The update includes details of a new standard; ‘BS EN 581. Part 1. 2017. Outdoor furniture. Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use. General safety requirements’ which was published in March 2017.
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Government’s latest manufacturing and export figures, summarised in its recently published ‘Turnover in UK production and Great Britain services industries (TOPSI) time series dataset’ show that first quarter furniture manufacturing output reached £2.86 billion.
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Over 150 delegates joined the British Standards Institute in the launch of ISO 20400 which provides guidance for organisations seeking to implement and improve their sustainable procurement practices.
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A meeting of CEN TC 207, the European technical committee responsible for developing standards for furniture, was recently held in Berlin.
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FIRA joined over 60 other delegates in attending a workshop event organised by the ENDS Report.
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REACH is a European Union regulation concerning the Registration, Evaluation, Authorisation and restriction of Chemicals. It came into force on 1st June 2007 and replaced a number of European Directives and Regulations with a single system.
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On 11 April The British Furniture Confederation (BFC) released a statement about the use of fire retardant chemicals in furniture
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A revised standard for outdoor furniture is now available:
BS EN 581-1: 2017 Outdoor furniture — Seating and tables for camping, domestic and contract use. Part 1: General safety requirements
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