SCS youre having a laugh!

[kiptower]

it take its material rather than leather ?

 

most material funiture are protected with products such as "Scotch Guard" from new to prevent such problems from soiling, and its not uncommom with imported furniture that this has not been done, check if it was advertised or on labels ( often on the bottom of the of the units ) which will state its been done , It must always state on the labels what fire protection has been used , Legal requirement for furniture sold in the UK , eg, complies with (British Standard 7176) should be the right one , but double check

 

As a lot of furniture sold in the UK by the major stores is made in China these days, the quality control is lacking, last year Watchdog did an exposure of furniture which had a banned substance being used in imported furniture, and the suffering it caused, it should also show on the Label the Country of origin, another angle is that you can question SCS just what checks they carry out to confirm the goods are as described EG, Scotch Guarded / Fire retardant treatment, to comply with "British Standards"

 

it is common for material to show darkening on the headrests and arms after a much longer period of time , simple cause is transfer of grease etc from Hair and hands, but not after such a short period, but it can happen

 

If it was a real Upholsterer ( there actually very few real ones in the UK modern furniture does not need them when made, ) would have done the simple check of labels etc and mentioned the transfer of grease etc, and would have mentioned the possible lack of "Scotch Guard" I spent the first 7 years of my working life as 1 , moved on to Electronics after a accident which stopped me working in the trade.

 

IF it clearly states its been Scotch Guarded etc ( or similar treament to protect against soiling ) then that should strengthen your claim,

 

link re fire and cig burns etc

Spotlight - Specifying furniture upholstery

 

attached PDF re F/R of furniture

fire retardant.pdf

[kiptower]

no i dont , i'm down south, have a look in local newpaper is prob the best bet or yellow pages