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...
BFC’S NEW VIDEO DEMONSTRATES ONGOING NEED FOR EFFECTIVE FIRE SAFETY REGULATIONS
The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) has produced a video which graphically demonstrates how consumers may be at risk from the sale of chairs, passed as safe, but likely to go up in flames. The BFC, an alliance of the industry’s main trade associations,...
BFC WELCOMES GOVERNMENT LAUNCH OF EXPORT STRATEGY
The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) has welcomed the publication of the Government’s export strategy, with an expressed hope that its words will be met with effective action. Jonathan Hindle, chairman of the BFC said: “I welcome the strategic approach that has...
Brexit plans in brief
As the Brexit debate rages on in government and across the media, the BFC’s advisers, Brevia, offer their own analysis here of the Government Brexit White Paper published on 12 July – highlighting those specific areas that might directly affect the furniture &...
New BFC 2018 Manifesto specifies its calls for action for Government support
The BFC today publishes its second Manifesto – calling for Government cooperation and support for the furniture and furnishings sector on training, exports, standards and regulations and the environment. The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) is the UK furniture...
LEVEL 3 FURNITURE APPRENTICESHIPS GET THE GO-AHEAD
An industry-specific Level 3 Furniture Apprenticeship has officially been approved. The training scheme, which has been funded and supported by both the British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM) and The Furniture Makers’ Company (FMC), will cover a spectrum of jobs...