Nigerian Market: a new list of furniture products allowed to be imported

New sales opportunities for Italian exporters in Nigeria. The Nigerian Customs Authority has recently revised the list of products forbidden to be imported, by deleting a number of  furniture  products that can now be placed on the local market, opening up new sales opportunities for Italian companies. Check out here the list of bathroom, bedroom, kitchen, outdoor and office
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Workshop Made in Italy

Catas and Cosmob, the two most important Italian laboratories for analysis, testing and certification for furniture, togheter with FederlegnoArredo, the federation of the confindustrial associations of the wood-furnishing chain and the Cluster Arredo Friuli-Venezia Giulia, innovation pole for the “house system” have join their forces to propose the Italian origin and quality furniture certification according to the
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New standards: outdoor furniture

COSMOB is the perfect ally for certifications and compliance verification with national and international regulations. Product certification is synonymous of security and sustainability and above all a guarantee of competitiveness on the market.   Latest regulations related to outdoor furniture.  SEATING ACCREDITED STANDARDS   UNI EN 581-1:2017 Outdoor furniture – Seating and tables for camping, domestic and
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New standards: outdoor seatings and tables

The UNI EN 581-1: 2017 standard specifies the safety requirements for outdoor seating and tables for adults and for: domestic, non domestic and camping use. The 2017 standard replaces the previous edition of 2015 and introduces the following changes: Definitions of domestic, non-domestic and camping use; Definition of tubular components and removal of requirements for
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International meeting with European researchers and world leaders in forestry and wood-furnishing

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  COSMOB participated in the Innovawood Network Working Group, which met at the University of Primorska, headquartered in Koper (Slovenia) where the new opportunities for Horizon 2020 wood-furniture industry were discussed. The aim of the meeting was to socialize practical knowledge in writing international projects, including through theoretical-practical workshops and real case studies. These initiatives,
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Front lesson on production processes within companies: the example of Grottaroli

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A distinguishing feature of The High Technical Institute for Wood and Furniture sector is the solid partnership with local companies, and it provides a unique and significant study path at national level, with the aim to train specialized technicians able to satisfy the needs expressed by sectorial firms. The front lessons have brought students attending
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Visits in companies: Biesse and Scavolini

Students attending the first year of the course “Design, prototyping and marketing” of The High Technical Institute for Wood and Furniture sector visited two leading local companies: Scavolini and Biesse. The two training days represented the first approach for students to the company’s production reality; a real opportunity for direct learning on field, along with
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International training in Paragominas, Brazil.

COSMOB has been chosen as a strategic partner in Paragominas (Brazil) for an important mission dedicated to international technical training for wood-furniture companies. CIN / FIEPA (Federation of Industrialists) in partnership with SEBRAE, the Support Service for Micro and Small Companies in Parà, has promoted international training activities through two days dedicated to “Consumer Trend
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