West Fraser continues its acquisition spree with the purchase of Bibler Brothers Lumber and Buchanan Lumber, following on the heels of last month's purchase of Travis Lumber.
Woodworkers that stop by Cabinets & Closets Expo 2014 can start on the road to fame with a video interview at WoodworkingNetwork. Take the mike, talk to right the camera, or sit for a q&a with your hosts, Bill Esler and Josh Greenberg.
Building revenue by inventing new wood products, or new takes on traditional offerings, often means reinventing the business process. Six woodworkers will tell how they did it at this IWF 2014 symposium on Aug. 19.
Masisa SA has reached an agreement to sell 62,000 hectares of its Chilean forestland to US Hancock Natural Resource Group for $203.6 million. News sources report the transaction is expected to be completed within the next two months.
International Forest Products Limited will formally change its name to Interfor. More than half its lumber production comes from the U.S. The Vancouver-based firm is the largest lumber firm in Georgia.
The National Association of the Remodeling Industry (NARI) named immediate Past President Art Donnelly, MCR, CKBR, of Legacy Builders & Remodelers Corp. in Mount Sinai, NY, as its chairman of the board during its 2014 Spring Business Meeting.
International Forest Products Limited will ask shareholders at its May 6 Annual General Meeting to vote on a proposal to change the Company name to Interfor Corporation from International Forest Products Limited.
The Window and Door Manufacturers Association installed its new leadership team at the WDMA Spring Meeting and Legislative Conference in Washington, DC.
Scholarships for next generation American Craftsmen in Wood were awarded by Oneida Air Systems, which named two winners of the Oneida Air Systems Future Craftsmen scholarship.