The local government of Cebu was received warmly by Austrian traders who showed great interest in investing and importing furniture from the province.
Cebu officials led by Gov. Gwendolyn Garcia were in full force during their visit to Vienna last month to present the province’s unique furniture business to the Austrian Chamber of Commerce.
“I really make [...]

Cebu’s furniture industry is going green to penetrate more international markets, an industry leader said.
There has been a lot of changes in paradigm for Cebu this year. Going green is one of them, said Eric Vicente Casas, president of Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation Inc. (CFIF).
Casas said companies are encouraged to create furniture pieces made of [...]

LIKE fine jewelry, wooden furniture pieces and paintings are good investments and heirlooms.
Nene Treveño, Treveño’s Arts and Antiques proprietress, said paintings as well as furniture pieces with wood component are also investments as the price value of these items continues to appreciate over the years.
“Wooden furniture are like jewelry, they are investments. You can pass [...]

Positioning the two international furniture shows in the country under one brand will not only enable industry players to earn, it will also help organizers save on advertising cost.
The Philippines’ major furniture shows, Manila Now and Cebu X, attract buyers from different parts of the world with aggressive advertising campaigns.
“But we advertise separately. Cebu X [...]

FURNITURE industry players in Cebu have decided to formally tap the academe in their efforts to “ride the waves” in maintaining global competitiveness.
The Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation Inc. (CFIF), a group of furniture manufacturers and exporters, has formed a partnership with University of San Carlos, the Canadian International Development Agency-funded Private Enterprise Accelerated Resource Linkages [...]

THE Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) is set to give exposure again to Mindanao’s best products by holding in General Santos City an island-wide trade fair.
Ibrahim K. Guiamadel, DTI-Central Mindanao regional director, said the agency is coordinating with the City Government and the Small and Medium Enterprise Development Council for the staging of the [...]

THE “great” potential of Cebu-made furniture in the global market, especially in Europe, has been reduced by high prices of locally-made pieces.
Frank Sander of the Association of German Industrial Designers (VDID) said there is a need for furniture manufacturers and exporters in Cebu to bring down the prices of their products to become competitive in [...]

THE Arroyo administration is keen on helping the country’s furniture industry remain globally competitive despite stiff competition, an official Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation Inc. (CFIF) said.
“The President is open to the whole idea. She said the industry has a good image to foreign buyers,” CFIF president Michael Basubas said after a dialogue with President [...]

Local furniture manufacturers will feature pieces that evoke the typical Cebuano lifestyle in an upcoming exhibition, the Cebu X 2007: Everything Inspires.
“In every show we think of using new materials. There is no limit to creativity,” said Michael Basubas, Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation (CFIF) president.
He said this year’s Cebu International Furniture and Furnishings Exhibition will [...]

Local furniture manufacturers will feature pieces that evoke the typical Cebuano lifestyle in an upcoming exhibit, the “Cebu X 2007: Everything Inspires.”
“In every show we think of using new materials. There is no limit to creativity,” said Michael Basubas, Cebu Furniture Industries Foundation (CFIF) president.
He said this year’s Cebu International Furniture and Furnishings Exhibition will [...]