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Three Key Words to Keep in Mind in Kid's Furniture

Apr 8, 2019

Kid’s furniture is a high-turnover segment in furniture industry. Kids grow up day by day, so does the demand for different furniture. No doubt, kid’s furniture is a booming industry. More and more manufacturers join in, making ...

Tags: Kid's furniture, furniture

NATIONAL HARDWARE SHOW

May 9, 2017

National Hardware SHOW (NHS) has been successfully held 71 sessions, it has high reputation in the prestigious, hardware tools, gardening, outdoor life, furniture industry. In 2015, the exhibition area over 100000 square meters, a ...

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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

Fira Presents Three Products with Ergonomics Excellence Award

Sep 6, 2016

Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) is delighted to announce that the following products have been awarded with FIRA’s prestigious Ergonomics Excellence Award, having met the stringent assessment criteria: The Go Flex ...

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New Members for Furniture Sustainability Scheme

Aug 30, 2016

A sustainability scheme recognised as the environmental benchmark for the furniture industry, welcomes two new members to the scheme. To achieve membership of the Furniture Industry Sustainability Programme (FISP), an organisation must ...

Tags: furniture industry, FISP, new members

Steinhoff UK Bedding Strengthens Sales Channels

Aug 26, 2016

Steinhoff UK Bedding, manufacturer of beds and mattresses under the Relyon, Dunlopillo, Myers and Slumberland brands, plans to bolster its sales functions to support its growth in the independent retail sector. Paul Little, head of the ...

Tags: Steinhoff UK Bedding, sale, independent retail sector

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

New Agent for Sweet Dreams as Key Accounts Manager Is Promoted

Aug 15, 2016

Ian Stewart has taken over responsibility for Sweet Dreams sales in the North East after the retirement of Malcolm Willis. Ian commenced his selling career in 1971, starting out in retail at House of Fraser in the beds department of Binns ...

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Belgian Suppliers Tour UK Retailers

Aug 15, 2016

In July, Belgian Furniture Industry export association BelgoFurn embarked upon a trade mission to the UK to strengthen ties between suppliers and retailers. Led by BelgoFurn’s Bernard Deheegher, the manufacturer delegation, which ...

Tags: BelgoFurn, furniture industry

Heico Receives FIRA Gold Certification

Jun 23, 2016

Heico Fasteners UK has been awarded the FIRA Gold Product Certification for its new non-rust range of Blacquer Zig-Zag Springs. Heico became the first distributor in the UK to receive this prestigious accolade, for its new range of ...

Tags: Heico Fasteners, nanotechnology, FIRA

The Furniture Makers' Company Opens up Sustainability Award to All UK Furnishings Manufacturers

Jun 20, 2016

The Furniture Makers’ Company, the furnishing industry’s charity, has announced that for the fist time ever it will be accepting entries for its prestigious Sustainability Award from all UK furnishings manufacturers. Now in ...

Tags: furnishing industry, FISP, improvements

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

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

China International Furniture Fair (Guangzhou)

Mar 18, 2016

Founded in 1998, China International Furniture Fair, famous as CIFF, takes place semi-annually in Guangzhou, March and Shanghai, September. With the successful experience of past 36 sessions, CIFF has been well accepted as the ...

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Fira Report Into Current and Alternative Flame-Retardant Technologies

Dec 15, 2015

Cause for concern over the potential toxicity of some flame retardant chemicals has prompted the UK’s largest furniture association to investigate further. Findings from research into current and alternative flame-retardant ...

Tags: flame retardant chemicals, furniture, Fretwork

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