Amended standard for kitchen furniture published

Posted on 3rd February, 2017

Archived since 3rd February, 2018

A heavily amended British Standard for kitchen furniture has been published. BS 6222-2: 2009 + A1: 2017 Domestic kitchen equipment. Part 2: Fitted kitchen units, peninsular units, island units and breakfast bars – Performance requirements and test methods, is the main British Standard for assessing the strength, durability and suitability of kitchen carcases, wall units and associated hardware for both domestic and social housing use.
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New standard for childcare products published

Posted on 27th January, 2017

Archived since 31st December, 2018

FIRA can announce that an amended standard for children’s table mounted seats has been published.
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New Standards for children’s furniture published

Posted on 27th January, 2017

Archived since 25th February, 2018

Four revised standards for children’s furniture have been published. The standards have been produced by the Furniture Industry Research Association in conjunction with the Furniture Retail Quality Group (FRQG).
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FIRA Quarterly Standards Update Report - January 2017

Posted on 9th January, 2017

Archived since 9th July, 2017

There have been a number of European and International Standards meetings since the previous quarterly report, with a number of meetings taking place at national and international level...
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Headlines from FIRA's Furniture Statistics Digest: manufacturing, retail sales and exports up; however imports outpacing exports

Posted on 9th January, 2017

Archived since 9th October, 2017

The Furniture Industry Research Association has today (9 January) published its annual ‘Statistics Digest for the UK Furniture Industry’. The 50 page publication covers the period from 2012-2015, alongside some provisional data and estimates for 2016.
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Information for UK importers likely to be affected by the FLEGT-licensing regime

Posted on 24th October, 2016

Archived since 12th October, 2017

The EU’s Forest Law Enforcement, Governance and Trade (FLEGT) Regulation establishes rules for the import of timber products covered by Voluntary Partnership Agreements (VPAs) between the EU and timber-exporting countries. Once VPAs are fully implemented, timber-exporting countries will issue FLEGT licences which verify the timber’s legality.
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Standards meeting update - Sep - 2016

Posted on 30th September, 2016

Archived since 12th October, 2017

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CEN TC207 WG9, the European Standards committee responsible for developing test method standards, and chaired by FIRA’s Phil Reynolds, recently met in Paris.
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FEMB Technical Committee Meeting Report - September 2016

Posted on 22nd September, 2016

Archived since 12th October, 2017

On Friday 16th September FIRA took part in the latest FEMB Technical Committee meeting in Milan, on behalf of the BCFA. The European Technical Committee[1] meets regularly as a cross-country team of experts to review European norms and standards and monitors proposed changes in regulation.
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