Veneer Solutions, a manufacturer of edgebanding and veneers, says it expects to double sales within five years by reaching 20 percent annual growth for the period, driven by a state-of-the-art factory it leases from the City of Clarksville, TX, and a joint venture with Germany's Furwa GmbH.

UNION CITY, PA -- Firefighters from more than 20 departments battled a blaze on Dec. 3 that destroyed a former Ethan Allen furniture factory.

Our kids (and their friends) have no idea what makes a quality piece of furniture. Dovetail drawers, ball bearing slides, solid wood boxes and backs are all terms they have never heard. Shame on us.

In selling a large contractor, you really have multiple buyers: the Project Manager (concerned with accurate delivery times), the Installation Supervisor (demands accuracy), and the Purchasing Agent (concerned about price). Use empathy to win them.

Custom cabinetry expert Bill Brooks joins Probuild’s United Building Center in Detroit Lakes, MN, as kitchen and bath cabinetry specialist and inside salesman.

STEINHEIM, GERMANY -- Kronospan, one of the world's largest producers of composite panels, announced it will close its particleboard plant in Bischweier/Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany.

ARLINGTON, VA -- Total construction spending increased by 0.7% in October, driven largely by growing demand for power projects and public construction. The Associated General Contractors of America chief economist expressed dismay over the report.

NEW BALTIMORE, MI -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Cedar Creek Carpentry Inc., a carpentry contractor headquartered in New Baltimore, with one alleged willful safety violation for exposing workers to fall hazards while performing carpentry at a worksite in New Lenox, IL.

NEW BALTIMORE, Mich. – The U.S. Department of Labor's Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited Cedar Creek Carpentry Inc., a carpentry contractor headquartered in New Baltimore, with one alleged willful safety violation for exposing workers to fall hazards while performing carpentry at a worksite in New Lenox, Ill.

ELKHART, IN -- VIM Recycling has agreed to remove engineered wood waste from particleboard, plywood and other composite panels from its waste stream.