Back in 2010, I was building a furniture hire business serving weddings, events and hospitality venues across the UK.

I was looking for furniture that could help create better spaces and better experiences for customers. The furniture needed to look right, perform properly. 

What I found was that many of the options available through traditional UK suppliers felt generic, uninspiring or disconnected from the realities of hospitality and events.

So instead of accepting the limitations of existing catalogues, I went directly to the manufacturers.

By building relationships with factories I gained access to better designs, greater flexibility and furniture that was genuinely built for commercial use.

The difference was immediate.

The spaces looked better. The furniture performed better. 

Before long, venue owners, hospitality businesses and industry contacts began asking where the furniture was coming from.

They were facing many of the same challenges I had experienced myself.

That’s how Jollies began.

Not as a furniture retailer, but as a business built on helping other people find the right furniture solutions for their projects.

Today, that philosophy still guides everything we do.

We help our customers source, specify and deliver commercial furniture that supports both the vision and practical requirements of a space.

Because we’ve been on the client side ourselves, we understand that successful projects aren’t just about furniture.

They’re about deadlines, budgets, guest experiences, operational realities and creating spaces that work for the people who use them every day.

That’s why we see ourselves as more than a supplier.

We’re a commercial furniture partner, helping businesses and design professionals create exceptional spaces with confidence.

Toby Wallace

Founder