BIFMA Certification

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The BIFMA commercial furniture sustainability standard is rapidly becoming one of the most respected and credible standards for defining sustainable products. The standard includes prerequisites and criteria that address not only the product, but also the manufacturer. This Standard is applicable to business and institutional furniture manufactured in one facility or multiple facilities, one country or multiple countries. It addresses product-based characteristics in the general areas of materials, use of energy, human and ecosystem health. This Standard is applicable to business and institutional furniture manufactured in one facility or multiple facilities.

BIFMA Certification & Testing

BIFMA - Business and Institutional Furnitures Manufacturers Association is an organisation which developes standards for institutional / office furnitures. BIFMA was founded in 1973. BIFMA's standards are recognised worldwide & these standards has been accepted & implemented by most of furniture gaints. Now BIFMA certification is accepted as parameter of furniture quality & safety worldwide. CDG is one of few organisations worldwide which provide BIFMA testing & compliance services for different ANSI/BIFMA standards. If you are willing to know more about BIFMA standard & it's aplicability on your product, you can contact us. CDG is a pioneer BIFMA certification company worldwide.

 

BIFMA - Business and Institutional Furnitures Manufacturers Association is an organisation which developes standards for institutional / office furnitures. BIFMA was founded in 1973. BIFMA's standards are recognised worldwide & these standards has been accepted & implemented by most of furniture gaints. Now BIFMA certification is accepted as parameter of furniture quality & safety worldwide. CDG is one of few organisations worldwide which provide BIFMA testing & compliance services for different ANSI/BIFMA standards. If you are willing to know more about BIFMA standard & it's aplicability on your product, you can contact us.

Requirements of BIFMA Certification

Tested industries furniture needs to meet certain minimum requirements to comply with BIFMA Certification.

Purpose for assessing Products according to BIFMA Standard

Ensure successful conformance with the Standard

Conducting testing of the Products

Ensure efficient use of Materials

Usage of Energy and atmospheric considerations

Appropriate chemical constituents used in Furniture

Ensure operations and maintenance of facilities used

Prepare Product Conformance documents

Conduct Internal Audit

Following are the things that BIFMA addresses when deciding whether to certify office furniture.

Safety

Sustainability and social responsibility

Durability and strength

Recyclability and recycled content

Chemical content and emissions

Reliability

Overall quality

Flammability and electrical components

Material and energy efficiency

Environmentally-conscious design

Waste and water management

CDG is one of few organisations worldwide which provide BIFMA testing & compliance services for different ANSI/BIFMA standards. If you are willing to know more about BIFMA standard & it's aplicability on your product, you can contact us.

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We are instrumental in offering a comprehensive range of BIFMA Compliance Testing Services. Business and institutional furniture manufacturers association BIFMA is an international association which sets standards for furniture. These are rendered by our talented and experienced professionals.

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At par with industry standards

On-time completion

Execution in tandem with clients detailed guidelines

Cristal clear dealing

Business and institutional furniture manufacturers association - BIFMA is an internation

What is BIFMA Certification?

To retain your office furniture year after year without any wear and tear obtaining BIFMA Certification for your organization to increase the shelf life of your furniture.

BIFMA Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association established in 1973, is the not-for-profit trade association developed by a joint committee of BIFMA by Unison process described by AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARD INSTITUTE (ANSI). BIFMA Certification is a voluntary standard for business and institutional furniture manufacturers to administer and develop the furniture industry. It is generally engaged to lead, design, develop, advocate, advise and create models for the office and institutional furniture industry. The dependable and durability of office furniture keep offices running. BIFMA Certification addresses many things like Safety, Sustainability and social responsibility, Durability and strength, Recyclability and recycled content, Chemical content and emissions, Reliability, Overall quality, Flammability, and electrical components, Material, and energy efficiency, environmentally conscious design, Waste and water management.

Now, BIFMA certification is accepted as the parameter of furniture quality & safety that gives an effectual forum to achieve greater sustainability attributes. Manufacturers who receive the level certification mark are verifying that their policies and guidelines of providing the furniture world apply to BIFMA plans. A voluntary standardization of sustainable furniture and components are meeting the stringent requirements of the BIFMA standard. Organizations can choose the level of standard of BIFMA. By making a consistent improvement on their product an organization can also move their product to a higher level of conformance. BIFMA establishes certain furniture mark on the specific scale

Materials

Energy and Atmosphere

Human and Ecosystem Health

Social Responsibility

On these four criteria, the Manufacturer receives points on manufacturing facility and organization as a whole.

Level 1 Certification -32-44 points

Level-2 Certification -44-62 points

Level-3 Certification -63-100 points

Benefits for BIFMA Certification

BIFMA Certification benefits to an organization besides safety, such as:

A high-quality and carefully tested furniture

Ensures the durability and dependability of the product for many years

Promote a healthy work environment

Increases productivity

Decreases work-related injuries

An ongoing improvement in your Organization

Carries a warranty of 5 years

Mandates continuous monitoring

Cheap rate with best services

Internationally approvedassociation which sets standards for furniture.

 

CDG provides BIFMA compliance / BIFMA certification services.

BIFMA Certification in India.

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The BIFMA commercial furniture sustainability standard is rapidly becoming one of the most respected and credible standards for defining sustainable products. The standard includes prerequisites and criteria that address not only the product, but also the manufacturer. This Standard is applicable to business and institutional furniture manufactured in one facility or multiple facilities, one country or multiple countries. It addresses product-based characteristics in the general areas of materials, use of energy, human and ecosystem health. This Standard is applicable to business and institutional furniture manufactured in one facility or multiple facilities.

The Standard is also applicable to materials and components manufactured by suppliers to furniture manufacturers. It addresses product-based characteristics in the general areas of materials, use of energy, human and ecosystem health, and social responsibility impacts. The standard is divided into four basic elements consisting of various prerequisites and credits that are potentially available to organizations seeking product conformance to the standard. The purpose of this voluntary Standard is to provide measurable market-based definitions of progressively more sustainable furniture by establishing performance criteria that address environmental and social aspects throughout the supply chain.

One set of standards has been created by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA). This international organization has been around since 1973, and it represents furniture manufacturers from around the world. BIFMA creates and oversees a variety of standards for furniture safety and quality.

BIFMA is testing for examination of Institutional furniture. BIFMA sponsors the development of safety and performance standards, provides industry statistics and forecasts, advocates for regulatory conditions that foster value and innovation. BIFMA is the trade association for Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers. Since 1973, BIFMA has been the voice of the commercial furniture industry. BIFMA is the not-for-profit trade association for business and institutional furniture manufac­turers.

 

What is BIFMA?

 

BIFMA is the Business + Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association, which is a group of industry experts that develop, maintain, and publish safety and performance standards for furniture products. Be confident and provide reassurance to your customers that your office furniture is safe, legal and fit for purpose in accordance with the very latest standards and regulations by testing with the recognised experts for the furniture industry. The standard applies to all business and institutional furniture, including moveable walls, systems furniture, desking systems, casegoods, tables, seating and accessories, and materials and components manufactured by suppliers to furniture manufacturers. To become BIFMA compliant, a manufacturer must submit their products to an accredited testing lab, where the items are subjected to a series of tests outlined in the standards for that product.

 CDG is your experienced partner to prove conformance according to the ANSI/BIFMA  furniture sustainability standard and enable level® certification.
Contact CDG for BIFMA compliance services.

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CDG is your experienced partner to prove conformance according to the ANSI/BIFMA  furniture sustainability standard and enable level® certification.

Dependable office furniture keeps offices running. A main factor in choosing new furniture is durability. Fortunately, international standards exist to make sure office furniture is as reliable as manufacturers say.

 

One set of standards has been created by the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA). This international organization has been around since 1973, and it represents furniture manufacturers from around the world. BIFMA creates and oversees a variety of standards for furniture safety and quality.

BIFMA stands for Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association. BIFMA certification referred to as BFM is to provide office furniture, file cabinets, couches, tables, screens and other office furniture to provide testing services. Furniture from all other countries in the world to enter the United States market, must first obtain the international standard certification issued by BIFMA. Therefore, BIFMA plays an important role in the foreign trade exchanges of the international furniture industry.

 

As voluntary standards, manufacturers can independently choose to create products that meet the requirements. By choosing to purchase furniture that has been certified by BIFMA, consumers can get quality furniture and peace of mind. They know the furniture will perform as expected year after year.

 

BIFMA sets out a variety of standards, including ergonomic measurements, textile characteristics, sustainability guidelines and performance testing.

 

For example, the BIFMA X5.1 - 2011 Office Chairs standard is a detailed document that outlines performance tests that evaluate the safety, performance and durability of office chairs. It specifies that the chair back must withstand a pressure of 150 pounds. Another test is dropping 125 pounds onto the seat from 2 inches above, and then repeating the test for 100,000 repetitions to ensure the seat is reliable. BIFMA standards ensure that the furniture will not catastrophically fail, even if a piece is damaged.

 

There are also BIFMA standards for environmental and sustainability guidelines. BIFMA sets out specific tests that can measure the chemical emissions from furniture and to assess the sustainability of materials.

 

Choice Office Furniture carries products that have been tested and meet BIFMA standards.

The Risks Of Going Rogue

While it’s not a mandate to have ANSI/BIFMA compliance it certainly provides a high level of confidence to any prospective customers.

 

Especially when it comes to purchasing ergonomic office chairs, companies that ignore these standards could be wasting money. By purchasing inferior, cheaper products, you’re only saving money up-front.

 Consider that you’ll probably have to replace inferior equipment more often. Then consider the decreased ROI and more frequent comp claims. Seems like cheaper isn’t better in this case, right?

 

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Hyderabad, Telangana, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

CDG has been offering BIFMA testing services for the past 15 years.  BIFMA stands for Business Furniture Manufacturer’s Association. CDG can help you establish compliance to the BIFMA standards for your product lines. Whether it is for chairs, desks, panel systems or storage units, should you wish to be able to sell to GSA, the Canadian Government and/or lower level Government; you will need to have had your BIFMA testing done. 

 

Because of our deep understanding of the Government procurement requirements, we can simplify things and help you through the testing process. The best way to proceed is to send us your price list for the product line you want to qualify.  Why your price list? Because it contains your product offering, the product codes and basically all we need to prepare an optimized test plan for your product offering.  Upon our initial review of your price list we will discuss with you what units are to be qualified. For example, you might want your desks to be tested, but not you conference tables, or vice-versa. We will then ask you a few questions on how your units are built. A test plan is then prepared and submitted. Most of the time this process can be completed within a day; we make it our business to keep things simple and easy to manage for you.

 

CDG is your experienced partner to prove conformance according to the ANSI/BIFMA e3 furniture sustainability standard and enable certification. Contact our experts now and they will first check to see if your furniture meets the prerequisites for certification.

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ASTM D 2794 – Resistance of Organic Coatings to the Effects of Rapid Deformation (Impact)

CDG has been offering office furniture testing services for the past 15 years.  Whether it is to qualify your product lines to the ANSI/BIFMA or CGSB furniture standards to sell to GSA.  Our experts have extensive experience in furniture testing through their involvement with the BIFMA and CGSB technical committees in charge of writing the standards you must qualify to.  Our Laboratory is accredited to ISO 17025.  Our test reports are accepted throughout India & worldwide.

At CDG, office furniture testing is far more than simply a quote, a few samples and a test report. True, sometimes that is all there is to it, but more often than not, there will be deadlines, the specific requirements of the revision authority, questions, or, unfortunately, some products may fail a test.

At CDG, we guide you every step of your project. We carefully prepare the test plan, to ensure that you won’t be doing tests that would be redundant. That’s right, not every unit of every line needs to be tested in order for them to be considered compliant. BIFMA uses, in all of its office furniture testing standards, an approach based on worst-case scenarios. That means that with a few choice parts, you can usually cover most of your product line.   All of this at very competitive prices and with fast turnaround time.

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• Delivery Time: 20 days

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Ahmedabad, Gujarat, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

What is BIFMA?

BIFMA is the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association. BIFMA has develop voluntary furniture products and industry standards that support safe, healthy, and sustainable environments. BIFMA develops standards for the furniture industry which globally accepted. In fact, BIFMA standards are the most prominent furniture standards worldwide.

BIFMA’s level is the multi-attribute sustainability standard and third-party certification program for the commercial furniture industry. Earning the level mark requires validation by an approved third-party certification body. It has developed level to deliver an open means of evaluating the environmental and social impacts of furniture products in the built environment.

BIFMA is the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association. It was founded in 1973 with a mission to lead, advocate, notify and increase standards for the North American office and institutional furniture industry.

BIFMA is satisfied to declare that the level sustainability certification program for furniture has exceeded the 40 manufacturer mark on the quickly growing list of companies who produce level certified products. Level gives interior designers, architects, facility managers, and others across all industries with an easy method to recognize progressively more sustainable products,” said Tom Reardon, BIFMA Executive Director. "We are very pleased to see the hard work that these 41 manufacturing companies have made”

Points earned under each of these categories determine the level of certification earned:

Level 1. The first tier of certified presentation

Level 2. Additional milestones of presentation achieved

Level 3. The highest level of presentation acknowledged

BIFMA - Business and Institutional Furnitures Manufacturers Association is an organisation which developes standards for institutional / office furnitures. BIFMA was founded in 1973. BIFMA's standards are recognised worldwide & these standards has been accepted

CDG is a BIFMA listed laboratory for ‘BIFMA Compliant Tests’.

ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 Office Seating

ANSI/BIFMA X5.3 Vertical Files

ANSI/BIFMA X5.4 Lounge and Public Seating

ANSI/BIFMA X5.5 Desk Products

ANSI/BIFMA X5.6 Panel Systems

ANSI/BIFMA X5.9 Storage

ANSI/BIFMA X6.1 Educational Seating

ANSI/SOHO S6.5 Small Office/Home Office

ANSI/BIFMA X7.1 Standard for Formaldehyde and TVOC Emissions

ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard

BIFMA G1 Ergonomics Guideline for Furniture

Benefits of Bifma Certification

Helps your internal sustainable management objectives

Establishes a path for constant development.

Establishes your leadership qualifications in the office furniture industry

Promises clients and stakeholders that your certified products are held to industry-leading social, environmental and economic standards

Supports you meet state and federal procurement necessities

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• Delivery Time: 20 days

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Goa India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

BIFMA e3 Standard

(Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association)

e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard is a new approach to eco-certification with level ®, BIFMA’s sustainability certification program for furniture which includes performance requirements that address economic, environmental, and social responsibility throughout the supply chain. BIFMA e3 is applicable to manufacturers of business and institutional furniture and seeks to provide measurable market-based definitions of progressively more sustainable furniture. BIFMA e3 certification is required by many organizations including the U.S. Government, who now requires e3 Gold standard certification from all suppliers of office furniture. The e3 standard (Economy, Energy and the Environment) was initiated by the U.S. government to encourage more environmentally sustainable practices in the manufacturing sector. Certification also applies toward points in the EPA Leed Certification program.

CDG has expanded it’s testing capability with its new testing facility in Sohna industrial area. CDG can conduct testing to ANSI/BIFMA test methods for seating, desking and office panel systems.

CDG has extended testing capability and is a leader in performance and durability testing for furniture, with labs located in Holland, Michigan, Jasper, Indiana, and Cabiate, Italy. CDG can conduct testing to ANSI/BIFMA test methods for seating, case goods and office panel systems, in addition to EN and British standards.

Test:

ANSI/BIFMA X6.1 – 2012 Educational Seating – Tests

ANSI/BIFMA X5.11 – 2015 General Purpose Large Occupant Office Chairs – Tests

ANSI/BIFMA X5.4 – 2012 Lounge Seating – Tests

ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 – 2011 General Purpose Office Chairs – Tests

GSA Tests for Intensive Use and Upholstered Furniture- GSA Performance Test Method for Intensive Use Chairs

GSA Upholstered Durability Test

Mechanical Life Cycle Testing

Cyclic Impact Testing

EN 1335-1,-2,-3

 Casegoods, Tables and Panels

ANSI/BIFMA X5.5-2014 Desk/Table Products – Tests

ANSI/BIFMA S6.5-2001 Small Office/Home Office Furniture – Tests

ANSI/BIFMA X5.6-2016 Panel Systems – Tests

ANSI/BIFMA X5.9-2012 Storage Units – Tests

ANSI/BIFMA X5.3-2012 Vertical Files – Tests

 

 CDG has been offering BIFMA testing services for the past 10 years. BIFMA stands for Business Furniture Manufacturer’s Association.

CDG can help you establish compliance to the BIFMA standards for your product lines. Whether it is for chairs, desks, panel systems or storage units, should you wish to be able to sell to International market, the Indian Government departments and/or domestic market; you will need to have had your BIFMA testing done. Our expertise in the field makes us a choice partner in the testing of your products.

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• Delivery Time: 20 days

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Surat, Gujarat, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

 

CDG provides accredited BIFMA testing. CDG is the only accredited testing laboratory in India to conduct BIFMA test. CDG is an ISO 17025 accredited testing laboratory.

 

CDG has been offering BIFMA testing services for the past 15 years.  BIFMA stands for Business Furniture Manufacturer’s Association. CDG can help you establish compliance to the BIFMA standards for your product lines. Whether it is for chairs, desks, panel systems or storage units, should you wish to be able to sell to GSA, the Canadian Government and/or lower level Government; you will need to have had your BIFMA testing done. 

 

BIFMA’s level is that the multi-attribute property normal and third-party certification program for the business furnishings trade. BIFMA developed level to deliver AN open and holistic suggests that of evaluating and communication the atmosphereal and social impacts of furnishings merchandise within the engineered environment. Taking into consideration a company’s social actions, energy usage, material choice, human and scheme health, beside varied alternative impacts, level addresses however a product is property from multiple views.

 

About BIFMA

 

BIFMA is the not-for-profit trade association for business and institutional furniture manufacturers. Since 1973, BIFMA’s role has been to sponsor the development and refining of current and future standards, educate on their importance and application, and translate their necessary complexity into more easily understood and implemented formats.

 

We also monitor the state of the industry, serve as a forum for member cooperation and collaboration, interact with international counterparts, and advocate for regulatory conditions that foster value and innovation.

 

A high-caliber design of both the interior and exterior features of your furniture products demonstrates your commitment to quality and safety for added value and customer confidence. The demand for electrified furniture and sustainable alternatives to the current range of products is on the rise. Customers rely on reputable test marks to help them choose the best product for their individual needs. Our experts test the quality and safety of your furniture components and products for certification confirmed by our globally recognized test marks.

 

 

 

We conduct comprehensive furniture testing in accordance with national and international standards as well as internal specifications. We certify quality and safe products with the GS mark for „Tested Safety“ and our test marks controlling harmful substances. Our expert testing and certifications help you to document the quality and safety of your furniture through an independent service provider to strengthen consumer trust in your brand.

 

BIFMA, on the other hand, includes as its members and key funding sources the larger office furniture manufacturers in the US, and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan—the Silicon Valley of the contract furniture industry. Think Steelcase, Herman Miller, Knoll, Haworth, et al.

 

So what exactly is meant by contract furniture? It’s rather simple, really. Contract just refers to durable business furniture that is designed and tested to actual standards of quality and durability—namely, ANSI/BIFMA standards.

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Nagpur, Maharashtra, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

The new BIFMA Compliant registry is an industry-wide list of furniture products

that meet the rigorous BIFMA safety and durability standards. The BIFMA

Compliant mark supports specifiers searching for trusted products by providing

confidence in recommendations and simplifying the verification process.

The below list is the many Trendway products that have been certified as

BIFMA Compliant.

 

Unfortunately, not all standards are required by law. This is true in many industries, including the office furniture industry. Even though, the office furniture industry still different standards to regulate the production and use characteristics of furniture.

What A BIFMA Test Entails?

The BIFMA tests are very strict. In order to let you know what their testing process is like, following are some examples of tests performed on office chairs:

Base stability

Seat drop

Back pull

Swivel cycling

Tilt mechanism testing

Arm and back durability

Caster durability, swivel, and rolling

Only after a chair passes all of these tests (and more) will it be BIFMA certified.

Most of our standard chair parts has passed the BIFMA test and obtained the certificate.  And the article “Inspection Standards for Armrests of Office Chairs“, shows us some specific standards for armrests.

The level standard for furniture is unique in that it goes beyond the manufacturing process and facilities to also look at the company that manufactures the product. In the accreditation process, the sustainability of the company and its processes are measured against 4 elements of review:

• Energy & AtmosphereBifma level registered Web

• Human & Ecosystem Health

• Social Responsibility

• Materials

Established in 2009, the level standard works on a points-based system, allowing applicants to achieve a standing of level 1, 2, or 3. Each level represents a higher degree of sustainability compliance. It also uses more approachable terminology to make its benefits more easily understood by all parties, from manufacturers to consumers.

Discover the benefits of level accreditation for your furniture products. The level certification involves greater transparency over proprietary furniture eco-certifications, and is conducted by an independent third party certifier, providing increased confidence for environmentally conscious consumers with products bearing a level mark. A further advantage to level certification is that the standard is in use in international markets, including Europe and Asia.

 

Our auditors are exceptionally qualified with excellent backgrounds and experience. It is Orion’s commitment to work together with our clients and provide them with the highest level of professionalism and satisfaction. CDG auditors are fair and thorough and treat each of our clients with respect. They are not interested in promoting bureaucracy, but in learning the distinctive ways in which a company has met the requirements of the standard.

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Haridwar, Uttarakhand, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

About BIFMA

BIFMA is the not-for-profit trade association for business and institutional furniture manufacturers. Since 1973, BIFMA’s role has been to sponsor the development and refining of current and future standards, educate on their importance and application, and translate their necessary complexity into more easily understood and implemented formats.

We also monitor the state of the industry, serve as a forum for member cooperation and collaboration, interact with international counterparts, and advocate for regulatory conditions that foster value and innovation.

BIFMA’s level is the multi-attribute sustainability standard and third-party certification program for the commercial furniture industry. BIFMA developed level to deliver an open and holistic means of evaluating and communicating the environmental and social impacts of furniture products in the built environment. Taking into account a company’s social actions, energy usage, material selection, human and ecosystem health, along with numerous other impacts, level addresses how a product is sustainable from multiple perspectives.

Furniture Comfort, Safety, Sustainability, and Durability Standards.

 

As a user, you may take the comfort, safety, and durability of the furniture for granted in your places of work, learning, and healing. In large part, this confidence is because of the voluntary standards that have been adopted by the commercial furniture industry. Chairs that support securely, casters that roll smoothly year after year, drawers that retain their shape even when jam-packed–these are the expectations of safe and functional business and institutional environments. BIFMA sponsors the development and ongoing maintenance of the standards that form the basis of this user confidence.

Our quality and safety tests for furniture of all kinds

Our broad service portfolio ensures optimum support with regard to your unique requirements. We provide expert testing and certifications for furniture of all kinds – from office, contract and home furniture to laboratory and workshop furnishings.

 

Our comprehensive furniture testing includes services in the following areas:

Technical evaluation

Mechanical and / or electrical safety test

Quality inspection and usability

Ergonomic test

Material and surface testing

Climatic tests

Partial tests according to customer specifications

Production controls, pre-shipment controls

Review of artwork, assembly instructions, user manuals, and product information

In-house or on-premise training, technical discussions

Harmful substances testing

Pollutant testing, analysis, for example testing according to RAL-ZU 38, Blue Angel

Emission test

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Thane, Maharashtra, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

BIFMA is the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association. It was founded in 1973 with a mission to lead, advocate, notify and increase standards for the North American office and institutional furniture industry.

BIFMA is satisfied to declare that the level sustainability certification program for furniture has exceeded the 40 manufacturer mark on the quickly growing list of companies who produce level certified products. Level gives interior designers, architects, facility managers, and others across all industries with an easy method to recognize progressively more sustainable products,” said Tom Reardon, BIFMA Executive Director. “We are very pleased to see the hard work that these 41 manufacturing companies have made”.

Accessing Standards

BIFMA may provide standards free of charge to government and higher education institution employees for reference and review purposes.

United States Furniture Compliance Requirements

The U.S. Department of Commerce and the National Institute of Standards and Technology have put together "A Guide to United States Furniture Compliance Requirements."  This Guide includes a broad range of mandatory and voluntary requirements for selling furniture in the United States. 

BIFMA’s level is that the multi-attribute property normal and third-party certification program for the business furnishings trade. BIFMA developed level to deliver AN open and holistic suggests that of evaluating and communication the atmosphereal and social impacts of furnishings merchandise within the engineered environment.

Taking into consideration a company’s social actions, energy usage, material choice, human and scheme health, beside varied alternative impacts, level addresses however a product is property from multiple views.

International Furniture Standards

BIFMA is also accredited by ANSI to be the administrator of the U.S. Technical Advisory Group. This has been very useful for BIFMA in its involvement with International Standards for office furniture. However, It covers ALL furniture, not just office furniture. Those interested in International Standards for furniture other than office furniture should contact BIFMA.

Points earned under each of these categories determine the level of certification earned

 Level 1:

The first tier of certified presentation.

Level 2:

Additional milestones of presentation achieved.

 Level 3:

The highest level of presentation acknowledged.

Benefits of BIFMA Certification

 Helps your internal sustainable management objectives.

 Establishes a path for constant development.

 Establishes your leadership qualifications in the office furniture industry.

 Promises clients and stakeholders that your certified products are held to industry-leading social, environmental and economic standards.

 Supports you meet state and federal procurement necessities.

Service Details:

BIFMA has developed many standard for office & institutional furniture. These standards are as follows: BIFMA Product Safety and Performance Standards and Guidelines

BIFMA’s sustainability certification program for furniture which includes performance necessities that address economic, environmental, and social responsibility throughout the supply chain. BIFMA e3 is applicable to manufacturers of business and institutional furniture and looks for to provide measurable market-based definitions of increasingly more sustainable furniture. BIFMA e3 certification is necessary by many organizations including the U.S. Government, who now needs e3 Gold standard certification from all suppliers of office furniture. The e3 standard (Economy, Energy and the Environment) was initiated by the U.S. government to encourage more environmentally sustainable practices in the manufacturing sector. Certification also applies toward points in the EPA Leed Certificate program.

Furniture in office environments can take a lot of mistreatment. That’s why furniture manufacturers voluntarily conduct third-party testing for presentation and durability characteristics, to make sure that their products maintain their integrity in the toughest environments.

The Engineering Committee of the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA), having been founded in 1973, developed in cooperation with the guidelines of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) the ANSI/BIFMA Safety and Performance Standards for office furniture. BIFMA, which is accredited by ANSI (American National Standards Institute), is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where many of the leading furniture manufacturers are also based.

Test varies according to type of chairs. According to BIFMA X 5.1 there are 3 types of chairs which are as follows: -

Type I: Tilting chair

Type II: Fixed seat angle, tilting backrest

Type III: Fixed seat angle, fixed backrest

Why BIFMA Compliance
All most all big business giants worldwide are member of BIFMA & they have made it their buying requirement / condition. BIFMA is the most trusted parameter of furniture safety worldwide. Most of government & private agencies are interested in buying BIFMA compliant furniture. Today most of furniture buyer demand that goods should be manufactured to meet requirements for, many are also insisting that manufacturing processes are Safe, Clean and Environmentally friendly, BIFMA fulfills all these requirements. BIFMA certification Increase your product acceptance by showing your level of commitment to the environment.

Need help finding ANSI/BIFMA compliant furniture that works? Contact our furniture experts today by submitting query form.

BIFMA testing is an valuable marketing tool that reassures buyers of a company’s credibility, while serving as a key differentiator. BIFMA standards provides you enhanced brand protection with reduced risk & also increases customer confidence and satisfaction.

Be confident and provide reassurance to your customers that your office furniture is safe, legal and fit for purpose in accordance with the very latest standards by BIFMA, the recognized experts for the furniture industry. BIFMA compliance allows the consumer to know how much testing a particular piece of furniture has gone through, should it be listed as passing BIFMA compliance?

CDG is one of few organisations worldwide which provide BIFMA testing & compliance services for different ANSI/BIFMA standards. If you are willing to know more about BIFMA standard & it's aplicability on your product, you can contact us.

Service Details:

CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Vadodara, Gujarat, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

Furniture Comfort, Safety, Sustainability, and Durability Standards.

As a user, you may take the comfort, safety, and durability of the furniture for granted in your places of work, learning, and healing. In large part, this confidence is because of the voluntary standards that have been adopted by the commercial furniture industry. Chairs that support securely, casters that roll smoothly year after year, drawers that retain their shape even when jam-packed–these are the expectations of safe and functional business and institutional environments. BIFMA sponsors the development and ongoing maintenance of the standards that form the basis of this user confidence.

About BIFMA Compliant

BIFMA Compliant is an industry-wide registry of furniture products that conform to BIFMA safety and durability standards. Compliant provides clarity to the market by differentiating products that meet established industry standards. Manufacturers around the world are invited to participate.

With an array of options available on the market today and recognizing that individuals and organizations are now outfitting home office environments, BIFMA seeks to help all customers make confident buying decisions. The registry is a resource for both specifiers and buyers to quickly identify quality products that comply with safety and durability standards.

How It Works

The registry is open to BIFMA Members and non-member companies alike.

The program aligns applicable BIFMA standards focused on safety and durability criteria to products.

Product testing must be conducted in an ISO 17025 accredited test lab with the relevant BIFMA standard(s) in the Scope of Accreditation before adding products to the registry. The lab may be a 1st party (in-house) or 3rd party lab.

Participating manufacturers sign a formal agreement with BIFMA and pay fees to participate.

Product listings are input by manufacturer representatives who are provided access to the system.

Product listings will undergo an initial quality check prior to listing in the aggregated registry.

Test reports will be subject to random audits.

Participating manufacturers will be provided with a trademarked “BIFMA Compliant” mark for use on products and in marketing materials.

BIFMA will conduct an annual audit for unauthorized, misleading, or improper use of the BIFMA Compliant mark. Should you encounter misrepresentation, please notify the BIFMA Compliant Coordinator for investigation and resolution.

Program Benefits

For manufacturers, BIFMA Compliant:

validates products against rigorous performance standards

provides visibility to specifiers and buyers

helps combat rising counterfeit claims

For specifiers, BIFMA Compliant:

allows for greater ease in searching for trusted products

provides confidence in recommendations

delivers ease of verification

For buyers, BIFMA Compliant:

mitigates risk

improves employee safety and productivity

offers buying confidence with product quality and performance.

CDG has been offering BIFMA testing services for the past 15 years.  BIFMA stands for Business Furniture Manufacturer’s Association. 

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Faridabad, Haryana, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

BIFMA level certification is a voluntary standard for business and institutional furniture manufacturers. The standard establishes measurable criteria for multiple levels of achievement and presentation for manufacturers at different stages of their sustainability journey. Manufacturers that achieve level certification demonstrate to the market that their products, manufacturing facilities and company policies have met stringent third-party sustainability needs.

Established in 1973, the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association(BIFMA) International is a not-for-profit organization. BIFMA serves businesses that are primarily engaged in design, development, marketing and fulfillment of office and institutional furniture products. BIFMA develops voluntary product and industry standards that support safe, healthy and environments.

 This Standard was developed by the Joint Committee on Business and Institutional Furniture Sustainability using the consensus process described by the American National Standards Institute. The Committee was created by the BIFMA and NSF International. (Founded in 1944, NSF is committed to protecting public health and safety worldwide.).upport safe, healthy and environments.

 

BIFMA level certification is a voluntary standard for business and institutional furniture manufacturers. The standard started measurable criteria for many levels of achievement and performance for manufacturers at different stages of their sustainability journey. Manufacturers that achieve level certification demonstrate to the market that their products, manufacturing facilities and company policies have met stringent third-party sustainability necessities.

This Standard is applicable to business and institutional furniture manufactured in one facility or multiple facilities. The Standard is also applicable to materials and components manufactured by suppliers to furniture manufacturers. It addresses product-based characteristics in the general areas of materials, use of energy, human and ecosystem health, and social responsibility impacts.

Organizations that choose to assess their business and/or institutional furniture products to this standard can achieve first-party, second party, or third-party verification of conformance. Organizations can show continuous improvement by moving products to higher levels of conformance.

The purpose of this voluntary Standard is to provide measurable market-based definitions of progressively sustainable furniture. This Standard provides a pathway towards sustainability by establishing measurable criteria for multiple levels of achievement and/or performance.

New furniture and furnishing items must be tested in accordance with ANSI/BIFMA Standard Method M7.1–2011. Comply with ANSI/BIFMA e3-2011 Furniture Sustainability Standard, Sections 7.6.1 (for half credit, by cost) OR 7.6.2 (for full credit, by cost), using either the concentration modeling approach or the emissions factor approach. Model the test results using the open plan, private office, or seating scenario in ANSI/BIFMA M7.1, as appropriate.

CDG has been offering BIFMA testing services for the past 15 years.  BIFMA stands for Business Furniture Manufacturer’s Association. 

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Gurgaon, Haryana, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

BIFMA’s level is the multi-attribute sustainability standard and third-party certification program for the commercial furniture industry. BIFMA developed level to deliver an open and holistic means of evaluating and communicating the environmental and social impacts of furniture products in the built environment. Taking into account a company’s social actions, energy usage, material selection, human and ecosystem health, along with numerous other impacts, level addresses how a product is sustainable from multiple perspectives.

 

About BIFMA

BIFMA is the not-for-profit trade association for business and institutional furniture manufacturers. Since 1973, BIFMA’s role has been to sponsor the development and refining of current and future standards, educate on their importance and application, and translate their necessary complexity into more easily understood and implemented formats.

We also monitor the state of the industry, serve as a forum for member cooperation and collaboration, interact with international counterparts, and advocate for regulatory conditions that foster value and innovation.

Recognizable high quality - make the quality of your furniture visible

A high-caliber design of both the interior and exterior features of your furniture products demonstrates your commitment to quality and safety for added value and customer confidence. The demand for electrified furniture and sustainable alternatives to the current range of products is on the rise. Customers rely on reputable test marks to help them choose the best product for their individual needs. Our experts test the quality and safety of your furniture components and products for certification confirmed by our globally recognized test marks.

We conduct comprehensive furniture testing in accordance with national and international standards as well as internal specifications. We certify quality and safe products with the GS mark for „Tested Safety“ and our test marks controlling harmful substances. Our expert testing and certifications help you to document the quality and safety of your furniture through an independent service provider to strengthen consumer trust in your brand.

Are you interested in our services within the scope of furniture testing?

Comprehensive testing and certification by an independent service provider puts you in the best position to document the high quality and safety of your furniture products. We provide you the expertise you need backed up by decades of practical experience and reliable services. Our globally recognized test marks boost customer confidence and strengthen your brand in competitive markets. Our experts participate in numerous standardization committees and interest groups to ensure our customers are informed of current and upcoming requirements and legislation to ensure optimum support in new product development.

 Talk with our experts to learn how you can benefit from our comprehensive furniture testing!

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Noida, Uttar Pradesh, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

BIFMA’s level is the multi-attribute sustainability standard and third-party certification program for the commercial furniture industry. BIFMA developed level to deliver an open and holistic means of evaluating and communicating the environmental and social impacts of furniture products in the built environment. Taking into account a company’s social actions, energy usage, material selection, human and ecosystem health, along with numerous other impacts, level addresses how a product is sustainable from multiple perspectives..

Our quality and safety tests for furniture of all kinds

Our broad service portfolio ensures optimum support with regard to your unique requirements. We provide expert testing and certifications for furniture of all kinds – from office, contract and home furniture to laboratory and workshop furnishings.

How Does a Product Receive a ANSI/BIFMA Rating?

In order to for a piece of office or commercial furniture to receive a ANSI and BIFMA rating, it is put through a rigorous set of tests that have been specially designed and developed by experts. These tests are meant to measure safety, performance and sustainability. Each piece of furniture, manufacturing facility and company must meet a strict set of standards before it can receive a ANSI or BIFMA rating.

As a business owner or manager, you are responsible for creating a safe and healthy work environment. ANSI and BIFMA rated office furniture helps you meet these goals by providing options that do not release toxins into the air and are designed to prevent injuries. Ultimately, a safe office means better productivity and fewer absences due to illness.

In addition, you will know that the manufacturing facility meets certain standards for safety, which means that the workers are adequately protected and the company is known for supporting industry best practices. Not only will you be getting the absolute best products on the market, you will be participating in ethical and conscientious consumerism.

Office furniture is awarded points in four categories that include: materials, energy and atmosphere, human and ecosystem health and social responsibility. Based on the number of points awarded, BIFMA offers three levels of rating:

Level 1: The first tier of certified performance

Level 2: Certifies that additional levels of performance have been achieved

Level 3: The highest level that can be awarded

Our comprehensive furniture testing includes services in the following areas:

Technical evaluation

Mechanical and / or electrical safety test

Quality inspection and usability

Ergonomic test

Material and surface testing

Climatic tests

Partial tests according to customer specifications

Production controls, pre-shipment controls

Review of artwork, assembly instructions, user manuals, and product information

In-house or on-premise training, technical discussions

Harmful substances testing

Pollutant testing, analysis, for example testing according to RAL-ZU 38, Blue Angel

Emission test

Service Details:

CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Jodhpur, Rajasthan, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

BIFMA Certification is a standard for furniture manufacturers. This certification sets different achievement and performance levels for manufacturers at various stages of their journey of business. Our company provides end-to-end BIFMA Certification Services to help furniture manufacturing units get the certification easily and swiftly. We aid manufacturing units of furniture to get a competitive edge in the market in this competitive era. CDG team of experienced professionals help clients successfully implementing the BIFMA in their companies to enhance the quality of the products and win the confidence of end-costumers.

BIFMA: sets out the criteria for a business and institutional furniture manufacturers and is the only standard in the family that can be certified to (although this is not a requirement). It can be used by any organization, large or small, regardless of its field of activity. In fact, there are over one million companies and organizations in over 170 countries certified to BIFMA.

This standard is based on a number of quality management principles including a strong customer focus, the motivation and implication of top management, the process approach and continual improvement. These principles are explained in more detail in the pdf Quality Management Principles. Using BIFMA: helps ensure that customers get consistent, good quality products and services, which in turn brings many business benefits.

THE EIGHT BENEFITS OF A CERTIFIED BIFMA BUSINESS AND INSTITUTIONAL FURNITURE MANUFACTURERS

As an organisation, you can always choose to work in accordance with the BIFMA standard, but you can also choose to be certified by an independent party (such as a certification body). In practice, we see eight major benefits in choosing a certifiedBIFMAbusiness and institutional furniture manufacturers:

You have objective proof that your organisation attaches great importance to quality and that you have it checked regularly by an independent party. This commitment increases confidence in your organisation.

You achieve higher operating efficiency. Organisations that consider quality management to be an integral part of their business operations usually achieve a higher operating efficiency than those that do not.

A certified BIFMA business and institutional furniture manufacturers increases the quality of your services and raises your staff’s awareness.

A certified BIFMAbusiness and institutional furniture manufacturers ensures clear processes and (communication) structures, tasks and responsibilities throughout the entire organisation. This increases the involvement of your staff, which improves the working atmosphere and reduces the pressure of work.

You can detect and identify problems in good time, which means that you can quickly take steps to avoid the same mistakes in the future.

You make it clear to your staff, your partners, your clients and the outside world that customer satisfaction is at the core of your business.

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

Furniture Comfort, Safety, Sustainability, and Durability Standards

As a user, you may take the comfort, safety, and durability of the furniture for granted in your places of work, learning, and healing. In large part, this confidence is because of the voluntary standards that have been adopted by the commercial furniture industry. Chairs that support securely, casters that roll smoothly year after year, drawers that retain their shape even when jam-packed–these are the expectations of safe and functional business and institutional environments. BIFMA sponsors the development and ongoing maintenance of the standards that form the basis of this user confidence.

ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 General-Purpose

• “… normally used in an office environment and may include, but are not limited to those seating styles typically referred to as: executive/management, task/secretarial, side/guest chairs, stacking chairs, tablet arm chairs and stools.”

• In reality, this standard is used for many other types of chairs in addition to those listed above. This is the workhorse of North American seating tests.

• The 95th percentile male weighs 253 pounds and was used as the basis for the test loads along with a 10-year life at single shift usage.

ANSI/BIFMA X5.4 Lounge / Public

• “… normally used in indoor public spaces such as waiting, reception, or gathering areas. Lounge and public seating products are generally not adjustable for personal use.”

• Where a product may be covered by more than one ANSI/BIFMA standard, the manufacturer shall determine which standard provides most appropriate test conditions.

• The 95th percentile male weighs 253 pounds and was used as the basis for the tests along with a 10-year life at single shift usage.

ANSI/BIFMA X5.11 Large Occupant

• Similar scope to ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 General-Purpose, except it uses a 400 pound male as a basis for test loads.

• The test loads were developed in conjunction with Mississippi State University.

• The seat width must be 22 inches or greater for a chair to be tested to this standard.

 

ANSI/BIFMA X6.1 Educational Seating

• Pre-school, elementary, middle school, high school, adult education, trade school, and college.

• These tests are not intended to evaluate products used in living/dorm environments.

• Includes units with integrated desk or table surfaces.

• Size A: Seat Height < 13.9 inches / User Weight 75 lbs. (age 6)

• Size B: Seat Height 13.9-16.7 inches / User Weight 165 lbs. (12)

• Size C: Seat Height > 16.7 inches / User Weight 253 lbs. (adult)

Here are some test for BIFMA:

• Drop Test

• Seating Durability

• Rear Stability

• Front Stability

• Arm Strength Tests

• Backrest Durability

• Swivel Test

• Tilt Mechanism

• Caster Durability

• Structural Durability

• Angular Armrest Durability

• Leg Strength Tests

• Backrest Strength

• Tablet Arm Tests

• Footrest Tests

• Out Stop Test

• Unit Drop Test

• Upholstered Furniture Flammability.

 

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

If you shop around for a standing desk, sooner or later you’re likely to come across this discordant acronym ANSI/BIFMA in the marketing literature of numerous office furniture manufacturers—especially those that specialize in selling products to large enterprise, government, and educational institutions. This acronym refers to a not-for-profit, standards-setting body known as the Business + Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA), which operates under the auspices of the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), another not-for-profit organization. The highest quality office furniture products are tested by independent laboratories around the world (usually for-profit companies) to the ANSI/BIFMA standards.

Contrary to a very common misconception, neither ANSI or BIFMA is a government agency, although ANSI states that it is comprised of “government agencies, organizations, companies, academic and international bodies, and individuals, representing and serving the diverse interests of more than 270,000 companies and organizations and 30 million professionals worldwide.” It has an annual operating budget of $36M, which it has to spread across countless activities and sub-organizations, like BIFMA, as but one example.

BIFMA, on the other hand, includes as its members and key funding sources the larger office furniture manufacturers in the US, and is based in Grand Rapids, Michigan—the Silicon Valley of the contract furniture industry. Think Steelcase, Herman Miller, Knoll, Haworth, et al.

So what exactly is meant by contract furniture? It’s rather simple, really. Contract just refers to durable business furniture that is designed and tested to actual standards of quality and durability—namely, ANSI/BIFMA standards.

To put this in context, the office furniture industry as a whole sells about $46 billion of goods in the USA each year, of which only 40%, or $18 billion, is sold by the contract office furniture manufacturing industry. Whether it be fixed-height or sit-stand desks, filing cabinets, chairs or cubicle partition panels, these products are typically marketed as “ANSI/BIFMA certified” along with the Standard to which they are certified (e.g. “ANSI/BIFMA X5.5-2014” or the recently updated “ANSI/BIFMA X5.5-2021”)

The other 60% of office furniture is sold through retail and online outlets like IKEA, Amazon, and most of the companies whose products we review on this site—without any kind of assurance as to its durability. With rare exceptions, these sellers do not bother having their products tested at an independent laboratory to see if they would meet BIFMA standards for durability. And they have little reason to, given that their buyers likely have never heard the acronym ANSI/BIFMA before, and generally have lower expectations as to their durability.

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Jaipur, Rajasthan, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

BIFMA has been publishing testing standards since 1973.  In 2010 BIFMA unfolded its first evaluation and certification system, Level® a sustainability certification program for office furniture.  This evaluation and certification system provides designers, procurement officers, architects, facility managers and others with a level playing field for specifying “sustainable” furniture.  Level® is to commercial furniture as LEED is to buildings.  Level® has gained considerable traction in the contract furniture world; it has received formal recognition in 2017 from the EPA and GSA.  It has been used to contribute to sustainable building ratings such as LEED. Furthermore, it has also been made mandatory by the Canadian Government for its furniture acquisitions.

Furniture in office environments can take a lot of mistreatment. That’s why furniture manufacturers voluntarily conduct third-party testing for presentation and durability characteristics, to make sure that their products maintain their integrity in the toughest environments.

BIFMA: Certification Process

We certify numerous companies onBIFMA: on an annual basis. The process is very easy to follow into below basic steps.

* Apply for BIFMA: certification on application form & send application to CDG

* We will review your application & generate an official proposal. This proposal will include all cost of BIFMA certification.

* Proposal acceptance

* CDG will send you stage 1 audit plan & subsequently stage-1 audit will be conducted onsite as per plan.

* After successful stage 1 audit & closure of stage 1 non conformities (if any) we will send you stage 2 audit plan & stage 2 audit will be conducted accordingly.

 * After successful stage 2 audit & closure of stage 2 non conformities (if any), Lead auditor will recommend your organization for issuance of BIFMA certificate.

* Subsequently BIFMA certification decision is taken by Euro assessments as per its defined procedures &aBIFMA: certificate is issued for your organization.

* Every year a surveillance audit is conducted to ensure continued adherence of your business and institutional furniture manufacturers to the requirements of BIFMA standard.

Accreditation

CDG accreditation means that we have been independently assessed as possessing the expertise and competency to audit and certify to each of the listed standards on our website.

Product testing:

Products shall be tested if one of the following conditions occur:

New products;

Test reports are older than 10 years ;

3 years after issuance of a new edition of an existing standard (only for the tests that were changed and are more difficult than the previous tests;

Changes made to the certified products having a potential impact on the compliance outcome.

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Chandigarh, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

What is BIFMA, anyway?

Founded in 1973, BIFMA is the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association, a non-profit organization responsible for developing and maintaining stringent safety and performance standards for commercial furniture. These requirements verify the safety, durability and sustainability of the commercial furniture we use in schools, offices and institutions every day through a series of rigorous product testing. However, BIFMA standards are voluntary, and therefore not every manufacturer abides by them.

In addition to publishing product safety guidelines, BIFMA educates consumers on the importance of such standards and advocates for furniture safety legislation.

 

We conduct comprehensive furniture testing in accordance with national and international standards as well as internal specifications. We certify quality and safe products with the GS mark for „Tested Safety“ and our test marks controlling harmful substances. Our expert testing and certifications help you to document the quality and safety of your furniture through an independent service provider to strengthen consumer trust in your brand.

What standards do BIFMA tests address?

Facilities that conduct BIFMA testing look at a product’s:

Safety

Durability and strength

Recyclability and recycled content

Sustainability

Chemical content and emissions

Flammability

Electrical components

Material

Design

….and much more

Office desks and chairs, educational seating, lounge seating, storage units and panel systems are just a few examples of product types that can be BIFMA tested.

 

Examples of BIFMA tests

BIFMA tests vary by product type and are quite intense. There are numerous types of tests, including:

Horizontal Stability Test for Desk & Tables with Casters

Leg Strength Test

Top Load Ease Cycle Test

Force Stability Test for Tall Desk & Table Products

Desk/Table Unit Drop Test

Work Surface Vertical Adjustment Test

Seat Drop and Base Stability Test for Office Chairs

Tilt Mechanism Test for Office Chairs

Pull Force Test

….and much more

To achieve BIFMA certification, a product must meet or exceed all applicable testing benchmarks – and remain up to date on all testing procedures and policies, which BIFMA updates regularly.

 It’s not uncommon to see products tout the label “meets BIFMA requirements”. While these products are still technically safe, this is not the same as BIFMA Certified. Only products that have been legitimately tested and achieved BIFMA certification can be marketed as “BIFMA Certified”.

The benefits of BIFMA Certified furniture

Products that are BIFMA Certified contribute to a safe and functional work environment, thereby decreasing work-related injuries and even increasing productivity. BIFMA Certified furniture is durable, long-lasting and often backed by a warranty of five years or longer. It will undoubtedly withstand the rigors of 8-hour workdays, year after year.

CDG has been offering BIFMA testing services for the past 15 years.  BIFMA stands for Business Furniture Manufacturer’s Association. 

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Raipur, Chhattisgarh, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

What is Business Furniture Manufactures Association – BIFMA?

Before you know about the possible benefits of BFMA standards and guidelines, know a little about it. Business Furniture Manufacturers Association – BFMA is a nonprofit association developed in 1973. The association’s purpose was to voice the commercial furniture manufacturers and market. They provide enough research and standards to the industry that will make their products of better quality, market competitive, and user friendly.

We also monitor the state of the industry, serve as a forum for member cooperation and collaboration, interact with international counterparts, and advocate for regulatory conditions that foster value and innovation.

BIFMA’s level is the multi-attribute sustainability standard and third-party certification program for the commercial furniture industry. BIFMA developed level to deliver an open and holistic means of evaluating and communicating the environmental and social impacts of furniture products in the built environment. Taking into account a company’s social actions, energy usage, material selection, human and ecosystem health, along with numerous other impacts, level addresses how a product is sustainable from multiple perspectives.

The BIFMA Level certification program calls for products to be reviewed for material utilization, energy and atmosphere impacts, human and ecosystem health and social responsibility.

The program for third-party product review can result in certification at one of three rankings ranging from level 1 to level 3, the highest

How do BIFMA benefits your business?

Business growth and improvement are something that you are always up to. In making your products stand out, you make sure to try out everything. Instead of experiments, it is good to follow the general standards of quality furniture products. It saves your time and lets you have better outcomes. Following the standards of the Business Furniture Manufactures Association – BFMA is just similar to that.

Recognizable high quality - make the quality of your furniture visible

A high-caliber design of both the interior and exterior features of your furniture products demonstrates your commitment to quality and safety for added value and customer confidence. The demand for electrified furniture and sustainable alternatives to the current range of products is on the rise. Customers rely on reputable test marks to help them choose the best product for their individual needs. Our experts test the quality and safety of your furniture components and products for certification confirmed by our globally recognized test marks.

CDG conduct comprehensive furniture testing in accordance with national and international standards as well as internal specifications. We certify quality and safe products with the GS mark for „Tested Safety“ and our test marks controlling harmful substances. CDG expert testing and certifications help you to document the quality and safety of your furniture through an independent service provider to strengthen consumer trust in your brand.

 Are you interested in our services within the scope of furniture testing?

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Our quality and safety tests for furniture of all kinds

Our broad service portfolio ensures optimum support with regard to your unique requirements. We provide expert testing and certifications for furniture of all kinds – from office, contract and home furniture to laboratory and workshop furnishings.

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Closing remarks

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CDG Provides BIFMA Certification Services in Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India. CDG is the leading BIFMA certification company in India.

BIFMA Compliant is an industry-wide registry of furniture products that conform to BIFMA safety and durability standards. Compliant provides clarity to the market by differentiating products that meet established industry standards. Manufacturers around the world are invited to participate.
Our broad service portfolio ensures optimum support with regard to your unique requirements. We provide expert testing and certifications for furniture of all kinds – from office, contract and home furniture to laboratory and workshop furnishings.

While some purchasing agents consider ANSI/BIFMA compliance a minimally-required check-off item on their punch list for buying desks for their organizations, in our experience it’s a starting point, not a conclusion. Be sure to read our lab-tested reviews or, better yet, do your own testing, to make sure that taller individuals and treadmill desk users can also use these products at the appropriate height without suffering from ergonomic or stability issues.

What BIFMA Does and Does Not Require in Testing a Standing Desk

testing stability of a desk ansi bifmaUnder its standards document for sit-stand workstations (ANSI/BIFMA X5.5 – 2014 DESK PRODUCTS), the organization discusses tests for “Top Loading, Load Ease, Lock Mechanism, Extendible Element or Roll-Out Shelf Cycle, Out Stop, Rebound, Racking, Leg Strength, Horizontal and Vertical Adjustment, Stability, Cycle Testing for Receding Doors, Interlock, Drop Test for Receding Door, and Unit Drop.” In their own words, “This standard specifies acceptance levels to help ensure reasonable safety and performance independent of construction materials, manufacturing processes, mechanical designs, or aesthetic designs.”

The independent testing lab that performs BIFMA testing on a sit-stand desk will set up a custom lab experiment to cycle the product thousands of times, usually over a period of one to three weeks depending on the duty cycle of the motors. Robotic sensors and actuators will simulate a user making the desk go up and down repeatedly, making it shake back and forth, and trying to make it tip over.

In other words, the lab will continuously torture the desk to try and make it fail the standards. Weaker products will be trashed by the end of the test run, if not failing before the tests are even completed. To be labeled as certified to a specific standard a product must pass all of the tests defined in that standard, i.e. there are no partial certifications.

If there are any electrical components in the desk, BIFMA will require that they be tested to UL (Underwriters Laboratories) standards as well. The classic “shake and bake” testing for seeing if the product catches fire, exudes toxic fumes, explodes or otherwise harms users usually renders the product unusable at the end of the test. This is just part of the cost of the robust certification process.

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Household goods and furnishing cover a wide range of products and appliances. From furniture, kitchenware, toys and sanitary products to tools, construction materials, energy appliances and many more! Each and every of them needs to comply with a specific range of safety regulations, quality and design requirements. On top of that, your products need to meet retailer, market and customer expectations in order to ensure sales. CDG provide comprehensive services to ensure compliance of your products as well as facilitate access to and competitiveness in demanding markets. Benefit from our expert services and years of experience for a wide range of toys, furniture and hardgoods. Gain a competitive edge in the furniture market by demonstrating commitment to the environment, quality, performance, and product claims with BIFMA testing and certification.

Participation in the BIFMA certification program provides a pathway for furniture manufacturer to achieve greater sustainability attributes, not only for individual products, but throughout the entire supply chain. Manufacturers who receive the BIFMA certification mark are verifying that their policies and guidelines of the facility, furniture products and processes, and suppliers of materials and components are meeting the stringent requirements for BIFMA certification by BIFMA standard conformance.

 

We Conduct Test For Following Standards:

ANSI/BIFMA X5.1 Office Seating

ANSI/BIFMA X5.4 Lounge and Public Seating

BIFMA X6.4 Occasional-Use Seating

ANSI/BIFMA X5.5 Desk Products

ANSI/BIFMA X5.6 Panel Systems

ANSI/BIFMA X5.9 Storage

ANSI/BIFMA X5.11 Large Occupant Office Seating

ANSI/BIFMA X6.1 Educational Seating

ANSI/SOHO S6.5 Small Office/Home Office

ANSI/BIFMA e3 Furniture Sustainability Standard

BIFMA HCF 8.1 – Healthcare Furniture Design – Guidelines for Cleanability

BIFMA G1 – 2013 Ergonomics Guideline for Furniture

 

For BIFMA testing of any product you need to provide us product details along with model numbers, after evaluation, we will give a customized quote for testing. You need to provide product samples (quantity as required by standard) for testing. Subsequently, we will conduct relevant tests and provide you a BIFMA test report.

Gain a Competitive Edge in the Market

 

Increase your product acceptance by promoting your level of commitment to the environment.

Certification provides independent verification of quality, performance and product claims.

Validate and support the credibility of your sustainable claims with third-party certification.

CDG is your experienced partner to prove conformance according to the ANSI/BIFMA e3 furniture sustainability standard and enable level® certification. Contact our experts now and they will first check to see if your furniture meets the prerequisites for a level certification.

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BIFMA is the operate connection for business and institutional furniture producer. Since 1973, BIFMA has been the vote of the profitable furniture manufacturing. Established in 1973, the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association(BIFMA) International is a not-for-profit organization. BIFMA serves businesses that are primarily engaged in design, development, marketing and fulfillment of office and institutional furniture products. BIFMA develops voluntary product and industry standards that support safe, healthy and environments. Bifma certification requires specific prerequisites for compliance and a minimum number of points based upon the certification level attempting. For points to obtain level one, two or three certification, manufacturers may chose from those credits they want to attempt. BIFMA develops, maintains, and publishes safety and performance standards for furniture products. CDG Certification Ltd guides you for every steps of BIFMA certification. We are providing testing services for different BIFMA standards.

BIFMA Certification and Standards for

Standards for the office furniture industry are managed by the Association of Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Their job is to ensure office furniture is commercial grade and can stand 8+ hours of use per day.

Unfortunately, these requirements are voluntary, meaning they don't have to comply with big-box stores such as Staples and Office Depot. For desks and shelves, this may not matter so much, but when it comes to office chairs, it does. Ignoring these criteria implies that these businesses manufacture cheap office chairs that are intended to be used for a few hours only and leave their users in pain.

Benefits of BIFMA Certification

Improve consumer confidence in your furniture's quality and durability.

Place your goods on the market as safe, environmentally friendly, and sustainable.

Gain the lead with a neutral environment mark against the competition.

Demonstrate your high-quality standards.

You know that you have purchased a high-caliber and painstakingly tried item with true feelings of serenity.

BIFMA accreditation guarantees a tough and durable item that will last numerous years.

Such goods encourage a strong workforce, which can increase efficiency and decrease business-related accidents.

Most goods guaranteed by BIFMA have a coverage of 5 years or more.

BIFMA Certified Furniture

BIFMA Chair Standards

Securely supporting seats, casters that roll smoothly year after year, drawers that maintain their shape even though jam-packed, are the standards of a safe and efficient business and institutional environments.

 

BIFMA Table Standards

Typically used on the surface of a desk, table, or job. Highly adjustable with arms and various control parameters, including seat height, recline, and adjustable arms that enable longer-term sitting.

CDG has been offering BIFMA testing services for the past 15 years.  BIFMA stands for Business Furniture Manufacturer’s Association. 

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BIFMA is the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association. It was founded in 1973 with a mission to lead, advocate, notify and increase standards for the North American office and institutional furniture industry.
BIFMA is satisfied to declare that the level sustainability certification program for furniture has exceeded the 40 manufacturer mark on the quickly growing list of companies who produce level certified products. Level gives interior designers, architects, facility managers, and others across all industries with an easy method to recognize progressively more sustainable products,” said Tom Reardon, BIFMA Executive Director. "We are very pleased to see the hard work that these 41 manufacturing companies have made”
Points earned under each of these categories determine the level of certification earned:
Level 1. The first tier of certified presentationLevel 2. Additional milestones of presentation achievedLevel 3. The highest level of presentation acknowledgedBenefits of Bifma CertificationHelps your internal sustainable management objectivesEstablishes a path for constant development.Establishes your leadership qualifications in the office furniture industryPromises clients and stakeholders that your certified products are held to industry-leading social, environmental and economic standardsSupports you meet state and federal procurement necessities

BIFMA Certificate Registration in Delhi India includes the business and institutional makers affiliation. BIFMA accreditation was presented in the year 1973 with the primary target to advocate, inform and lead just as to create guidelines for the institutional of some furniture industry. For the assessment of the institutional furnishings, BIFMA affirmation is being utilized. For the improvement of security and execution of benchmarks is supported by BIFMA and it gives industry conjectures and different insights. BIFMA accreditation in Delhi, India advances and controls the conditions that also encourages the development and worth. For part coordinated effort and collaboration, filled in as a discussion.

Benefits of BIFMA Certificate 

Some of the benefits of BIFMA Certificate Registration in Delhi India are given below:-

• The genuine feelings of serenity you get realizing you have bought a high-caliber and painstakingly tried item.
• BIFMA accreditation guarantee a tough and durable item that will last numerous years.
• These items advance a solid workplace, which can expand profitability and decline business related wounds.
• Most BIFMA ensured items convey a guarantee of 5 years or more.
• The testing of office furniture mainly depends on the importing country and implements corresponding standards, such as JIS, GB, ISO, BIFMA, and so on. Generally speaking, the test content is mainly about the stability, strength and fatigue of the test, the test items in various countries are similar, but the BIFMA standard has gradually won wide recognition with its perfect content, strict requirements.Distributors and dealers of ergonomic products and office furniture often look for proof that what they buy backs up its claims. They want their own customers to have that level of trust, too.
• CDG is your experienced partner to prove conformance according to the ANSI/BIFMA  furniture sustainability standard and enable level® certification.
• CDG is a leading company for BIFMA certification in India

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CDG can help you establish compliance to the BIFMA standards for your product lines. Whether it is for chairs, desks, panel systems or storage units, should you wish to be able to sell to GSA, the Canadian Government and/or lower level Government; you will need to have had your BIFMA testing done. 

BIFMA stands for The Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association. The office furniture manufacturers association (BIFMA) is a non-profit organization that serves as an information resource center and representative of the office furniture industry, providing professional and extensive trade development opportunities for the office furniture manufacturing industry in North America.

 

BIFMA sets standards for the stability, strength and fatigue of office furniture, and its standards are strict and perfect, which has won widespread recognition.

 

The BIFMA American Office Furniture Association, a nonprofit organization of 260 office furniture manufacturing, marketing, and consumer companies, represents the interests of furniture vendors who account for 80 percent of the North American office furniture market. The BIFMA standard is well known for its comprehensive content and technical rigor, and has won wide recognition around the world.

 

BIFMA stands for Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association. BIFMA certification referred to as BFM is to provide office furniture, file cabinets, couches, tables, screens and other office furniture to provide testing services. Furniture from all other countries in the world to enter the United States market, must first obtain the international standard certification issued by BIFMA. Therefore, BIFMA plays an important role in the foreign trade exchanges of the international furniture industry.

The testing of office furniture mainly depends on the importing country and implements corresponding standards, such as JIS, GB, ISO, BIFMA, and so on. Generally speaking, the test content is mainly about the stability, strength and fatigue of the test, the test items in various countries are similar, but the BIFMA standard has gradually won wide recognition with its perfect content, strict requirements.Distributors and dealers of ergonomic products and office furniture often look for proof that what they buy backs up its claims. They want their own customers to have that level of trust, too.

One of the ways they receive that assurance is BIFMA compliance. Buying compliant furniture means getting a product that stands up to workplace conditions while helping employees do their jobs more effectively.

What Do BIFMA Standards Mean to the End Customer?

Note there is no BIFMA certification -- the organization doesn't "certify" products. Some office furniture may be labeled as “meeting BIFMA requirements.” A nice thought, but this is not the same as official recognition of compliance.

Top 5 Reasons to Order BIFMA-Compliant Products

There are many distinct advantages in purchasing BIFMA-compliant products, including:

Peace of mind in knowing the furniture has met rigorous safety standards

Promoting a work environment that is both functional and comfortable

Employees who work in safety-conscious environments are usually more productive

Fewer work-related injuries and workers’ comp claims

 

Getting a durable product with a warranty 5 years or longer