Competition in the indoor lighting market is very stiff today because of the low technical barriers in the industry. In face of such competition, many manufacturers on both sides of the Taiwan Strait find they must keep rolling out new niche products so that they can differentiate themselves from o

After an absence of six years, the Taipei International Furniture Show (TIFS) regained its strength on the international stage with its Mar. 15-18, 2006 expo held at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC). The show was believed to be the most significant event this year by many Taiwanese furniture ma

The Malaysian International Furniture Fair (MIFF) 2006 took place from March 7-11, attracting more than 440 exhibitors from 17 nations that covered a combined exhibition space of 70, 000 square meters. The exhibitors came from Australia, Belgium, China, France, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Italy, K

Taiwan's manufacturers of office furniture and parts are battling with the soaring cost of materials, such as iron, steel and plastics, which account for almost one-third of their production expense. To relieve the problem, they are using more alternative materials, such as glass and wood plate.

Taking the advantages of their stable supplies of quality materials, well-established satellite plants, advanced manufacturing technology, and experienced and skilled workers, Taiwan' s metal furniture parts manufacturers are still confident of their competitiveness in the world market. Metal fu

In a move to reverse export declines, Taiwanese suppliers of furniture-manufacturing equipment last year began to redouble their focus on turning out high-efficiency and specialized products. In 2005, Taiwan's exports of woodworking-equipment, the biggest slice of the furniture-making equipment

Shunde Maxim is a leading manufacturer of office furniture in mainland China that specializes in making computer-related pieces with high quality, innovative designs, and reasonable prices. Maxim boasts a huge factory of 80, 000 square meters that has sophisticated, modern machines and facilitie

Although many Taiwanese manufacturers of outdoor and public-area furniture have already moved production facilities to mainland China and Vietnam over the past several years, some have stayed rooted in Taiwan and are upgrading their manufacturing skills and capacity to penetrate the upscale marketp

Despite the steep appreciation of the New Taiwan dollar and rising material costs, Taiwan's glass-metal furniture makers still manage to maintain decent profit margins thanks to the attractive designs, extraordinary quality and quality materials of their products. In addition to the designs offe

Modern automotive technology has been advancing at a very high speed' and automakers have recently released more diverse car models to compete in the different niches of the global market. New cars' with different parts and unique sub-systems' are also developed over a much shorter period than befo

To boost the development of local boating and watersports industries, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) and Formula Ten Corp. of the U.K. held the first Taiwan International Boat & Watersports Show on Dec. 15-18, 2005 at the Taipei World Trade Center (TWTC) Exhibition Hall.

In recent years Taiwan's bathroom equipment manufacturing sector has been shifting away from contract manufacturing to original design manufacturing (ODM). Many of the domestic manufacturers in this line are capable of designing innovative products to meet the special requirements of customers from

Faced with an adverse operating environment, Taiwanese metal dining-room furniture makers have endeavored to automate their production and launch new products, so that they can hold their profit margins at an adequate level. One major problem plaguing Taiwanese makers in the line lies in iron pr

Office furniture manufacturers in Taiwan are rolling out top-of-the-line products with advanced ergonomic designs, marking a further a break from their past dependence on lower-end commodity items. Like their counterparts in other labor-intensive sectors, most of Taiwan's office furniture suppli

The 11th edition of the annual China International Furniture Expo (Furniture China 2005) attracted record numbers of both exhibitors and visitors to the Shanghai New International Exhibition Center on Sept. 14-17 this year, further consolidating its position as Asia's biggest furniture fair. Sta

Taiwan is an ideal place to source office furniture parts, especially metal parts that require the sophisticated processing capability which local makers excel in thanks to their long experience and state-of-the-art automated production equipment. Over the past decades, some manufacturers of off

With more than two decades of development, Taiwan's kitchen furniture and accessories sector has made a successful transformation from contract manufacturing to focus on the production of original design manufacturer (ODM) items. The shift has resulted from intensive efforts in the local industry t

Although most of Taiwan's wooden furniture makers have moved their factories offshore, Taiwan still occupies a niche in the production of high-quality metal furniture, office furniture, and SOHO (small office, home office) furniture, says Friedrich Chen, chairman of the Taiwan Furniture Manufacture

Chen Chi-hsiung, chairman of the Department of Industrial Design and director of Graduated Study of Industrial Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, has helped cultivate around 600 furniture-design specialists and has helped nearly 10 Taiwanese furniture suppliers to develop

To sidestep the tough competition in mass-produced furniture items, Taiwan's Project Systems Furniture Co., LTD. Began developing own-design aluminum-alloy system furniture with environmentally friendly and recyclable characteristics four years ago. After years of intensive research and develop

In the business for 60 years, Fu Hwa Mirror Co., LTD. Still concentrates on developing and manufacturing glass and mirrors for automotive and household use, but now it is using its well-established technology to turn out exquisite furniture as well. The company was established in 1945, starting

Allen Chang, general manager of Taiwan Proud Chair Co., LTD. Has always said that the prime factor in the design of beauty-salon chairs is comfort, and his company has pursued that prime factor assiduously in the introduction of many unique, feature-laden products that are a cut above the competiti

Sun White Industrial Co., LTD. Is a specialized manufacturer that uses basic materials in different combinations (glass and wood, wood and iron, iron and glass, and aluminum and glass) to turn out a variety of innovative furniture items designed by its own in-house research and development departm

Shuter Enterprise Co., Limited was founded in 1979 and has since grown into one of Taiwan's leading manufacturers of home, office, and industrial furniture. The company espouses a management philosophy of providing premium-quality products and services, and is devoted to the development of human-or

The five-day Shenzhen International Furniture Expo (SIFE) was kicked off on March 19 this year with a high-profile opening ceremony. The biannual furniture-trade show was set up this year as a platform for export promotion, the first time exports have been given center stage since the show's launch

Though competition is growing, Taiwan retains a strong position in the international market for office furniture, helped in large part by the industry's wholesale migration to mainland China, Vietnam and other lower-cost production sites. Friedrich Chen, chairman of the Taiwan Furniture Manufact

After experiencing booming sales last year, some domestic manufacturers of occasional furniture complain that foreign order volumes have been falling since the beginning of this year. They ascribe the trend to the slowdown of the global economy and they believe many buyers worldwide are still diges

CUSP International Associates specializes in the supply of office furniture and parts, using its strong design capability to develop innovative products and its powerful marketing skills to sell them in the international marketplace. Production is handled by factories in Taiwan and mainland China.

Specializing in office-automation (OA) furniture, Taiwan's Ofisworld Co., Ltd. Recently introduced a proprietary type of composite board now being used in its products. The board has casing of ABS-plastic and a super-strong internal structure of paper honeycomb—ideal, says the firm, for making envi

Tung Tien Enterprise Co., Ltd. Is one of Taiwan's most experienced and respected manufacturers of casters, offering models in a wide range. Since its establishment in 1975 the company has been making casters for industrial applications and for use with furniture, luggage, medical instruments, shopp