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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Group activities
- Export promotion (Belgian Furniture), cooperation with FIT as a structural partner;
- Collective promotion;
- Common points of view (guarantee conditions, etc.);
- Consultation and collaboration with furniture retailers (Interieur Unie);
- Consultation on key issues (social, environmental, etc.);
- Normalisation;
- Follow-up of the responsibility of mattress manufacturers (UPV mattresses) via Valumat asbl;
- Group operations (Furniture, Bedding Section);
- Networking events;
- European coordination via EFIC (furniture) and EBIA (bedding);
- Publication of the Belgian Furniture and Design Bible and worldwide distribution (physical and digital).
The Furniture Bible – 2025 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 2025. 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 | 667 |
| Number of employees | 8,739 |
| Turnover (in million EUR) | 1,954.5 |
| Exported quota | 57 % |
| Activity evolution in 2024 (in value) | -7.1 % |
| Share in the total turnover of the Belgian woodworking and furniture industry | 32.3 % |
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