About Us – California Furniture Manufacturers Association

A little bit about us

California Furniture Manufacturers Association has been serving the furniture industry for over a century.

Mission Statement

To Promote, Educate, and Protect the Interests of California’s Furniture Industry.

Established in 1911, the California Furniture Manufacturers Association (CFMA) is one of the oldest trade associations in California.

Since 1911, the California Furniture Manufacturers Association (CFMA) has been serving the interests of the furniture industry throughout California. As a result, CFMA is taking a pro-active role to keep furniture manufacturers thriving. The purpose of creating CFSA, the supplier chapter of CFMA, was to bring suppliers and manufacturers together.

In these challenging times, manufacturers cannot individually tackle or even comprehend the changes that are taking place in the industry. However, CFMA CAN, as a strong collective unit of furniture manufacturers. In turn, members of the CFMA are experiencing increased sales and lower operating costs, are being kept up to date with the current events affecting our industry, and have a strong voice through the efforts of CFMA.

Manufacturers

Since 1911, the California Furniture Manufacturers Association has been serving the interests of the furniture industry throughout California. As a result, CFMA is taking a pro-active role to keep furniture manufacturers thriving.

Take a look at the CFMA events calendar to attend seminars and social events that are of interest to you. CFMA seminars provide valuable insight to manufacturers about how to be more profitable, reach your ideal customer, differentiate your business from your competitors, etc.

The social events are a great way to get to know your colleagues in the industry and exchange ideas and best practices. Member mixers have been very successful and member employees have provided positive feedback about learning from their peers at other companies.

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Suppliers

The purpose of creating the supplier membership type for CFMA was to bring suppliers and manufacturers together. Our supplier members have access to manufacturers through our co-hosted networking and social events, membership camaraderie, and shared interest in growing California’s furnishings industry.

One of the greatest benefits of becoming a supplier member is that your company can be listed in the membership directory. This is the directory manufacturers use to find new components distributors.

Another great way to reach manufacturers is to advertise on our website or monthly newsletter. The newsletter is distributed to all of our members, media contacts, and other industry organizations and is often forwarded onto many other readers. Click here to learn more out about our advertising rates.

State environmental regulations are continually changing and affect suppliers and manufacturers alike. We keep our members up to date on the newest requirements to avoid unnecessary scrutiny and excessive fees. Contact CFMA with questions about joining the organization and accessing our member benefits.

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Consumer Resources

California is well known for setting the trend in design, fashion, furniture, and lifestyle in general. Not only does our furniture look fabulous, but it was made by companies that must adhere to the strictest safety and environmental standards in the nation.

If you’re a designer and need a manufacturer to produce your designs, fill out our contact form and we will send your request to the appropriate CFMA members.

BEARHFTI is the regulatory agency for flammability standards required of furniture manufacturers. If you have an upholstered piece of furniture with a CA license number on the label, you can find out who made that item by visiting the Bureau’s license lookup page.

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