A FURNITURE retailer has overhauled its showrooms and stock as part of a £250,000 refurbishment which has been dubbed the "most significant development" in the business's long history.

Geoffrey Benson & Son has re-opened the doors of its new-look showroom in Green Hammerton, on the A59 between York and Knaresborough.

Martin Benson, owner and managing director, said: "Apart from our move to Green Hammerton from Low Petergate in 1991, this is the most significant development in our 81-year-old history.

"We had a hugely successful sale of our existing stock in August, which has cleared the way for a brand-new selection of classic hand-crafted interior products."

Geoffrey Benson and Co was founded in 1933 by Martin’s father, Geoffrey Merryweather Benson.

Mr Benson said: "Furniture-making is in my blood. I started working for my father when I left school as a young teenager and I have never looked back."