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IMPORTS
FIRA to open furniture test house in the Far East in March
26th January 2010
The Furniture Industry Research Association is to open a testing laboratory in Hong Kong after striking an agreement with a local test body and China's lead furniture industry trade association.
FIRA's head of technical services Phil Reynolds says they hope the facility, due to open in March, will mean the industry group will be able to service the export market from China to the UK and Europe.
He also said having a local test facility would bring cost and time benefits for customers, and that in time they would also hope to be able to service China's growing domestic market.
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