Published on : Tuesday, September 30, 2014
The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) is calling for suitably qualified nominations for both Elected and Independent Directors for the upcoming Annual General Meeting to be held in November 2014. The AFA works to a government endorsed Strategic Plan developed to …
Published on : Friday, August 29, 2014
The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) announced its support for emerging furniture designers through its sponsorship of the “Best Student Design” award at Fringe Furniture 2014. Fringe Furniture is the longest-running event in the annual Melbourne Fringe Festival. The first …
Published on : Wednesday, July 2, 2014
Recent concerns about hazardous AZO dyes in clothing and bed linen have now been extended to include textiles and leather in imported furniture. The ACCC has also been alerted to potential exposure to chemicals such as formaldehyde from bonded leather …
Published on : Thursday, June 19, 2014
The Australian Furniture Association (AFA) Chair, Ms Brooke Winter, has announced the appointment of Ms. Priyanka Rao to the AFA Board. Ms Rao is Chief Executive Officer of The Luxmy Group of companies, encompassing Luxmy Furniture, Woodmark and Evolvex. …
Published on : Friday, May 23, 2014
‘Well done to Western Australia’s Parliamentary Speaker Michael Sutherland who recently spent almost $27,000 on Australian made furniture including a table, 12 chairs and lounge for his office,’ says Australian Furniture Association (AFA) CEO, Patrizia Torelli. ‘Mr Sutherland’s decision …
Published on : Tuesday, April 8, 2014
The City of Melbourne will transform into the lifestyle capital of Australia for one week each July as the Australian Furniture Association announced the launch of the Australian International Furniture Exhibition (AIFE). This year, the world heritage listed Royal …
Published on : Wednesday, February 26, 2014
It has been brought to the Australian Furniture Association’s (AFA) attention by the Food, Fibre and Timber Industry (FFTI) Training Council in WA that Polytechnic West intends to cease accepting new apprenticeship commencements in several trades relevant to the furniture …
Published on : Tuesday, February 18, 2014
Speaker 1: Craig Austen, Financial Planner – Industry Fund Services Ltd Topic: Effective Wealth & Retirement Strategy • Importance of identifying expenditure (i.e. budgeting) • Different ways to invest • What makes investing in Superannuation attractive • The Age Pension …
Published on : Tuesday, October 29, 2013
In recent months the Australian Furniture Association, (AFA) has conducted a full strategic review of its organisational structure, services and role in the Australian furniture manufacturing sector. Interviews were conducted with participants across all levels of the industry supply chain …