More than 15 jobs have been created by a new furniture store opening in Enfield.

Mayor of Enfield Councillor Patricia Ekechi welcomed Sofaworks to the retail store at Great Cambridge Road, along with the store’s mascot Neal the Sloth.

The roles created by the new store include a store manager, two deputy store managers and 15 new 'Sofaworkers'.

Darren Hartington, store manager of the new Enfield Sofaworks store, said; “We were so excited to welcome our customers to the brand new Enfield store. We have a brilliant team of Sofaworkers who are on hand to help the people of Enfield find their dream sofa.

“The opening was a family fun day with face painting and a DJ to entertain our customers and we welcomed Neal the Sloth as an honorary team member for the day to meet and greet customers.”

The new unit, spans over 24,000 sq ft on two levels and is completely new build at the retail park.