining forces with MARK Product, the Cornwall-based B-Corp, which since 2008 has specialised in designing and manufacturing sustainable furniture. The partnership is the result of a significant investment by Bisley which will enable the Cornish brand to expand its reach within the workplace sector and will pave the way for enhanced product development, with a focus on sustainable soft seating and outdoor furniture.

MARK, which stands for Made and Realised in Kernow (Kernow is the Cornish word for Cornwall), is led by founding designers Anna Hart and John Miller. The brand has evolved over the past 16 years and now has a product portfolio featuring leading UK-based designers including Tomoko Azumi, Dylan Freeth, Sam Johnson, Sarah Kay, Andrea Stemmer, and Gala Wright, as well as the two founders.

Co-founder of MARK Product, Anna Hart says; “It’s always been a driving force for us to design furniture that we can confidently stand by with regards to the ethics and values of our products’ production and lifecycle, therefore partnering with Bisley as a progressive, heritage brand will enable us to build more extensively on this core foundation.”

Richard Costin, Bisley CEO said: “Bisley is delighted to invest and continue its diversification into new product areas, specifically soft seating and outdoor furniture, which we believe has huge potential both in the UK and overseas. Bisley’s rich heritage combined with our ambition to innovate and diversify means that MARK Product is a fantastic brand to partner with; we both believe in furniture that is ‘Made for Life’.

Fold Sofa by MARK Product

“Although storage products manufactured in steel and wood will continue to be at the heart of what we do,” added Richard Costin, “strategically Bisley continues to diversify into a sector that does not compete with our main customers and that perfectly complements our product portfolio. We also intend to work with MARK Product to produce a list of specific ranges for Bisley’s online consumer sites.”