WalzCraft, a Wisconsin-based, custom cabinetry components manufacturer, announced the opening of its newly constructed training and education facility and the launch of its comprehensive cabinet refacing training program; the WalzCraft Cabinet Refacing Academy.

Wurth Wood Group, based in Charlotte, NC has joined Flakeboard's supply network as a Full Line distributor.

New England Wood Pellet LLC, which sustained a series of explosions and fires at its plant in Jaffrey, NH, has agreed to take corective action to prevent future outbreaks, as part of its negotiated settlement with the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA).

Profiles of movers and shakers at eight forward-thinking wood products companies. Featured are: John Bassett, Vaughan-Basset Furniture Co.; Eric Smith, Panel Processing Inc.; Bill Barton, California Closets; Bob Timberlake, Bob Timberlake Inc.; Bob Gronlund, Wood-Mode Inc.; Matt Lundahl, Meyer & Lundahl; Edmund 'Bud' Klipa, Steelcase; and Christine Marvin, Marvin Windows and Doors.

John Bassett, chairman of Vaughan-Bassett Furniture Co., has been named a 2012 Wood Industry Market Leader, by Wood & Wood Products magazine.

fter enforcement actions taken in relation to a series of explosions and fires at its Jaffrey, N.H., manufacturing plant, New England Wood Pellet LLC will take systemic and substantive steps to prevent any further recurrences as part of a settlement agreement with the U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

Eric Smith, president & CEO of Panel Processing Inc., has been named a 2012 Wood Industry Market Leader, by Wood & Wood Products magazine.

Bill Barton, president & CEO of California Closets, has been named a 2012 Wood Industry Market Leader, by Wood & Wood Products magazine.

Bob Timberlake, chairman of Bob Timberlake Inc., has been named a 2012 Wood Industry Market Leader, by Wood & Wood Products magazine.

Robert Gronlund, chairman & CEO of Wood-Mode Inc. has been named a 2012 Wood Industry Market Leader, by Wood & Wood Products magazine.