BFC URGES INDUSTRY TO RESPOND TO GOVERNMENT CONSULTATION ON CHANGES TO THE FR REGULATIONS
The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) is urging furniture manufacturers, retailers and suppliers to the industry to engage with and respond to the government’s consultation on changes to the UK flammability regulations. “We will of course be submitting our own...
Industry urges caution over BIS plans to amend the flammability regulations’ cigarette and match tests
Changes to the Furniture & Furnishing Fire Safety Regulations are in danger of increasing rather than reducing the risk to consumers. Manufacturers and representative trade bodies have been urging the Department of Business, Innovation & Skills (BIS) not to rush...
UK furniture industry goes to Brussels
Representatives of the British furniture industry held a series of meetings on 25th March 2014 with European Commission officials, with the objective of raising UK furniture manufacturing issues across a range of topics. The delegation, visiting under the umbrella of...
Budget big on exports
High Value Opportunities UKTI presented the concept of its High Value Opportunities (HVO) programme which focuses on 100 projects worldwide each of which are over £500m in budget value and where the UK can compete for at least £250m. Its aim is to focus its resources...
Furniture fire safety regulations set to change?
NOTICE OF A PROPOSAL TO CHANGE THE MATCH AND CIGARETTE TESTS IN THE FURNITURE AND FURNISHINGS (FIRE) (SAFETY) REGULATIONS 1988 (FFRs) Summary paper written by Terry Edge of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills, and Steve Owen of Intertek Ltd. Summary of...
Ministerial-led export missions to Hong Kong, UAE, Kuwait
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...