FURNITURE TESTING
RELAX WITH CONFIDENCE

When consumers purchase a new piece of furniture they want it to be functional, comfortable, and aesthetically pleasing. Safety, structural integrity, and durability are often overlooked. However, furniture is designed to hold people or objects, so there is a greater risk of injury than with other consumer products. For example, an office chair that is used for nine hours a day, a heavy-duty metal rack in a garage with a load capacity of 2,000 pounds per shelf, or a plastic chair left on an outdoor patio exposed to the elements. Consumers rely on furniture to be safe for themselves, their coworkers, and their families.

In the world of consumer products, testing requirements are constantly evolving. This is also true for the furniture industry, where federal, state regulations, and industry standards are always changing. As a result, it can be difficult for companies to keep up with the latest requirements and ensure that all of their furniture meets them.

Furniture producers require a service provider with extensive industry knowledge and a broad variety of services. As a result of their participation in industry committees, Bureau Veritas' technical employees have access to the most recent data and testing techniques. Bureau Veritas will assist you in finding a cost-effective solution and guarantee that your products meet the most recent industry standards whether you need to test already-existing items, approve new designs, or you just haven't tested your products in a while.

What are the key benefits? 

• Decreased potential of recalls and returns through compliant products
• Enhanced brand protection with reduced risk 
• Increased customer confidence and satisfaction

At Bureau Veritas, we provide comprehensive and individualized services to assess the general-purpose furniture's structural suitability, durability, and safety. We can obtain samples straight from shop shelves for testing like retail audits and comparative testing thanks to our global testing facilities. 

You may choose from a variety of particular assessments and testing packages to evaluate your furniture in a way that best suits your needs.

• Comprehensive test packages: Provides complete testing to applicable regulations, industry standards and internal methodology designed to provide you with analysis on all aspects of your product.
• Industry focused test packages: Concentrates on industry requirements for your product.
• Customized tests and test packages: We will design a testing package to focus on a particular component or area of concern with your product. Use this as a cost effective way to verify a component change.
• Comparison testing: Evaluate your product to a competitor’s or a national brand, and see how your product performs in a side-by-side comparison.
• Failure analysis, design evaluations, specification creation: Bureau Veritas can provide the additional technical knowledge and information necessary to obtain the answers and solutions for your unique situation. These evaluations provide in-depth analysis of your product for features that are of potential risk.