What The Romo Group does

The Romo Group is a British family-owned designer and wholesaler of premium interior textiles, founded in 1902 by Robert Mould in Nottinghamshire, UK, where it remains headquartered (Kirkby-in-Ashfield). The group operates as a multi-brand platform of seven interior design brands — Romo (the founding core brand), Black Edition, Kirkby Design, Mark Alexander, Villa Nova, Zinc Textile, and Omexco — each positioned with differentiated aesthetics across luxury, modern, contract, and wallcovering segments.

The portfolio centres on high-end interior textiles and surfaces: printed and woven fabrics, plains, outdoor fabrics, wallcoverings, trimmings, passementerie, cushions, and rugs, plus dedicated contract/performance lines (e.g., Villa Nova's EasyClean technology) and sustainability ranges. The underlying capability is design-led textile and wallcovering development, with proprietary collections and ACID-registered design IP.

Romo operates exclusively as a B2B trade supplier, selling through professional interior designers, decorators, and approved retailers rather than direct-to-consumer. Distribution relies on a global showroom network (seven European showrooms across London, Paris, Copenhagen, Oslo, Stockholm, Munich, and Houten; nine North American showrooms across Toronto, New York, California, Boston, Atlanta, Dallas, Chicago, Florida, and Washington DC), complemented by worldwide distributors and an online trade portal for registered business customers. End-consumer pricing is set by individual stockists, and only limited direct sample ordering is offered in the UK and EU.

Name

The Romo Group

Legal name

Romo Limited

Website

https://romo.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1902

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Short description

The Romo Group is a British family-owned designer of premium fabrics, wallcoverings, and accessories founded in 1902. Operating through seven interior design brands, it supplies exclusively to interior designers, decorators, and retailers across Europe, North America, and worldwide distributors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Nottingham

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices17 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Trade/B2B Fabric and Wallcovering Sales: Romo operates as a B2B trade supplier, selling exclusively through professional interior designers, decorators, and approved retailers. The company generates revenue through wholesale distribution of its fabric, wallcovering, and accessory collections to trade partners.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels6 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

The Romo Group designs and markets a portfolio of furnishing collections spanning fabrics, wallcoverings, trimmings, cushions, and rugs for both residential and contract interior projects. Operating under multiple design brands, the group supplies interior designers, architects, and retailers through showrooms and wholesale distribution across Europe and North America.

Product overview

The Romo Group is a family-owned British designer fabrics and wallcoverings company founded in 1902, operating as a platform of seven distinct interior design brands: Romo (the founding core brand), Black Edition, Kirkby Design, Mark Alexander, Villa Nova, Zinc Textile, and Omexco. The product portfolio centers on high-end interior textiles and surfaces, comprising fabric collections (prints, weaves, plains, outdoor fabrics), wallcoverings, trimmings, cushions, rugs, and contract-grade collections. The brands share distribution infrastructure and showrooms while maintaining differentiated aesthetics targeting various segments of the luxury and mid-market interior design industry.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Black Edition: Luxury designer fabrics, upholstery and wallcoverings
• Kirkby Design
• Mark Alexander
• Villa Nova
• Zinc Textile
• Omexco

Products and services

• Romo

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• OmexcocoreOthersOmexco is a brand within The Romo Group portfolio, operating as part of the group of six established interior brands. While not an external partnership, Omexco represents a brand acquisition/affiliation within the Romo Group family of companies.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Designers Guild: UK family-owned heritage designer of fabrics, wallcoverings, and home furnishings sold through interior designers and retailers — the closest direct analogue to Romo's trade-exclusive, multi-collection model.
• Sanderson Design Group: British parent group of multiple heritage wallpaper and fabric brands (Sanderson, Morris & Co, Harlequin, Zoffany, Clarke & Clarke, Scion) sold via the interior design trade — analogous multi-brand UK fabric/wallcovering platform.
• Pierre Frey: French heritage fabric and wallcovering house selling exclusive designer textiles to specifiers and decorators worldwide — closely mirrors Romo's heritage-driven, design-led trade model across similar end-uses.
• Cole & Son: British heritage wallpaper and fabrics brand with a trade-only distribution approach and showroom presence similar to Romo's wallcovering and decorative fabric business.
• Harlequin (Sanderson Design Group): Contemporary designer fabrics and wallcoverings brand stocked through interior designers and retailers — directly comparable product portfolio and trade-channel positioning to brands such as Villa Nova and Zinc Textile.
• Zoffany: British luxury fabric and wallcovering brand targeting high-end residential and contract interiors through designer and decorator channels — same premium specifier-driven distribution model.
• Osborne & Little: British designer of fabrics, wallpapers, and trimmings sold exclusively via interior designers and decorators — parallels Romo's fabrics-plus-wallcoverings-plus-trimmings mix and B2B trade distribution.
• Mulberry Home: British lifestyle brand's interior fabrics and wallcoverings division sold through designers and stockists — comparable mid-premium positioning and trade-first distribution in the same category.
• Lee Jofa (Kravet): US luxury heritage fabric and wallcovering brand targeting interior designers and decorators, distributed via Kravet's To The Trade platform — directly comparable specifier-driven US go-to-market.

Broad incumbents

• Kravet: Large US-based fabric, furniture, and wallcovering distributor serving the interior design trade across many designer brands — broader portfolio than Romo but the same To The Trade delivery model and customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/romofabrics
• Instagraminstagram.com/romo_fabrics
• Pinterestpinterest.com/romo_fabrics
• Xx.com/Romo_Fabrics

Compliance2 records

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries6 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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