Exports are expected to balloon to RM10 billion by 2010 from a minuscule figure in the 1990’s, particularly from Peninsular Malaysia as well as Sarawak and to a lesser extent, Sabah, according to the latest statistical projection by both the government and the industrial section at the recent Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) in Kuala [...]

THE furniture industry is not all that different from the fashion industry, based on what SJI Industries Sdn Bhd managing director Benny Poh said.
Furniture makers have to work a few seasons in advance like the fashion houses. And they also have to predict what will become the next big trend.
“Furniture is no [...]

Malaysia’s furniture exports are estimated to grow 7-9% in 2007, largely driven by demand for wooden furniture, according to the Malaysian Deputy Minister of Plantation Industries and Commodities, Datuk Anifah Aman, at the recently concluded Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) 2007. Currently, wooden furniture, mostly rubberwood, accounted for 80% of total furniture exports of 7.25 [...]

LEWISTOWN – Two local men have joined forces to open a new retail store in Mifflin County that specializes in antique furniture reproductions.
Primworks LLC is the name of the business created by partners Paul “Butch” Richard and Barry Marker, both of Lewistown. The new store is located at 821 Electric Ave., near Berube’s Crystal Clear [...]

MALAYSIA’S furniture exports for 2006 are likely to have hit RM8 billion, 5 per cent more than RM7.67 billion in 2005.
“Last year’s furniture exports should surpass the previous one. After all, from January to October, we had already earned RM6.73 billion in foreign revenue,” Malaysia Furniture Entrepreneur Association (MFEA) president Cha Hoo Peng told [...]

Malaysia’s furniture exports last year are estimated at over RM7bil, up from RM6.9bil in 2005, Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry parliamentary secretary Datuk Dr Vijayaratnam said.
“This upward trend is expected to continue,” he said yesterday after gracing the Pre-Exhibition Symposium on World Furniture Review, organised by MIFF Sdn Bhd. The event was a prelude [...]

Malaysia’s furniture exports last year are estimated at over RM7bil, up from RM6.9bil in 2005, Plantation Industries and Commodities Ministry parliamentary secretary Datuk Dr Vijayaratnam said.
“This upward trend is expected to continue,” he said Friday after gracing the Pre-Exhibition Symposium on World Furniture Review, organised by MIFF Sdn Bhd.
The event was a prelude [...]

The Malaysian International Furniture Fair 2007 will be held from 6 – 10 March 2007 at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC), the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) and the MATRADE Exhibition and Convention Centre (MECC) in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.
Taking place for the 13th time, the show has grown both in size and repute. With [...]

Held for the first time at two venues, the Malaysian International Furniture Fair 2006 (MIFF 2006) recently concluded successfully paving way for the launch of MIFF 2007. The 12th MIFF series was held simultaneously at the Putra World Trade Centre (PWTC) and the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre (KLCC) in Kuala Lumpur from 7 – 11 [...]

Made-in-Malaysia furniture, although slightly dearer than other producing countries in this region, is still much sought-after because of many positive factors, says an official from the Malaysia External Trade Development Corporation (Matrade).
Matrade’s deputy chief executive officer, Noharuddin Nordin, said Malaysia’s main selling points were its reliable supply, product quality, good designs and on-time shipping.
Saida Lahlou [...]