The fire officer will ask. Have the answer in your file first

Nobody on site asks which dealer supplied the chairs. They ask for the BS 7176 hazard level, and they ask the person whose name sits on the specification. The Trade Programme puts that answer in your file inside 48 hours, ahead of the question.

A Spec Pack, not a brochure. Prepared for one building only. Each line names the maker, the model, the finish and the test data the factory has put in writing, then says plainly whether that item satisfies fire-safety, emission and stability rules for a hotel, a clinic or an office in the country where it will stand. Public certificates live on the product pages; this is the part about your project.

The same desk in Italy, from quotation to handover. Pricing, specification support, one consolidated consignment from several factories, customs and delivery to site are run by the people who wrote the document. We sell what others make and make nothing ourselves, so no house brand sits in the selection needing to be defended.

Terms for the practice, shared with its team. Settled when the project opens and kept out of the client’s quotation. Everyone working under your practice’s name works on the same terms.

  1. Describe the project: it takes two minutes and needs no login.
  2. Within a day, a member of the technical and sales office writes back. Antonio Consorti decides who.
  3. Two days after the request the Spec Pack is with you, and its author remains your contact until the furniture is on site.

What we need to begin:

  • who you are and which practice
  • an email address
  • where the building is: city and country
  • what kind of building: office, hotel, healthcare, retail, school or home
  • what is being specified: a sentence will do
  • a plan or a first draft of the specification, should one exist (optional)

Email info@lamercanti.com, send a WhatsApp message, or go through the contact page.

The Spec Pack is a statement in writing, prepared for a single project. Line by line it records the manufacturer’s product, finish and declared test data, then gives a plain verdict on whether each item satisfies fire-safety, emission and stability rules for that category of building in the country of installation. It is ready inside 48 hours and goes into a specification without editing.

Practices and companies we have supplied are listed by name and city on the references page.

Know of a project you are not designing? That is the referral programme, a separate arrangement with its own rules. When the brief reaches beyond the office, lighting, outdoor pieces and bathrooms travel the same two-day route through Beyond the Desk.

FAQ

Who is the programme for?
Architects, interior designers, space planners and fit-out contractors with a registered business and a live project. There is no joining fee and no minimum order: the first request is treated as a real one, because it is.
Will the Spec Pack tell me which hazard level the seating meets?
Yes. For upholstered items it records the level the manufacturer has documented and states in plain words when a finish has not been tested to that level. Untested is written as untested, never assumed to pass.
Do the terms extend to the rest of my practice?
They do. Terms are agreed with the practice, not with one signature, so a colleague can pick up the project mid-way and nothing has to be renegotiated.
Can I have finish samples before the specification is closed?
Yes. Fabric, timber and laminate samples are dispatched on request; where a factory charges for them, the amount is credited when the order is confirmed. The Spec Pack marks, line by line, which samples exist.
Who is my contact once the Spec Pack is issued?
Its author. Antonio Consorti coordinates the technical and sales office; the individual who answers you is chosen by building type and country, and stays with the project until delivery.

What to send so the Spec Pack arrives in 48 hours

Four things decide whether the reply is a document or a set of questions.

Name the building
Office, hotel, hospital, shop, school or home. The standards we check are chosen by the building, not by the furniture.
State the scope
Areas, an approximate quantity and the date that cannot move. A single sentence is enough to begin.
Add the drawing you already have
A plan with dimensions, or a first draft of the specification, sharpens the Spec Pack. Neither is a condition.
Send it and expect a person
Within a day the person who will handle the project replies; within two days the Spec Pack is yours.