FURNITURE (UFURF) UPS BENCH CRAFT (SOFA) STAKE Universal Furniture Ltd said in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission that it had increased its stake in Bench Craft Inc common stock to 2,548,975 shares or 45.3 pct of the total outstanding. Universal said its Universal Furniture Industries N.V. unit bought 235,750 Bench Craft shares March 4 in the over-the-counter market.