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UV Pine - lacquer free coloration
Adding colour to pine the natural way
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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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Furnishing the benefits of workplace noise reduction
By researching the use of acoustically advanced composite technology in the design and manufacture of office furniture, a consortium led by FIRA International Ltd (Furniture Industry Research Association) hopes to help reduce noise in the working environment. The work is designed to identify materials suitable for use in office partitions, desks, cupboards, drawers and filing cabinets, to build prototypes and test their structural and acoustic performance.
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Standardisation of electronic communications within the furniture manufacturing industry
