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Furniture
Furniture
The furniture industry is composed of the furniture manufacturers (dining rooms, bedrooms, kitchens, outdoor creations, bathrooms, office furniture, …), seating (lounges, seats, chairs, ...) and mattresses and bed bases.
This product group includes the following groups:
- Furniture and Chair,
- Bedding,
- Kitchens.
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Belgium is renowned worldwide for its exceptional expertise and top quality. We are a modern country that cherishes traditions. Some of our most creative talents draw inspiration from great masters and designers of the past, adding their own innovative ideas. They embrace the latest developments in both materials and production technologies.
Our furniture and design industry embodies these values. Those who choose Belgian creations do so out of a love for luxury, professional craftsmanship, and creative, elegant design. Whether it’s sophisticated products or pieces in a more traditional style, Belgian manufacturers place great importance on functionality and visual appeal. Additionally, they emphasize sustainability, striving to work mainly with renewable and recyclable materials to minimize their energy consumption and carbon footprint. This explains why a relatively small country like ours is a champion in exporting quality design to discerning clients around the world.
Belgian furniture and design companies understand that visionary designs and high-quality production techniques aren’t the only qualities that make them leading suppliers. The top performers also offer added value through exceptional service at every stage, from the initial sketch to delivery.
We are incredibly proud to represent these highly professional, inventive, and skilled sectors.
The Belgian furniture and design industry offers you an unparalleled selection for every room in your home or commercial space. Classic or modern, indoor or outdoor: a solution for every space!
Group activities
- Market and country research;
- Export promotion (BelgoFurn), cooperation with FIT as a structural partner;
- Collective promotion;
- Common points of view (guarantee conditions, etc.);
- Consultation and collaboration with furniture retailers (Navem): a.o. e-business dossier;
- Consultation on key issues (social, environmental, etc.);
- Normalisation;
- Product development (in collaboration with Wood.be);
- Follow-up of the mattress take-back obligation via the Valumat non-profit association;
- Group operations (Furniture, Bedding Section);
- Networking events;
- European coordination via EFIC.
The Furniture Bible – 2024 Edition
A new edition of the Belgian Furniture Bible, the basic tool for the collective promotion of our furniture sector at home and abroad, was published in early 2024. The individual presentations of the extensive range of manufacturers and brands, supplemented by eye-catching images of products and realisations, provide domestic and foreign buyers with a superb overview of what our manufacturers have to offer in the domain of furniture. This Furniture and Design Bible is being physically distributed through the international trade press, through mailings and at several national and international trade exhibitions and events. Further investments in additional digital promotion are also being made year after year.
See www.belgofurn.com, also available for consultation at www.belgianfurniture.be and www.belgischmeubel.be. And follow @belgianfurniture on Instagram, LinkedIn and Facebook!
| Key figures | |
|---|---|
| Number of companies | 702 |
| Number of employees | 9,559 |
| Turnover (in million EUR) | 2,105.1 |
| Exported quota | 57 % |
| Activity evolution in 2023 (in value) | -7 % |
| Share in the total turnover of the Belgian woodworking and furniture industry | 35 % |
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