The Romo Group

The Romo Group
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The Romo Group is a knowledgeable, results-driven brokerage and development company providing a fully integrated platform of real estate services for clients in the retail/restaurant market. Combining long-standing business expertise, unmatched market intelligence and unwavering dedication, the Romo Group provides a single-source real estate solution for every phase of owning or occupying a property.

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Our team of experts provides all phases of development and construction management and advisory services that begin with your objectives and goals in mind and end with a successful built environment that exceeds all expectations.

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Renowned for its expertise in fabrics and wall coverings, The Romo Group’s commitment to innovative designs, high quality products and fast delivery has resulted in global success
Founded in 1902 by Robert Mould, The Romo Group (Romo) initially began as a furniture manufacturing business; however, in the 1930s, the company shifted its focus to the supply of furnishing fabrics. Discussing more recent developments within the group’s history, Director of the Romo Group Felicity Mould begins: “In the 1980s we introduced our own in-house design studio, injecting a more creative approach to our products, which redefined Romo as the design led company it is known as today.”
Still a family run business, Romo is in its fifth generation, with five family members actively involved in the day-to-day running of the business: Jonathan Mould, CEO of The Romo Group, his three children, Felicity, Creative Marketing Director, Emily, Romo & Black Edition Design Director, and Jordan, Kirkby Design Creative Director, as well as Jonathan’s niece Lindsay, Sales Director. Located in Nottingham, the company has offices and showrooms in London, Europe and the US and six established brands within its portfolio: Romo, Black Edition, Kirkby Design, Mark Alexander, Villa Nova and Zinc Textile. Each unique brand has its own character and style, as well as its own in-house design studio where a diverse range of fabrics, wall coverings, trimmings and accessories are developed to suit the tastes of its broad customer base.
Led by Design Director Emily, the Romo studio is a hub of activity and creativity, full of sketches, paintings, fabric and colour charts, with walls a constant source of inspiration for the Romo collections that are launched twice a year. “To come up with new collections, the design teams are constantly researching design concepts to find inspiration in an eclectic mix of sources, from fashion, architecture and design to the natural world and a variety of cultural influences,” explains Felicity.
All collections developed by Romo for each of its brands are worked on in-house, with designs drawn both by hand and through the use of a variety of computer programmes that enable Romo to play with scale and colour combinations. Working closely with a number of textile mills and printers to realise its designs, the company then reviews the designs through an extensive trialling process before final decisions are made to produce a finished collection that is then launched to clients across the globe.
“We are currently preparing for several trade exhibitions including Sleep in November 2017 and Paris Deco Off in January 2018 where we will be exhibiting new collections from Mark Alexander, our new Romo and Villa Nova rug collections and contract fabrics as well as a preview of Zinc Textile’s March 2018 launch. On top of this, we are working on new collections for several of our brands that will launch in 2018 and are developing ranges across the Romo Group that have a focus on products for the contract and hospitality market. There are far stricter fire regulations for interior projects in bars, restaurants and hotels where durability and performance are also essential. We are looking forward to introducing our brand styles into this market in a meaningful way.”
Not a company to rest on its laurels, Romo is also excited about its collaboration with renowned rug makers Louis de Poortere, which shares Romo’s passion for creativity and innovation as well as a strong sense of quality in production. “We have selected some of our favourite patterns from new and existing collections by Romo and Villa Nova that we felt would work well as either a flat weave or hand tufted rug, enabling our customers another way of bringing our designs into their home.”
Having demonstrated continued and significant growth in its export sales over recent years, the group was awarded the prestigious Queens Award for Enterprise for International Trade for the second time in 2017. The group first won the award in 2008 and over the last nine years has further developed its existing brands using design and innovation to maximise sales potential throughout the world.
“Approximately a third of our customers are UK based, however more than 70 per cent of our sales are to international markets, with the US and Europe our biggest export markets. As well as expanding our international sales teams, we have also launched three new brands in the last eight years, including Zinc Textile and Mark Alexander in 2010, and Black Edition in 2013, all of which are aimed at high-end, international interior designers and consumers. This significant investment in brands, designs and new products has enabled us to grow worldwide sales from £58 million to £88 million between 2010 to 2016,” highlights Felicity.
Looking ahead, with a number of collections due to be launched, further growth is certain for Romo as it continues to develop and expand its product lines and build on the success of its forefathers. In line with the ongoing development of its portfolio, the company will expand its flagship showroom in Chelsea Harbour, London, by more than 50 per cent of its original size to accommodate all of its brands and create the ideal working environment for customers. “We are also developing a new head office in Nottingham, which, when complete in 2018, will be architecturally outstanding and will house our dedicated export sales and administration departments together with our outstanding design studios, show space and a state-of-the-art warehouse. These updated facilities will provide staff with the best possible working environment as we look optimistically forward to the challenges of the future,” Felicity concludes.
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Being part of the fifth generation of a family-run legacy company is, of course, an honor and a huge responsibility, but talk to sisters Emily and Felicity Mould, the great-great-granddaughters of Romo’s founder, and it is clear that, more importantly, their work is full of excitement and joy. Launching a line of rugs, they say, was just that. Fabrics and wall coverings were the focus for Romo for many years, so embracing rugs seemed a natural extension. “It just made sense,” says Emily, Romo’s Design Director – and so did joining GoodWeave®. For more than a century, the family’s guiding principle, Emily and Felicity agree, has always been, “Do things for the right reasons and work with people who are like-minded and also do things for the right reasons.”
Growing up in the family company was, according to the sisters, a bit magical. There were always colorful piles of fabric samples around the house for the family to weigh in on and, later, there was the design studio where the youngsters could experiment with color and texture. Back then, there were also the “amazing” family business trips to places like India. Of course, having a family company also meant there was a career path open for them. After some exploration in other areas, both Felicity, who studied fine arts, and Emily, whose training was in textile design, joined their father, uncles et al in the company. By then it had garnered a reputation for its global reach, and vast collection of versatile fabrics and wall covering designs.
As Felicity, the company’s Director of People, Culture & Communications, puts it, the decision to take on rugs perfectly complemented Romo’s critically admired existing products. “The introduction of the hand-tufted and flatweave rugs now gives Romo the ability to bring a coordinating element into a room.” The Romo Group was already known for its collaborations with artists, such as contemporary impressionist Jessica Zoob and Doodle artist Jon Burgerman; not surprisingly the new platform, a rug collection, would take inspiration from an artist’s work, as well. This time, the team chose to use an inventive take on the pottery of British ceramicist Kyra Cane. The designs and subtle color variations of her glazed pots translated beautifully into the hand-tufted and flatweave rugs. For example, flatweaves, such as the Glaze Celadon, give a nod to the ceramic’s texture. In rugs such as the 100% wool hand-tufted Fusion, Felicity says, “There is a really lovely painterly effect.” Although hard to choose any one rug as a stand-out in a collection, Emily admits that, for her, the Marka series is a personal favorite. “Marka is simple, has a lovely border on it and a textural grading on the edge.”
Emily and Felicity are thrilled about the addition of rugs to Romo’s collection. Extending the aesthetic, tactility and textural experience of a Romo product into another area of the room is important to them. And, equally important to this company is that everyone involved in the production process is treated fairly. As Felicity says “Partnering with GoodWeave just gives us absolute confidence in the supply chain. And I think it will give the consumer the confidence, as well!”
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