THE FURNISHING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AUSTRALIA (QUEENSLAND) LIMITED

About the Association
It is the Peak Industry body for furniture and bedding manufacturers and was established in 1926. Its principal purpose is:

“First and Foremost – to encourage, protect and promote the furniture and furnishing industry of Queensland by supporting local manufacturers of Australian made furniture and furnishing and is a Union of Employers”

It is in partnership with the Australian Made, Australian Grown Campaign as part of a National Awareness Campaign to tell consumers this important industry exists and urging them to CHOOSE Australian Made furniture and bedding products. About the Industry It is a manufacturing industry under serious threat because consumers do not know it exists. It employs upwards of 80,000 people throughout Australia and contributes billions of dollars to the Australian economy. It can and will compete against imports if consumers are given the opportunity to CHOOSE.

The Furnishing Industry Awareness Campaign (FIAC) was initiated by the Association “to seek to ensure the survival of the Australian furniture manufacturing industry by creating consumer demand for the industry’s Australian made products.