Latest Standards & Regulatory Updates for the Furniture Industry Now Available

Standards and Regulatory Update March 2025

Including updates to furniture standards, new standards in development, and the latest on furniture industry-related reg...

Standards and Regulatory Update December 2024

Including updates to furniture standards, new standards in development, and the latest on furniture industry-related reg...

Standards Plus Home

Our Standards Database provides an overview of all the standards that relate to furniture, so you can easily see what st...

Standards and Regulatory Update September 2025

Including updates to furniture standards, new standards in development, and the latest on furniture industry-related reg...

Standards and Regulatory Update June 2025

Including updates to furniture standards, new standards in development, and the latest on furniture industry-related reg...

Latest Standards Update for Members Published - June 2025

This comprehensive report covers all the latest updates on standards and regulations

Standards Update for Members - March 2025

All the latest updates on standards and regulations are covered in this comprehensive report

Standards Update for Members - December 2024

All the latest updates on standards and regulations are covered in this comprehensive report

​Standards meeting update - Emissions to internal environments

Summary of the committee's work regarding the internal built environment

Latest Standards Update for Members - September 2024

Report covering the latest updates on standards and regulations over the past three months

Standards and Regulatory Update September 2024

Including updates to furniture standards, new standards in development, and the latest on furniture industry-related reg...

Standards and Regulatory Update June 2024

Including updates to furniture standards, new standards in development, and the latest on furniture industry-related reg...

Standards Update Report for Members - June 2024

Comprehensive report for members covering updates on standards and regulations during the last 3 months

New Standard for Bunk Beds published

See the changes to the revision of EN 747

Standards Update Report for members - March 2024

Comprehensive report for members covering updates on standards and regulations during the last 3 months

Standards and Regulatory Update March 2024

Including updates to furniture standards, new standards in development, and the latest on furniture industry-related reg...

Standards and Regulatory Update March 2024

Including updates to furniture standards, new standards in development, and the latest on furniture industry-related reg...

New domestic tables standard published

Discover the key updates to the revised BS EN 12521:2023, covering requirements for safety, strength, and durability

Updated bed standard published

See the key changes to the revised BS EN 1725: 2023, covering requirements for safety, strength, and durability

Standards and Regulatory Update December 2023

Including updates to furniture standards, new standards in development, and the latest on furniture industry-related reg...

Latest Standards Update Report now available - December 2023

Comprehensive report for members covering updates on standards and regulations during the last 3 months

Research Association publishes new guide ‘Insight into Standards’

Understand how standards are made and how to get involved in the standards-making process

Insight into Standards

Guide to help companies in the furniture industry understand how standards are made, and how to get involved in the stan...

Standards and Regulatory Update September 2023

Including updates to furniture standards, new standards in development, and the latest on furniture industry-related reg...

Quarterly Standards Update Report September 2023

Comprehensive report for members covering updates on standards and regulations during the last 3 months

New standard for children’s seating published – BS EN 1729-2:2023

The standard has been updated following issues concerning the application of EN 1729-2 experienced in the field

Latest Standards Update for Members published

Comprehensive report for members covering updates on standards and regulations

Standards and Regulatory Update May 2023

Including updates to furniture standards, new standards in development, and the latest on furniture industry-related reg...

Latest Standards Update Report Published

Comprehensive report for members covering updates on standards and regulations during the last 3 months

Standards update report - Dec 2022

Includes updates to existing furniture standards, new standards in development, regulations and consultations

Standards applicable to the sale of childcare (furniture) products in the UK

A summary of some of the products and standards relating to the manufacture, specification and sale of furniture and rel...

Specifying leather for furniture

Identifying which standards and properties are relevant to leather performance

Standards update report - September 2022

Includes updates to existing furniture standards, new standards in development, regulations and consultations

Quarterly Standards Update Report - September 2022

All the latest updates on standards and regulations are covered in this comprehensive report for members

Standards update report - June 2022

Updates across various furniture standards and the latest regarding the UK Flammability and REACH Regulations

Latest Quarterly Standards Update now available

Comprehensive report for Association members covering all the latest updates for standards and regulations

Quarterly Standards Update - March 2022

Latest comprehensive update is now available to all members, to help them ensure they are up-to-date

Standards update report - March 2022

Updates across various furniture standards and the latest regarding the UK Flammability and REACH Regulations

Children’s Domestic Industry Standard: Tables & Desks FIRA-FRQG C003 2021

Children's Domestic Furniture Industry Standard: General Safety Requirements FIRA-FRQG C001 2021

New Standards for children’s furniture published

Covering children's domestic furniture, tables and desks

Standards update report - December 2021

Updates across various furniture standards and the latest regarding the UK Flammability and REACH Regulations

Latest quarterly standards update now available - Dec - 2021

Latest update on furniture industry standards and regulations

New ISO standard for storage units adopted and published by BSI

ISO 7170:2021 Furniture - Storage units - Test methods for the determination of strength, durability and stability

September Quarterly Standards Update

The latest update on standards affecting the furniture industry is now live and available to members

Standards update report - September 2021

Updates across various standards as well as regulatory updates and consultations

BS EN 17191:2021 Children’s Furniture. Seating for Children. Safety requirements and test methods

A new European standard for children's furniture has been published

Children's Domestic Seating: Industry Standard FIRA-FRQG C002: 2016 - WITHDRAWN

This standard has now been withdrawn and replaced by BS EN 17191 Children’s Furniture. Seating for Children. Safety requ...

New standard for children's furniture published

BS EN 16890:2017 + A1:2021 Children's furniture. Mattresses for cots and cribs. Safety requirements and test methods

Latest quarterly standards update now available - Jun - 2021

Updates across various standards and regulations including the latest on the 'new' UK flammability regs and meeting the ...

Standards update report - June 2021

Updates across various standards and regulatory updates and consultations, including a look at the 'new' flam regs

Latest quarterly standards update now available - Mar - 2021

Updates across various standards and a look at the 'new' flam regs

Standards update report - March 2021

Updates across various standards and regulatory updates and consultations, including a look at the 'new' flam regs

Electrically Powered Office Furniture: Guide to the GB Regulations

This guide identifies the relationship with powered office furniture products such as sit/stand desking, falling within ...

Latest developments on bunk bed standard EN 747

Revised draft of EN 747-1 bunk bed requirements

Latest development on cot mattress standard EN 16890

CEN secretariat will be sending this draft out for formal vote

Latest development on children’s seating standard EN 17191

Standard has some implications on the school furniture standard EN 1729 Part 2

Development of a new passenger seat standard

Notes from recent ISO/TC 269/SC 2 - WG 6 'Passenger seats' meeting

Standards update report - December 2020

Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development

Latest quarterly standards update published - Dec - 2020

Members can now access all the updates

News updates across various standards

Electrical furniture, office furniture, non-domestic seating, educational furniture, bunk beds

New CENELEC standard: feedback on setting noise level limits

CENELEC is revising their standard (BS EN 60335-2) to include electrically operated furniture

New standard proposal

How to address shear and compression risks in electrically operated furniture

Green light for the prEN 17191 – Seating for Children Standard

Standard to go to a formal vote in the coming weeks

CEN TC 207 Furniture Standards meeting report

Scope of committee to include 'circular economy'; changes to bunk bed standard EN 747

Latest quarterly standards update published - Sep - 2020

Members can now access all the updates

Standards update report - September 2020

Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development

Work on ISO standards

Updates on 10 ISO standards

EN 16139: 2013 – Strength, durability, and safety – requirements for non-domestic seating

Your chance to feedback on a revision

Update on EN 1335-1: 2020 Office work chair – Dimensions -determination of dimensions

Published by CEN 207 in April, adopted by BSI in May, the older version of EN 1335-1; 2000 was withdrawn

Implications of providing office/contract chairs for employees who are working at home

Clarification from the OPSS (Office for Product Safety Standards) via the Hertfordshire Trading Standards Office (TS), t...

CE Marking Toolkit

To support members in meeting the strict requirements of CE Marking Directives for those exporting to Europe

Latest Standards Update released

Confirms the publication of three new standards

Standards update report - June 2020

Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development

ISO TC 136 furniture standards meeting reports

Covers storage, children’s furniture, seating, tables and mattresses

BS EN 1335-1: 2020 Office furniture

Implementation of new standard delayed

New Standard for educational furniture published

BS EN 13150: 2020 immediately replaces the 2001 version

Standards meeting report - hardware for furniture

Despite lockdowns the development of European Standards continues

New Standard for office furniture published

BS EN 1335-1: 2020 Office Furniture. Office work chair. Part 1 Dimensions – Determination of dimensions

Latest Standards Update

Includes two new standards

France issues update to childcare standards

References NF EN 1130: 2019 Childcare furniture: Cradles - Safety requirements and test methods

Standards update report - March 2020

Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development

Standards meeting report - Safety of child use and child care products

Meeting covered changing units, safety barriers cots and bedding

Children's Highchair standard amended

BS EN 14988: 2017 +A1: 2020 - Children's Highchairs

Standards meeting report – Test methods for furniture - Mar - 2020

Development of technical report for testing seating used by people weighing over 110kg; review of EN 1022: 2018

Standards committee report – Bunk beds

Preparation of draft revision of EN 747-1: 2012 + A1: 2015 Furniture. Bunk beds and high beds

Standards meeting report - non-domestic furniture - Mar - 2020

Suggested priority standards for development within CEN TC207 during the current pandemic

UK furniture fire safety regulations – revision process commences

OPSS outlined its aims of maintaining (or increasing) the current level of fire safety

Standards meeting report – Motorised furniture - Feb - 2020

Key areas to address are stability, strength and durability and entrapment.

Furniture Industry Research Association share updates to standards and other key matters - Jan - 202...

One of the main headlines is the publication of a new standard

Standards update report - December 2019

Summary of changes, new standards and standards in development

New European standard for childcare furniture published

BS EN 1130: 2019 Children’s furniture. Cribs

BS 7176 compliance: Guide for manufacturers seeking to claim compliance

The route for claiming compliance with BS 7176 - Specification for resistance to ignition of upholstered furniture for n...

Positive vote for a new standard for electrical furniture

​IEC 60335 Part 2 -116 Household and similar electrical appliances - Safety - Part 2-116

Standards meeting report – Domestic furniture

covered a range of topics including motorised furniture, swivel chairs, foldaway beds and more...

Baby Products Association technical meeting report - November 2019

Key topics covered at this latest meeting included the possible revision of BS 1877 Part 10

Standards meeting report – Non-domestic furniture - Nov -2019

Meeting covered work on amendments to EN 15372 and EN 16121

Standards meeting report – Test methods for furniture - Nov - 2019

Meeting covered issues related to motorised furniture, foams and mattresses and seating

First office furniture Remanufacturing Standard

Covers office and contract chairs / seating, office and contract tables / desking, office and contract storage units

New standard for bariatric beds

Specifies safety, strength and durability performance requirements

Remanufacturing - FIRA Standard FIRA/REMAN001: 2019

FIRA Standard which specifies the requirements for the remanufacture of office and contract furniture including seating,...

Bariatric Beds: Performance and Dimensional Requirements - FIRA Standard FS060: 2019

FIRA Standard for safety, strength and durability performance testing of bariatric beds, heavy users

Standards Meeting Report - PAS 7050 Steering Group

Development of new specification for bringing safe products to market

Standards update report - September 2019

Details of new standards and standards in development

European Standards meeting – outdoor furniture

The meeting focused on potential revisions of two standards - EN 581-1 and EN 581-2

Standards

Includes FIRA/FRQG Standards, standards update reports, and more

New European Standard for assessing furniture surfaces published

BS EN 17214: 2019 Visual assessment of furniture surfaces

New standard for furniture hardware published

BS EN 15939: 2019 Hardware for furniture

Furniture Industry Research Association share updates to standards and other key matters - Jun - 201...

Three new standards

Standards update report - June 2019

Details of new standards and standards in development

Standards Meeting Report – CEN TC207 Plenary

Standards expected to be published in the coming years

Standards Report – Common test methods

Topics include motorised furniture, mattresses, seating and more

Standards meeting report – Suspended seating workshop

Possible test methods for suspended seating

Standards meeting report – seat loading template

Discussion on the seat loading point when testing stability

Standards meeting report – foldaway beds

Potential revision of EN 1129 Parts 1 & 2 Furniture - Foldaway beds - Safety requirements and testing

Standards meeting report – Non-domestic furniture - Jun -2019

Committee merger and revision to EN 15372

Confirmation of standard for cot mattresses

European standard BS EN 16890: 2017 Children’s furniture – Mattresses for cots and cribs

New standard for office desks

BS EN 527-2: 2016 + A1: 2019 Office furniture. Work tables. Part 2

Standards Meeting Report - hardware for furniture

Draft standards for corrosion performance of hardware and also star bases for swivelling chairs

Standards update report - March 2019

Details of four new standards and standards in development

France issues update to list of reference standards under Childcare Decree 91-1292

For the prevention of risks arising from the use of childcare articles

European Standard for Cots amended

Corrigendum published modifying requirements for footholds

Standards meeting report – Storage furniture

Meeting covered issues identified during the drafting of the revised standard ISO 7170

​Standards meeting report – outdoor furniture

Includes three main standards for outdoor furniture (EN 581 Parts 1, 2 & 3)

Standards meeting report – kitchen furniture

International Standards committee responsible or looking at standardising the sizes of kitchen furniture

​Standards meeting report – Electrical furniture

Task Group meeting to liaise with IEC TC61 who have been developing an electrical standard for furniture

Standards meeting report – Beds

Developing the standard ISO WD 23769 Furniture-Mattresses-Test methods for the determination of functional characteristi...

Standards meeting report – Tables

Development of ISO 19682 Furniture — Tables — Test methods for the determination of stability, strength and durability

Standards meeting report – Seating

Key topic for discussion was ISO 7173 Furniture — Chairs and stools — Determination of strength and durability

Baby Products Association technical meeting report - February 2019

Key topics included possibility of new Standard for mattresses used in moses baskets and carrycot.

Standards Meeting Report – domestic furniture

Insights from CEN TC 207 WG1 (the committee responsible for developing European Standards for domestic furniture)

Standards update report - December 2018

Details of new standards, changes and standards in development

Final standards update for 2018

Details of new standards and updates to others

Standards meeting report – Hardware for furniture

The working group discussed two new draft standards.

New document for surface finish assessment published

PD CEN/TR 17292: 2018 Technical report regarding precision data for various standards

New European Standard for Office Seating published

BS EN 1335-2: 2018 Office furniture. Office Work Chair. Safety Requirements

New standard for seating published

A new European Standard for assessing the stability of seating has been published.

Standards meeting report – domestic furniture

A meeting of CEN TC207 WG1, the European standards committee tasked with producing standards for domestic furniture

Standards meeting report

CEN TC 207 WG9, the European Standards committee that develops common test methods for furniture standards

Furniture Industry Research Association release their latest Standards Update

The September update confirms the publication of a number of new standards across the furniture sector.

Standards update report - September 2018

Details of new standards, changes and standards in development

Standards update report - June 2018

Details of new standards, changes and standards in development

Improved Performance for Businesses Implementing ISO 14001

This article is a beginner's guide to performance measurement

Standards Meeting Report – Domestic furniture

A meeting of CEN TC207 WG1, the European committee tasked with producing standards for domestic furniture was recently h...

Latest update on standards - Mar - 2018

This latest quarterly 'Standards Update' reflects changes notified to the Furniture Industry Research Association since ...

New European Standard for Kitchen Furniture published

BS EN 1116: 2018 Furniture. Kitchen furniture. Coordinating sizes for kitchen furniture and kitchen appliance has now be...

Latest update on standards - Jan - 2018

This latest quarterly 'Standards Update' reflects changes notified to the Furniture Industry Research Association since ...

Standards meeting Update - Jan - 2018

A meeting was recently held in London of BSI Technical Committee FW/002 regarding British Standard BS 8474: 2013 and ele...

Standards Meeting Report - Domestic Furniture

A meeting was recently held in Nuremberg of CEN TC207 WG1 – the European Standards committee responsible for developing ...

Standards meeting report – Motorised furniture - Nov - 2017

The purpose of the meeting was to discuss the recent changes to the Machinery Directive guide and raised serious concern...

​UK British Standards meeting report – Safety of child use and child care products

A meeting of CW/001, the UK mirror committee responsible for safety of childcare products recently met in London. The co...

European Standards meeting report – Common test methods for furniture

A meeting of CEN TC207 WG9, the working group tasked with producing test method standards for furniture recently met in ...

European Standards meeting report – Advisory Group.

A meeting of the CEN TC207 advisory group recently met in Paris, to discuss issues that affect all groups developing Eur...

What do I need to know to sell highchairs in the UK?

Summary of highchair testing and specification requirements taking account of the current standards and possible introdu...

Latest update on standards - Sep - 2017

The 9 page document covers new and revised standards being published, alongside details of the new guide to the EU machi...

Bariatric Seating: Performance and Dimensional Requirement - FIRA Standard FS058: 2017

performance requirements for the structural safety and stability of bariatric seating for office, hospital, contract and...

New mattress standard published

A new European Standard for cot mattresses has been published - BS EN 16890: 2017 Children's furniture — Mattresses for ...

​New childcare standard published

A new European safety standard for cots has been published. BS EN 716-1: 2017 Furniture. Children’s cots and folding cot...

New Childcare standard published

A revised version of the European test method standard for cots has been published. BS EN 716-2: 2017 Furniture — Childr...

​New European Standard for furniture hardware published

A new European Standard covering requirements for the gas cylinders used in office chairs, and similar seating has been ...

​New Childcare standard published - Highchairs

A new European Standard for children’s highchairs has been published. BS EN 14988: 2017 Children’s Highchairs. Requireme...

​New standard for kitchen furniture published

FIRA can announce that a new standard for kitchen furniture has been published. BS 6222-3: 2017 Domestic kitchen equipme...

​New Guide for glass in furniture published

FIRA-FRQG G001: 2017 - The Furniture Retail Quality Group. Best Practice Guide. Glass in Furniture – Requirements, is an...

Glass in Furniture: Best Practice Guide FIRA-FRQG G0001: 2017

Developed in conjunction with The Furniture Retail Quality Group, whose members include technologists from many of the l...

​European Standards meeting report

A meeting of the European standards committee CEN TC207 WG – Common test methods for furniture, was recently held in Nur...

​Standards meeting update - Jun - 2017

A meeting of the combine UK standards committees for furniture was recently held at BSI in London.

​New Child care standard published

FIRA can announce that a new standard for child care articles has been published: BS EN 1272:2017 Child care items – Tab...

​Standards meeting report – BSI Furniture committee meeting

A meeting of FW/0, the overarching BSI technical committee for furniture standards was recently held at FIRA’s Stevenage...

​Latest Standards updates published

The update includes details of a new standard; ‘BS EN 581. Part 1. 2017. Outdoor furniture. Seating and tables for campi...

​European Standards meeting held in Berlin

A meeting of CEN TC 207, the European technical committee responsible for developing standards for furniture, was recent...

Children’s Domestic Furniture Industry Standard: Storage Furniture FIRA/FRQG C004 2016 + A1 2017

​Outdoor furniture – new standard published

A revised standard for outdoor furniture is now available: BS EN 581-1: 2017 Outdoor furniture — Seating and tables for ...

​Amended standard for kitchen furniture published

A heavily amended British Standard for kitchen furniture has been published. BS 6222-2: 2009 + A1: 2017 Domestic kitchen...

​New Standards for children’s furniture published

Four revised standards for children’s furniture have been published. The standards have been produced by the Furniture I...

FIRA Quarterly Standards Update Report - January 2017

There have been a number of European and International Standards meetings since the previous quarterly report, with a nu...

​Standards meeting update - Sep - 2016

CEN TC207 WG9, the European Standards committee responsible for developing test method standards, and chaired by FIRA’s ...

FIRA Quarterly Standards Update Report - September 2016

Even though the summer months are traditionally quieter, standards making, both at an International and European level, ...

​British Standards for kitchen furniture to be revised

At a recent meeting at BSI in London it was agreed that the two main British Standards for kitchen units are to be updat...

​Report from European Standards meeting – Stability of seating

A meeting of the European Standards Committee developing test method standards for furniture, CEN TC 207 WG9, recently m...

​New Standards Meeting Report from Europe

A meeting of the Standards Committee responsible for producing furniture standards, CEN TC207, was recently held in Pari...

Cable Management Systems: Understanding BS 6396

Guide to help you understand the requirements for electrical systems in office and educational furniture

Flammability Testing: Best Practice Guide (FRQG)

Guide to help manufacturers and suppliers of upholstery and components to identify the flammability testing requirements...