JMA/JEA EXPO 2010
Expo 2010 at the National Arena in Kingston, Jamaica (17 June 2010 to 20 June 2010)
Everyone should visit the Furniture and Wooden Products Incubator Project (FWPIP) booth at Expo 2010. The project was conceptualised by the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce (MIIC) and managed by the Bureau of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) in collaboration with the Jamaica Wood Products and Furniture Association (JaWFA). This Project which entered its implementation phase in January 2010 is aimed at resuscitating the ailing furniture industry in Jamaica.
JAM-MADE JAMAICA ROCKING CHAIR CONCEPTUALISED IN THE BSJ’S DESIGN CENTRE
Some of the Standards being used by the entrepreneurs with the guidance of the Bureau of Standards are JS 106 and JS1, Part 11. The draft Caricom standards is also being targeted as this will ensure that the Regional Market will be wowed by the incubates who operate out of clusters called Hubs and Spokes.
JAM-MADE JAMAICA COFFEE TABLE CONCEPTUALISED BY CARRINGTON (AN ENTREPRENEUR IN THE FWPIP)
Expo 2010 is being held at the National Arena from 17 June 2010 to 20 June 2010. The FWPIP booth showcases the work of some of the entrepreneurs who are working with the Bureau of Standard’s Design Centre to manage the entire chain of the production of Furniture and Wooden Products. This chain is being skillfully realigned from the conceptual phase through the design and marketing phase with planned training interventions and standards setting.
WOODEN PRODUCTS DESIGNED BY CHERYL’S COLLECTION (AN ENTREPRENEUR IN THE FWPIP)