The American Wood Council (AWC) announced the election of Allyn Ford, chairman of Roseburg Forest Products, as the AWC chairman for a one-year term, effective Jan. 2018.

R.D. Henry & Co. has hired Clark Anliker as its Midwest region territory business manager.

The Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) is in the process of creating a new suite of standards for architectural woodwork.

Since 1985, Wood-Mizer has kept the tradition of the Personal Best Contest in which the company's sawmill owners are recognized for having built dream woodworking projects by sawing their own lumber.

In cooperation with the Interior Design department of the Detmold School of Architecture and Interior Design at the Ostwestfalen-Lippe University of Applied Sciences, the Trendfilter design workshop has developed “Tiny Spaces” for ZOW 2018, the industry’s next big workshop and trade fair event set to take place Feb. 6-8.

Rockler Woodworking and Hardware has expanded its selection of rolling barn door hardware to offer a wider array of affordable solutions for hanging custom-crafted doors.

Hettich, a manufacturer of cabinet and furniture hardware, has earned the use of the "G-Mark" symbol for its SlideLine M sliding door system with the 2017 Good Design Award from the Japan Institute of Design Promotion.

The Leitz Lexicon Edition 7 industry resource manual is now available in both print and PDF versions.

Paul Fosh, director of import panels at the UCS Forest Group will retire from the group after his last official day on Dec. 15, 2017.

Owens Community College and Finishing Brands, a Carlisle Co., have teamed up to present Spray Finishing Technology Workshops, a three-day training program with scheduled classes for March 7-9, and May 9-11, 2018 in Toledo, Ohio.