by BFC | Jan 29, 2014 | BFC News
GREAT Week Hong Kong 10 March – 13 March 2014 Programme highlights: Meet key Hong Kong, Macao and wider Asia-Pacific buyers, agents and distributers at two high-profile speed networking events and two business receptions hosted by the British Embassy and the British...
by BFC | Jan 3, 2014 | BFC News
The BFC welcomes issues highlighted by the recent ‘Fake Britain’ programme. It showed that sofas and mattresses which do not comply with the UK’s strict flammability regulations are on sale in the UK, even through major retailers. The members of the British Furniture...
by BFC | Jan 2, 2014 | BFC News
The IP Bill was debated on Monday 20th January. This, if passed, will introduce criminal provisions for deliberate registered design infringement. ACID recommends viewing a short video about 3 successful design companies and ACID members who met the Minister Lord...
by BFC | Dec 6, 2013 | BFC News
The Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne MP has delivered his Autumn Statement 2013 to Parliament, alongside the publication of the Office for Budget Responsibility’s updated forecasts for growth and borrowing. Key announcements included: The Office for Budget...
by BFC | Dec 1, 2013 | BFC News
There is a move within the Department for Environment Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) to impose tighter emissions limits on wood waste burners. This started with a revision of PG 1/12 ‘Statutory Guidance for Part B Combustion of Waste Wood in Appliances Over 0.4...
