The wood repair kit helps manufacturers reduce waste and lower costs.

The wood and lumber company acquired the 65-year-old plantation.

NEW HYDE PARK, NY -- Techno Inc. has established Techno-Omil, a gripping system and automation division.

The seasonally adjusted annual rate1 of housing starts was 188,800 units in March, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). This is up from 183,700 units in February 2011.

BERGENFIELD, NJ -- LaJobi Inc., a division of Kid Brands, that designs, manufactures and distributes infant furniture,introduced the Cameron Collection to its Europa baby brand.

OTTAWA, ON -- The Canadian new housing market is on pace to reach 188,800 units based on the seasonally adjusted annual rate recorded in in March, according to Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC).

LEESBURG, VA -- North American shipments of thermally fused melamine (TFM) panels declined 4.9% to 96 million square feet MMSF in February compared to 101 MMSF last month, according to the Composite Panel Association (CPA).

SPRINGFIELD, OR -- Timber Products Company, hired Mike Clausen as its new vice president of sales for hardwood plywood and the international division.

Reactive and non-reactive wood coatings: following a silent explosion in the field of resin technology, we will see advances soon that will lift the performance standards of water-borne coatings even higher.

Business furniture firm Knoll, Inc. (NYSE: KNL) said its first quarter 2011 net income rose 318 percent to $9.2 million, on sales of $220.9 million. The East Greenville, PA firm is hiring, with more than two dozen open positions posted online.