The North American Building Material Distribution Association has opened registration for the 2019 NBMDA Annual Convention, taking place November 12-14, 2019 at the Hyatt Regency New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana.

Thirty-three Fresh Wood student finalists won monetary prizes ranging from $250 to $1,000, along with trophies and software prizes.

His responsibilities will consist of managing all of Yoder Lumber companies marketing functions while maintaining a select list of sales accounts.

EPPINGEN, Germany -- Three new Dieffenbacher lines produced first boards in a four-day period in June. The Chinese Wanhua Group and its subsidiary Wanhua Ecoboard reported that on June 10, the first board rolled off the production line at their Jingzhou site in Hubei Province. Three days later board production began in Tongling, Anhui. Wanhua produces particleboard made from rice straw on both lines.

Compared to last quarter’s LIRA release, the updated LIRA now shows lower market size estimates and projections for remodeling and repair activity in 2018, 2019, and the first half of 2020.

BRAIDWOOD, Ill. -- Thompson Industries has donated a hinge boring machine to Reed-Custer High School’s Industrial Technology program. Thompson has been providing components to customers since 1973. The company pursues innovations in new technology, quality control systems, and leading-edge training and management methods. See https://www.thompsoncnc.com.

In attendance and accepting the check was Hector Delgado, right, a Veteran Lead with Semper Fi Fund.

Prior to coming to Rev-A-Shelf, Haas worked as vice president of sales at Haas Cabinet.

Goetz will have leadership of the Kimball brand strategic plan, its activation, and the full operations of the business unit.

Universal Robots pioneered the collaborative robot that can work alongside humans with no safety fencing and be easily moved between tasks. It's the fastest growing segment of industrial automation, forecast to grow ten-fold by 2025.