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FIRA Offers Guide to Changing Upholstery Flammability Regulations

Sep 27, 2016

The Government has restarted the consultation into a potential revision of the fire safety regulations for upholstered furniture. FIRA is currently analysing the proposals, and will be arranging workshops to discuss this further and to ...

Tags: FIRA, guide, regulation change

New Website Launched for London Fabric Show

Sep 21, 2016

A new website for the BFM-hosted London Fabric Show – www.londonfabricshow.uk - has been launched today. The third London Fabric Show to be hosted by the BFM returns to the executive boxes and suites of the Chelsea F.C. Stamford ...

Tags: BFM-hosted London Fabric Show, new website

Charity to Cycle From London to Bordeaux

Sep 6, 2016

Members of The Furniture Makers’ Company are gearing up for a 450-mile bike ride to the French wine capital in September to raise money for the industry’s charity. Twenty-two people have signed up for the London to Bordeaux ...

Tags: The Furniture Makers'Company, charity, Bordeaux cycle ride

BFM Develops Training Course for Less Able Individuals

Aug 26, 2016

Two new courses, designed to help furniture companies identify suitable job opportunities for the less able, have been developed following a two-year international project. Supported in the UK by British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM), the ...

Tags: BFM, Working Tri-21 project

Social Inclusion Project Identifies Furniture Workplace Potential

Mar 23, 2016

The BFM is part of an industry consortium that manages Working Tri21, an EU-funded project which aims to enhance the social inclusion of people suffering from disabilities by integrating them into the job market, specifically in the ...

Tags: BFM, Tri21

Dates For 2017 London Fabric Show Announced

Mar 21, 2016

The dates for the 2017 London Fabric Show have been announced as 27th and 28th February 2017. After the success of this year’s show, the BFM will host the show for a third time. It will again be held at Chelsea FC, Stamford Bridge, ...

Tags: London Fabric Show, BFM

New Chairman For Industry Lobby Group BFC

Mar 21, 2016

After four years, Paul von der Heyde is stepping down as chairman of the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), the furniture industry's Government lobbying body. The new chairman is Jonathan Hindle, group managing director of KI (Krueger ...

Tags: BFC, KI EMEA, Industry Lobby Group

January Furniture Show 2017 Success With 85% Re-Bookings

Mar 21, 2016

The January Furniture Show (JFS) has reported a record re-booking with 85% of 2016 exhibitors already signed up for 2017. Over 450 companies exhibited at JFS 2016 and many renowned and well established names have booked again. They ...

Tags: January Furniture Show, Re-Bookings

The 18th BMF Opens with 'when East Meets West' Concert

Oct 28, 2015

Opening night of the 18th Beijing Music Festival (BMF) took place at Forbidden City Concert Hall in Beijing on Thursday with a concert under the baton of noted Chinese conductor Yu Long who stands as the founder and art director of BMF. ...

Tags: The 18th BMF, Yu Long, West'Concert

BFM Is Set to Return to Russia in October, to Represent British Furniture

Aug 21, 2014

After a successful exhibition at the British Embassy two years ago, the British Furniture Manufacturers’ association (BFM) is set to return to Russia in October, to represent British furniture at the I Saloni furniture exhibition in ...

Tags: BFM, Return, Furniture

Collins & Hayes Furniture Has Announced Its Succession Plan for The Hastings

Aug 19, 2014

Upholstery manufacturer Collins & Hayes Furniture has announced its succession plan for the Hastings, East Sussex-based company. Following the planned departure of long-serving MD, Martin Huggins, the successor will be a very well-known ...

Tags: Collins&Hayes, Furniture, Furnishing

Understand The Prospects of The Chinese Market for UK Manufacturer

Jun 4, 2014

Supported by (UKTI) the BFM led a research mission to the Shenzhen International Furniture Exhibition (SIFE) last March to explore its potential as an exhibition platform for four BFM member companies – Charles Barr Furniture, ...

Tags: Chinese Market, BFM Members

The Government Has Announced The Latest Regions to Be Included Assisted Areas Map

May 8, 2014

The Government has announced the latest regions to be included in the 2014-2020 Assisted Areas Map that will be eligible to bid for additional funding and benefits through such as Regional Growth Fund. The new Assisted Areas Map is ...

Tags: Furniture, Furnishing

The BFM,in Association with Euler Hermes,Launched a New Simple Credit Insurance Policy

May 5, 2014

The BFM, in association with Euler Hermes, the world's leading provider of trade-related credit insurance solutions, launched a new simple credit insurance policy, to its members today.? It is designed to not only insure payments from UK ...

Tags: Furniture, Furnishing

What Is The Real Problem in The Trucking Industry?

May 1, 2014

Following Transport and Logistics News' recent report on the TWU's concerns about road tankers (Defuse mobile bombs [dangerous tanker trucks]: TWU), our expert reader Nelson Mansfield has offered the following counter argument. Nelson ...

Tags: Trucking Industry

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