Welcome to Furntech-AFRDI

AFRDI Blue Tick & AFRDI Orange Tick

…testing, certifying and developing standards for manufacturing industry…

AFRDI Green Tick

…contributing to sustainability through durability testing and certification of commercial furniture…

The AFRDI 146 Program

…testing leather…ensuring it is not only genuine leather, but leather of quality…

Our Staff

…a depth of experience in industry and research… call us on (03) 6326 6155

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Welcome to Furntech-AFRDI

About Furntech

The Australasian Furnishing Research and Development Institute is an independent not-for-profit technical organisation providing standards, testing, product certification and research for buyers and sellers of furniture.

Use of Furntech-AFRDI Trademarks

AFRDI Blue Tick and Other Sevices

Documents relating to the AFRDI Blue Tick Product Certification Program are available in this section.

Testing Guidelines from ACCC & Product Safety Australia

The ACCC and Product Safety Australia have released two guides, which are central to the work which Furntech-AFRDI does.

Registered Research Agency

The Industry Research and Development Board has approved the registration of Furntech-AFRDI under the RRA Program.

Changed tax benefits for R&D

Tests Accredited by NATA

Furntech-AFRDI is accredited by NATA as a public testing service compliant with the requirements of ISO/IEC 17025:2005.

Membership Information

Major financial, social and industry re-structuring makes Furntech-AFRDI membership more important than ever - you are taking your place in a market that increasingly places quality above price alone.

AFRDI discounts up for grabs

Sustainability

Furntech-AFRDI enthusiastically embraces the concept of sustainability through creation of a Standard for furniture manufacture, introduced in September 2009.