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Full Membership
FIRA’s aim is to support the development of your business, add value to your products and processes and therefore, help to improve your bottom line performance.
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As a Full FIRA member, you enjoy a wide range of tangible benefits to support your business, as well as enhancing markets for furniture. These benefits include:
Gain market advantage
FIRA’s strategy for helping to grow your business relies heavily on providing high quality information, free-of-charge, to manufacturers, retailers and specifiers who create and maintain the market for furniture. Having given them the information they require we direct them to FIRA members who can supply their furniture and materials needs.
Website – Suppliers Directory
Entry on our Suppliers Directory is essential for any company selling furniture, components or raw materials because it brings you into contact with retailers and specifiers who visit www.fira.co.uk for information.
The directory enables you to include up to ten pictures and free text so that you can project your company’s image and brands to potential customers.
All areas of the website link through to the Suppliers Directory. From here, visitors are able to link to you own websites and are invited to contact you by email for any commercial enquiries.
FIRA Gold Award
The Gold Award will make your furniture stand out in the crowd. Only Full members of FIRA are eligible for this award.
Testing discounts
Full members automatically receive a 20% discount.
Voucher credits
Only Full members are entitled to a discount on commercial activities such as testing, training courses, consultancy and conferences through the voucher credit system.
You are entitled to receive these services at half price up to a value of 40% of your annual membership subscription.
For example: A company whose subscription is £2000.00 is eligible to receive £800 of services at a total cost of only £400.
Technical publications on line
All searchable, allowing you to browse against any furniture related subject.
Advisory line
Quick answers to your specific queries through our advisory telephone line or via our members only e-mail service.
Statistics digest
Market information relating to the UK furniture industry.
Publications
Free copies of new technical information in print and on-line.
Standards tracking and discounts
A 10% discount on all British and European Standards purchased through the TRADA Bookshop, plus alerts to notify you of any amendments or changes.
Leading knowledge
Whilst most of our services are designed to directly benefit you as a member, we continue to grow and improve our information for the benefit of the industry as a whole.
Networking
Business success relies on the development of industry networks. FIRA organises a series of events throughout the year which are specifically designed to benefit the industry’s leading decision makers.
Inspiration and information freely available to all
Through the askFIRA website we are providing technical information, design support, materials advice, lists of suppliers and much more - free-of-charge, 24 hours a day.
Research
Vital to creating new markets and protecting existing ones, research continues to be one of our core activities. Our research programme is broad and varied, mirroring the wider interests of our Members, many of whom have benefited directly from participating in individual projects.
Priority involvement in research projects and access to all non-confidential research reports. Gain first mover advantage over other organisations for a competitive edge.
Conferences and training
FIRA delivers a range of training courses and conference events designed to keep members abreast of changes and opportunities.
Council membership
Only Full members are eligible to join FIRA’s Council and are eligible for full voting rights. This is your opportunity to help shape the FIRA of the future so that it can best support the industry’s needs.
If you would like to discuss any aspect of FIRA membership, please contact the Membership Department on +44 (0) 1438 777700 or email Sue Mann at smann@fira.co.uk
Click here to view FIRA Full Membership Terms and Conditions.
