Chang Type Industrial, Taiwan OEM producer of Ryobi, Craftsman, Black & Decker and Dewalt power tools sold at Sears, Home Depot and Lowe’s, closed Feb. 4 on a deal to buy Delta Machinery from Stanley Black & Decker, forming Delta Power Machinery Corp. in Anderson, SC.

EDMONTON, AB -- McKillican International received the Pacific Northwest Business Champion Award for 2010 from the Forest Stewardship Council. The award recognizes McKillican's efforts to sustain forests and expand the market for FSC-certified products.

The wood-focused group has named Daniel Fulton to chair its policy advisory board.

Wood mill production is expected to grow in the coming year, according to the report.

The wood-focused Forest Products Machinery and Equipment Exposition is scheduled Aug. 11-12.

The wood-focused Centre for Advanced Wood Processing is offering new courses starting on Feb. 21.

The wood products firm reported net income of $59 million for the period.

The wood commodities report summarizes the millions of tons of chips traded annually.

OSHA says it will investigate the death of a lumber yard worker, killed in an apparent machine accident.

WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers that "SafetyCraft" brand full-size and portable drop-side cribs manufactured or distributed by Generation 2 Worldwide of Dothan, Alabama, contain drop-side hardware that appears to be identical to Generation 2 Worldwide ChildESIGNS brand drop-side cribs recalled in February 2010. This hardware found on SafetyCraft drop-side cribs can fail and place infants and toddlers at risk of strangulation and suffocation.