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Furniture testing center joins global industry bodies
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Furniture testing center joins global industry bodies
July 17, 2013
The FPRDI Furniture Testing Center (FFTC) operated by the Department of Science and Technology’s Forest Products Research and Development Institute (DOST-FPRDI) recently became a member of the Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) and the International Safe Transit Association (ISTA), two organizations that play vital roles in the furniture industry worldwide.
FIRA is the only organization that provides professional tailor-fitted services for all sectors within the furniture industry to enhance their competitiveness. Its testing and certification schemes help clients win competitive tenders by creating product differentiation and reassuring the clients’ customers of the quality of their products.
Furniture testing staff train in U.K.
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Furniture testing staff train in U.K.
July 17, 2013
The three technical staff of the FPRDI Furniture Testing Center (FFTC) recently completed a comprehensive training course in Hertfordshire, United Kingdom on the flammability testing of furniture products. Held last 20 to 30 May 2013, the course was conducted by the Furniture Industry Research Association International Ltd. (FIRA).
The training acquired by Engrs. Victor G. Revilleza, Alvin F. Vardeleon and Edward Paul Marasigan covered all aspects of flammability testing including cigarette, match flame and crib tests for a wide range of products, i.e., seats, pillows, cushions and mattresses and bed bases. The test procedures follow British Standards (BS), European Standards (EN) and ISO standards.
Forester Ella named one of UPAA’s Distinguished Alumni
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Forester Ella named one of UPAA’s Distinguished Alumni
July 15, 2013
The University of the Philippines Alumni Association (UPAA) recently conferred the Distinguished Alumnus Award for Environmental Conservation and Sustainable Development to Forester Arsenio B. Ella, Scientist III at the Forest Products Research and Development Institute (FPRDI). With the theme “Bagong Siglo, Bagong Sigla”, the awarding was held during UPAA’s Centennial Celebration on 22 June 2013 at the UP Theater, UP Diliman.
Ella was recognized for his contributions to sustainable methods of tapping the resin of various forest tree species including almaciga (Agathis philippinensis Warb.), pili (Canarium ovatum Engl., [Canarium luzonicum (Blume) Gray], and Canarium asperum Benth), apitong (Dipterocarpus spp.), palosapis (Anisoptera thurifera (Blanco) Blume ssp. thurifera), and Benguet pine (Pinus kesiya Royle ex Gordon). These methods have “prolonged the life of trees, sustained and maximized resin production and contributed to poverty reduction among our indigenous communities.” Ella has gone all over the country, teaching the proper way of resin tapping to indigenous groups in Mindoro, Palawan, Sierra Madre and the Davao and Cordillera regions.
