The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) is cautioning the government to beware of the unintended consequences of treating the furniture industry as a single, homogenous sector in its plans to consult on an Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) scheme for furniture...
Britain’s furniture industry is calling on the Chancellor, the Right Hon Rishi Sunak MP, to extend government help to the sector in his March 3 budget. In a letter to the Chancellor, chairman of The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) Jonathan Hindle says if the UK...
The issue of foam shortages affecting the British furniture manufacturing sector has been raised in Parliament. Hilary Benn MP, Labour member for Leeds Central, submitted a Written Question on foam and particleboard shortages late last month (November). The MP for...
The most extensive report on the future of the office and office workers in the UK in view of the COVID-19 pandemic has revealed that the seismic change in the way we work now is here to stay. The massive shift in working arrangements that has taken place since March...
Furnishing stores along with bed retailers and manufacturers have been quick to back the BFC’s month long campaign to ‘Buy the Best, Buy British, Save Jobs’. According to the British Furniture Confederation (BFC) which in partnership with the National Bed Federation...
An unprecedented campaign to support jobs in the British furniture industry launches this week, in a bid by the industry to stave off up to 10,000 jobs at risk due to COVID 19. A survey of National Bed Federation (NBF) and British Furniture Manufacturers (BFM) members...
