Two schoolmates from Bristol who started their online furniture business aged just 18 have now made £17 million in just seven years.
Monty George and Dan Beckles, both aged 25, started Furniturebox straight after leaving Bishop Wordsworth’s Grammar School in Salisbury. They are now making annual profits of £2.4 million which are being reinvested so they can rival Dunelm, Habitat and Ikea as one of the UK’s leading furniture brands.
They are part of a new breed of UK ‘Gen Z entrepreneurs’ creating ecommerce businesses worth millions. They employ 53 staff at the new HQ in Chippenham which has transformed their fortunes.
