The Victorian Department of Education & Training (DET) is seeking to place secondary school teachers who teach engineering and manufacturing vocational programs into a work placement. The opportunity is now available for employers to get involved and support local...
If we are going to reach 50% women in leadership roles by 2025 in the Built Environment industries we need to work together in new and innovative ways. Continuing from the success of UNSW’s 2016 initiative, please join them for an evening with 20 Built...
Manufacturers’ Monthly spoke with Ted Dohrmann, managing director at Dohrmann Consulting based in Melbourne, about the importance of ergonomics in a potentially hazardous workplace in an industrial setting. Ergonomics is the science of fitting work to people....
The deafening din is the same as any sawmill, but the timber rolling off the conveyor belt is far from conventional. It has been radially sawn, a milling technique that delivers some enormous advantages over existing methods. “Basically we cut up timber...
Discover how you can extend your capabilities as a manufacturer using new and emerging 3D technologies. Hear some innovative examples of how local and international manufacturers are using emerging technologies like advanced visualisation, photonics, 3D...
WHY? In recent months the AFA has held a number of meetings with the Department of Agriculture and Water Resources (DAWR) following the first twelve months of auditing of the due diligence requirements. Alarmingly the AFA learnt that 76% of furnishing related...
While Amazon has been selling furniture for years, it has decided to tackle the sector more forcefully in America, which could then flow into Australia. The online retail giant is activating a major push into furniture and appliances, including building at least four...
The AFA is proud to be a partner with Green Living for the 4th International Green Interior Awards Celebration, Thursday. 27th July 2017 6:00 pm – 9:00 pm AEST at Brickworks Design Studio 50 Carrington Street Sydney. Enjoy an evening of celebration with your team and...
The following information has been released by the Fair Work Ombudsman. Get set for a 3.3% increase to base rates of pay The Fair Work Commission has announced a 3.3% increase to minimum wages following its 2017 Annual Wage Review. The increase will apply to base...
As Chair of the Industry Reference Committee for the Federal Government’s Furnishing Sector IRC, AFA CEO, Patrizia Torelli can report that great progress is being made in the review of ALL training packages in this industry sector. The Furnishing Industry Skills...
Australian retailers will have to wait another year before the GST-free threshold is removed for online purchases bought from overseas, after the Federal Government passed an amendment to the Bill, proposed by the Labor Party, for the Productivity Commission to...
If your annual GST turnover is less than $10 million, you will be transitioned to Simpler BAS reporting from 1 July 2017. The Tax Office has simplified GST reporting for small business by reducing the amount of GST information required in business activity statements...
AFA Member Häfele, believe that time and space are two of life’s luxuries and their new concept lets you make the most of both. The MX Drawer System is the forward-thinking alternative to dark cumbersome cupboard spaces. Why? It makes life better by delivering...
Amongst the most coveted mid-century pieces ever produced, AFA Member Workspace Commercial Furniture (formerly TH Brown) is proud to announce the remake of the TH Brown Danish Bar Stool. The first in Workspace’s new Origin’s Collection, the Danish Bar Stool unveils a...
Business of Design Week (BoDW) is Asia’s leading annual event on design, innovation and brands – a five-day conference that attracts more than 120,000 visitors from all over the world. Held in the first week of December each year, the event brings together some...
AFA Corporate Communications Manager, Vivienne Forbes, attended the 32nd Hong Kong Houseware Fair and the eighth Hong Kong International Home Textiles and Furnishings Fair, organised by the Hong Kong Trade Development Council (HKTDC). The two fairs were...
New York gallery Chamber is hosting a domestic-focussed showcase that features work by only women designers – the second all-female exhibition to open in the city this week. For her final exhibition in Chamber’s Collection #3 series, curator Matylda Krzykowski...
Women in the furniture and textiles sector are advised that a residual pool of scholarship funding is currently available to participate in a range of leadership development programs commencing in the second half of 2017. The funding batch has been provisioned by...
Are you heading to London for the Festival of Architecture in June? If so you may be interested in the Man About the House From June 9 to 16 some of the cities architectural icons will be taken over and be turned into temporary theatres. These include: * A return to...
The ACCC has accepted court enforceable undertakings from Domestic & General Services Pty Ltd (Domestic & General Services) and Yoogalu Pty Ltd (part of the Harvey Norman group of companies) following an industry-wide review of extended warranty selling...
POTENTIAL RISKS TO VENUE OPERATORS, PATRONS, VISITORS AND STAFF There has been an increase in reports to The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) and state and regulatory bodies, that unsafe Furniture used in public spaces and venues is posing a serious safety risk...
