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For just over 50 years the hardware, fittings and solution-providing systems have set the benchmark for innovation, technology and quality in the manu ...
Despite crippling economic uncertainty the Furnishing Industry Trust (FIT, formerly the FTBA) raised the value of its giving by 24% during 2009/10.
At the AGM of the industry’s only dedicated charity in April, chairman Edward Tadros said the trust had provided support for aro ...
Following the liquidation of Wadkin Limited earlier this year the intellectual property rights have been purchased by Nottingham based woodworking machinery distributors and manufacturers Daltons.
This move in effect brings together two long established woodworking machinery suppliers who ...
PWS’ CEO Mark Stephenson and his son Oli joined Sir Ian Botham in April for his special 25th anniversary walk in support of leukaemia and lymphoma research. Walking 15 miles daily for 10 consecutive days through 10 towns, Mark and Oli completed the entire challenge with Sir Ian.
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The Metris Wave Curve from PWS has won the prestigious 2010 Grand Designs best kitchen award. The news was revealed at the glittering awards ceremony during the Grand Designs exhibition, where presenter Kevin McCloud awarded the coveted accolade in the form of a striking metallic trophy.
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Proskills, the Sector Skills Council for the process and manufacturing sector, has successful launched its Train the Trainer scheme in Northern Ireland enabling in-house trainers in the process and manufacturing sector to be fully recognised and accredited. Using funding from the Department for E ...
Furniture Manufacturing & Supply China 2010 (FMC 2010) will be staged alongside FMC Premium at Shanghai’s New International Expo Centre from 7-10th September 2010. Being a part of Furniture China, FMC is one of the largest furniture equipment and material shows in Asia.
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The British Standards Institute (BSI) has announced that as of 30th April this year it has ceased to support the BSI Kitemark approval schemes for domestic kitchen equipment and worktops. According to the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA), there is, however, a valuable alternative in ...
The latest Insolvency Index from Experian, the global information services company, has revealed a year-on-year fall in business insolvencies during April in the UK. The total number of insolvencies fell by 15.1% during April compared to the same month last year – from 2274 in April 2009 to ...
More than 50 attended the British Furniture Confederation’s (BFC) 2010 open meeting, the main focus of which was the launch of the new BFC/FIRA guide to fire safety of non-domestic furniture in the UK.
The meeting, held at Herman Miller’s prestigious showrooms in London’ ...
