NORTH ARLINGTON, NJ -- Sterling Seating Inc. was fined $117,600 for 34 safety and health violations at its North Arlington facility by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
HIGH POINT, NC -- “Facing the Storm: Bracing for Coming Challenges,” is the theme of the American Home Furnishings Alliance's annual Global Supply Chain Management Conference, July 22-23, at the Embassy Suites Kingston Plantation in Myrtle Beach, SC.
Cabinetry giant Masco Corp. (NYSE: MAS) reported a 4 percent first quarter sales decline to $1.772 billion, and a net loss of $16 million. "Our enthusiasm is dampened," said CEO Tim Wadhams.
Furniture manufacturer Leggett & Platt's mattress equipment unit, Global Systems Group (GSG), will unveil a very high speed packaging machine with European partner, Merello Ingenerios at the trade show, interzum, which runs in Cologne, Germany May 25-28.
A large Washington State manufacturer moved production from a union plant to a non-union site in South Carolina. Now the National Labor Relation's Board's top lawyer has filed a suit, claiming it's illegal. The story is cautionary; the employer is Boeing.