Activity Review December 2021

All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group Meeting The All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group (APPFIG) met on 20 October 2021 to discuss the latest political and policy developments of relevance to the furniture and furnishings industry, and what...

BFC Activity Review September 2021

All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group Meetings On 13 July 2021, the All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group (APPFIG) met to discuss the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the furniture industry and a range of emerging problems the sector was facing...

Activity Report June 2021

All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group Meetings On 17 May 2021, the All-Party Parliamentary Furniture Industry Group (APPFIG) hosted a meeting to discuss the ongoing impact of COVID-19 on the furniture industry and a range of emerging problems the sector was...

Activity Review March 2021

BFC Lobbying Succeeds with Four Wins In advance of the Budget, on 2 March 2021, the British Furniture Confederation (BFC) made four key requests of the Chancellor of the Exchequer.  The first, in December 2020, was to introduce a phased withdrawal of the Stamp Duty...

Activity Review December 2020

BFC’s ‘Buy British Furniture Event’ The ‘Buy British Furniture Event’, which promoted domestically manufactured furniture and furnishings, ran from 19 September to 18 October. The campaign encouraged consumers to ‘Buy the Best, Buy British, Save Jobs’ and thanks to...

Activity Review August 2020

The British Furniture Confederation has been highly active since the start of the Coronavirus pandemic, with weekly, then fortnightly online meetings of the executive, to feedback on the effect of the crisis on industry and develop a dialogue with government to ensure...