WWP June 2010
In This Issue
Kimball Office’s Coating Advance Enables Mighty Miters
Kimball Office, a unit of $1.2 billion Kimball International, serves market segments where highly functional interiors intersect with top quality design. “We are in a fashion industry,” explains Kent Reyling, director, market education for Kimball Office. “But we have to make things that are practical.”
Sustainable Wood Usage Helps to Sustain a Community
With each piece of outdoor furniture it sells, Jensen Leisure Furniture helps support more than its staff of employees — it helps to sustain a community.
2010 KBIS a Big Hit
More than 37,000 people attended the 2010 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), a 30 percent increase over last year’s show. KBIS 2011 will be held April 26-28 in Las Vegas.
Woodworking Technology Improves Quality, Production Rates
Woodworkers looking for new ideas and technology to improve their productivity and profitability in these tough times flocked to Italy recently for the biennial Xylexpo and the second edition of Technodomus.
Sleepless Times for Crib Makers
The drop side crib issue has spawned a cottage industry of bloggers raging against “killer cribs.”
Products Featured in Wood & Wood Products, June 2010
See wood working machines and wood working equipment that were featured in the June 2010 issue of Wood & Wood Products Magazine.
Scenting Success: Formaldehyde Passes House Committee
In a significant victory for proponents in the woodworking industry, the Committee on Energy and Commerce voted 27-10 on May 26 to “favorably report HR 4805” for action by the House of Representatives.