Bespoke Contract Furniture
& Reupholstery Manufacturer
Norwich, Norfolk & Across the UK
18 years crafting Crib 5 compliant furniture for restaurants, hotels, pubs and healthcare, plus on-site reupholstery that keeps your venue trading. Made in Norwich. Installed nationwide.
Furniture built to earn its keep.
night after night, cover after cover.
Around 90% of what we make is for hospitality, healthcare and commercial fit-outs. We work directly with restaurants, hotels and pubs, and alongside interior designers, architects and fit-out contractors. We deliver a complete service from design and manufacture through to upholstery, delivery and installation.
Everything is built by hand in our Norwich workshop to Crib 5 standard, using contract fabrics or your own specified material. Domestic and homeowner work is a growing part of the business and is treated with the same craft standards.
Our services.One workshop.
Nine disciplines under one roof. Designed, built and installed by our own team.
All services
Contract Furniture
Restaurants, hotels, pubs and healthcare. Manufactured to Crib 5.
Banquette Seating
Bespoke fixed seating designed to the last millimetre of your venue.
On-Site Reupholstery
Refurbished in situ across the UK with minimal venue downtime.
Bespoke Manufacturing
Sofas, chairs, joinery and one-off pieces built in our workshop.
Reupholstery
Commercial and domestic reupholstery in your chosen fabric.
Furniture Spraying
Lacquering, refinishing and respraying for timber, frames and units.
Beds & Headboards
Bespoke beds and headboards made to your specification.
Office Furniture
Made-to-order office furniture with contract-grade finish.
Delivery & Installation
End-to-end delivery and installation for whole-venue fit-outs.
Reupholstered in situ.
Minimal downtime.
We travel to your venue and work around your trading hours, so your restaurant, hotel, gym or clinic keeps running while we bring your seating back to life.
- Hospitality, restaurants, hotels, pubs and bars
- Healthcare, hospitals, dental practices, clinics
- Gyms, spas and leisure facilities
- Off-site workshop available when preferred
- Contract fabrics or Customer's Own Material
A glimpse of what we've built lately.
Eight recent projects across hospitality, bespoke joinery, headboards and reupholstery. All made or refurbished by our own team.
Simple to start. Precise to finish.
Enquiry
Tell us about your venue or project. We respond fast. No obligation.
Design & Quote
We scope the work and send a free quote, with in-house or partner design support if you need it.
Manufacture
Built in our Norwich workshop, or reupholstered on-site around your trading hours.
Delivery & Install
End-to-end delivery and installation UK-wide, handled by our own team.
Norfolk-based. Nationwide reach.
Manufacturing in Norwich and reupholstering, delivering and installing right across the UK.
Clients don't hire us twice by accident.
"Fantastic furniture and service, worked with me all the way through my project, ensuring quality and all of the finer details were perfect. Furniture is bespoke and shows true craftsmanship, would highly recommend."
Every review on our Google Business Profile has been left by a real client we've worked with. Read them in full, or add your own after your project completes.
18 years upholstering,
manufacturing and refining.
Shane Ison started in upholstery straight from school, learning the craft hands-on across bespoke domestic sofas and, later, large-scale commercial contracts. After seeing how corners were cut in the industry, he founded Red Kite Furniture to do it properly.
Today the Norwich workshop turns wood, foam and fabric into pieces that hold up under the pressure of a full dining room, with a small, skilled team that treats every project the same way: your business is our business.
Straight answers, before you enquire.
Do you manufacture to Crib 5 standard?+
Yes, all commercial and contract work is manufactured to Crib 5. For domestic work we are match and cigarette test compliant.
Do you cover the whole UK?+
Yes. We manufacture in Norfolk and deliver, install and reupholster on-site across the UK.
Can you use our own specified fabric?+
Yes, we work with Customer's Own Material (COM/COL) and contract fabric houses. We cannot take responsibility for fire-retardancy of customer-supplied fabrics.
How much does a quote cost?+
Quotes are free. A site survey, when required, is chargeable but its cost is included within the final quote.
What is the lead time?+
Lead times depend on the scope of your project; we'll confirm timings when we discuss your enquiry.
Is your work guaranteed?+
Yes. All our furniture is guaranteed, with terms specific to your project confirmed at the time of order.
Ready to specify furniture that lasts?
Send us your brief, drawings or a photo of what you'd like reupholstered. Free quote. No obligation.
Red Kite Furniture, Norwich.
- 5 Elvin Way, Norwich NR3 2BB, United Kingdom
- 07787 435208
- sales@redkitefurniture.co.uk
- Tuesday – Friday · 7am – 4pmMonday · 7am – 4pmClosed Saturday & Sunday