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FIRA Council Member Picks Up New Furnishing Award
Wendy Shorter has been named Inspirational Woman of The Year at the first ever Women In Furnishing Awards held at Furniture Makers' Hall in central London.
Published: Tuesday, 22 June 2010
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FIRA ushers in a new era with new Chairman
Michael Powell has been confirmed as the new Chairman of the FIRA Council. A mechanical engineer by training, Michael was, until very recently, the Managi...
Published: Monday, 21 June 2010
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Budget 2010
An early review of the budget reveals a number of issues of relevance to FIRA members.
Published: Monday, 21 June 2010
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The Furniture Ombudsman welcomes new Associate Members
The Furniture Ombudsman (TFO) has attracted 24 new members since it launched its new Associate Member level at the end of January 2010.
Published: Wednesday, 16 June 2010
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ZERO Emission Furniture Workshop held in Italy
Recently an international workshop Zero emission Furniture was organized by ENEA and COSMOB, inside the European project "ACT CLEAN", the projects aim is to pro...
Published: Tuesday, 15 June 2010
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Independent Education Today promotes safe seats of learning
An article recently published by Independent Education Today highlights FIRA's on-going commitment to improve school furniture and the benefits of the...
Published: Monday, 6 September 2010
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Tony Benn's Safe Seat...
Both The Times on 8 June and The Daily Mail on 9 June covered the story of Tony Benn's new business venture, the Seatcase, which is a seat attached to a suitcas...
Published: Monday, 6 September 2010
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Standards update - development of International furniture standards
The 2010 plenary meeting of ISO TC 136, The technical committee overseeing the development of International furniture standards, recently took place in Milan
Published: Sunday, 6 June 2010
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Standards update - development of European furniture standards
The 2010 plenary meeting of CEN TC207, the technical committee overseeing the development of European furniture standards, recently took place in Milan.
Published: Saturday, 6 March 2010
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New Ergonomics Excellence Award from FIRA makes the difference
FIRA's Ergonomics Excellence Award is being relaunched, with a new logo and a new marketing campaign to help specifiers understand the benefits of ergonomic exc...
Published: Wednesday, 6 January 2010
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EU launches public consultation in to a proposed revision of the General Product Safety Directive
The General Product Safety Directive (enacted in the UK as the General Product Safety Regulations 2005) is the key route to proving that consumer products, such...
Published: Wednesday, 6 January 2010
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DEFRA announces response to the Government Buying Standards consultation
DEFRA has announced the results of its industry consultation into the proposed Government Buying Standards for furniture.
Published: Thursday, 27 May 2010
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PEFC UK publish annual report
The UK branch of the Programme for the Endorsement of Forest Certification (PEFC), whose new National Secretary is former FIRA employee Alun Watkins, has ...
Published: Tuesday, 25 May 2010
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Standards update - Test methods for furniture
An inaugural meeting of the new CEN TC207 WG9 - the European Standards committee with responsibility for developing general test method standards for furniture,...
Published: Monday, 24 May 2010
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Standards Update - New CEN Technical Report published
Published: Monday, 24 May 2010
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The Furniture Ombudsman Members’ store locator
A new exciting development for consumers and Members of The Furniture Ombudsman (TFO) will be launched in early June.
Published: Wednesday, 19 May 2010
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FIRA launch major new carbon footprinting research project
Published: Tuesday, 18 May 2010
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Standards update - new standard for domestic seating
Published: Friday, 5 November 2010
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Important initiatives for sustainable furniture purchasing
Green issues continue to become more and more important in all walks of life, and furniture is no exception.
Published: Monday, 5 April 2010
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Standards update - domestic and contract furniture
The FW0/2 Domestic and contract furniture committee met on the 30th May, primarily to discuss an amendment to BS 8509: 2008 Children's beds for domestic use - S...
Published: Monday, 5 April 2010
