Mandatory furniture stability standard takes effect Sept. 1
WASHINGTON – Starting Sept. 1, furniture manufacturers and retailers must comply with new furniture safety requirements. Clothing storage furniture, such as dressers, must meet stability …
Category: Supply chain logistics
Survey: June furniture orders rose 23% from last year
Backlogs also continue to come down, falling in line with current business conditions HIGH POINT — New furniture orders reported by manufacturers and distributors rose …
CPSC urges consumers to stop using certain Classic Brands gel memory foam mattresses
Because the company is going out of business, the CPSC said it is unable to conduct a recall of the products WASHINGTON — The U.S. …
CPSC to hold informational seminar on furniture safety for suppliers, exporters in Malaysia
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — Officials from the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission are presenting a safety seminar here on Sept. 20 that is geared toward …
Have antidumping petitions stifled competition in the bedding industry?
Domestic producers have targeted more than 20 countries that produce mattresses since the first petition was filed before the pandemic HIGH POINT — For years, Vietnam …
A conversation with Lectra’s Leonard Marano
Recently, the president of the Americas for the industry supplier spoke with Home News Now about the importance of nearshoring and use of technology for …
Alto Systems subsidiary acquires Handy Living
Global logistics firm says the brand will create growth opportunities for its broader business WHEELING, Ill. — Furniture hardware supplier Handy Button Machine Co. has …
Attorney: Bunk bed death highlights problems in the system
Legal counsel representing family of a child who died in a bunk bed entrapment case identifies regulatory missteps that shouldn’t happen again Editor’s note: This …
Zipadee Kids files to dissolve its business in midst of toddler bed recall
CIRCLEVILLE, Ohio — Youth bed frame resource Zipadee Kids has filed for a dissolution of its business in the state of Ohio in the midst …
Breaking news: Ohio jury awards $787 million to family of boy who died in bunk bed entrapment
Suit claims the bed produced by Vietnamese manufacturer Moash Enterprise Co. failed to comply with safety standards for bunk beds COLUMBUS, Ohio — An Ohio …
