Using an approach akin to assembling a club sandwich at the nanoscale, National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) researchers have succeeded in crafting a uniform, multi-walled carbon-nanotube-based coating that greatly reduces ...
Tags: Consumer Electronics, Electronics
Yesterday Harrison Spinks – the luxury bed manufacturer which hand tailors mattresses under the Harrison, Somnus and Spink & Edgar brands – was visited by the deputy prime minister, Nick Clegg. The purpose of the visit was to ...
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Tupelo Furniture Market organizers report that the event's 2.5 million square feet of exhibit space is almost sold out for the upcoming show, set for Feb. 6-9. Officials say the event has grown in the past two years partly because of an ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is supporting the use of Green Chemistry to create safer, fire retarded polyurethane (PU) foams for the upholstery sector. Research by Green Urethanes Ltd, the provider of green solutions to ...
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Clariant, a world leader in specialty chemicals, is supporting the use of Green Chemistry to create safer, fire retarded polyurethane (PU) foams for the upholstery sector. Research by Green Urethanes Ltd, the provider of green solutions to ...
Tags: Clariant, Flame Retardant, halogen-free
The American Home Furnishings Alliance is launching a new web site today to correspond with tonight's airing of "Toxic Hot Seat," an HBO documentary about the use of fire-retardant chemicals in furniture. The documentary shows the ...
Tags: AHFA, website, address, furniture, flammability
California has revised its controversial Technical Bulletin 117 and adopted a new flammability standard that should allow producers to make furniture and baby products that do not contain flame retardant chemicals beginning Jan. 1. ...
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Entitled ‘Reshoring and Economic Recovery’, the October 17-18 SPESA Executive Conference will feature presentations and discussions from industry leaders, association and government officials on the most important issues, trends ...
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When it comes to the material used to make office furniture, there are a few staples: Wood, metal, glass, laminate or some combination of these are the most common. In recent years, the move toward more sustainably produced furniture has ...
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Simplicity Sofas is a young company that was established in 2007 and makes ready to assemble sofas. The timing at the beginning of a stubborn recession could have put it in trouble, but the company has flourished and grown steadily year ...
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Marks & Spencer (M&S) today publishes its latest Plan A Report which shows progress against the programme’s 180 sustainability commitments, including its stretching 2015 targets. 139 of the 180 commitments have been achieved ...
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U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Chairman Inez Tenenbaum told furniture manufacturers this week that it is committed to developing a national upholstered furniture flammability standard that does not require the use of harmful ...
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Younger Furniture collaborated with several exhibiting suppliers to supplement upholstery introductions with case goods, lighting and retro-inspired accessories.AT THE MARKET - It's all about relationships in the upholstery category - ...
Tags: Upholstery Showrooms, Furniture, Furnishing
Burton James Inc. and Fremarc Designs are partnering in a new showroom at the High Point Market. The southern California manufacturers will show at 301 N. Hamilton St., according to Mark Landres, creative director at Burton James. "The ...
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The American Home Furnishings Alliance's Pat Bowling will speak on safety and environmental issues during the spring High Point Market. Bowling, vice president of communications for the AHFA, will offer a 30-minute presentation on April ...