Amid an uncertain global economy, weakened by the still limping peripheral economies in the EU and relatively high unemployment, slow housing starts in the U.S., most Taiwanese bathroom fitting makers have struggled with flat growths over the past few years. While the industry is not likely to turn

The Taipei International Furniture Show (TIFS), organized by the Taiwan Furniture Manufacturers’ Association (TFMA), is the place to go to find out about changes in Taiwan’s furniture industry. TIFS 2012 was held on February 17-20, as usual at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC). Starting out

The International Furniture Fair Singapore 2012/29th ASEAN Furniture Show (IFFS/AFS 2012) was held on Mar. 9-12 at Singapore Expo, along with Deco Asia 2012 and Hospitality Show 2012. The concurrent showing of the three reinforced their status as Asia’s premier design-led furniture sourcing platfor

The Thailand International Furniture Fair (TIFF) 2012, co-organized by the Department of Export Promotion, Furniture Industry Group of the Federation of Thai Industries, and Thai Furniture Industries Association, was held on Mar. 14-18 at BITEC in Bangkok. The five-day event drew more than 120 lead

Taiwanese makers of furniture parts are trying to re-create their “golden age” of explosive export growth in the 1970s and ‘80s by developing improved products. Change is essential, since the island’s suppliers face cutthroat competition from low-cost Chinese and Vietnamese manufacturers wh

Founded in 1988, Golden Base Inc. is a prestigious manufacturer specializing in the production of metal furniture, including dining tables and chairs, coffee tables, end tables, dining carts and clothes racks, among others. The company’s products are mainly exported to Europe, and the company ca

TFU Industry Co., Ltd., established in 1995, specializes in plastic-injection services, also having transformed in 2004 to offer integrated services, from product design, development, and mold fabrication to plastic injection. With state-of-the-art production equipment, coupled with ample te

Taipei, March 8, 2012 (CENS)--Founded in 1979, Iou Jia Industrial Co. initially made machinery parts, mainly chassis, and established a chassis plant in Chiayi in southern Taiwan, then in 1981 expanded product lines to cover metal mechanisms and later office chairs. "Taiwan's economy grew rap

Founded in 1994, Kadeya Enterprise Co., Ltd. is an innovative manufacturer of office and home furniture, including computer desks, conference tables, TV & entertainment stands, dining room sets, storage racks, display stands, towel racks, K/D furniture, etc. To satisfy demanding customers, the c

Taipei, Feb. 24, 2012 (CENS)--H.T. Lin, chairman of Oderbau Furniture, urges the government to establish the “Made-in-Taiwan” mark to guarantee the quality of Taiwan-made furniture. Oderbau, established in 1987, is a Taiwanese furniture manufacturer turning out mainly beds, sofas, dinettes, end

Taipei, Feb. 20, 2012 (CENS)--As a dynamic furniture manufacturer, Green May Industrial Mfg. Co., Ltd. specializes in designing and manufacturing home nursing beds, household beds, electrically-adjustable beds, and massage beds. With functional and innovative beds, the company gains a pretty good m

Taipei, Feb. 15, 2012 (CENS)--An ISO9001-certified manufacturer excelling at aluminum die casting and forging processing, the Taiwan-headquartered Hsin Chernq Enterprise Co., Ltd. is offering less expensive, quality furniture parts and accessories on the OEM/ODM basis. The company has recently

Taipei, Feb. 10, 2012 (CENS)--Despite the shrinkage of Taiwan’s furniture industry in the past decade due to fierce rivalry by emerging competitors in China and Southeast Asian countries, Eam-Win Co., Ltd., a specialized manufacturer of office chair parts in Taiwan, has remained globally competitiv

Taipei, Feb. 6, 2012 (CENS)--With the acquisition of Aconic High-Tech Fiber (Shenzhen) Co. in the second half of 2011, Yao I Fabric Co., Ltd., a Taiwanese industrial nylon string manufacturer, expects a sharp rise of 30% in revenues this year. Yao I, founded in 1973 in Chunghua, central Taiwan,

Hsien Sun Industry Co., Ltd., founded in 1973 in Tainan City, southern Taiwan, is a leading professional manufacturer of conical nuts for sleeve anchors. The ISO9001-cerfified firm started out with manufacturing nuts for use in bicycles. With years of development, the company has evolved into a

Taipei, Jan. 6, 2012 (CENS)—Aurora Group, a leading Taiwanese office furniture manufacturer, recently developed a winner, a mesh-backed office chair featuring dual back frame to effectively support the user without excessive, unwanted flex. Dubbed “Aegis,” the chair was honored with the 20th Taiwa

“Green building” is a new term that refers to environment-friendly architecture built with green materials and designs. One common feature shared by all green buildings is energy-saving illumination equipment. The new green-building trend was the theme of the Taiwan Smart Green City Expo 20

As Taiwanese furniture makers seek to build a reputation in the market with their own brand names, their weapon of choice for adding value to their products is patents. A number of companies, after years of struggle, have launched products incorporating their own patented designs, and a number of t

Despite the downsizing of Taiwan’s furniture industry resulting from the massive outflow of production capacity to China and Vietnam, a significant number of office furniture manufacturers have chosen to keep their production in Taiwan. The main reason for them to stay on the island is that they fe

The rivalry between woodworking-equipment makers in Taiwan and China echoes a similar story, as that heard in many other sectors, that the rapid rise in the latter is gradually overtaking the former in global ranking and also forcing Taiwan’s counterparts to speed up developing high value-added mac

With a history of over three decades, Shen Pao Wooden Co., Ltd. is a prestigious furniture manufacturer providing high-end furniture and interior décor service. Initially focusing on fabrication of office furniture and computer desks for export mainly, the maker diversified about 10 years ago in

As a dynamic furniture manufacturer, Green May Industrial Mfg. Co., Ltd. specializes in designing and manufacturing home nursing beds, household beds, electrically-adjustable beds, and massage beds. Based on its expertise in transmission mechanism, the company has successfully developed electric

As a dynamic furniture manufacturer, Prime Art Industrial Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to the production of metal and wooden K/D furniture, computer desks and OA furniture, SOHO furniture, file cabinets, as well as various display racks and stands. To stay competitive in the world market, the co

Taiwan Anken Corp., established in 2010 as a subsidiary of Super Sheng Enterprise Co., Ltd., a major gas-spring manufacturer in Taiwan, specializes in developing and manufacturing a wide array of gas-spring connecting parts and brackets for gas spring manufacturers worldwide. The new company is

Founded in 1970, Shen Pao Wooden Co., Ltd. specializes in OA furniture manufacture, system furniture design, interior decoration and supplying building materials. In recent years Shen Pao has invested to turn traditional concepts into innovative thick hollow board and M.F.C. board that are ve

Among the five categories of items on display at the special “ROC Centennial Celebration: Taiwan Furniture Retrospection” pavilion at the 21st Taipei International Furniture Show (TIFS) in March this year was “best-performing export items.” These products, most of which were produced on an OEM (ori

Chuan Lun Enterprise Co., Ltd., a professional wheel and caster manufacturer in Taiwan, has spared no efforts upgrading production capability by streamlining facilities, adopting advanced technologies and improving operating efficiency. With years of efforts, Chuan Lun is able to offer quality

As a dynamic furniture manufacturer, Senlre Trading Co., Ltd. has been dedicated to production of office chairs, public chairs, reclining chairs, message chairs, and chair parts as well as dining room sets and sofa beds for over two decades. The company has established an R & D center in Taiwan.

A truism in business remains that social trends, regardless of short- or long-term miseries created, will always be cradles of opportunities. Graying societies in Japan, Taiwan, China and elsewhere due to decreasing birth rates may alarm policymakers and life insurers, but are actually creating pot

Dong Guan Tian Shan Metal Furniture Co., Ltd./Worldwide Technical Inc. is a professional metallic furniture manufacturer with more than 14 years of manufacturing experience. Over the years, the firm has focused on the development of comfortable, functional, practical, economical and environmenta