Sourcing Furniture Products in the Supply Chain

Topics covered in the guide include:

• Sourcing responsibly, including EU and UK safety regulations, responsibilities, due diligence, ‘right first-time’ approach, critical paths and points of failure
• Building quality into the design, including design briefs
• Sourcing of raw materials, including specifications, sourcing routes and quality
• Basic factory assessments, including health and safety, production and controls, independent inspections, packaging and labelling, and social and ethical auditing
• Process control and procedures, including timber and chemicals
• Traceability of materials and products
• Regulations and requirements, including risk assessments
• Understanding testing and reporting, including safety, stability, strength and durability
• Creating a Technical File
• PAS 7100: 2018 Code of Practice on consumer product safety related recalls and other corrective actions

This is version two of the guide, updated in February 2024 to include the latest CE/UKCA Marking requirements.

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