Ligna says woodworking companies from small to major league are increasingly using the same machinery, and that this trend has direct implications for its show. To address these concerns, Ligna has announced new themes for the event in 2017.

International Wood Products Association launched a training program to help wood trade professionals establish standard operating procedures to comply with Lacey Act rules governing protected wood species.

Royal Plywood, Blum, Colonial Saw/Lamello, Hafele, ESI, Decore-ative Specialties, Rockler Woodworking, and West Wood Products donated nearly $8,000 in supplies, tools and giveaways for students at the 2016 SkillsUSA California State Cabinetmaking Championships, held April 2 at the Town & Country Resort and Convention Center in San Diego.

Vecoplan has introduced a containerized pellet plant, called CPP. It can produce one or two tons of wood pellets per hour. The turnkey pellet production plant is housed in standard shipping containers. The CPP is designed, built and shipped from Vecoplan Midwest’s New Albany, Indiana, location.

SawStop LLC has expressed confidence that the company will win its legal action to block from introducing its new Reaxx table saw to the U.S. A spokesman for SawStop said the trial will likely be held in May and a decision is expected by August 2016.

Wood sales were driven by growth in Bassett Furniture's recently introduced domestic Bench Made product line. The company invested in machinery and by increases in shipments of its imported wood products.

Hooker Furniture (NASDAQ:HOFT) today reported consolidated net sales of $247 million and net income of $16.2 million for its year ended January 31, 2016.

Coinciding with Salone del Mobile 2016, Herman Miller launched The Double Dream of Spring, an environmental installation by London-based designer Michael Anastassiades.

Over the past 15 years, Don and his partners David and James, have worked toward establishing an alternative for wood related clients and raw materials, working closely with the California Department of Forestry and the California Integrated Waste Management Authority

Osage Orange (Maclura pomifera) derived its common name from the Osage Indians in Oklahoma and Texas and the orange-smelling fruits. The Latin name comes from William Maclura, an American geologist (1763-1840), and from the grapefruit-size, heavily wrinkled, spherical pomes or apples (inedible for humans) it produces. Many a farm child has used these fruits for baseballs!