German Quality Association for Furniture

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German Quality Association for Furniture eV
(DGM)
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purpose professional association
Chair: Andreas Decker
Establishment date: 1963
Seat : Fuerth
Website: www.dgm-moebel.de

The Deutsche Gütegemeinschaft Möbel eV (DGM) is an association of 71 furniture manufacturers and 40 sponsoring members consisting of supplier branches, associations of the furniture industry, professional associations of the furniture industry, institutes z. B. TÜV Rheinland and furniture assembly companies under the umbrella of the RAL institute and awards the RAL quality mark for furniture .

history

Umbrella and sponsoring organization for the quality mark of the Deutsche Gütegemeinschaft Möbel e. V. is the RAL quality mark system, the German Institute for Quality Assurance and Labeling . The work of the Deutsche Gütegemeinschaft Möbel e. V. extends to products from the Federal Republic of Germany, Austria and Italy. At the international level, she represents German interests in the context of her work areas:

  • Quality assurance based on the “General Quality and Test Regulations for Furniture”, RAL-GZ 430
  • Guarantee symbol of geographical origin (e.g. "Goldenes M", Made in Germany)

Another DGM service is advice on furniture care.

Areas

Furniture inspection

Part of the furniture test, in addition to stability and durability, is the test for compliance with guide values ​​for substances harmful to health such as formaldehyde , residual solvents such as volatile compounds, e.g. B. alkanes , esters , aromatic hydrocarbons , terpenes , ketones , etc. In addition, biocides z. B. Lindane pyrethroids , azo dyes , CFCs , heavy metals or flame retardants tested. The quality mark for furniture RAL-GZ 430 is the only recognized quality mark for complete furniture in Germany. It is awarded to kitchen and bathroom furniture, living room and bedroom furniture, upholstered furniture, children's and youth furniture and school furniture. The Deutsche Gütegemeinschaft Möbel eV is responsible. In order to be able to affix a RAL quality mark to furniture, manufacturers have to subject their furniture to intensive tests in independent test laboratories. Here are durability , stability , production quality , light fastness , rub fastness (according to Möbelart) and pollutants checked, so the entire product. Other RAL quality mark in the furniture sector there for spring mattresses , polyether foam - mattresses and furniture locks .

In the opinion of Stiftung Warentest, conclusions can be drawn about good quality, environmental and emission standards from the quality mark awarded . The DGM worked with the Stiftung Warentest to create a guide. Quotation from the foreword of the third updated edition of the advice of the Stiftung Warentest from September 2009: Experts from the German Furniture Quality Association (DGM) and furniture experts have contributed to the fact that they receive extensive background knowledge about furniture production in this guide. In the opinion of the German Green Cross , the “Golden M” is the only recognized quality mark for furniture in Germany (the GS mark “ Tested safety ” and the Blue Angel only refer to safety and harmful substances).

Expert bodies

There are working groups for box furniture / cabinet furniture, kitchen furniture, upholstered furniture, transport, environment and health, water beds and office furniture.

literature

  • Buy furniture - recognize quality . In: Stiftung Warentest 2014 . 4th edition. ISBN 978-3-86851-099-7 (New advice from Stiftung Warentest helps when buying furniture).

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ members / manufacturers; Here you will find a list of members / manufacturers of the quality association. (No longer available online.) In: DGM-Moebel.de. Archived from the original on June 7, 2011 ; Retrieved July 15, 2011 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.dgm-moebel.de
  2. ↑ a b All RAL quality associations at a glance. In: RAL-Guetezeichen.de. Retrieved July 15, 2011 .
  3. ↑ New furniture is often polluting. In: Welt online. September 28, 2009, accessed July 15, 2011 .
  4. ↑ With the checklist for buying furniture. In: WZ-newsline.de. March 11, 2008, accessed July 15, 2011 .
  5. ↑ Invisible threat from furniture; Formaldehyde: pollutant with long breath. In: dgk.de, German Green Cross. Retrieved July 15, 2011 .