Brian Joyce, regional sales manager, demonstrates Blum's Compact hinge, incorporating Blumotion soft-close tecnhology, during the 2011 AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.

DAVELUYVILLE, QC -- Doucet Machineries Inc., a manufacturer of conveyors, fingerjointers, cross cut saws and woodworking equipment, named Mark Sitz as territory sales manager for the southern United States.

WASHINGTON -- Ross Stores is recalling some 1,200 Acacia wood chairs because they pose a tip-over hazard.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall 1,200 Acacia chairs imported by Ross Stores from Vietnam.

Furniture Brands International (NYSE: FBN), investing in SAP computer systems and off shore manufacturing, said sales rose $296.2 million, an increase of 2.3% versus the second quarter of 2010, but its net loss increased to $6.6 million.

Furniture Brands International (NYSE: FBN) today second quarter ended June 30, 2011 sales were $296.2 million, an increase of 2.3% versus the second quarter of 2010 and almost flat versus the prior quarter

I shake my head every time I see an OSHA press release in which a wood products firm has been cited for serious, repeat and/or willful safety and health violations. Are managers of these plants that callous or is OSHA simply overzealous?

Two separate reports of safety violations lodged by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration against a pair of wood products companies were among the most viewed stories on Woodworking Network between July 29 and August 3.

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA -- IKEA, an international manufacturer and retailer of wood furniture and home products, is issuing its 2012 catalog in the United States.

The Association of Closet and Storage Professionals seeks to propel storage design to a new level with its new three-tiered certification program.