Sustainability Hotspot Analysis for the Furniture Industry

EUTR Update

Businesses will need to show imports from the EU and European Economic Area (EEA) have been legally harvested

Focus on EUTR compliance for third recorded training session

This session joins the recently released training on REACH and biocides

Research Association release second recorded training, with focus on biocides

The new training forms part of a suite of 5 sessions being released weekly

REACH update report - July 2020

Total of 209 chemicals now on the SVHCs

ECHA releases SCIP database

Information on substances of concern

Revision to REACH - Update on SVHC - January 2020

Latest update report concerning (REACH) Regulations

First office furniture Remanufacturing Standard

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

Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life

Statement on the publication of the EAC's 'Toxic Chemicals in Everyday Life'

Vietnam-EU legal timber agreement signed

The EU has signed an agreement to support the Vietnamese government.

PEFC Annual Stakeholder Event Report October 2018

Stakeholder meeting to discuss sustainable forestry and receive an update on PEFC scheme

​REACH Update Report - New Additions to Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)

The Furniture Industry Research Association has produced a REACH Update Report regarding two new substances

REACH - Potential Further Restriction of Formaldehyde

​Following a European Commission, ECHA has started preparing a restriction dossier on the use of formaldehyde and its re...

FIRA Members: A Guide to the Environmental Legislation for Weeds and Non Native Species

The new document is a simplified guide to the Regulations that govern the identification and management of weeds and non...

New FIRA guide to the European Timber Regulations

The new guide is aimed to help Furniture Industry Research Association members understand more about the EUTR, and how t...

REACH Update - Updated guidance for SME's on 2018 Registration deadline

A new update report concerning Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulations ...

REACH Update Report - July 2017

A new update report concerning Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH) Regulations ...

REACH Update Report - June 2017

The purpose of this paper is to update members of the Furniture Industry Research Association with regard to the UK’s pr...

The use of fire retardants

On 11 April The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) released a statement about the use of fire retardant chemicals in ...

​REACH Update Report - New Additions to Substances of Very High Concern (SVHC)

The Furniture Industry Research Association has produced an update report to educate companies of their obligations surr...

​Sustainable Forestry & PEFC scheme updates​

On Wednesday 11th January, FIRA joined approximately 20 other industry stakeholders at a PEFC UK workshop in London to d...

Research Report - Remanufacturing for the Circular Economy

FIRA Standard - Remanufacturing

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

REACH Guide 2017 (Archived)

This guide is designed to give a general introduction to REACH awareness and user obligations.

Remanufacturing for the Circular Economy

Report summarising the finding of a project which compares the potential of remanufactured furniture versus brand new pr...

DecaBDE as a barrier to the Circular Economy

Whether an analysis of the impact of decaBDE being added to the UNEP POP list for the UK furniture industry is viable an...

Sustainable Forestry & PEFC scheme updates​ - January 2017

These are notes from a Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC) workshop

Study into the Feasability of Benchmarking Carbon Footprints of Furniture Products 2011

This study shows that the carbon footprinting of products is a complex subject, with a number of difficulties that need ...

Improved Performance for Businesses Implementing ISO 14001:2015

This article is a simple, beginners guide to performance measurement.

Introduction to REACH Regulations training

Recorded training session to give members of the Research Association a high level overview of REACH so they can underst...

Introduction to Biocidal Products Regulation training

Recorded training session to give high-level guidance on the EU Biocides Regulation (528/2012)

Introduction to EUTR training

This European Union Timber Regulation to help Members who first place timber or timber products onto the European Market...

FIRA Guide to European Biocidal Products Regulations

This guide will help companies and their suppliers to comply with the obligations they may have under the Biocidal Produ...

REACH - Guide to the Regulations

Introduction to REACH and substances which affect the furniture industry

Biomass Subsidies and their impact on the British Furniture Industry

This report focuses on the Renewables Obligation woody biomass subsidy and the detrimental effect it is having on Britis...

REACH Update July 2020 - SVHC

New substances added to the SVHC list