Woodworking Industry News

Benz relocates North American HQ to Hickory, N.C.

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.

Canadian News

Canada's wood industry exports are rising out of the sawdust

Few of Canada's exporters have been hit as hard in the past 15 years as the wood products industry. Were the losses permanent, or is there hope for a revival anytime soon? The Bluewater Wood Alliance hosted Peter G. Hall, Vice-President and Chief Economist for Export Development Canada.