(Editor: Leona) January Furniture Show, taking place between 13-15th January at the Birmingham NEC, will host more than 300 exhibitors across four halls plus the Pavilion.

Co-organiser Laraine Janes says: "Since we announced last January that a new-format furniture show would be held at the NEC in January 2015, the industry has got behind us and supported us all the way. The message has been loud and clear – the industry wants an annual show, it wants it in January. And it wants it at the NEC."

The level of support and early close of exhibitor sales has prompted the organiser to book all five main halls - including halls 4 and 5 - for the 2016 show, which will run from Sunday 24th to Tuesday 26th January. Organiser Furniture Fairs says it is developing a new, innovative floorplan, recognising historic positions of key exhibitors, and creating a more balanced, buyer-friendly show.

Meanwhile, the 2015 show is set to be the industry's single biggest UK trade event for the furniture and furnishings sector next year.