FURNISHING chain MFI, which has a showroom in Whitebirk, is being tipped for a merger with the owner of rival kitchens brand Moben.
Merchant Equity Partners, which bought MFI for a nominal £1 in 2006, is said to be exploring potential combinations for the business, as well as the possibility of attracting further investment.
Reports suggest MFI is looking at a merger with its British rival Homeform, which owns brands Moben, Kitchens Direct, Sharps and Dolphin.
Manchester-based Homeform has 160 showrooms across the UK with more than 1,300 employees and 1,500 self employed fitters and designers.
MFI established itself as a major player in home furnishing shortly after it was founded in 1964 by Noel Lister and Donald Searle.
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