The cost of testing and product certification is a significant investment on the part of genuine furniture industry market leaders who rely on this investment for the purposes of meeting the highest standards and winning major contracts. The significant increase in ‘fake’ product certificates by unscrupulous traders is very concerning, but also demonstrates how valuable they really are.
A large share of businesses reported facing supply constraints in late 2022 as disruptions to global supply chains as well as a tightening labour market began to bite, and that has translated into higher inflation in official data.
According to research and intelligence at BlackBerry, criminals are working out how to target consumers better. The infrastructure of the cyber underground has evolved so they can deliver more timely and personalised deceptions to the public.
There are fresh calls for more strategic government procurement policies after a manufacturing inquiry heard the current rules and international trade deals are undermining the Australian industry.
Chemicals of concern are a growing health and environmental issue.