LA MIRADA, CA – Makita USA, a manufacturer of professional, industrial-quality power tools, announced June 11 that it has become the official tool sponsor of the 2007 CONCACAF Gold Cup, the main national

CARTHAGE, MO – Rob Woods has been promoted as president of Leggett & Platt’s Consumer Products Group, which includes fashion bed, steel bedding support, and top of bed linens and accessories. In addition, Rick Ralston, formerly president of the Consumers Products Central Div., has been moved to senior vice president of operations. Dan Green, former president of Consumer Products Eastern Div., has been moved to vice president of sales.- national accounts.

 

COMMERCE, CA -- Richard Karn, best known for his role as Al Borland, Tim Allen’s sidekick on the sitcom ‘Home Improvement,’ will appear at the 50th Anniversary Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers Fair Awards Ceremony in Las Vegas, July 19.

ATLANTA --The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair-USA (IWF), the largest woodworking technology trade show in the Western hemisphere, is on pace to set new records for exhibit sales for the 2008 show.

MARTINSVILLE, VA – Hooker Furniture reported sales of $77.3 million for its first quarter ended April 29, a 15% decline from the same period of one year before. The company’s net earnings of $4.3 million for the first quarter represented a 26% drop from the first quarter of last year. The company closed its last domestic wood furniture plant in March.

HIGH POINT – Ashley Manor Furniture announced it will close its high-end upholstery plant effective July 1. According to the Greensboro News & Record, the plant’s closing will affect 26 employees. Richard Miller, who has served as president of Ashley Manor for 35 years, told the News & Record that his company could not compete with lower-cost imported products.

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MORRISON, TN – Accu-Router Inc. has initiated a machine remanufacturing program.  The company said older CNC routers are completely remodeled using the original steel weldments with all new mechanicals and electronics, including a new CNC control and spindle. For more information, phone (800) 239-5778 or visit www.accu-router.com.  

CHARLOTTE, NC – Biesse America announced the appointment of Matteo Ciaschini as a service coordinator for the company’s office in Terrebonne, QUE. His responsibilities will include technical management of customer support requirements and performing other duties related to providing service for Biesse customers.