Derek Nighbor was named to head the Forest Products Association of Canada. The appointment was announced by Curt Stevens, CEO of Louisiana-Pacific and chairman of the association board. Paul Lansbergen has been acting CEO at FPAC, and remains on the FPAC management team.

Woodworker and engineer-inventor Andrew Klein has developed something new: parallel clamps that pair up to make a 4-way clamping system for panel glue-ups that are perfectly straight and have aligned seams.

Trading on business and consumer fears of formaldehyde exposure, Building Health Check peddles a "How to" take indoor air samples samples for using its Formaldehyde Screen Check available at www.IndoorAirTest.com.

Stanley Furniture says it has established a strategic alliance with a Viet Nam furniture manufacturer, Starwood Manufacturing VN Corporation, to develop a dedicated factory in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Stanley managers will oversee the plant operations.

Residential furniture orders in December 2015 were 1 percent higher than new orders received during the same time frame in the previous year.

American cherry continues to be popular with furniture manufacturers.

Grass Vionaro has been added to Häfele’s line of drawer options, a slim, minimalist box and double-walled design that offers superior performance and clean, sleek look.

Kukun estimates growing existing-home real estate sales will increase home renovation market in 2016.

Patrick Industries, Inc. acquired the business and assets of Parkland Plastics, Inc., a $30 million plastics fabricator based in Middlebury, Indiana, that supplies the architectural and industrial markets, as well as RVs.

The federal Economic Development Administration has approved a grant of nearly $450,000 to Oregon State University to jump-start the use of new engineered wood products in the building industry.