The New Privacy Laws: What They Mean for the Furniture Industry

A law passed in 2022 is about to bring big changes in 2025. The Privacy Act amendments introduce tougher rules on how businesses collect and handle customer data. What used to be a concern mainly for large corporations is now something every furniture business, big or...

AFA Architects and Specifiers Guide to Furniture Video

The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) proudly announces the release of The Architects and Specifiers Guide to Furniture (Version 1) – March 2025.  This comprehensive guide is designed to help manufacturers and suppliers directly engage with architects, interior...

AFA Announces Strategic Partnership with Tender Plus

The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) is proud to announce the EXCLUSIVE partnership with leading tender and grant support consultancy, Tender Plus. Set to provide AFA Members with discounted, expert services designed to enhance their ability to secure government...

Greenwashing Crackdown: What It Means for the Furniture Industry

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has reaffirmed its commitment to tackling misleading sustainability claims, naming greenwashing enforcement a top priority in its 2025-26 Compliance and Enforcement Priorities Update. With consumers and...

Thanks, Captain Obvious!

The Australian Furniture Association is often supporting industry in relation to ‘bidding for work’. The AFA receives a flurry of emails whenever we provide advance notice of Tender opportunities, requesting ‘AFA Support Letters’ and it is OBVIOUS that we don’t always...

GET STAFFED!!!

Does your HR Manager know about the Australian Furniture Association’s Jobs Board? A new year and Staff attrition is a common occurrence as people reassess their lives over the break. AFA Members say that Staff recruitment and retention is one of our industries...

Furniture suppliers suffer Financial Loss via Cyber Attack.

Online scams have been around for a long time. Spotting a suspicious looking email dotted with spelling mistakes and bad grammar is easy BUT, we don’t usually expect the scam to involve people or businesses that we deal with on a regular basis or would otherwise...

AFA/AFISC Launch Architect and Specifiers Guide

‘Architects are time-poor, have their reputations to consider in terms of the recommendations they make, and have a vested interest in being able to select pre-vetted furniture using a “how to” guide with a minimum of fuss,’ says Architect, Micheal Smith...

Interview questions you can’t ask

The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) highlights the importance of employers in the furniture industry being well-versed in appropriate interview practices to ensure fairness and legal compliance during recruitment. An employer’s potential liability for workplace...

Sustainability is no longer a trend – it’s a movement

A recent study by Monash University is on point for Australian Furniture Association Members to consider.  It’s an Australian based survey sitting against the local economic backdrop – so directly relevant to Australian businesses. The study found that 46% of...

Hidden Costs of Fast Furniture: Race Against Sustainability

We know about fast fashion and fast food, Industries that have come under scrutiny for their environmental and societal impacts. Now, fast furniture -marked by cheap, disposable, and mass-produced imported items – is creating a similarly harmful footprint. As we...

Addressing the Dangers of Toppling Furniture

The Australian Furniture Association commends the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission’s (ACCC) introduction of the Consumer Goods (Toppling Furniture) Information Standard 2024, which will come into effect on 4 May 2025. This new standard addresses...

Industry Partners Support AFA Furniture Passport Development

The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) and Australian Furniture Industry Stewardship Council (AFISC) are grateful to industry partners who recently participated in discovery phase interviews for the AFA Furniture Passport project. Independently directed by the AFA...

10 Trends Affecting Furniture Manufacturers

Those of us manufacturing product know well that the pace of change in the world of operations management never slows, and that monitoring the latest technological initiatives and changing market demands requires constant vigilance. A recent article from Manufacturing...

The Perils of Black Friday and Cyber Monday

Black Friday and Cyber Monday Don’t Align with Circular Economy Goals of Australia’s Furniture Industry. As Black Friday and Cyber Monday (BFCM) approach, our inboxes fill with sales promotions and retailers across Australia prepare for one of the year’s busiest...

Sustainability is no longer a trend – it’s a movement

A recent study by Monash University is on point for Australian Furniture Association Members to consider.  The Australian based survey aligns with a local economic backdrop – making it directly relevant to Australian businesses. The study found that 46% of...