New BRC/FIRA Guidance for the supply of Furniture in Europe
New guidance is being published to help Europe's furniture industry meet the standards needed by retailers and customers.
The British Retail Consortium (BRC) and the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) guidance will help those working in the furniture sector to interpret the latest BRC Global Standard for Consumer Products and achieve and maintain certification against it.
The furniture industry guidance is part of a series of guides tailored for specific parts of the consumer products sector. It will provide additional information to help furniture manufacturers implement the Global Standard and to assist auditors preparing to visit furniture producers.
It also provides useful information and general guidance on the product safety issues relevant to furniture production and includes a set of requirements to enable sites to make safe, legal products to the quality required by their customers
The guideline includes many practical examples, hints and tips on common pitfalls and helps sites understand what to expect from an audit visit.
Dr Geoff Spriegel, Director of BRC Global Standards, said: "This publication will help all manufacturers of furniture achieve and maintain certification against the latest BRC Global Standard for Consumer Products. The Guideline will also be useful for auditors and those requesting that their suppliers adopt the Global Standard."
Independent certification of a manufacturer's operation against the BRC Global Standard for Consumer Products advances the retail industry's commitment to safe, legal products of consistent quality.
Certification is an effective and cost efficient way for retailers to establish confidence in products and reduces the burden of multiple audits for suppliers. Ultimately it improves the safety of products for consumers.
Phil Reynolds, Senior Technical Manager at FIRA said. "We were pleased to work with the BRC on this document, which incorporates FIRA's world renowned knowledge of furniture standards and regulations. This document fits perfectly with FIRAs' aims of raising safety and quality within the furniture supply chain".
The guidelines are available to purchase from the BRC Bookshop using the links below:
To view the PDF version please click here.
For the print version please click here.
FIRA Members are entitled to a 20% discount off the publishers price. If you are a member, please click here for your discount promo code.
