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Karen M. Koenig has more than 35 years of experience in the woodworking industry, including visits to wood products manufacturing facilities throughout North America, Europe and Asia. As senior editor, her responsibilities include writing and editing for Woodworking Network publications FDMC Magazine and Closets & Organized Storage Magazine, as well as the website. She also oversees many of Woodworking Network's special projects and programs, including Red Book: Resource Guide for Best Practice, FDMC 300, 40 Under 40, and the Wood Industry Market Leaders. She can be reached at [email protected].
Wood dust is being blamed for an explosion that rocked Woodworks, a custom furniture maker based in Abbotsford, British Columbia. No injuries were reported as a result of Monday's blaze which temporarily shut down the 50,000-square-foot manufacturing facility.
Canfor opens U.S. lumber headquarters in Alabama
Canfor Southern Pine, the U.S. lumber operation of Canada's Canfor Corp., will open a U.S. headquarters in Mobile, Alabama. Canfor Southern Pine encompasses 14 manufacturing facilities, wproducing 1.4 billion board feet of southern yellow pine lumber as well as engineered wood products.
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Karen M. Koenig,
August 31, 2016 | 8:08 am CDT
Wood associations plan formaldehyde rule workshop for January 2017
The American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA), in partnership with the International Wood Products Association (IWPA) and the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA), announces a Joint Industry Workshop, January 18-19, 2017, to help navigate new compliance rules for the federal formaldehyde emissions standard.
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Karen M. Koenig,
August 30, 2016 | 4:38 pm CDT
Danish Unique Furniture acquires Jesper Office
Home office and small business furniture producer Jesper Office LLC has a new owner. The assets of the New Jersey-based firm have been aquired by Unique Furniture A/S based in Kolding, Denmark. Financial terms of the Aug. 28 acquisition were not disclosed.
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Karen M. Koenig,
August 30, 2016 | 11:08 am CDT
Ashley Furniture lays off 840 in California; shifts production domestically
Ashley Furniture announced it will close its manufacturing plants in Colton, California, and shift the production of the upholstered furniture and bedding to its other plants in the United States. The company notified the 840 employees last week that the plants would close Oct. 25.
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Karen M. Koenig,
August 29, 2016 | 12:51 pm CDT
Tafisa adds capacity with 5th TFL panel line
Tafisa Canada started up of its fifth TFL panel press line for producing two-sided embossed and in-register textured composite panels in 4-foot by 8-foot and 5-foot by 9-foot sizes. The line will aid the production and on-time delivery of its new VIVA panels, whic feature embossed in-register textured surfaces.
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Karen M. Koenig,
August 29, 2016 | 9:11 am CDT
IWF names seven 2016 Challengers' Award winners
ATLANTA - Winners of the 2016 Challengers' Distinguished Achievement Award were announced Aug. 24 during the International Woodworking Fair. Selected from a field of 21 finalists, the seven winners include two hardware items, one cutting tool, and four machine technologies:
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Karen M. Koenig,
August 24, 2016 | 11:50 am CDT
Modest office furniture growth trend continues
The office furniture industry continues to show modest improvement through July, according to a quarterly survey of more than 700 domestic and international office furniture manufacturers and suppliers, conducted by Michael A. Dunlap & Associates LLC.
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Karen M. Koenig,
August 23, 2016 | 3:40 pm CDT
Safco acquires Mayline office furniture; second buy this year
Safco Products Co. announced it will acquire office furniture manufacturer Mayline Co. LLC. Terms of the transaction, which is expected to close by September, were not disclosed. This is the second acquisition this year for the contract furniture producer, which acquired Focal Upright in May.
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Karen M. Koenig,
August 19, 2016 | 11:37 am CDT
Tiny house showcases big woodworking skills
Custom furniture maker Lamon Luther is raffling off a tiny house worth more than $60,000 to help raise money to hire more homeless men and women. The goal is to gain enough funds to hire 100 woodworking craftsmen by 2017.
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Karen M. Koenig,
August 12, 2016 | 12:01 pm CDT