Ercol Furniture
Ercol was founded in 1920 by Lucian Ercolani in Higher Wycombe, Buckinghamshire as Furniture Industries.
In the 1940s Ercol perfected the steam bending of wood in large quantities, enabling them to mass produce chairs. With this method they were able to make a chair every twenty seconds, these were the first production-line Windsor chairs.
Their mass-produced furniture found a ready market in post-war Britain. In 2002 Ercol moved from their old premises to a new purpose built facility in Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire where it produces furniture today. The company has won a number of awards for its architecture, design and environmental features. Ercol's ranges of upholstery, dining, cabinet and occasional furniture are on sale through a network of retailers in the UK and abroad.