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Kevin Sauder Honored by AHFA for Distinguished Service

November 7, 2023 - High Point, NC

The American Home Furnishings Alliance has awarded its highest honor, the Distinguished Service Award, to Kevin J. Sauder, President, CEO and third-generation leader of Sauder Woodworking of Archbold, Ohio.

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Specialized Furniture Carriers Present Lifetime Achievement Award

July 3, 2023 - High Point, NC

The Specialized Furniture Carriers division of the American Home Furnishings Alliance has presented its 2023 Lifetime Achievement Award to Jack Hawn of Conover, N.C.

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CPSC Calls for Reclining Furniture Safety Standard

June 20, 2023 - West Conshohocken, PA

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) has asked the ASTM International Furniture Safety Subcommittee to develop a performance standard to address hazards associated with reclining furniture.

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AHFA Solution Partners Present 12 Scholarships

June 16, 2023 - High Point, NC

The Solution Partners division of the American Home Furnishings Alliance recently awarded $30,000 in education scholarships to the children of industry workers.

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AHFA Awards $61,000 in Grants for 2023

June 16, 2023 - High Point, NC

The American Home Furnishings Alliance Furniture Foundation has awarded $61,000 in grants for 2023.

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AHFA Publishes 2022 Year in Review

June 1, 2023 - High Point, NC

2022 was uniquely disruptive for many AHFA members, with unprecedented supply chain challenges that forced companies to pivot operations over and over again in real time. AHFA took stock of its prospects and forged plans to carry the Alliance into 2023.

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New Mandatory Furniture Safety Standard Will Take Effect in September

May 4, 2023 - High Point, NC

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) published a new mandatory safety standard for clothing storage furniture in the Federal Register today, giving the standard a September 1, 2023 effective date.

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Quick Answers to Key Questions Concerning F2057-23

April 20, 2023 - Bethesda, MD

On Wednesday, April 19, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) voted to adopt the revised ASTM International voluntary stability standard, F2057-23, as the mandatory federal safety standard for clothing storage units required by the STURDY Act

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