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Reduce upholstery fabric complaints through testing
When designing or selecting upholstery fabrics performance requirements should not be an afterthought but a first consideration, and if suitable levels are not achievable the fabric is not suitable for use no matter how attractive it may be. ...
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What do I need to know to sell highchairs in the UK?
Summary of highchair testing and specification requirements taking account of the current standards and possible introduction of a European standard...
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Fire Resisting Doorsets
Introduces the concept of fire resisting doorsets and describes the individual components. Also gives a brief summary of the testing process from which the performance rating is derived....
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What do I need to know to sell storage units for educational use in the UK?
All storage units destined for educational use products must be fit for purpose, of satisfactory quality and safe. Educational use covers a multitude of applications, from nursery schools through to sixth form colleges, universities and colleges for further education. This presents problems in designing and testing products as different age ranges of students can be vastly different in size and have different needs. Whilst many of the features of educational storage furniture are similar to those of other storage units there are some unique features such as removable containers and trays that are rarely seen outside of nursery furniture applications. As schools and colleges have to provide a safe environment for their charges it is essential that educational furniture meets the required standards ...
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Checking and specifying fire doors
UK Building Regulations require fire doors to have appropriate test evidence to prove their performance. Describes the tests and BM TRADA's product certification scheme. Looks at what can go wrong in the specification, supply and installation process....
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A new British Standard for Children's beds - BS 8509: 2008
BS 8509:2008 Children's beds for domestic use. Safety requirements and test methods - has now been published as a full British Standard....
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FIRA NEWSLETTER - SUMMER 2009
FIRA Newsletter is a free publication available to all and can be downloaded from this page...
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askFIRA News - Spring 2009
askFIRA News is a free publications available to everyone and can be downloaded from this page...
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Child care product classification
Within the furniture and child care product industries there is confusion surrounding the classification of childcare products. It is important that the difference between a toy and an item of furniture is correctly established as the standards and test methods applicable to these two categories of product are substantially different....
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What do I need to know to sell Furniture Hardware in the UK?
The term furniture hardware covers a multitude of products. It basically covers the metal and plastic components that go into making an item of furniture. This article looks at the standards and new European requirements for furniture hardware items....
