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Knowledge Hub
This resource comprises hundreds of articles addressing the furniture industry's technical and business issues.
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Environment
- Chain of Custody and Timber Procurement
- ENDS Report - The environment after BREXIT
- FEMB Technical Committee Meeting Report - September 2016
- FIRA Guide to the European Timber Regulations (EUTR)
- A Guide to the Environmental Legislation for Weeds and Non Native Species
- Improved Performance for Businesses Implementing ISO 14001: 2004
- REACH Guide
- Sustainable Forestry & PEFC scheme updates - January 2017
- Flammability
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Testing and Advice
- Adhesives for Furniture
- Childcare product classification
- Edge sealants for wood-based boards
- Electrically actuated furniture for the domestic market - a guide to the UK Regulations
- FIRA Standard FS 058: 2017 - Seating - Performance and Dimensional Requirements for Bariatric Seating
- 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 - Requirements
- The Furniture Retail Quality Group - Industry Standard Furniture - Children’s Domestic Furniture - General safety requirements
- The Furniture Retail Quality Group - Industry Standard Furniture - Children’s Domestic Furniture – Seating – Requirements for strength, stability and durability
- The Furniture Retail Quality Group Industry Standard Furniture - Children’s Domestic Furniture - Tables and desks – Requirements for strength, stability and durability
- The Furniture Retail Quality Group - Industry Standard Furniture - Children’s Domestic Furniture – Storage furniture – Requirements for strength, stability and durability
- Timber treatments and finishes: An introduction
- 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
- What is Ergonomics?
- Ergonomics in the office
- Display screen equipment (VDU's) and office furniture
- How does office furniture (desks and chairs) comply with the display screen equipment (DSE) regulations?
- Fixed height desks and ergonomics
- Height adjustable desks
- Furniture Design Toolkit
- Furniture Design Toolkit for Domestic Furniture
- Potential problems with the use of laptop computers
- Safe Seats of Learning
- Standards
- Business Processes
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Research Reports
- Biomass Subsidies and their impact on the British Furniture Industry
- Competitiveness of the UK furniture manufacturing industry
- Mind The Gap - Skills and Training in the Furniture Industry
- Remanufacturing for the Circular Economy
- Report on 'Real-life' UK kitchen study findings
- Safe seats of learning - How good school furniture can make a difference
- Study into the Feasability of Benchmarking Carbon Footprints of Furniture Products
- Sustainability Hotspot Analysis for the Furniture Industry
- The potential impact of flame retardants on the 'end of life' of upholstered furniture and furnishings
- Association Documents
- Statistics