Corporate News Archives - Page 4 of 16

Procurement requirement ALERT! New office furniture Standard published

Aug 30, 2020

Suppliers of Office desks, office workstations, tables intended to be used as office desks, or the increasinglypopular sit-stand desks can expect that their customers will request that products meet the new Standard.The Australian/New Zealand Standard, AS/NZS...

Australian Manufacturing – what does the future look like?

Apr 8, 2020

Australian furnishing industry manufacturers are URGED to submit positive and productive articles to this global media group about the steps they are taking to ensure that their business evolves and thrives post COVID-19.

Australian Government must stick to the Commonwealth Procurement Rules.

Apr 8, 2020

Post the COVID-19 pandemic Australia needs a strong focus on Government Procurement.

Bunks and Bean Bags top the list of failures

Sep 10, 2019

A further nine furniture product safety recalls were reported to the ACCC this month, with Bunk Beds and Bean Bags heading the list and eBay being amongst the sellers under scrutiny. Retailers have been warned to meet their obligations. Concerns are increasing over...

Warning on Toppling Furniture following the Death of another Child

Nov 27, 2018

NSW Fair Trading and other consumer affairs agencies across the country have launched a campaign to ensure parents and carers know how to protect their children and prevent a serious accident from toppling furniture and TVs. NSW Fair Trading Commissioner, Rod Stowe,...

WORKSHOP – How Do Specifiers Select Furniture and Furnishings for Major Projects?

Sep 24, 2018

In this workshop learn how furniture and furnishing products are identified, selected and specified in an architectural and interior design project. We’ll work through each of the stages that architects and specifiers use to make their choices. Starting at the design...

Focus on furnishing industry standards now at critical point

Sep 19, 2018

Standards are applied to protect buyers, consumers and users. They are used to demonstrate a commitment to the community’s expectation of a safe and sustainable Australia and are recognised as a value-add to Australia’s economic efficiency, trade and international...

Consumers to benefit from increased penalties under Australian Consumer Law

Sep 12, 2018

Federal Parliament has increased maximum financial penalties under the Australian Consumer Law (ACL). In its final report on the ACL Review, Consumer Affairs Australia and New Zealand (CAANZ) recommended penalties for a breach of the ACL be raised from $1.1 million...

The Impact of Social Media in the Workplace

Sep 3, 2018

Social media is constantly in the news. The privacy issues facing Facebook and the recent devaluing of that business on the share market is making headlines. Many people use social media to find out the news, to hear and share opinions, to connect with other people,...

Be Specified! How to get your furnishing products into major projects – Part 2 TEASER

Aug 29, 2018

Part 2, graduate of architecture, designer and visualiser, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to get your furnishing products in front of architects and specifiers. By building a 3D model of your products, and offering it for free download, you are creating...

Be Specified! How to get your furnishing products into major projects – Part 2

Aug 29, 2018

In this second instalment, graduate of architecture, designer and visualiser, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to get your furnishing products in front of architects and specifiers. By building a 3D model of your products, and offering it for free...

Be Specified! How to get your furnishing products into major projects.

Aug 20, 2018

In this first instalment, architect and designer, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to increase your turnover of locally designed and constructed furniture tenfold…..Or even more! You don’t do it by clinging to an outdated business model where powerful...

Be Specified! How to get your furnishing products into major projects

Aug 20, 2018

PART 1 In this first instalment, architect and designer, Jonathan Muller, shares his expertise on how to increase your turnover of locally designed and constructed furniture tenfold…..Or even more! You don’t do it by clinging to an outdated business model where...

AMAZON & EBAY SUBJECT TO RECALLS OF FURNITURE PRODUCTS – ACTION REQUIRED

Aug 15, 2018

A further three furniture product safety recalls have been reported this week, with all three posing a potential choking/suffocation hazard to young children. Concerns are increasing over product that is not only unsafe, but that also does not contain the necessary...

Furniture Retailing in Australia

Aug 15, 2018

Well furnished: Increased residential building construction activity has promoted demand – a summary of recent IBIS World Reports. The AFA has summarised a range of Ibis World Reports on behalf of its Members. This report is in relation to Furniture Retailing in...

Steinhoff write-offs pass $US14 billion as accounts crisis deepens

Aug 13, 2018

What does this mean for its Australian operations and the furniture retail market in general? READ MORE

Biosecurity and Illegal Logging Free Service

Aug 6, 2018

Did you know, the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources has a free service available to confidentially report information about suspected breaches of Australian biosecurity laws? Redline allows callers to report matters that may not be detected, reported or...

ATO subject to phishing scam alert

Aug 6, 2018

BEWARE there is a new Phishing Scam Alert circulating at the moment posing as the Australian Taxation Office. You may receive an email that requests your credit/debit card details. Do not click on the link in the email or disclose your personal information. This scam...

IKEA recall of children’s furniture still on the minds of young families

Aug 2, 2018

In recent times the headlines have read ‘IKEA Re-announces recall of MALM and other models of chests and dressers due to serious tip-over hazard; 8th child fatality reported; consumers urged to choose between refund or repair. These headlines have been related to US...

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