The countdown is on: the new international kitchen event – LivingKitchen – will be opening its doors in just under one month’s time. Spread out over three trade fair halls, the 180 exhibitors will form one of the main attractions of the imm cologne 2013, which will be taking place in parallel. This trade fair will be comprehensively presenting all the new trends, designs and functions for the kitchen as well as showcasing the topic of sustainability and will be rounded off by a diverse accompanying programme.

Mega woodworking and metalworking machinery and tool company, Grizzly Industrial, is excited to announce a new machinery comparison chart feature on its website at www.grizzly.com.

The EPA has finalized the Boiler MACT Rule. The new rule reduces the cost of implementation while increasing the time a company has to comply.

U.S. office furniture manufacturing, weakened over the past five years by recession and changing workstyles, is now poised for sustained growth. Business improvement and increased hiring will result in a 3.6% revenue rise, to $20.6 billion in 2012

Deublin Company says it acquired Barco Seals on December 1. Both businesses make fluid power components used in wood manufacturing machinery and for equipment and process industries.

Advanced Cabinet Systems (ACS), a manufacturer of Division 12 Plastic Laminate Casework and Retail Store Fixtures, and JGBowers, Inc., their parent company, have developed a new compan y mission statement.

Upward trends in recent months among a number of housing indicators point to a slow and steady growth in the nation's housing market in 2013, but several challenges remain, according to the latest economic and housing forecast by David Crowe, chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).

Universal Forest Products, Inc. (UFPI) will acquire Custom Caseworks, Inc., a commercial woodworking manufacturer located in Sauk Rapids, MN.

Sharing the custom woodworking and cabinetmaking history of my young shop from its start at Shutter Crafts, to where J Alexander Fine Woodworking is today.