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What do I need to know to sell domestic seating in the UK?
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What do I need to know to sell office seating in the UK?
Office seating must be safe and suitable for use. Defining characteristics for performance and safety include: stability, strength, durability, fire safety.
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How is ignition resistance measured?
The Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations contain a series of Schedules which detail the method by which upholstery materials are to be tested to demonstrate compliance.
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Domestic Flammability Guide
Any filling material, whether foam or non-foam, intended for use in furniture, must meet specified ignition tests. This means any material included for the purpose of filling or stuffing the upholstered parts of the furniture.
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Upholstered Furniture Fire Safety Regulations. Introduction
The UK Furniture and Furnishings (Fire) (Safety) Regulations is a legal document designed to ensure that fabrics and foams used in the UK are safe.
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Hi Fibre Research Project
There has been considerable concern in the UK furniture market in recent years over the quality and performance of loose, fibre filled cushions for upholstery applications. This had become a siginifcant competitiveness issue which needed to be addressed for UK manufacturers to maintain their well-earned reputation for high quality upholstery products.
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Laser welded textile and upholstery seams
Laser welded textile and upholstery seams can perform as well as, if not better than, traditionally stitched seams. There are, according to FIRA, other potential benefits of this technology.
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Leather types, characteristics and maintenance
Leather can be made from the skin of any animal. Most leather is grain leather finished by various methods to produce different effects. Leather furniture in a normal domestic environment should need little attention, cleaning should only be carried out when necessary.
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Fire Safety of Furniture and Furnishings in the Home - A Guide to the UK Regulations
The furniture regulations specify a level of ignition resistance for all upholstery fabrics but they do not insist on a cover fabric being flame retardant treated. Nevertheless most cover fabrics need some form of treatment to satisfy the fire safety regulations.
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Reduce upholstery fabric complaints through testing
When designing or selecting upholstery fabrics performance requirements should not be an afterthought but a first consideration, and if suitable levels are not achievable the fabric is not suitable for use no matter how attractive it may be.
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Fire safety controls for mattresses divans and bed bases
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Fire Safety Controls - non-domestic/contract upholstered
There are no mandatory regulations in the non-domestic/contract furniture sector that detail precisely the ignition resistance requirements for furniture. However, the fire safety of the premises in which the furniture is used is controlled by the Fire Precautions Act.
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What do I need to know about selecting foam interiors?
Foam interiors for furniture are required to be of satisfactory quality and fit for purpose. This means they are expected to adequately support a user throughout the life of the furniture. Selection of the wrong foam can result in excessive cushion softening which manifests itself as cushion hollowing, loss of comfort, bottoming out, cushion collapse and cover bagging.
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Specifying leather for furniture
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Fire safety requirements for mattress toppers, pads and protectors
This article discusses the fire safety requirements for bedding products such as mattress protectors, pads and toppers
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Fire safety of furniture and furnishings in the home - A Guide to the UK Regulations
The guide covers the flammability requirements for all upholstered domestic product including, sofas, armchairs, beds, mattresses, mattress toppers and some outdoor furniture. The guide provides advice on the requirements for manufacturers of fabrics and foams as well as the manufacturer/retailer of the final product.
