As 2025 comes to an end, the Polish furniture industry reflects on a challenging year marked by prolonged economic slowdown, rising costs of energy, labour, and raw materials, and ongoing regulatory uncertainty. These pressures forced many companies to restructure, automate, or even redefine their business models.
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Piotr Wójcik.
Yet, the sector has maintained one defining strength: determination.
Over the past year, the industry has achieved significant progress, including:
- strengthening its voice at national and European level,
- restoring FSC Polska certification across many regional directorates,
- actively joining the work of the Council for the Wood and Furniture Industry,
- advancing the Skills Centre for the Furniture Industry—an initiative that will shape future talent,
- and joining EFIC to influence EU legislation more effectively.
Looking ahead, 2026 could become a turning point if Poland stabilises raw material policy, secures access to wood, accelerates digitalisation, and leverages global trends. While challenges remain, the sector has an opportunity to rebuild competitiveness and return to growth.
The industry has already shown its strength through unity, and now aims to use that momentum even more effectively in the year ahead.
Source: LinkedIn.
