Why should suppliers support AHFA's advocacy efforts?

A ground-breaking study published by the National Association of Manufacturers in 2003 found that domestically-imposed costs add at least 22.4 percent to the cost of doing business in the United States. Such internal costs, the study concluded, impose a larger burden on U.S. manufacturers than any foreign competitor.

Escalating compliance costs for regulatory mandates, particularly those related to workplace safety, pollution abatement and corporate governance, are among the most critical obstacles to the survival of successful home furnishings manufacturers and suppliers.

Against this backdrop, when a federal agency initiates rulemaking that will impact some aspect of home furnishings manufacturing, AHFA steps forward to authoritatively represent the home furnishings industry. AHFA funds the research that is necessary for identifying the potential impact of suggested proposals. AHFA supplies the technical experts to sit at the table – even when the debate lasts for decades, as it has in the case of furniture flammability.