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  • Flammability
    • BFC Proposal for updating UK Flammability Regulations - June 2017
    • Introduction to the Domestic Flammability Regulations Training
    • Current and Alternative Flame Retardants for Upholstered Furniture
    • Contract Flammability Guide: Fire Safety of Furniture and Furnishings in the Non-domestic Sectors
    • Flammability Guide: Fire Safety of Furniture and Furnishings in the Home
    • Flammability Testing: Best Practice Guide (FRQG)
    • The potential impact of flame retardants on the 'end of life' of upholstered furniture and furnishings
    • BS 7176 compliance: Guide for manufacturers seeking to claim compliance
    • Introduction to Fire Safety of Furniture and Furnishings in the Contract Sector Training
    • Flammability Guidance for Contract Seating: Fire Safety of Office Work Chairs in Domestic Environments
    • Flammability Tracker Template
    • Flammability Checklist for Products Guidance
  • Business Templates
    • Mattress Specification Template
    • Upholstered Furniture Design Brief Template
    • UK Timber Regulation Guidance and Template V3
    • Social and Ethical Audit Guidance and Checklist
  • Standards
    • Children's Domestic Furniture Industry Standard: General Safety Requirements FIRA-FRQG C001 2021
    • Children's Domestic Seating: Industry Standard FIRA-FRQG C002: 2016 - WITHDRAWN
    • Children’s Domestic Industry Standard: Tables & Desks FIRA-FRQG C003 2021
    • Children’s Domestic Furniture Industry Standard: Storage Furniture FIRA/FRQG C004 2016 + A1 2017
    • Glass in Furniture: Best Practice Guide FIRA-FRQG G0001: 2017
    • Bariatric Seating: Performance and Dimensional Requirement - FIRA Standard FS058: 2017
    • Bariatric Beds: Performance and Dimensional Requirements - FIRA Standard FS060: 2019
    • Standards update report - June 2018
    • Standards update report - September 2020
    • Standards update report - June 2019
    • Standards update report - March 2019
    • Standards update report - September 2018
    • Standards update report - June 2020
    • Standards update report - March 2020
    • Standards update report - September 2019
    • Standards update report - December 2019
    • Standards update report - December 2018
    • Standards update report - December 2020
    • Standards update report - March 2021
    • Standards update report - June 2021
    • Remanufacturing - FIRA Standard FIRA/REMAN001: 2019
    • Standards update report - September 2021
    • Standards update report - December 2021
    • Standards update report - March 2022
    • Standards update report - June 2022
    • Standards update report - September 2022
    • Standards update report - Dec 2022
    • Standards and Regulatory Update May 2023
    • Standards and Regulatory Update September 2023
    • Standards and Regulatory Update December 2023
    • Standards and Regulatory Update March 2024
    • Standards and Regulatory Update March 2024
    • Standards and Regulatory Update June 2024
    • Standards and Regulatory Update September 2024
    • Standards and Regulatory Update December 2024
    • Standards and Regulatory Update March 2025
    • Insight into Standards
  • Regulations
    • Cable Management Systems: Understanding BS 6396
    • Medical Devices Regulations (UK MDR 2002): Requirements for Furniture
    • GB General Product Safety Regulation - Guide for the Furniture Industry
    • EU General Product Safety Regulation - Guide for the Furniture Industry
    • CE Marking Toolkit
    • Electrically Powered Domestic Furniture: Guide to the GB Regulations
    • Electrically Powered Office Furniture: Guide to the GB Regulations
    • Electrical Accessories in Furniture: Guide to the GB Regulations
    • Product Safety Incident Plan Template
    • UKCA Labelling Guidance and Template
    • UK Declaration of Conformity Guidance and Template
    • Modern Slavery Policy Guidance and Template
    • REACH, POPs and Biocides Chemical Compliance Guidance and Templates
    • GB Biocidal Products Regulation - Labelling Treated Articles Template
    • REACH: Restricted Substances in Furniture - M2 Mattresses
    • REACH Update July 2020 - SVHC
    • REACH: Restricted Substances in Furniture - M1 Upholstery
    • Introduction to REACH Regulations Training
    • Introduction to Biocidal Products Regulation Training
    • Introduction to EUTR Training
    • REACH: Guide to the Regulations
    • Biocidal Products Regulation Guide
    • REACH: Restricted Substances in Furniture - M3 Children's Furniture
  • Sustainability
    • REACH Guide 2017 (Archived)
    • Remanufacturing for the Circular Economy
    • DecaBDE as a barrier to the Circular Economy
    • Improved Performance for Businesses Implementing ISO 14001
    • Sustainability Hotspot Analysis for the Furniture Industry
    • Biomass Subsidies and their impact on the British Furniture Industry
    • REACH Update January 2021 - SVHC
    • Carbon Footprint Calculator Template - 2024 Factors
    • Environmental Policy Guidance and Template
    • Sustainability Challenges and Opportunities in the Furniture Industry
    • Sustainability KPI Dashboard Template
    • Benchmarking Carbon Footprints of Furniture Products - Feasability Study 2011
  • Information
    • Pressure Mapping: Review of Validity to Assess Comfort - Guidelines for Best Practice
    • Ergonomic Home Working – Guides for Employers and Employees
    • Home Office Buyers Guide
    • Implications of providing office/contract chairs for employees who are working at home
    • Kitchen Layout Design Guide
    • Childcare product classification
    • Leather types, characteristics and maintenance
    • Specifying leather for furniture
    • Standards applicable to the sale of childcare (furniture) products in the UK
    • Statistics Digest for the Furniture Industry 2023
    • UV Pine lacquer free colouration
    • What do I need to know to sell highchairs in the UK?
    • BFC Manifesto for the Furniture Industry 2019
    • Statistical Digest for the Furniture Industry 2019
    • Statistical Digest for the Furniture Industry 2018
    • Statistical Digest for the Furniture Industry 2017
    • Recorded Training Sessions
    • Competitiveness of the UK furniture manufacturing industry
    • Safe Seats of Learning
    • Improving UK Productivity and Industry 4.0
    • Mind The Gap - Skills and Training in the Furniture Industry
    • Specifying Furniture Guide
    • ​Report on 'Real-life' UK kitchen study findings
    • Horizon Scanning: Guide to New Hardline and Softline Materials
    • Sourcing Furniture Products in the Supply Chain
    • Packaging and Sustainability: Guide to Alternatives
    • Furniture Design Toolkit: Domestic Furniture
    • Furniture Design Toolkit: Office and Contract Furniture
    • Sharps and Broken Needle Procedure Template
    • Furniture Products Risk Assessment Guidance and Template
    • Health & Wellbeing Policy Template
    • BREXIT - The Importance of Planning Ahead
    • Facility Space Planning Template
    • Lean Manufacturing Training Toolkit - Part 1 - 5C Workplace Organisation
    • Lean Manufacturing Training Toolkit - Part 2 - 7 Wastes
    • Lean Manufacturing Training Toolkit - Part 3 - Visual Management
    • Lean Manufacturing Training Toolkit - Part 4 - Standardised Work
    • Lean Manufacturing Training Toolkit - Part 5 - 7 Measures of Quality, Cost and Delivery
    • Lean Manufacturing Training Toolkit - Part 6 - Set-up Reduction
    • Lean Manufacturing Training Toolkit - Part 7 - Problem Solving
    • Lean Manufacturing Training Toolkit - Part 8 - Line Balancing
    • An Exploration of Educational Furniture Procurement

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