Video captures the collapse of a plant shared by Sunco Cabinets and Triton Technologies in South Easton, MA, which was crushed under the weight of snow from last week's winter storms.

Representatives of the many vertical wood manufacturing industries discuss the opportunities and challenges they face in 2011.

Southern cypress is the quintessential swamp beauty.

Lumber, furniture and cabinetry firms were among those pummeled by last week's massive winter storms. The band of snow and icy weather hit more than 20 states in an arc stretching from Texas to New England.

Herman Miller, Inc. has acquired healthcare furnishings manufacturer Nemschoff, Inc. The transaction closed June 24, 2009. Nemschoff, with revenues of more than $90 million in 2008.

A survey of woodworking association executives finds the majority are projecting improved sales this year, some markets by as much as 10 percent.

At this time last year we were reporting on major woodworking machinery companies pulling out of the 2010 International Woodworking Fair. Now our headlines trumpet their return to the U.S. trade show stage being set at the AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.

Software plays an integral role in any design and manufacturing process. The following is a sampling of products offered by exhibitors at the Closets & Home Organization Conference and Expo, to be held Feb. 23-25 in Charlotte, NC. Booth numbers are listed for each company.