The Challengers Awards are underway for 2016, with the winners to be announced at IWF August 24-27.

Hettich is extending its production space for drawer runners at its Kirchlengern, Germany, headquarters.

High gross sales, employment, and capital expenditures are indicators of the current strength of the contract and office furniture industry, according to the recent Michael A. Dunlap & Associates quarterly MADA / OFI Trends Survey.

Microvellum Inc., a cabinet and manufacturing software provider, specializing in AutoCAD based CAD/CAM/CIM technologies, announced the conclusion of its first annual TechCon 2016 event, Microvellum’s North American User Group Conference.

HICKORY, N.C. — Benz Inc. has relocated its expanded North American headquarters from Charlotte to Hickory, N.C. The company designs and manufactures tooling for the wood, plastics, composites and metalworking industries.Benz Inc.’s new North American headquarters will provide service and the company’s CNC machining heads, quick-change systems and other CNC accessories.

The SonicAire 2.0 fan has advanced to the finalist round of the 2016 IWF Challengers Award. It disturbs factory air currents to keep fugitive sawdust from accumulating, causing it to fall to the floor.

Viridian Reclaimed Wood announced the introduction of Colorburst, a new line of color-infused reclaimed wood paneling, according to Viridian co-owner Pierce Henley.

Adelaide’s JamFactory has enlisted the help of some of Australia’s most respected designers and is about to launch a commercial furniture line.

The Furniture Foundation, an education fund established by the American Home Furnishings Alliance, has awarded 2016 grants to Appalachian State University, Boone, North Carolina, and Catawba Valley Community College Alexander Furniture Academy, Taylorsville, North Carolina.

Church doors and a gothic transom were one of the most recent projects by Adams Architectural Millwork Co.