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A furniture business can be developed in two ways - to sell furniture already made by someone or to produce your own. But it is much more profitable to combine these two currents into one channel. And the simplest option for organizing your own furniture production is considered to be opening a workshop for the production of cabinet furniture.
What is included in the category “cabinet furniture”
Cabinet furniture is furniture that has a “box” design and is designed to be placed along the walls. This category includes: tables, shelving, cabinets, cabinets, walls and other types of furniture made from separate rigid parts.
The production of cabinet furniture is regulated by the following standards:
- GOST 16371-93: Furniture. General technical conditions.
- GOST 19882-91: Cabinet furniture. Test methods for stability, strength and deformability.
- GOST 28105-89: Cabinet furniture and tables. Test methods for drawers and half-drawers.
- GOST 13025.1-85: Household furniture. Functional dimensions of storage compartments.
- GOST 28136-89: Wall-mounted cabinet furniture. Strength testing methods.
- GOST 26800.4-86: Furniture for administrative premises. Functional dimensions of cabinet compartments.
Analysis of the cabinet furniture market
According to Rosstat, the manufacture of cabinet furniture is the most popular type of furniture business, which occupies about 25% of the niche of all furniture production. Today's consumer is well aware of what cabinet furniture is and what it is needed for. At the same time, even the brand or the company’s long presence on the market is not important - offer a lower price with decent quality - and the buyer is yours.
If we arrange consumer requirements in the form of a pyramid, then the lowest and most “weighty” tier will be the price, then the materials used, build quality, original design, and only then the manufacturer’s brand. Therefore, despite the huge competition in the cabinet furniture production business, there is a place for everyone who can understand the desires of the consumer and predict fashion trends.
Who is he, a potential buyer?
According to the analysis of age characteristics, the target audience of cabinet furniture buyers is divided into two groups:
- young people under the age of 30 who are purchasing furniture for the first time;
- older age category (40-50 years), who buy new furniture to replace old ones.
The most popular “representatives” of cabinet furniture are kitchens and walls for the hallway and living room.
Raw materials for the production of cabinet furniture
Cabinet furniture can be made from chipboard, MDF, solid wood. To reduce the cost of production and the final cost of the product, companies often combine these materials, for example, replacing expensive furniture panels on the wall area and partitions with chipboard or laminated fiberboard.
The simplest option to start production is to make furniture from double-sided laminated chipboards (LDSP). Why?
Firstly, there will never be any problems with the supply of such raw materials - laminated chipboards are produced in abundance by both domestic and foreign manufacturers. Secondly, for the same reason (wide supply), it is possible to negotiate favorable delivery terms (with deferred payment, discounts for large quantities, etc.). Thirdly, the use of laminated chipboard significantly reduces the cost of production, since it reduces one stage - veneer or laminate cladding in the manufacture of furniture, which requires additional investment and makes sense only for large production volumes.
To select raw materials, you must be guided by the following indicators:
- thickness of laminated chipboards (16-18 mm for external walls and 12 for internal partitions);
- density – compliance with GOST 10632-89;
- emission class according to 16371-93 – E1.
For the back walls of furniture, you can use fiberboard (GOST 4598-86).
Features of the technological process for the production of cabinet furniture
There are several options for the technological process of manufacturing cabinet furniture. They can be divided into chains of different lengths:
- complete technological process - from the manufacture of material for the cabinet base (chipboard, MDF, furniture board) to the finished product. This is the best option for mass and serial production, allowing to significantly reduce the cost of materials, but very expensive from the point of view of small businesses;
- medium - furniture manufacturing, where the raw materials are ready-made sheets of chipboard, fiberboard, MDF - essentially, only cutting and assembly;
- short (assembly only) - the production of cabinet furniture is carried out from already cut to order chipboard, laminated chipboard, MDF. This is the most popular option for starting a small business from scratch, which involves working on a specific order without purchasing expensive cutting equipment. Then, after developing an appropriate customer base and receiving serial orders, you can think about purchasing your own cutting and edge banding machines in order to “lengthen” the technological process chain and expand production. This explains the relative ease of entering the furniture manufacturing business - in fact, it can be plan in any sequence of the production cycle.
The manufacturing technology of any cabinet furniture is divided into five main stages:
- Drawing up a project of the finished product in various planes;
- Cutting out the necessary materials for the parts of future furniture;
- Drilling sockets for fasteners;
- Finishing of cut edges (laminated edge, veneer, PVC film);
- Assembly of the finished product.
A detailed description of the technological process depends on the automation of production and the percentage of use of manual and mechanized labor. The most progressive (and, accordingly, expensive) production is considered to be one equipped with automated machines (CNC). The operator only needs to enter the dimensional data into a special computer program, design the desired product and give the “start” command.
In just a few minutes, a CNC machine will cut out the necessary walls and partitions of future cabinet furniture from clearly fixed materials, and drill holes according to the development plan. All that remains is to trim the edges and assemble the finished furniture. But it is profitable to buy such lines if there are constant serial orders. It makes no sense to reconfigure the machine for each piece of furniture on an individual order. Therefore, let us consider, as an example, the “golden mean” - the operation of a semi-automatic line of several machines with partial use of manual labor.
To start such production you will need the following equipment:
1. format-cutting machine with manual supply of materials;
2. edge banding machine for finishing straight edges, concave and convex elements;
3. drilling and filler machine for making blind and open holes for fittings, hinges, dowels;
4. grinding machine;
5. screwdrivers;
6. hammer drill;
7. cutting tools (mills, drills, knives).
Description of the production technology of cabinet furniture
1) After the design has been developed and approved by the customer, a model of the future product is created using a computer program , which can be installed on a regular laptop.
For example:
- Cutting– a program for selecting the optimal cutting of chipboard, laminated chipboard, MDF sheets with the least loss;
- PRO 100– a program for visualizing a sketch of a model in 3D, drawing up a design, constructing and calculating the necessary materials, parts and accessories for assembly.
But manufacturers of automatic and semi-automatic machines also offer other types of programs already installed on their equipment, for example “UCANCAM V9″, “ArtCAM”, etc.
2) The slab of material from which the product will be made is fixed on the machine and cut into individual parts in accordance with the cutting charts.
If furniture is made from fiberboard, this is where the preparatory work ends - the parts are sent for assembly. If we are talking about furniture made of chipboard or laminated chipboard, the rough blanks are subject to mandatory mechanical processing of the sawn edges;
3) Furniture parts made from chipboard are fed to an edgebanding machine, where they are used with glue and a pressure press slab sections are lined with laminated edges , PVC film, melamine or other edge materials;
4) Depending on the configuration of the machine, holes for fasteners are done:
- semi-automatically– on additive machines;
- manually, using rotary hammers and electric drills, using drawings with additive diagrams.
6) After adding holes, the product is ground along the edges (to smooth, remove overhangs of the edge material in height and length) and sent for assembly;
7) Test assembly using hand tools helps to identify defects and inconsistencies and eliminate them in the finished product. After which, the furniture is disassembled (if necessary), packaged and sent to the finished goods warehouse.
Estimated business plan for organizing the production of cabinet furniture
1. Project goals
The company plans to open a furniture workshop for the production of cabinet furniture in the mid-price segment.
Range: cabinets, tables, racks, bedside tables. Production will be organized on the principle of an incomplete cycle: raw materials in the form of chipboards and fiberboards, as well as fittings, will be purchased from suppliers for further cutting into finished panels, processing and assembly of furniture according to the developed drawings.
2. Financing
To launch production, it is planned to attract the own funds of the LLC founders, which will reduce the payback period and give an advantage in shaping the pricing policy.
3. Target group of buyers:
- intermediaries - specialized furniture stores, repair and design studios;
- end consumers (retail) - people with average incomes who prefer to update furniture every 3-4 years;
- end consumers (wholesale) - state-owned enterprises and government institutions, office centers, hotels.
4. Ways of implementation:
A) through a warehouse store, in which samples of work will be displayed and an office will be equipped to receive customers;
B) direct deliveries of furniture to private companies and government agencies; C) through dealer networks (including in other regions).
5. Advertising campaign
Advertising will be built with the target group of consumers in mind, for which the following will be used: media (advertising in the press of relevant topics), creation and promotion of your own website on the Internet, placement of advertising banners on sites dedicated to interior design and renovation of premises. It is planned to allocate 60,000 rubles/month for advertising purposes.
6. Organizational issues
For the legal registration of the business, it was decided to create a Limited Liability Company (LLC) on the general taxation system. This form makes it possible to work with both large wholesale suppliers and consumers, and retail buyers.
To register the activities of a company, you will need the following documents:
- information about the name of the enterprise;
- decision of the founders (protocol) on opening;
- information about the director and accountant;
- details of the account opened for the contribution of the authorized capital (if the contribution is in cash) and the current account for conducting business activities;
- confirmation of payment of state duty;
- charter, indicating the size of the authorized capital (at least 10,000 rubles) and the following types of activities:
- 36.12 Production of furniture for offices and trade enterprises
- 36.13 Production of kitchen furniture
- 36.14 Manufacture of other furniture
- 51.47.11 Wholesale trade of furniture
- 52.44.1 Retail sale of furniture
- 52.44.5 Retail sale of wood, cork and wickerwork
- 52.61.2 Retail trade carried out directly through television, radio, telephone and the Internet.
7. Requirements for premises for the production of cabinet furniture
- First floor,
- availability of all communications,
- three-phase electricity 380 W,
- access roads and loading platforms,
- absence of dampness and high humidity.
It is planned to rent a premises of 500 m2 at a price of 240 rubles/m2, divided into 3 parts:
- office with a showroom with an area of 50 m2;
- workshop for the production of cabinet furniture, with an area of 350 m2;
- warehouse for raw materials and finished products – 100 m2.
Total – 120,000 rubles/month (1,440,000 rubles/year).
8. Staff
To work one shift (21 working days/month, including holidays and weekends), the following staff is required:
- director – 40,000 rubles/month;
- accountant – 35,000 rubles/month;
- customer service manager – 20,000 rubles/month;
- designer - 25,000 rubles/month;
- production foreman - 30,000 rubles/month;
- workshop specialists - workers with knowledge of the main types of furniture machines and the features of working with chipboard, fiberboard and MDF boards (5 people for 20,000 rubles / month);
- auxiliary workers - (2 people, 12,000 rubles / month).
Total: 12 people.
The estimated wage fund is 274,000 rubles/month.
Salary taxes (37.5%) – 102,750 rubles/month.
Total salary expenses – 376,750 rubles/month.
9. Main and auxiliary equipment
Total cost - 423,950 rubles
10. Performance
It is planned to produce products in the following volumes:
- cabinets – 100 pieces/month,
- tables – 100 pieces/month,
- cabinets – 100 pieces/month,
- racks – 100 pieces/month.
11. Calculation of product costs
According to the calculated data from the table of material consumption for production
and prices for materials,
The cost of production will consist of the following material costs:
- consumption of materials,
- electricity,
- advertising,
- salary,
- depreciation,
- rent
Cabinets – 18,354 (material costs) + 207.59 (electricity) + 94,187.5 (payroll + unified social tax) + 21,197.5 (depreciation) + 45,000 (other costs: rent, advertising) = 178,946.59 rubles /month.
Tables – 27,550 + 207.59 + 94,187.5 + 21,197.5 + 45,000 = 188,142.59 rubles/month.
Cabinets – 44,647 + 207.59 + 94,187.5 + 21,197.5 + 45,000 = 205,239.59 rubles/month.
Racks – 19,210 + 207.59 + 94,187.5 + 21,197.5 + 45,000 = 179,802.59 rubles/month.
Total: 752,131.36 rubles/month.
12. Price
Calculation of the wholesale selling price per unit of production (cost per unit of production + profit margin):
Cabinets – (RUB 178,946.59: 100 pieces/month)+25% = RUB 2,236.83.
Tables – (RUB 188,142.59: 100 pieces/month)+25% = RUB 2,351.78.
Cabinets – (RUB 205,239.59: 100 pieces/month)+25% = RUB 2,565.49.
Shelving – (RUB 179,802.59: 100 pieces/month)+25% = RUB 2,247.53.
13. Revenue and profit
Revenue: 2,236.83 * 100 pieces + 2,351.78*100 pieces + 2,565.49*100 pieces + 2,247.53*100 pieces = 940,163 rubles/month.
Cost: RUB 752,131.36/month.
Balance sheet profit: 940,163 – 752,131.36 = 188,031.64 rubles/month.
Income tax (20%): RUB 37,606.33/month.
Net profit: 940,163 – 752,131.36 – 37,606.33 = 150,425.31 rubles/month.
14. Financial analysis
Expenditure part
- material costs - 752,131.36 rubles;
- capital costs - 423,950 rubles.
Total: 1,176,081.36
15. Product profitability
(Book profit: Cost) * 100% = (188,031.64: 752,131.36) * 100% = 25%
When producing 400 units of cabinet furniture per month, the payback of the project will be 8 months.
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Furniture manufacturing business
Have you ever tried to make furniture yourself, with your own hands? At home. At home, in the garage...
If you are not at all familiar with this issue in general and the process of organizing a furniture manufacturing business in the so-called “home environment” (as a consequence of this knowledge and skills), then I will tell you that this is done in an elementary way!
Learn make furniture yourself and, perhaps, start your own furniture business- believe me, this is available to everyone!
That's what you think it is furniture business in Russian today?
And this is a business that:
Does not require large financial investments;
- has profitability from 80 to 300%;
- a product that is used by all people;
- can exist and develop regardless of the technical equipment of your future enterprise;
- will never end;
- every year it develops more and more.
A business that people are already doing and quite successfully. A business that even a full-time student can start.
Piece manufacturing and mass production of furniture today have become outrageously simple...
This can no longer be called production... Rather, it is a process that can be called: “Assemble a construction set without outside help if you are over 14 years old.”
Today there is a real opportunity make it yourself high quality, modern, absolutely any furniture, any configuration that you are used to seeing in a store - be it a kitchen, a wardrobe, a wall...
And in order to make this furniture, you do not need to have any machines - only a computer, a printer, a hand drill and a small amount of manual (not electric) small tools in the form of screwdrivers, a hammer, etc. And of course, knowledge of how it is all assembled , I emphasize, is not manufactured, but assembled.
Does this sound implausible to you?
But what if I told you that making modern, luxury furniture, which is sold in expensive, supposedly Italian showrooms, which has more “bells and whistles” than a car, is no more difficult to make than assembling a computer from components. Of course, provided that you understand something about this...
What if I also add that this furniture is not made in Italy, but in the garages closest to the store?
Yes, yes, I’m talking about the very kitchen that you dream of all your life, with an aluminum or wooden facade... a countertop reminiscent of natural granite... with smoothly opening wide drawers... with self-opening facades... with a granite sink... with various chrome-plated tubes , baskets, dryers, and aluminum profiles... The one that costs from 80,000 rubles...
About that very wardrobe, which has huge aluminum doors with a huge mirror and a cooler filling than in a BMW... which also costs more than one thousand dollars...
You simply don’t know anything about how furniture is made today!
Making furniture at home? Easy to learn!
You will learn many secrets of the furniture business, which anyone who has never even thought of doing this can start engage in furniture production.
And the most interesting thing is that you do not have to invest a lot of money in this business, but at the same time, this business has a profitability of 80% or higher.
And even a full-time student can do it in his free time from studying.
“How can this be?!”, you ask, “If a business has at least some profitability, therefore, you need to invest at least some amount of money in it in order to make a profit.”
That's right. But it’s not you who will be investing the money. You can be 100% sure of this. You will only need a minimum set of tools, which almost every owner has, and a place to assemble finished parts...
To make your own furniture, you do not need to have a special technical education or have innate design skills. Anyone (even a housewife or a child over 10 years old) can independently design and manufacture almost any cabinet furniture without outside help. At worst, if you doubt your creativity, you can always recreate furniture from any photograph or picture from a furniture magazine that catches your eye.
Can you imagine the seriousness of such knowledge and skill and what role it can play in your life?!
Let's look at a specific example of the manufacture of the most complex type of furniture - the kitchen. Why is the kitchen the most difficult type? Because the kitchen package includes the most different fittings and materials, this is the first thing, and the second is that all the details are small, and even the smallest defects immediately catch the eye.
Let's take this expensive kitchen as a basis:
What can you say about her? Large expensive kitchen, made of the most modern materials. It is relatively expensive, 48,000 rubles excluding household appliances, stove, oven and microwave. Honestly, its price in the store will be higher by 15 thousand for sure.
The facade is made of framed MDF, has built-in household appliances, lighting, deep drawers, rails, and long handles. The boxes are made of high-quality German laminated chipboard, the fittings are also German, from Hettich. The kitchen is no worse than its Western counterparts, either in quality or price.
Can you make such a kitchen yourself? No? What's the difficulty? Don't know how to do this? Well, okay, I'll try to convince you otherwise.
Take another close look at this kitchen. Would you be able to assemble it if you were given everything disassembled, with a clear sketch of each individual cabinet or bedside table and all the necessary bolts and nuts attached to this “designer”?
Have you thought about it? What if they gave you, say, 24,000 rubles for collecting it? And on top of that for installation 8% percent of the total cost, which will be another 4,000 rubles?
Would it be worth the effort for 5-7 days?
Do you think no one will give that much for assembling a kitchen? They will! You just need to think about it a little. Of course, if you buy such a kitchen in a store, you will receive no more than 3% of the cost for assembly, and if you “make it” yourself, you will receive no less than 50% of its cost.
Your task is to find everything and order it in certain sizes or buy it.
That is, at the first stage, you need to make clear documentation for the product, in which you will have to write down for yourself all the materials and accessories necessary for the manufacture of the kitchen and calculate all the possible costs of making the order.
The material is purchased at a regular warehouse, and sawing is also ordered there. Facades, countertops, fittings, and components are made in huge factories; they have representative offices in every city. So when purchasing, you are on an equal footing with all furniture makers. They also buy everything in a specialty store. You can buy anything, if it is not in stock, it will be delivered to order. Glass is cut in glass workshops to your size. We submitted an application indicating the glass name and size, and received the finished glass...
What then comes of all this?
All you need is to drill holes for the Euro screed to assemble the furniture, install all the necessary fittings, handles, hinges, guides.
Well, everything like that... All this can be done in any garage, on the balcony, or even locally in the apartment.
Let's say, in order to assemble the kitchen that you saw above, you need to spend a maximum of 5-7 days on everything (or sacrifice three days off) - from the delivery of materials to the installation of the finished product.
Furniture production: analysis of 9 concepts + detailed business plan for furniture production: 4 steps to building your own business.
Furniture manufacture profitable idea for business.
Expensive, difficult and a lot of competition? Yes, to start making furniture, you need to have a clear plan of action that will lead you to success.
“Why this particular idea? I can start making British beanies: there’s less competition and you can easily become a leader.”
Yes, one cannot but agree with this statement. The furniture business is a tough, competitive environment.
But here’s what you get in return for the money and effort spent in organizing your own furniture production:
You can earn much more from furniture production than from fur hats.
We are talking not only about the manufacture of goods: sales, assembly, dealer activities - all this brings real income.
Regular customers.
Wholesale purchases and long-term cooperation are the basis of the work of furniture factories.
Sustainable profitability of production.
Quality furniture always sells. Every year the demand for domestically produced goods in the mid-price category is growing.
Opportunity to expand your business.
The percentage of Russian products on the market has grown to 55-70%. Demand creates supply.
The formation of regional production divisions will make it possible to compete in the battle for a monopoly in the furniture market.
How to open your own furniture manufacturing company without huge investments? This is the main question of the article.
Is this real? Yes, undoubtedly, it is quite possible without large investments.
When you read this article to the end, you will have no doubt about the veracity of this statement.
First step: decide on the concept of furniture production
Why do you think the demand for furniture has remained stable over the years?
Diversity is the key to success in this industry. The versatility of the market allows each manufacturer to find its own “island” of responsibility.
Let's list the areas of everyday life where various modifications of the same furniture can be used:
- educational institutions;
- shops (hypermarkets, trading floors);
- official representative offices;
- business centers;
- residential buildings;
- apartments;
- , cafes, public canteens;
- entertainment centers.
Each of these establishments has a certain interior style, which means that the furniture must have a unique design. Diversity is the basis for special product offerings.
The market is divided into a dozen sections, each of which differs from the others in production materials, furniture design, and pricing policy.
Deciding on the concept of your product is the first step to production success.
Let's evaluate together the main sections of furniture production in Russia.
1) Production of wooden furniture.
The basic option for production is the most accurate characteristic of this direction. Wood is considered a so-called warm material.
Wooden furniture is used in residential premises, educational institutions, hotels, and any service centers where the emphasis is on the client.
What are the advantages of producing wooden furniture?
- durability;
- reliability;
- ease of processing;
- sufficient amount of raw materials for production + moderate cost;
- variability of furniture design.
Also, we must not forget about the other important features of wood: it retains heat well + has a low density (the weight of the material is relatively small).
Is it worth it to produce wooden structures or is it better to find analogue materials?
There is nothing better than wood for a beginning woodworker.
2) Production of metal furniture.
Production of metal furniture: what is it intended for?
- Warehouses requiring practical furniture that can withstand heavy loads.
- Chemical industry, metallurgy and other industries, involving the use of specific materials.
Metal structures are better suited than others for storing medications and maintaining safety.
Food industry.
Working with some products (meat, fish, frozen products) requires the use of stable and easy-to-care structures.
Banking industry.
The main purpose of using metal furniture is maximum safety.
Working with metal is very different from cutting and shaping wood. Without special skills and abilities, you should not take on welding and metalworking machines.
3) Production of furniture from solid wood.
Readers may have a question: “What is the production of solid wood furniture?”
Solid wood is solid materials, i.e. boards, wooden panels that could not be processed in any way. The principle of solid wood extraction is cutting solid wood.
Solid wood products have a unique look, and working with them requires special knowledge and many years of experience working with wood.
The cost of raw materials for such furniture is high, so you can use this expensive and fragile material only if you are completely confident in your skills.
Is this the best idea for a start-up business? Definitely not! Only the most experienced entrepreneurs risk taking on the production of luxury solid wood furniture.
There is too much of a chance to burn out, especially considering the fact that serious customers turn only to experienced market players who have managed to strengthen their reputation with work and time.
4) Production of upholstered furniture.
Upholstered furniture is an indispensable attribute of a cozy home interior of an apartment or private house.
The trend of the 21st century is office equipment with all the amenities for workers, so the scope of use of this concept is only growing.
The design of upholstered furniture sometimes amazes with its functionality and thoughtfulness of details.
But, it is necessary to understand that the client’s demand is always focused on simple and understandable forms, comfort and low price.
What problems will you face if you choose to produce upholstered furniture?
Need for hand upholstery.
Automated upholstery equipment costs incredible amounts of money, so it will be cheaper to use the services of a professional upholsterer.
Making the frame + upholstery of the cover takes up to several days.
Failure to fully automate can have a negative impact on overall productivity.
Cost of materials.
The price of upholstery materials for furniture may exceed the cost of a frame assembled from fiberboard and chipboard.
Upholstered furniture is not a panacea for a novice entrepreneur. The cost and labor intensity of production require significant capital investment.
5) Production of cabinet furniture.
Simple cabinet furniture made from chipboard is used in all areas of human life. A bench for a classroom, a kitchen corner, a simple book table - all these are cabinet products.
The technological process of its production can be either 90% automated or manual, depending on the complexity of the design.
Why is cabinet furniture production a great idea for a small business?
Simplicity of design.
You don't need to use expensive designer services. Simplicity of design is the key to success in this sector of furniture production.
Easy to assemble.
The process can be automated, but furniture collection services can also be provided at home.
This will serve as another marketing advantage for your business.
High profitability.
There will always be clients.
With a little effort, you can establish contact with business centers or educational institutions.
You need to choose a direction for constant cooperation; this will ensure stability of orders + uniformity of work.
6) Production of office furniture.
The production of office furniture is a narrow specialization of the “cabinet” direction. Often, the production of office cabinet furniture differs from the production of household furniture.
The most obvious sign is the rigor of the design + restrained shades.
The best format for selling your services is to place orders for complete office furnishings.
What are the design features in the production of office furniture?
- The designer must develop a general concept for the room, i.e. Each piece of furniture in the office should correspond to the overall atmosphere.
- Clear product outline: Yet the rigor of the work process must be reflected in every detail.
- Materials: the use of the same type of materials for production allows you to invest minimal amounts on production.
Production of cabinet furniture for office? Yes, but only if you initially take the right position in the market.
Make furniture of a moderate price category, focusing on small offices. Then success among buyers is guaranteed.
7) Production of custom-made furniture.
The production of custom-made furniture is a separate sector of business. And also an ideal option for your own business.
The main goal of such entrepreneurship is to receive one order, complete it efficiently, and only then take on the second.
If you are an individual entrepreneur who has a garage with a minimum set of equipment, this is your gold mine. Of course, you need to have experience working with wood and be a high-level specialist to organize such production.
Clients order the services of an individual master carpenter only if there is a need to produce exclusive furniture.
The professionalism of the entrepreneur and his team is of primary importance in business development.
8) Production of children's furniture.
The production of furniture for children must be accompanied by constant monitoring. It is important to remember who you are creating the product for.
Basic quality standards that the production of children's furniture has:
Environmental friendliness of materials.
It is especially worth paying attention to the use of polymers.
Any open contact of a child's skin with industrial chemicals can lead to irritation and other unpleasant consequences.
Practical design.
Furniture should be stable and practical; this will ensure the safety of the child.
Interesting design.
Young children perceive the world somewhat differently. For them, not only practicality is important, but also the visual component.
If you are just starting your entrepreneurial journey, leave the production of children's furniture to other market players.
Any mistake in the production of an inexperienced businessman can put an end to all expectations.
9) Production of kitchen furniture.
Kitchen furniture, for the most part, is cabinet furniture, assembled from ready-made sections of fiberboard and chipboard.
An important indicator of quality is practicality. Working in the kitchen involves constant use of every element of the interior.
Kitchen furniture should be simple and understandable even for a child: no extra shelves or decorative elements.
What are the advantages of producing kitchen furniture for a beginning entrepreneur?
- The simple design simplifies production and allows for greater automation of the process.
It is not necessary to have a furniture workshop or factory.
It is enough to be a good designer to correctly describe the customer’s wishes.
Those. you must assemble a design layout, and then simply order the necessary sections and assemble them together in the client’s home.
Cheap materials.
If you take apart 90% of modern structures, inside you will see a mixture of fiberboard, chipboard, glue and varnish.
All financial transactions related to the acquisition of income of an individual entrepreneur must be carried out using a current account.
Decide on the accounting format.
Now everything is ready for the official start of the project. All that remains is to think about the format of your production.
STEP 2: Determine the supply base for materials. Equipment for furniture production.
Think about the question: where to get the materials needed for production?
The best option is to approve an agreement with a woodworking shop on wholesale purchases of chipboard, fiberboard and other consumables.
The advantage of such cooperation is the ability to order cutting of the material according to the dimensions you specify. This eliminates the need for expensive wood cutting machines.
List of materials for the production of cabinet furniture
Material name | Unit | Price, rub.) |
|---|---|---|
| Chipboard 12 mm | sq. m. | 95 |
| Chipboard 16 mm | sq. m. | 90 |
| Fibreboard 3.2 mm | sq. m. | 25 |
| Edge material | p.m. | 2 |
| Packaging (cardboard) | sq. m. | 2 |
| Accessories | set | 160 |
| Cutting tool | set | 7 800 |
| Fasteners | set | 60 |
Getting materials is not a problem. It is much more difficult to make a high-quality cut to meet the design requirements.
Don't want to pay for the services of a woodworking shop? Rent equipment for furniture production for a certain period of time.
To do this, you need to contact the administration of the nearest furniture factory and agree on the use of machines outside of working hours. The management of furniture production is interested in the constant operation of machines, because every minute of downtime costs them a lot of money.
Basic machines for furniture production
| Machine | Purpose |
|---|---|
Slitting machine  | Used for cutting fiberboard and chipboard panels. It is fundamental in the work of a carpenter with cabinet furniture. The cost starts from 100,000 rubles. Depending on the manufacturer and type of material supply, it can reach 300,000 rubles. |
Edge banding machine  | Allows you to close the edges of fiberboard and chipboard boards using high-temperature exposure to rolled cladding material. Cost from 100,000 to 200,000 rubles. |
| Drilling and filler machine | Used for drilling through and blind holes in chipboard and fiberboard panels. Cost 100,000-150,000 rubles. |
Renting machines will allow you to create the desired cutting shape yourself.
But if your level of professionalism does not allow you to carry out perfectly accurate work, trust the specialists of the woodworking shop.
STEP 3: “Where should I store finished furniture and how should I deliver it to the customer?”
There is no problem with storing materials if you work with woodworking production - use the area of their warehouse.
The rental cost will be minimal. You only need to have an area of 10-15 square meters. m., price 5,000-8,000 rub. per month.
Delivery of components to the customer will also not be a problem. If you do not have your own car, use the services of a transport company.
Cabinet furniture has a distinctive quality: it is divided into convenient sections, which simplifies transportation.
STEP 4: Installation of furniture and payment.
When you have delivered sections of the product to the customer's site, there is only one step left - assemble the structure and get your money.
To do this, you need to have the simplest tools with you: a screwdriver, a hammer drill and the necessary fasteners.
The greater the level of professionalism you show during the assembly process, the better feedback the client will leave about the work performed.
“How much will I earn from each completed project?” This is the most important question that concerns an entrepreneur.
There is no clear answer. Consider a specific example and evaluate your earnings prospects yourself:
- The cost of material for assembling a kitchen corner is 10,000 rubles.
- The cost of a finished corner in a hypermarket is from 40,000 rubles.
- Unique design solution at the request of the client + 2,000
- The final price for executing your order is 37,000 rubles.
Conclusion: having spent 10,000-15,000 rubles on materials + sawing work, you receive a reward of 37,000 rubles.
This price is lower than the market average, which will allow you to win the competition + you personally receive from 20,000 rubles.
Profitable enough? The answer is an obvious yes.
Furniture manufacture great idea for an entrepreneur. If you do not have initial capital, but know how to work with your hands and head, welcome to business.
Determine your sector of the furniture business and carefully consider the basic principles of work.
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Attention! The free business plan offered for download below is a sample. A business plan that best suits the conditions of your business must be created with the help of specialists.
Overview section
The proposed standard business plan for furniture production is aimed at introducing you to the main issues of creating your own business project for the production of furniture.
From the point of view of the organizational and legal side, the proposed form of entrepreneurial activity should be called a “private entrepreneur”. This is due to the fact that private individuals act as final consumers.
But if it turns out that the demand for furniture is quite high among government institutions and legal entities, it will be possible to additionally register a limited liability company.
The success of the furniture production project is expected to be high, since the demand for furniture began to grow since 2000. The growth rate is 15-20% per year.
Description of the enterprise
It is proposed to open an enterprise that will accept orders from individuals and furniture stores for the production of various pieces of furniture: cabinet, kitchen, office and others.
Production plan
When implementing a business plan, the first step is to find suitable premises.
You must have at least two of them.
One room will serve as an office.
Orders will be accepted here, as well as coordination of actions with customers.
The office should be located in such a way that it is easy for clients to get to its address.
The other room will be used as a production facility. The production workshop can be located separately, even outside the city, if this reduces rental costs.
The best option is a combination of an office, a production facility and a store in one place.
The next stage in the implementation of a furniture production business plan is the purchase of the necessary equipment. You will need a milling machine, an electric jigsaw, a lathe, and a panel saw.
It is important to properly organize the supply of employees for all proposed vacancies. At the order receiving point there should be a person who is well versed in at least one of the programs developed for furniture modeling.
He must also get along well with people and be able to communicate with clients.
The furniture assembly shop should employ employees who know their job well and are not prone to alcoholism. The main materials used today for furniture production are MDF and chipboard.
Depending on the production volume, from 2 to 8 workers will be needed.
If you decide to combine a furniture store with the production premises, you will need a qualified salesperson.
If your company offers a service such as home delivery of goods, then you will need a driver to join your staff.
Sales plan
In accordance with this business plan, the following sources of sales of manufactured products are provided:
- — furniture stores;
- — individual customers;
- — a company-owned store or showroom.
Financial plan
Let's consider those aspects of our furniture production business plan that are related to the financial side of furniture production.
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Expenses and income:
- — renting a room for office space (100 thousand rubles per year);
- — rent of a production workshop (300 thousand rubles per year);
- — rent of a showroom (200 thousand rubles per year);
- — consumables (300 thousand rubles per year);
- — salary to employees (minimum 1.2 million rubles per year);
- — equipment (200 thousand - 1.5 million rubles).
Total: 2.3 – 3.6 million rubles. as starting capital.
Income from the sale of finished furniture - 400 thousand rubles. per month or 4.8 million rubles. in year.
Calculations show that a furniture production enterprise will pay for itself in at least six months. But many aspects of production highly depend on how well the business is organized in accordance with the developed business plan for furniture production. Practice shows that over time, the amount of income of the enterprise exceeds that calculated above.
On our website you can easily download a standard business plan for furniture production.
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