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Mahogany furniture GB August implementation of quality express card into claims certificate

Core Tip: In the second half of 2011, the endless news mahogany furniture price change, the reason why mahogany furniture in the furniture market concern, not only because of the mahogany furniture to use as a furniture, but also because of its valuable timber and high quality home improvement products, many people favor the face of the mahogany market chaos, in order to better protect the interests of consumers and collectors and more standardized mahogany market, new mahogany furniture, general technical conditions the national standard ( hereinafter referred to as "GB"), by the State General Administration of Quality Supervision, Inspection and Quarantine, the Standardization Administration of Approved and will be formally implemented from August 1 this year.

Southeast Network - Strait Metropolis Daily (Reporter, Hund wood) July 6 the mahogany GB first enacted in 2000 compared to the GB version is more detailed and clear, love the new Secretary-General of the Fujian Association of classical furniture forest, the Redwood the implementation of the furniture "GB", regardless of national standards or local standards in Fujian Province, the formulation, amendment, are the face of industry and market changes constantly improve results, or will further regulate the development of the mahogany furniture market.

Market mahogany furniture, much beloved

Mahogany as a furniture raw materials, the furniture is not a particular species, but rare hardwood furniture in the Ming and Qing Dynasties, collectively, are only defined within the scope of content, the material because of the different types and prices vary , mahogany furniture as a high-quality home improvement products, valuable because of its material, durable, after a century without distortion, is the embodiment of the high quality of life has been well received by the favor of the home improvement market, and collectors market.

Located in the the Putian urban stores, dry the Qing Court, a staff member of the Redwood store, told reporters that In the past, because the timber with ordinary furniture products, mahogany furniture or expensive or style appears to be relatively calm, features, and become an essential furniture for the average consumer to decorate the house, therefore a lot of people to buy mahogany furniture, a hobby. Now, with the improvement of people's living standard, the appreciation and collection of classical furniture, more and more widespread attention, especially mahogany furniture has become the embodiment of cultural taste, mahogany market in middle-aged man as the main consumer groups , a lot of ideas, love the young people of Chinese traditional culture like mahogany furniture, there are many high-end spending power of young people because of the the mahogany extraordinary "magic" and choose to join the ranks to buy mahogany furniture, mahogany furniture market not because of price fluctuations and the news range affected. "In our usual sales, the young people of many high-end consumer to buy from the mahogany furniture, hand of generosity, no less than what we call 'old customers' middle-aged."

Status quo mahogany market chaos

According to the introduction of mid-red furniture group sales director Chen Huie, adopted in 2000 the People's Republic of China National Standard (mahogany), referred to the provisions of "mahogany GB" mahogany furniture is mahogany GB provisions materials furniture. According to the provisions of the mahogany GB, mahogany only 33 species, can be divided into five genera and 8. Is based on the genera of trees to learn to name, Pterocarpus, Dalbergia, Diospyros, Millettia genus and ironwood are. Class 8 is based on the timber trade name to name, red sandalwood, rosewood, incense sticks of wood, black rosewood class, red rosewood classes, ebony, striped ebony and wings of wood. At the same time, the mahogany are eight categories of wood, heartwood, heartwood refers to the center of the trees, no part of living cells. Mahogany furniture sales in the furniture market, the production of furniture materials rosewood, ebony, ebony, rosewood, chicken wing wood, gall wood, rosewood, etc..

In recent years, the mahogany furniture skyrocketed. A set of ordinary hardwood tables and chairs, but a few thousand dollars in the market, but a lobular red sandalwood, mahogany armchair market price was as high as a hundred thousand dollars, a huge price gap between the production of mahogany furniture companies are trying to climb the mahogany high branches. " Putian City, a franchise of mahogany furniture business owners said, in the field, many furniture manufacturers will be ordinary wood True mahogany mix and match, and then to the market through deliberate advertising and promotional campaigns, have been transformed, all became "100 percent of the mahogany furniture , "so that consumers living in layman difficult to distinguish between true and false.

In the interview, the reporter noted that many consumers to buy mahogany furniture because of the lack of expertise and their ability to identify limited and often difficult to identify the pros and cons of mahogany furniture, and even scouring the "fake". Reporters found in urban and Xianyou County a number of specialty mahogany furniture shopping malls visited, mahogany furniture sale, from the appearance and texture almost do not feel difference with the naked eye can hardly distinguish between most of the sales staff explanation and was informed that, in the mahogany furniture stores, furniture product description is very simple, only the commodity price tag, marked above type, origin, specifications, brand, grade and other information on the material aspects of the introduction of very little. The products of our stores is 100% true mahogany, but the product specifications have been no staff working in Xianyou County near the station, a home shopping in the introduction of mahogany furniture actually says.

"GB" will lead to more standardized market

"August 1" GB "is the one at home and abroad for the first time to develop the traditional Chinese hardwood furniture standard, including mahogany, through the implementation of the" GB ", not only expands the scope of the mahogany, one of the mandatory provisions of will lead to further standardization of mahogany market impact on the market after the implementation of the new GB, Lin love the new Secretary-General to the case said.

It is understood that the introduction of the "new GB contains a range of mahogany furniture, terms and definitions, requirements, quality EXPRESS, test methods and ten. The standard for the first time the definition of the mahogany furniture with a clear and standardized, and provides the name of the species of wood products are mainly used to name and sign mahogany furniture, "GB" to promote the development and use of new mahogany wood, which extends the mahogany the scope and the provisions of the wood required to detect pre-production.

, "GB" as one of the key points of which is expressly provided, each piece of mahogany furniture must be equipped with a "quality of mahogany furniture express card, which is the implementation of standards for products that manufacturers must specify in detail the furniture in the express card , the classification of product technology, product quality and grade of the product scope of application, the product is mainly used material, product finishing and decorative craft products of the business must not only be clearly marked and the mark specifications unified, if the consumer product is found not meeting board "can be express card as evidence of complaints and claims. In addition, compared with the 2000 version of "mahogany GB, mahogany furniture general technical conditions" is not only on the product label unified regulatory requirements, product contract complements more clearly the content covered in the product manual. "The new GB will also require all vendors must be provided in the sales after the product warranty products returned beyond the warranty conditions and warranty of the product charges conditions after-sales service.

"For high-end products, the implementation of the" GB "has little influence by the impact will be more low-end mahogany furniture products for the market impact of Putian City, general manager of Zhongyi Furniture Co., Ltd. Chen exceptional said. He believes that the implementation of the "GB" is not only to promote mahogany market is more and more standardized, and after the implementation of the consumers in the purchase of mahogany furniture, have a more detailed judgment basis. If the seller can not provide the GB product quality express card, brochures and other documents required by the consumer should be vigilant or not to buy.

Local institutions to strengthen monitoring

So, after the implementation of the "GB", the local mahogany furniture market in the administrative regulation is how are we doing? This reporter interviewed the person in charge of Quality and Technical Supervision, Xianyou County. According to the person in charge, after the implementation of the "GB", Quality Supervision Bureau will increase the market check spot checks, but he also said, the specification mahogany furniture market is not simply introduced the new GB will be able to resolved, this is a long-term process that requires a social multi-sectoral co-ordination. Reporter has learned that as early as 2007, the province introduced the "classical furniture in Fujian technical standards, special approval Xianyou the establishment of classical furniture quality inspection center, but until this year, was formally established, the existing system, etc. reasons yet to play a role. Also, pay close attention to the process of regulating the mahogany furniture market, the Fujian Provincial Bureau of Quality and Technical Supervision was in February 2012 to revise the local standard of classical furniture, a more detailed exposition of mahogany furniture. It is understood that the other official institutions - Xianyou County Arts and Crafts Board also granted India opening ceremony was held on June 28, marking the the Xianyou technology industry has been the official institutions, as the Xianyou technology brands to create, quality control services companies to provide government help.

2012-07-09