Furniture
Use SATRA's services to help your furniture business:
- Improve its competitiveness
- Improve profitability at lower cost
- Reduce returns and complaints
SATRA is the premier technical partner for all types of companies in the furniture supply chain: manufacturers, component suppliers, material suppliers, resourcers, exporters, importers, retailers, specifiers (architects and designers) and buyers.
SATRA's experience can bring tangible benefits to those involved in various furniture related sectors and markets, including:
- Auditorium seating
- Bathroom furniture
- Bedroom furniture
- Beds and mattresses
- Caravan interiors
- Conference seating
- Contract furniture
- Domestic furniture
- Garden furniture
- Hotel furniture
- Kitchen furniture
- Medical aids
- Nursery products
- Office furniture
- Seating
- Stadium seating
- Upholstery
- Vehicle and transport seating
- Wheel chairs
Wide range of services:
Material and Product testing
Training of key personnel
Endorsement of products through SATRA Diamond Award
Advice and information
Factory assessments
Product safety and risk assessments
Certification of product conformity to regulations
Technical specifications
Quality systems
Contact
John Shipman - email johns@satra.co.uk
Material and Product testing
See Furniture , Upholstery , Flammability
Training of key personnelSATRA provides several different types of seminars and training courses for the furniture industry on a world wide basis. Current seminars include:
- Fire safety requirements for upholstery and beds
SATRA seminars bring key staff up to speed with current facts on important topics. Contact SATRA for more information.
Endorsement of products through SATRA Diamond AwardThe SATRA Diamond Award gives SATRA members a route to product endorsement and approval which supports their own marketing effort to demonstrate product quality and value.
The goal of the SATRA Diamond Award is to provide SATRA members with an effective system of ensuring that suppliers and manufacturers maintain a high level of workmanship using a consistently high quality of materials and components whilst marketing product quality to customers.
The SATRA Diamond award is a valuable, visual marketing aid for the products, and will additionally assist in reassuring customers of the quality and workmanship of the product along with its fitness for purpose.
The SATRA Diamond Award is applicable for all items of furniture, components and finished items. It is expected that some Award recipients will insist that in turn their suppliers apply for the Award so reducing the burden on testing.
Advice and informationGuidance on design, furniture construction, manufacturing methods, legislation and just absolute everything else is available from SATRA.
One SATRA product that has already proved useful and has saved lost time is Vision Stitch. This product when used in the sewing shop can improve productivity by up to 15%. Several furniture manufactures are already reaping the benefits.
Factory assessmentsLet SATRA's trained experts check out your suppliers. Make sure you get what you pay for. Resolve technical problems and compliance issues at source rather than when products land in the UK. Ask for assistance with in-factory compliance checks and, if appropriate, in-factory testing of materials.
Product safety and risk assessmentsIn Europe, producers and distributors have a responsibility to supply only products which are safe and to undertake activities, including monitoring to ensure that a product remains safe throughout its life. SATRA can assist with compliance issues, risk assessments, building a technical file to help with due diligence, etc. SATRA can help all those in the supply chain that are likely to be affected by General Product Safety Regulations or other legislation.
Certification of product conformity to regulationsSATRA can help companies demonstrate full compliance with current approval schemes relevant to the UK, for example:
- The Machinery Directive 89/392/EEC
- The Low Voltage Directive 73/23/EEC
- The Electromagnetic Compatibility Regulations 89/336/EEC
- Risk assessment
SATRA can help with the compilation of realistic and meaningful product specifications which will help a resourcer or a specifier make sure that specified products are correct and suitable for the purpose intended.
Quality systemsToday, purchasing organisations require suppliers to demonstrate their ability to supply furniture at consistent quality.
SATRA can help with appropriate quality management systems and tools such as: ISO 9001, third party audits by SATRA, evidence of product testing to market requirements.
