Furniture tests Testing

Non-residential furniture

We have contact with furniture everywhere, not only at home and in the office. When sitting in a restaurant or sleeping in hotels, we use furniture that is used intensively daily. For this reason, they should meet the stringent requirements of the standards intended for them. Non-residential furniture manufacturers must subject their furniture to testing.

We examine, among others:

• Hotel furniture (beds, wardrobes, armchairs, etc.)
• Furniture for restaurants and cafes (tables, chairs)
• Furniture for cinemas (row seats, etc.)
• Hospital furniture (beds, chairs, cabinets, etc.)
• Furniture for cloakrooms (cloakrooms, benches, etc.)
• Furniture for the judiciary (benches, desks, etc.)
• Furniture for the waiting room (chairs, row seats, etc.)
• Library furniture (shelves, desks, chairs, etc.)
• Church furniture (benches, pulpits, showcases, etc.)
• Furniture intended for police stations
• Prison furniture
• Many other

Office furniture

On average, we spend 6 to 8 hours a day sitting at work in the office. This has a huge impact on our health and well-being. Therefore, standards are provided for office furniture, the requirements of which are mainly focused on ergonomics and work comfort. In the INT laboratory, we will check your product for compliance with these requirements.

We examine, among others:  

• Desks
• Tablets
• Screens
• Chairs
• Armchairs
• Conference furniture
• Storage furniture (cabinets, display cabinets, etc.)
  

Children furniture

The health and safety of children is of the utmost importance. For this reason, the standards for children's furniture introduce very restrictive requirements. The correct dimensions must be kept, the substances used must not be flammable and the content of chemical elements must be within the normal range. At INT, we test children's furniture intended for domestic use as well as for kindergartens and nurseries. Therefore, we invite manufacturers of this type of furniture to cooperate.

We examine, among others:

• Cribs
• Cradles
• Playpens
• Changing tables
• Barriers
• Cabinets
• Kindergarden furniture (beds, etc.)
• Nursery furniture

Domestic furniture

When buying domestic furniture, we pay particular attention to its appearance and comfort of use. However, wear-resistance and safety are equally important. After all, we do not want the bookcase to fall over on us, or the chair to collapse after being used several times. Standards for furniture for domestic use include, among others, tests of durability and stability, which should be of interest to manufacturers of this type of product.

We examine, among others:

• Uphostered furniture (couches, armchairs, sectional sofas, etc.) 
• Beds (single, double, bunk-beds, etc.) 
• Kitchen furniture (cupboards, fitted kitchen units, etc.) 
• Dining room furniture (tables, chairs, display cases, etc.) 
• Storage furniture (wardrobes, chest of drawers, shelves, etc.)

Others

Due to the rapidly changing furniture market, many innovative solutions are created that are often difficult to classify clearly. At INT, we test various types of furniture, including atypical ones. Together with you, we will try to select the appropriate test standards for a specific product.

Other furniture we examine:

• Camping furniture
• Laboratory furniture
• Employees lockers
• Work tables