Shows
The Factory Next Door35. The Dining ChairDesign a timeless classic and the ripples from that one idea can be felt across industries for decades.Take Ercol’s Windsor Dining Chair, number 35 on our list of the greatest items we make here.It may be more than 70 years old, but its impact and influence remains significant. Today it’s even helping revive the British wood industry decades after being ravaged by Dutch Elm Disease.On this week’s The Factory Next Door, Ercol’s Chairman and Creative Director, Henry Tadros, shows us around their purpose-built modern factory close to High Wycombe...
2025-06-2432 min
Talking HeadsThe Cutting Edge of Manufacturing with De Soutter MedicalIn this episode of the Buckinghamshire Business First Talking Heads podcast, Henry Tadros, Chairman of Ercol Furniture, speaks with Andrew Butchard, Manufacturing Director at De Soutter Medical. Andrew shares insights into De Soutter’s rich history, from its beginnings as a family-run business in the early 20th century to its current leadership in the medical device industry.
The conversation explores the company's commitment to innovation, focusing on precision tools for the medical sector and its global growth. Andrew also discusses the importance of apprenticeship schemes, emphasising the challenges and rewards of developing young talent in the manufacturing fi...
2025-01-3129 min
Run Onartist's deathfor over a year and a half, i have not been able to make good art and as an artist, it really felt like death. it even got to a point where i was unsure about my purpose, because if an artist can't make art, then what is an artist? the problem gets even worse when i can't really do much about it because school is really at its peak and i have no time availability to do anything but schoolwork, at least until i can change my schedule around and make space for that. so what the solution...
2024-02-2421 min
Run Onhypothetically...i may or may not have said that word five gazillion times in the past week or so. only why? what about life right now that makes the idea of hypotheticals so appealing to me right now? what are the dangers of not changing this pattern? can it be good in any way? here are my thought.
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2024-02-1723 min
Talking HeadsA brief history of Ercol, with Henry TadrosMichael Garvey is joined by Henry Tadros, Chairman of Ercol Furniture, and the fourth generation running the family business founded in 1920 by Henry’s great-grandfather, Lucian R Ercolani.
The pair discuss the rich history of Ercol, the fusion of contemporary manufacturing methods with age-old craftsmanship, obstacles encountered in exporting, and the significance of apprenticeships and active involvement with the youth of the county, as demonstrated by their participation in the Bucks Skills Show.
2023-06-2832 min
Material Matters with Grant GibsonErcol chairman, Henry Tadros, on elm, beech, ash and keeping his company relevant.Henry Tadros is chairman of one of the country’s most renowned furniture companies, Ercol. The firm was founded by Italian immigrant, Lucian Ercolani, in 1920 but it really found its feet after the Second World War with the Windsor Range – an industrial version of a traditional craft chair – that is best known for its steam bending process and using a combination of elm and beech wood. Over the years, Ercol’s furniture, with its pared back – but somehow very British –aesthetic, has found its way into millions of homes across the globe. And the company has remained f...
2023-05-3047 min
Phil’s InnFUNDRAISING SHOW May 12, ’23. . . a splendid time was had by all . . . thanks to Peter Stamp, Steve Fruitman, Mike Tadros, Peter Rowe (and his lovely wife Carol), and Henry, the station's Live-OnAir Coordinator . . . what a stellar crowd . . . and, of course, all of you fine people who took the time to make a donation . . . your generosity is a buoy in the ocean . . .
2023-05-141h 59