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Furniture makers urged to produce quality products
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Furniture makers have been enjoined to use local resources to produce quality furniture. President of the Furniture and Allied Products Manufacturers Association of Nigeria (FAPMAN), Segun Adetiba, made the appeal to members during the association’s first annual general meeting in Lagos.
Adetiba appealed to those who are into furniture importation to look inwards and begin to produce locally.
“If you persevere, you will dictate the pace of the economy. In accordance with government policies, stop furniture importation. Look around you and use local resources to produce furniture.”
The FAPMAN president told members that the best country where one could easily make money was Nigeria.
Adetiba was full of thanks to some key and founding members of the association for their financial support.
“May l …express appreciation to all members, and especially, the founding members of the association, for their doggedness and continued support. Special thanks also go to those who have sustained the secretariat with their generous donations. Our sincere appreciation also goes to the board and management of Mouka Foam for hosting our meetings for two years.”
Giving account of his stewardship, the Standard Interior Decorators Limited boss disclosed that about 18 months ago when imported furniture was banned, his team led a delegation to the Presidency to seek for waivers on furniture raw materials like textile and furniture fittings. This was granted.
“Our members took advantage of the waiver to produce high quality products. Mouka, for instance, was able to import high quality textile for its products, Alibert imported fabrics and machinery while Technico imported fittings.
In addition to the above, the association was registered with the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC). With the registration, members are free to participate in trade exhibitions even outside the country with NEPC taking responsibility for the movement of their products to and from the exhibition venues.
Besides, the president undertook visitations to a number of member companies including Alibert, Mouka, Technico to see what they were doing with the things they imported, under the waiver granted them by government and was satisfied with his findings.
He urged members to embrace the association as it is the only forum where they can come together and speak on issues of particular interest to them.
“As manufacturers, we are supposed to control the economy. Those of us who have been able to invest in machinery and the future of the industry should not relent in supporting the association. If we come together, we can create industrial villages with solar energy to make it functional,” Adetiba said.
Adetiba and other members of his executive were re-elected for another two-year term at the election that followed.
Adetiba appealed to those who are into furniture importation to look inwards and begin to produce locally.
“If you persevere, you will dictate the pace of the economy. In accordance with government policies, stop furniture importation. Look around you and use local resources to produce furniture.”
The FAPMAN president told members that the best country where one could easily make money was Nigeria.
Adetiba was full of thanks to some key and founding members of the association for their financial support.
“May l …express appreciation to all members, and especially, the founding members of the association, for their doggedness and continued support. Special thanks also go to those who have sustained the secretariat with their generous donations. Our sincere appreciation also goes to the board and management of Mouka Foam for hosting our meetings for two years.”
Giving account of his stewardship, the Standard Interior Decorators Limited boss disclosed that about 18 months ago when imported furniture was banned, his team led a delegation to the Presidency to seek for waivers on furniture raw materials like textile and furniture fittings. This was granted.
“Our members took advantage of the waiver to produce high quality products. Mouka, for instance, was able to import high quality textile for its products, Alibert imported fabrics and machinery while Technico imported fittings.
In addition to the above, the association was registered with the Nigeria Export Promotion Council (NEPC). With the registration, members are free to participate in trade exhibitions even outside the country with NEPC taking responsibility for the movement of their products to and from the exhibition venues.
Besides, the president undertook visitations to a number of member companies including Alibert, Mouka, Technico to see what they were doing with the things they imported, under the waiver granted them by government and was satisfied with his findings.
He urged members to embrace the association as it is the only forum where they can come together and speak on issues of particular interest to them.
“As manufacturers, we are supposed to control the economy. Those of us who have been able to invest in machinery and the future of the industry should not relent in supporting the association. If we come together, we can create industrial villages with solar energy to make it functional,” Adetiba said.
Adetiba and other members of his executive were re-elected for another two-year term at the election that followed.
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