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Research and Development:
always revolves around people

Whether at home or at work, people spend most of their time in furnished rooms. So their furnishings should not only meet aesthetics requirements, but provide special quality features in every respect.

Taking into consideration the state of the art on workplace ergonomics as well as regulations on minimizing hazards is just as important as ensuring operational reliability, stability, durability and fitness for use.

With our society's growing need for safety, and in addition more complex requirements from laws, codes, standards and directives, it is not always easy for manufacturers and retailers of products to find the right partner to supply testing and professional assessment services.

LGA

Your local test partner with global competence

A test house with international competence

• We are the leading international institute for the test and assessment of furniture
• Our experts actively participate in the standards development process with organizations like ISO, EN ANSI/BIFMA and DIN
• We carefully identify and partner with the most competent international institutes and organizations
• We can test to meet or exceed all national and international standards: (DIN, EN, ISO, EC directives, BS, NF, NEN, ANSI/BIFMA, Consumer Guide etc.)
• We are a notified body for the GS mark and RAL GZ 430 (DGM)
• As an added value, we provide not only comprehensive laboratory testing services, but also inspections during production at various manufacturing sites throughout Asia and worldwide. Wherever your facilities are, we can be there to ensure consistent quality and complete compliance.

Our experts are experienced partners at all processing stages, from questions about development and design, selection of suitable materials and components to design of manufacturing and testing systems.
We can even assist you with the preparation of operating guides and owner's manuals.

Our services:

Tests according to following standards and codes ANSI/BIFMA, ANSI/KCMA, ASTM, CFR, ISO, EN, in-house directives, clients' requirements, etc.

Office

We are experienced in testing office furniture and the related components according to European Standards, e.g. EN 527 and EN 1335. As a member of BIFMA we are also skilled in ANSI/BIFMA tests.

Outdoor

Outdoor furniture, whether it's made of solid wood, metal or plastic it is subject to various tests regarding safety, stability or durability as well as ergonomic requirements.
We provide comprehensive services including assessment of materials and conformity with national and international standards.

Juvenile

Juvenile furniture needs particular care and concern. All aspects of mechanical safety, stability and durability need to be catered for. But especially chemical hazards and risks need to be addressed.
Our labs are capable of carrying out all relevant tests and evaluations. Our staff is well trained and experienced.

Domestic

Sofas and settees, dining tables and kitchen cabinets - in our laboratories we take care of all furniture products that are creating a safe and comfortable environment in homes.

Components

In a global market the quality of the supply chain is essential. With our tests and certificates for components and furniture parts we support and strengthen your supply chain.

Besides the mechanical testing service, we also offer related chemical analytical services as below:

• PAH (Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons)
• Formaldehyde
• VOC (volatile organic compounds) emission
• Aromatic amines (azo dyes)
• Disperse dyes
• Pentachpentachlorophenol (PCP)
• Nonylphenol and nonylphenol ethoxylates
• Plastiziser (phthalates)
• Tinorganic compounds (TBT)
• Flame retardants
• Heavy metals (cadmium, chrome, mercury, copper, …)
• and many more...

Further Information

Office chair testing service PDF, 379KB

• Standard list
• LGA testing procedure

Contact

Stephan Pesch Department Head LGA Furniture Testing Laboratory TUV Rheinland (Guangdong) Ltd. Laboratory Unit 101, No.7 Caipin Road, Guangzhou Science City, Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong, P.R. China Phone: +86(0)20-2839 - 1617 Fax:    +86(0)20-2839 - 1999 eMail: stephan.pesch@gz.chn.tuv.com

Waley Huang Project manager Deputy Head of Furniture Department LGA Furniture Testing Laboratory TUV Rheinland (Guangdong) Ltd. Laboratory Unit 101, No.7 Caipin Road, Guangzhou Science City, Guangzhou 510663, Guangdong, P.R. China Phone: +86(0)20-2839 - 1636 Fax:    +86(0)20-2839 - 1999 eMail: waley.huang@gz.chn.tuv.com

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