by BFC | Nov 1, 2013 | BFC News
Up to 40 senior directors from across the spectrum of British furniture manufacturing are gathering at the Houses of Parliament next week (Monday 25th November) for a discussion with government representatives about exporting. The event has been organised by the...
by BFC | Jul 1, 2013 | BFC News
The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) welcomed the announcements in the media that there will be a turnaround in the Government’s policy of subsidising UK power stations to generate electricity from burning wood. It is reported that the Government will announce it...
by BFC | Feb 1, 2013 | BFC News
The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) supports the decision for furniture fire safety regulations to avoid the ‘Red Tape Challenge’, an open consultation on current regulations before a review by ministers. A report from the Department for Business Innovation...
by BFC | Jan 2, 2013 | BFC News
Stephen McPartland MP, the Member of Parliament for Stevenage and Chair of the All Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group, has affirmed his support for the British Furniture Confederation’s (BFC) campaign to maintain British Flammability Standards. The Standards...
by BFC | Jan 1, 2013 | BFC News
Unfair subsidies for the burning of woody biomass During the course of 2012 the BFC kept up the pressure on government highlighting concerns about the unintended consequences of biomass subsidies on the cost of wood based raw materials. The Prime Minister was...
