Fixed Furniture & Joinery
Reception desks, bar counters, guestroom wardrobes, vanities, banquettes and wall panelling built to your drawings.
Fixed Furniture & Joinery sourced from the factories that make it
Fixed furniture is built to your drawings and has to fit the building. The factory prepares shop drawings and a material list, and nothing goes into production until you have signed them off.
The package, part by part
- 01 · Reception desks and bar counters
- 02 · Guestroom joinery
- 03 · Bathroom vanities
- 04 · Banquettes and wall panelling
What to specify, part by part
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01 · Reception desks and bar counters
Reception desks, concierge counters, bar counters and back bars, built to your drawings.
- Carcass core and thickness
- Counter tops: material, thickness and edge
- Surface: veneer, laminate or paint, matched to an approved sample
- Lighting, power and data built in, and the certification your market asks for
- How the counter splits into sections for shipping and site assembly
Allow one to two months after the deposit for drawings, material lists and finish samples, going back and forth until you sign off.
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02 · Guestroom joinery
Guestroom wardrobes, headboard walls and minibar units, built into the room.
- Core, surface and edge for each part
- Hinges, runners and handles, by model and finish
- Wall fixing, from your site dimensions
Loose casegoods — bedside tables, desks and TV units — are covered on guestroom casegoods →
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03 · Bathroom vanities
Bathroom vanities built to your drawings.
- Carcass material for a wet area, as your specification sets it
- Top: stone or other material, with cut-outs for basins and taps
- Doors, drawers and hardware finish
If the vanity needs basins and taps, the same company sources sanitary ware at fbmsourcing.com.
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04 · Banquettes and wall panelling
Banquettes and fixed seating, wall panelling and feature joinery.
- Panel core and surface, and the fire requirement your building sets
- Upholstered banquettes: frame, foam and cover
- Panel sizes and fixing method
We provide detailed drawings and instructions for installation. We do not normally send staff to site.
Go deeper by product
Drawings, site dimensions, carcass, hardware, fixing and approvals to write down before requesting quotes.
Plan, top, front, cut-outs, lighting and approvals to write down before requesting quotes for reception desks and counters built to your drawings.
What your market asks for
Our main markets are North America and Australia, where contract furniture is specified against local standards.
| Product and market | Standard or rule | What it says |
|---|---|---|
| United States — composite wood | TSCA Title VI (40 CFR Part 770) | Hardwood plywood, MDF and particleboard, and component parts and finished goods containing them, must meet the emission standards and be labelled. Since 22 March 2019, importers of articles containing regulated composite wood products must also comply with the import certification regulations (19 CFR 12.118–12.127). |
| Canada — composite wood | Formaldehyde Emissions from Composite Wood Products Regulations (SOR/2021-148, as amended by SOR/2024-256) | A composite wood product that contains formaldehyde — including a component part or finished good — must not be imported, sold or offered for sale unless every panel in it meets the emission limits: 0.05 ppm for hardwood plywood, 0.09 ppm for particleboard, 0.11 ppm for MDF and 0.13 ppm for thin MDF. |
| Australia — buildings | NCC 2025 Volume One, clause C2D11 | Sets fire hazard properties for internal linings, floor coverings and other listed materials in Class 2 to 9 buildings, including specific seating in some Class 9b buildings; “a joinery unit, cupboard, shelving, or the like” is listed among the exceptions. State variations apply, and your certifier decides what applies to your building. |
| Australia — wooden furniture imports | Illegal Logging Prohibition Act 2012 (as amended from 3 March 2025) and Illegal Logging Prohibition Rules 2024 | Importers of regulated timber products must meet due diligence requirements. The Rules list wooden-frame seats (tariff items 9401.61 and 9401.69) and wooden furniture and parts (9403.30 to 9403.60 and 9403.91). |
As of September 2026. These are examples, not a complete list. Requirements differ by product, building type and jurisdiction, and your specifier or certifier decides what applies to your project; we confirm what the factory holds before we quote. More on our compliance page →
What matters for this package
Shop drawings before production
Allow one to two months after the deposit for drawings, material lists and finish samples, going back and forth until you sign off.
Installation support
We provide detailed drawings and instructions for installation. We do not normally send staff to site.
Composite wood for the United States
Joinery made with hardwood plywood, MDF or particleboard must be TSCA Title VI compliant and labelled.
Fixed furniture and joinery: questions clients ask
What fixed furniture and joinery do you source?
Reception desks and concierge counters, bar counters and back bars, guestroom wardrobes, headboard walls and minibar units, bathroom vanities, banquettes and fixed seating, and wall panelling and feature joinery — built to your drawings.
Is joinery made to our drawings?
Yes. The factory prepares shop drawings and a material list, and nothing goes into production until you have signed them off. Allow one to two months after the deposit for drawings, material lists and finish samples, going back and forth until you sign off.
Do you install?
We provide detailed drawings and instructions for installation. We do not normally send staff to site.
Does the NCC fire hazard clause cover joinery in Australia?
NCC 2025 Volume One, clause C2D11, sets fire hazard properties for internal linings and other listed materials in Class 2 to 9 buildings, and lists “a joinery unit, cupboard, shelving, or the like” among the exceptions. State variations apply, and your certifier decides what applies to your building.
Which formaldehyde rules apply to joinery for North America?
For the United States, TSCA Title VI (40 CFR Part 770): hardwood plywood, MDF and particleboard, and finished goods containing them, must be compliant and labelled. For Canada, SOR/2021-148 sets limits of 0.05 ppm for hardwood plywood, 0.09 ppm for particleboard, 0.11 ppm for MDF and 0.13 ppm for thin MDF, including in component parts and finished goods.
Who inspects the joinery before shipment?
Our own QC team, when production is finished and before shipment: quantities, dimensions, finish, fabric and foam, hardware and packing are checked against the signed-off specification, and you receive a QC report with photos and video. Your own project team is welcome to attend the inspection with us.
To get a quotation, send us
- An FF&E schedule or product list, room by room, with quantities — plus drawings for any custom pieces
- The specification or a reference photo or link for each item: dimensions, materials, fabric and finish
- Your fabric and finish selections, or ask us to propose them; tell us if fabric is supplied by you (COM)
- Where your project is, so we check the standards your market requires
What the quotation shows. Per line: item, specification, materials, fabric and finish, dimensions, unit price, quantity, packing and lead time — like-for-like against your spec, any substitution flagged.
