This document outlines support the Government has made available for businesses through the period of disruption caused by Coronavirus (COVID-19). Most of the Governments up-to-date advice and the source of information contained in this document, can be found here....
The following is a summary of the BFC’s activity with government over the past few months. Trade and Exports Secretary of State for International Trade Re-appointed Elizabeth Truss MP was reappointed Secretary of State for International Trade during the...
It’s all change for the industry’s political lobbying consortium, the British Furniture Confederation (BFC), which last month welcomed a new chairman to the newly formed All Party Parliamentary Group for the furniture and furnishings industry. All Party Parliamentary...
The British Furniture Confederation welcomes the publication of the report and its various calls for action to reduce toxic chemicals in everyday life. We believe the furniture industry is fully in support of the need to identify and reduce the use of hazardous...
The furniture industry can expect an update to the Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations 1988 ‘imminently’, according to Ms Kelly Tolhurst MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary for the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS). Ms...
Over the past couple of months BEIS ( the Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy) has been holding a series of briefing sessions for trade associations and industry representatives. They have now produced a handy summary of the key changes that...
