A national commercial furniture services business is looking for self-employed Commercial Upholsterers to join its contractor network covering Croydon and South London, working on contract and commercial upholstery projects on a day-rate basis.
Croydon has a large office core, hotels and a fast-growing restaurant and bar scene, with Sutton, Bromley and Beckenham adding busy town-centre hospitality. Purley and Redhill give quick access south towards the M23 and M25.
Area covered: Croydon, Sutton, Bromley, Purley, Beckenham and Redhill. Work is booked in blocks around Croydon (CR0 1LF), with the occasional project further afield where hotel costs are covered by the client.
This suits an established self-employed upholsterer with their own van, tools and industrial sewing machine, who can re-cover commercial seating and cut and machine sew on site, and who would like to increase their income with regular, well-paid commercial days alongside their own customers.
Day rate and terms
- £220 to £240 per day depending on experience and travel
- Self-employed contractor basis, invoiced weekly or monthly, paid within 10 days and usually within 5 to 7 working days
- Mileage paid at 35p per mile after the first 100 miles
- Parts and materials supplied by the client and reimbursed on your invoice
- Hotel, breakfast and evening meal covered on overnight jobs
- Regular, planned work in blocks with a national client, which can sit alongside your own customers
What you'll be doing
- Commercial and contract upholstery on site across Croydon, Sutton, Bromley, Purley, Beckenham and Redhill: hospitality seating, fixed seating, booths, banquettes and contract furniture
- Re-covering, repairing and restoring commercial seating, including button back and deep-buttoned pieces
- Cutting and machine sewing covers on site from your own industrial sewing machine
- Working to a schedule agreed with the client's operations team and reporting on completed work
What you'll need
- Time-served upholsterer who can re-cover and repair commercial seating: banquettes, booths, fixed seating, chairs and stools
- Ability to cut and machine sew on site, this is essential (an upholsterer who sews, not a machinist only)
- Button back, deep buttoning and fluting experience is a strong advantage
- Your own van, full tool kit and industrial sewing machine
- Public liability insurance (minimum £10 million) or willingness to arrange it
- Full UK driving licence and a professional, reliable approach on client sites
- Based within a realistic travel distance of Croydon
Ready to apply?
If you are a self-employed upholsterer around Croydon who can cut and machine sew on site, with your own van, tools and sewing machine, get in touch today.
Closing date: 30 November 2026
Updated: 31 October 2026
To apply or find out more, contact The Talent Branch on
07792 797476 or
carlos@thetalentbranch.com
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