Benefits and Fees:
Fees and Further Support:
- Annual Service fee £500 plus VAT.
A flat annual fee to join the scheme, chargeable every year. This fee allows access to DOMFURNICO publications, news, expert witness and technical consultation.
This fee is not chargeable to verified members of approved industry association members.
- First Assessment fee £1,500 plus VAT.
Full gap analysis (dry run) and consultation to scheme requirements and initial audit scheme rating. This will include a virtual meeting to engage the pre-assessment questionnaire (PAQ) and assessment checklist.
- Annual Assessment fee £1,250 plus VAT.
Assessment report will provide requirements to increase the rating where required. Reviewing the new year’s product safety management and incident controls, technical files, risk assessments, compliance and conformity due diligence.
- Assured Advice.
If called upon, direct specific interpretation can be arranged by DOMFURNICO with Assured Advice directly from our partnership with Trading Standards, via this coordinated partnership.
Covered by service fee only.
- Expert witness.
If called upon, DOMFURNICO will act as support for product management and responsibility, supporting best industry practice and responsibility, expenses will be chargeable.
Covered by service fee only.
- Technical consultation.
Any form of technical and compliance consultation required whilst in this scheme. Adding support, guidance and balance in the changing regulatory climate for general product safety and related regulations.
Covered by service fee only.
- Association Discount.
DOMFURNICO will offer up to a 20% discount incentive to all approved Furniture Industry Trade Associations members that have been verified.
- Publications.
Access to version controlled and updated corporate documentation templates and regulatory declaration templates.
Covered by service fee only.
- Far East Asia (China) Audits and Inspections. We can support your importing compliance with our partnerships in China. Offering professional audits and product inspections in line, and pre-shipment inspections (PSIs) to meet your needs. Please contact us for a quote as we will quote by project to keep your costs as low as possible.
Key benefits of this third-party service include, but not limited to:
- This is not a pass or fail audit, it is a continuous improvement scheme and critical product and business assurance assessment.
- To give micro businesses, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and to support any other businesses in areas that may not be supported enough or where expertise may not be as rich internally.
- Free consultation throughout the year in all areas of product and product related business assurance expectations.
- A third party with recognised industry credentials, ISO 9001 Lead Auditor and Chartered Quality Professional status (CQP-MCQI) with professional body Chartered Quality Institute (CQI), in addition to degree level expertise in Business Management and Law.
- To meet the UK Governments expectations of UK Manufacturers, Importers and Retailers, in line with published standards from the British Standards Institute (BSI).
- To evidence continuous improvement and best practice of product and business operations.
- To evidence compliance to all relevant product related requirements of relevant regulations.
- To build a foundation for product management and critical paths.
- To help businesses manage regulatory conformity and change, including EU and UK Regulations like EU General Product Safety and UK General Product Safety and UK Furniture and Furnishings (Fire Safety) Regulations, and other alike.
- To provide annual audits, reviewing Technical Files, Risk Assessments, Compliance and Due Diligence to continuation certification.
- To support in the development of risk-based systems as foundations to meeting new regulatory frameworks.
- To provide expert witness support in product assurance, using this assessment process as evidence of responsible trading.