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FW/0/11 - Test methods and hardware (including surface finishes)

Sector: Manufacturing

Categories: Furniture

Overview: Under the direction of FW/0, is responsible for standards in the field of furniture test methods and hardware (including surface finishes, providing the UK input to ISO/TC 136 WG1 Chairs, WG2 Tables, WG3 Storage, WG8 Surfaces for furniture, WG9 Hardware for furniture and CEN/TC 207/WG7 Surfaces for furniture, WG8 Hardware for furniture and WG9 Test methods.

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Reference Standards description
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BS ISO 4211-7 Furniture — Tests for surface finishes —. Part 7: Assessment of resistance to light

Categories: Furniture

Approval begins : 2026-11-16 		Approval
BS ISO 4211-4 Furniture — Tests for surfaces finishes. Part 4: Assessment of resistance to impact

Categories: Unclassified documents

Drafting begins : 2026-12-08 		Drafting
BS ISO 26279 Hardware for furniture — Strength and durability of slide fittings for sliding doors and roll fronts

Categories: Doors. Windows

Drafting begins : 2026-09-01 		Drafting
BS EN 16611:2023/A1 EN 16611:2023/prA1 Furniture. Assessment of the surface resistance to microscratching

Categories: Furniture

Public comment begins : 2026-09-24 		Public comment
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