ITALY – After one year from the launch of the new Catas-Cosmob “Made in Italy” certification, the result is verey favourable: six productions have been certified, involving some of the most important Italian furniture manufacturing companies.

The brand that certify the Italian origin has been officially presented in a major world furniture fair, the Orgatec in Cologne. For the first time, some products of Italian companies have been introduced to an important international public with the brand that distinguishes the furnishings certified according to the UNI11674 standard: “Furniture – Requirements for the determination of the Italian origin of furniture”.

A result of great strategic importance, because finally a piece of furniture exhibited at the fair certifies its origin, its “Italianess” with a brand regulated by a national standard.

“We can finally say that the definition “Made in Italy” is no longer an abstract concept, sometimes abused or even “usurped”, but can be the result of a certified path, which offers operators in the sector – and especially to the final public all over the world – the absolute certainty of being in front of an Italian product”, commented the director of Catas, Andrea Giavon. “A product that can objectively boast a series of requirements not only in terms of origin, but also and above all quality and performance”.

To date, there are six certified productions: the collection of office desks Woods by Fantoni of Osoppo (Udine), the kitchens storage units of Ernestomeda in Montelabbate (Pesaro), the bathroom storage units and the kitchens made by Scavolini of Montelabbate (Pesaro), the WeMeet collection of office furniture designed by Sinetica Industries (Francenigo, Treviso) and the Pinch upholstered seating collection produced by La Cividina of Martignacco (Udine).

“It is really a pleasure to see that the first to join the Catas-Cosmob certification scheme have been some of the most important and renowned brands in the sector, a demonstration of the value of this “license” and the great potential that it can offer on an international level”, added Alessio Gnaccarini, director of Cosmob of Pesaro. “A value that we and Catas immediately grasped, to the point of creating a full and deep synergy to give the necessary structure to this brand”.