Upholsterer in Salford.

The flats around the Quays are mostly newer, and the furniture in them often is too. The question there is usually whether a sofa bought in the last ten years is worth recovering, and the answer turns on the frame. We look at photos, ask what it is made from, and tell you plainly if replacing it would be better value. If the seat cushions are the only problem, replacement sofa cushions are a smaller job that fits in a car.

When a whole sofa does need to come out, we need the lift size, the corridor widths and where a van can stop at your building. Collection from Salford is around £75 + VAT for both journeys.

With the BBC and a cluster of production companies at MediaCityUK, a lot of northern production work is planned in Salford. Upholstery for a set is a particular kind of job: a period sofa that has to look right for the era, a chair made to match another one, or seating that must meet Crib 5 because the public will sit on it. We make those pieces in the Stalybridge workshop to your brief and deliver them to you.

Our film, TV and production page explains how a production brief runs, and commercial upholstery covers the fire-safety side. Send references, quantities and your deadline, and we will reply with an itemised quote.

Thirty minutes each way means collection is planned rather than casual, so photos come first. Tell us what the piece is, send a picture of it from the front and side, and give rough measurements. The quote will say whether collection or a drop-off is the sensible way to get it to us. Most domestic jobs take two to four weeks at the bench; a single dining chair is often back within a week.

Salford is about thirty minutes from the workshop, and a venue job here starts with a free site visit. Pubs and bars can look at pub seating and banquettes and bar stool reupholstery, and hotel lounges and brasseries at hotels. A single banquette can be turned round overnight, and bigger rooms are done in phases so the venue stays open. Covers are Crib 5, quotes are itemised, and the handover pack includes the fire certificates and care instructions. The commercial upholstery page explains how a contract job runs from brief to handover.

• Older pieces from Salford: reupholstery and rejuvenation, restored the way they were built where that makes sense.
• A broken spring, split seam or collapsed seat: repairs and restoration, sorted without a full recover.
• Tired covers on a settee you would rather keep: sofa and suite recovering, quoted from photos.
• A single worn cushion in M5: replacement sofa cushions, made to match the rest.
• Set and prop pieces for productions: film, TV and production work made to your brief.