All resources
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Environment
- A Guide to the Environmental Legislation for Weeds and Non Native Species
- COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health Regulations)
- Environment after BREXIT - April 2017
- FEMB Technical Committee Meeting Report - September 2016
- FIRA Guide to the European Timber Regulations (EUTR)
- REACH Guide
- Sustainable Forestry & PEFC scheme updates - January 2017
- Sustainable Timber Procurement and Chain of Custody
- Guidance on buying and selling timber in a Brexit no-deal scenario
- Flammability
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Testing and Advice
- Adhesives for Furniture
- Childcare product classification
- Furniture and the Medical Devices Directive (MDD) 93/42/EEC - Guidance and CE marking requirements.
- Guide to Health and safety management for the woodworking and furniture industries
- Leather types, characteristics and maintenance
- Moisture Content of Timber - Production & Storage
- National Furniture Specifications - A Guide for Specifiers
- Performance of furniture finishes and surfaces
- Product Selection for the furniture supply chain
- Reduce upholstery fabric complaints through testing
- Specifying leather for furniture
- The Furniture Retail Quality Group Best Practice Guide 2017 - Glass in Furniture
- UV Pine lacquer free colouration
- Water damage to kitchen worktops
- What is cable management?
- What do I need to know to sell highchairs in the UK?
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Ergonomics
- Ergonomics in the office
- Fixed height desks and ergonomics
- Furniture Design Toolkit for office environments
- Furniture Design Toolkit for Domestic Furniture
- How does office furniture comply with the display screen equipment (DSE)Regulations?
- Potential problems with the use of laptop computers
- Safe Seats of Learning - How good school furniture can make a difference
- The benefits of height adjustable desks
- What is Ergonomics?
- Kitchen Layout Design Guide - key resources for your design process
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Standards & Regulations
- Electrical accessories incorporated into furniture - a guide to the UK Regulations
- Electrically actuated furniture for the domestic market - a guide to the UK Regulations
- Electrically powered office furniture - a guide to the UK Regulations
- FIRA Guide to European Biocidal Products Regulations
- FIRA Standard FS 058: 2017 - Seating - Performance and Dimensional Requirements for Bariatric Seating
- Furniture Retail Quality Group - Industry Standard Children’s Domestic Furniture - General safety requirements
- Furniture Retail Quality Group - Industry Standard Furniture - Children’s Domestic Furniture – Seating – Requirements for strength, stability and durability
- Furniture Retail Quality Group Industry Standard Furniture - Children’s Domestic Furniture - Tables and desks – Requirements for strength, stability and durability
- Furniture Retail Quality Group - Industry Standard Furniture - Children’s Domestic Furniture – Storage furniture – Requirements for strength, stability and durability
- Health and Safety - Display Screen Equipment (DSE) Regulations
- Office chair dimensions and European chair dimension standard (EN 1335-1:2000)
- Quarterly Standards Update Reports
- Standards applicable to the sale of childcare (furniture) products in the UK
- Standards meeting reports
- June 2018 Standards Update Report
- September 2018 Standards Update Report
- December 2018 Standards Update Report
- March 2019 Standards Update Report
- The General Product Safety Directive, furniture industry guide to legislation
- June 2019 Standards Update Report
- Business Processes
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Research Reports
- Biomass Subsidies and their impact on the British Furniture Industry
- BREXIT - The Importance of Planning Ahead
- Competitiveness of the UK furniture manufacturing industry
- Current and alternative flame retardants for upholstered furniture
- DecaBDE as a barrier to the Circular Economy
- Mind The Gap - Skills and Training in the Furniture Industry
- Remanufacturing for the Circular Economy
- Report on 'Real-life' UK kitchen study findings
- Study into the Feasability of Benchmarking Carbon Footprints of Furniture Products 2011
- Sustainability Hotspot Analysis for the Furniture Industry
- The potential impact of flame retardants on the 'end of life' of upholstered furniture and furnishings
- BFC Manifesto for the Furniture Industry 2017
- BFC Proposal for updating UK Flammability Regulations - June 2017
- Statistics