When the international natural stone industry meets in Nürnberg from 20-23 May, the exhibition centre will again be geared to stone and all its varieties. Stone+tec, which attracted some 1, 000 exhibitors and more than 40, 000 trade visitors at the last event, has constantly proved its importance as one of the major international exhibitions [...]

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 [...]

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 [...]

While imports continue to play a growing role in furniture production, Stanley Furniture remains committed to domestic manufacturing.
“We are quite the contrarians,” said Stanley Furniture President/CEO Jeff Scheffer.
Stanley manufactures 65 percent of its products and imports 35 percent.
With estimates that 80 percent of the wood furniture sold in this country is made elsewhere, Scheffer [...]

Metro consumer watchdogs and trade minister Ian McCartney today led the calls to stick to reputable dealers after Trading Standards officers said they had taken several calls from residents who may have fallen victim to doorstep conmen selling sub-standard and possibly dangerous furniture.
So far the team has taken calls from concerned residents in Beech Hill [...]

POTENTIALLY dangerous furniture is being brought into the UK from Eastern Europe, a watchdog warned today.
Many sofas from Poland fail to meet strict UK safety standards, the Trading Standards Institute said.
The furniture is often sold by door-to-door salesmen or advertised as second hand in newspaper classifieds.
It could pose a “serious risk” because it doesn’t meet [...]

Potentially dangerous furniture is being brought into the UK from Eastern Europe, a watchdog has warned.
Many sofas from Poland fail to meet strict UK safety standards, the Trading Standards Institute (TSI) said.
The cheap upholstered furniture often ends up on the UK’s black market.
It could pose a “serious risk” to the public because it does not [...]

Officials from the Danville area cheered the landing of Swedish home-furnishings giant IKEA as a key step in rebuilding the area’s economy.
Gov. Timothy M. Kaine and state and local officials gathered yesterday to announce that an IKEA subsidiary, furniture manufacturer Swedwood North America, will build an 810,000square-foot facility on 209 acres in Cane Creek [...]

The annual fair on wood furniture and handicrafts (Expo 2006) in southern Ho Chi Minh City is to become the ASEAN business exhibition, announced the city’s Trade Department.
The department is to sign a deal with the Furniture & Furnishings Export International magazine group to market Expo 2006 Vietnam, which would feature international furnishers and [...]

PEOPLE are being told to be careful about buying bargain furniture.
West Yorkshire Trading Standards says furniture sold privately may not be safe.
The warning comes after a person from Knottingley, near Pontefract, bought a suite for £340.
It contained flammable foam, which is banned in the UK.
The customer did not know about the foam until the suite [...]