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I was recently asked to testify as an expert witness in front of a House of Communes Permanent Committee that…

Government of Canada released Letter of Interest (LOI) for its new procurement policy on office furniture excluding seating and High density storage including information on what will be its furniture testing . PWGSC wants to include in the same Consolidated Procurement Instrument (CPI) panel systems, Freestanding furniture and storage cabinets. The standards used in the CPI will be BIFMA X5.5, BIFMA X5.6, BIFMA X5.9, CAN/CGSB 44.227 and CAN/CGSB 44.229.

Government of Canada releases its long awaited Request for Supply Agreements for Office Seating (E60PQ-120001/B) and allows outdated test reports…

This document shows the 2005 mechanical testing to ANSI/BIFMA x5.4 & quote lounge and public seating tests compared to the…

This document shows the test-by-test comparison between ANSI/BIFMA X 5.9 2012  test and the ANSI/BIFMA X 5.9 2004 test. If…

Last Friday PWGSC held and enlarged GOFAC teleconference meeting on Office furniture.  The main topics were: Various levels of technical…

PWGSC published its letter of interest for office seating.  This is not a request for bids.  However, Manufacturers should pay…

New BIFMA Chair Standard Micom Laboratories is happy to inform you that BIFMA just released its new version of BIFMA…