The woodworking show has announced its 2010 Best in Show award recipients.

From March 9-11, 2011, buyers from Europe and North America will come together with their sourcing partners from the Far East at Asia-Pacific Sourcing in Cologne.

Weinig AG is reorganizing its business divisions. Five product divisions will be created in the operations sector: profiling, windows, pre-cutting, end profiling and used machines.

Lowe’s Companies Inc. announced Charles “Nick” Canter will retire March 4, 2011, following a 36-year career with the company.

Teragren, a leader in the design and manufacturing of bamboo building products, and Vaughan Benz, a leading manufacturer of high-end furniture for the hospitality industry, announced a new partnership to create bamboo furniture for commercial applications.

Great Lake Woods of Holland, MI, working with Scarlett Inc. of Grand Rapids, MI, was the first North American manufacturer to install a Weinig Powermat moulder that incorporates a special oscillating top head dedicated to adding texture to wood.

The woodworking machinery firm also marks its 20th anniversary this year.

The wood products firms will join to develop furniture for the hospitality industry.

Wood and other construction fields saw a drop of nearly 12%.

Wood and other construction fields will need to step up as the economy improves.