Australia’s only dedicated commercial furniture exhibition
Co-located with the Australasian Hospitality Industry Exhibition, FURNITEX Commercial is the go to event for procurement officers, specifiers and property developers looking to fit out, design, refurbish, upgrade or modernise their commercial properties. Furniture and...Consumers put furniture through the Australian Consumer Law test on a regular basis
Sofas that have been falsely sold as ‘leather’, recliner mechanisms that don’t work properly causing injury, lounge cushions that come apart at the seams, complaints handling call centres that refuse to take calls, sub-standard repairs and toxic smells that emit from...Rise in injury claims for chair accidents at restaurants and other businesses
Each year, thousands of people end up in emergency rooms after serious chair accidents. People fall when chairs collapse, fingers are severed by chairs with jagged edges, hands get crushed between seats and their bases and stems or bases can snap causing serious body...What’s in it for all of us?
What do Apprenticeship Support Australia, Red Points, FURNITEX and Design Furniture all have in common? These businesses are all Australasian Furnishing Association Members, but all for different reasons. The Australasian Furnishing Association (AFA) is the peak...Who wants to be the next furniture mogul? Parents take note.
Is Australia gearing up to find the next furniture mogul the likes of IKEA founder, Ingvar Kamprad? Federal and state governments are coming together to provide $187 million to fund 20,000 new apprenticeships over the next four years. This investment recognises the...Australian Border Force seize “Australian made” fakes
The Australian Border Force (ABF) is continuing its operational focus on trade enforcement, seizing ten Chinese-made pianos falsely claiming to be Australian made. Pianos are considered furniture products and as such have the same regulatory requirements as other...CHOICE tests show Cots that have failed testing to Australian Standards and the year they were tested
Source * Brand Model Year tested Babies R Us Harper CR026OK 2017 Baby Stepz Classic 2017 Babyhood Georgia Sleigh Luxx 2017 Genesis Monterey 2017 Grotime Melody 30101 2017 Mocka Sonata 812583 2017 Strom Skajen 2017 All 4 Bubs Lunar 2016 Baby Stepz Sleigh Cot 2016...FIGHTING FAKE DESIGN FURNITURE ON ECOMMERCE PLATFORMS
Thanks to AFA Partners Redpoints, and Gus Hazel of James & Wells for delivering this really informative AFA dedicated WEBINAR ‘Fighting fake design furniture on ecommerce platforms’. In case you couldn’t make it, here’s the link to the webinar on demand so...INTERNATIONAL OECD KEYNOTE TO FOCUS ON JOBS AND TRAINING AT INDUSTRY 4.0 CONFERENCE
Dr Mariagrazia Squicciarini – Senior Economist, Directorate for Science, Technology and Innovation will give the keynote address at the Industry 4.0 Conference to ensure delegates benefit from the latest OECD insights on the topic of Jobs, work and skills in the...JOINT FORCES TO DELIVER LARGEST AUSTRALIAN INTERIORS EVENTS IN 2019
What do you get when you join Australia’s largest gift fairs, hospitality show and Australia’s iconic Furnitex? Visitors will go on a journey of discovery and explore the many offerings of the furnishing industry showcasing the world’s exhibitors, international trends...MALAYSIAN MANUFACTURER’S KEEN TO COMPLY FOR GLOBAL TRADE
Australia has long-standing trade relations with Malaysia particularly in the furnishing industry. The enforcement of the Illegal Logging Regulation has seen exports from Malaysia to Australia drop from 3 rd to 5th, with China taking a large chunk of the business....GLOBAL APARTMENT HOTEL OPERATOR JOINS AFA MEMBERSHIP RANKS
Quest Apartment Hotels, Australasia’s largest and fastest growing global apartment hotel operator is the Australasian Furnishing Association’s (AFA) newest Member. But Why? Quest has commenced work on its first UK site in Liverpool city centre and the safety and...DO YOU WANT UP TO $50k OF GOVERNMENT FUNDING?
Does this sound like you? · You need to find a smarter way, a quicker way, a better way to grow · You have great ideas but need to translate ideas into products and into commercial success · You have outgrown your current processes or resources. · You need to plan for...LOOKING FOR APPRENTICES OR TRAINEES? Former Broncos, Titans and Queensland State of Origin star speaks out.
Australian Apprenticeships Ambassadors have shared their experiences of the vocational education and training sector at a recent roundtable at Federal Parliament. Seventeen ambassadors met to discuss their VET experiences and explain how apprenticeships and...ARE YOU SOURCING OR DISTRIBUTING DANGEROUS FURNITURE?
Fifty Australians a week injured by toppling furniture and televisions. An estimated 2,600 Australians receive hospital treatment for injuries caused by toppling furniture and televisions each year, equating to approximately 50 people per week. Since 2001 at least 22...Possible azo dye risks associated with exposure to furniture
Recent activity in relation to health concern related to hazardous azo dyes in clothing and bed linen has prompted investigation about possible similar links to textiles and leather in furniture. Coupled with these concerns is the potential exposure to chemicals such as formaldehyde from bonded leather on imported furniture.