Wood Industry Reports

Moving Business Ahead: This launches an online series exploring the business tactics of wood industry suppliers as they prepare for the next wave of corporate expansion.

The just-concluded Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo (WMS) provides the freshest evidence of how much better the Canadian economy is compared to that of its southern neighbor.

Regional pricing has been killed by the web, so wood industry suppliers, and .

By almost a 2:1 margin, a bipartisan group of senators last month passed the Currency Exchange Rate Oversight Reform Act of 2011, legislation which should crack down on China’s artificial under-valuation of its currency and level the playing field for U.S. importers and exporters. As of this writing, the measure must still go before the House, where support is mixed.

Ernest Markey, a countertop fabricator in central Florida, drew the attention of national media as an embodiment of the downsized U.S. lifestyle. Markey relocated, moved to a smaller home, and cut back on the cars he owns. Unfortunately, Markey’s reset was driven by the very housing market he serves.

Almost 150 wood industry representatives took part in a tour of technology of seven woodworking facilities as part of the Wood Component Manufacturers Assn. Fall Conference and Plant Tour Event, held Oct. 2-4 in the Louisville, KY, area.

Why are there so many decay problems when the explanation is straight forward and the knowledge exists to prevent it?

Nine companies received a coveted woodworking industry award.