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American Home Furnishings Alliance Announce Plans for a Joint Industry Workshop
Sep 6, 2016Friday, September 02, 2016: The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA), in partnership with the International Wood Products Association (IWPA) and the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association ( ), has announced a Joint Industry Workshop ...
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Outdoor Furniture for Cooler Weather
Nov 24, 2015Now it is not needed to pack up furniture in the cooler weather as the winter is heading on its way. Even now one can organize the Thanksgiving dinner in the chiller weather also. Furniture manufacturers like Pride Manufacturers and Lloyd ...
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AHFA Declined Group's Request for an Extension in Deadline for Upholstery Manufacturers
Dec 16, 2014California officials notified the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) late yesterday that they have declined the group’s request for an extension in the deadline for upholstery manufacturers to comply with a new labeling ...
Tags: upholstered furniture, labeling requirement, Furniture
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American Home Furnishings Alliance Has Named Mary O'keeffe to The Position of Director
Sep 22, 2014The American Home Furnishings Alliance has named Mary O'Keeffe to the position of director of sales, a new post "We have brought Mary on board to help us continue the momentum of membership growth we have experienced so far in 2014," ...
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International Casual Furnishings Association Named Jackie as Executive Director
Aug 21, 2014The International Casual Furnishings Association has named Jackie Hirschhaut as its new executive director following the retirement of long-time head Joseph Logan. Hirschhaut is the vice president of public relations and marketing for the ...
Tags: ICFA, New Executive Director, Furniture
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American Home Furnishings Alliance Membership Grows Due to Compliance Issues
Aug 19, 2014Growing concern over regulatory compliance issues impacting the home furnishings industry has resulted in membership growth at the American Home Furnishings Alliance, the association reports. “The complexity of issues like the new ...
Tags: American, Furniture, Furnishing
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Technology Has Changed The Way Americans Live
Jul 5, 2014Technology has changed the way Americans live, work and communicate, and home furnishings marketing executives must stay one step ahead of those changes to connect with today's consumers. "The ability to see around the bend and anticipate ...
Tags: Technology, Service, Furniture, Furnishing
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AHFA,Franklin Furniture Institute&Mississippi Manufacturers Association Have Once Again
Mar 11, 2014The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA), Franklin Furniture Institute and Mississippi Manufacturers Association have once again collaborated to present a Manufacturing Summit on the campus of Mississippi State University. ...
Tags: logistics issues, process automation, transportation needs
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The American Home Furnishin Has Awarded Ethan Allen Its Sustainable by Design Registration
Jan 7, 2014The American Home Furnishings Alliance has awarded Ethan Allen its Sustainable by Design registration, recognizing the manufacturer and retailer's environmentally friendly manufacturing processes. The company also has expanded its ...
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AHFA Launched a New Web Site to Correspond with Tonight's Airing of "Toxic Hot Seat"
Nov 27, 2013The 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
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They Are Big on Lots of Fresh Color, Neutrals, Motion Furniture and Attention to Detail
Jul 2, 2013Trends for outdoor and patio furniture are big on lots of fresh color, new neutrals, motion furniture and attention to detail. Just the simple of fact of heading out into the sunshine after having been cooped is cause enough for ...
Tags: Patio Furniture, Outdoor Furniture
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The AHFA Board Was Updated by Inez Tenenbaum on Flammability Progress
May 24, 2013U.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 ...
Tags: AHFA Board, Daily Use
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BPA Has Been Removed From California's List of Proposition 65 Toxic Chemicals
Apr 28, 2013SACRAMENTO, Calif. - California's Office of Environmental Health Hazard Assessment has removed Bisphenol A, or BPA, from its list of Proposition 65 toxic chemicals. The move came following an April 18 preliminary injunction to delist the ...
Tags: BPA, Furnishing
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Pat Bowling Will Speak on Safety and Environmental Issues During The High Point Market
Apr 12, 2013The 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 ...
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Proposed Revisions to a Voluntary Tip-Over Standard Became Clearer This Week
Apr 1, 2013Proposed revisions to a voluntary tip-over standard used by many case goods manufacturers became clearer this week. The revisions would update how far a dresser or chest's drawers should be pulled out during tip-over testing. The rule ...
Tags: furniture, chests, door chests