BFC Activity Report March 2020
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 February...
NEW CHAIRMAN FOR THE FURNITURE INDUSTRY’S NEWLY FORMED ALL PARTY PARLIAMENTARY GROUP
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...
BFC Statement on the publication of the Environmental Audit Committee’s Report on Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life
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...
Furniture & Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations update ‘imminent’, says minister
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...
‘No Deal’ Brexit Advice for Business
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...
UK GOVERNMENT MINISTER: UK FURNITURE INDUSTRY MAKES A ‘GREAT CONTRIBUTION TO OUR COUNTRY’
Ms Maggie Throup MP, chair of the All Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group (APPFIG), secured a Westminster Hall debate on 23 January 2019 that examined the contribution of furniture manufacturing to the UK economy. Ms Throup used the opportunity to champion UK...