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MicroJig takes two awards

MicroJig received two Pro Tool Innovation Awards, an awards program that recognizes tools that provide excellent value, advanced features, and the newest innovations.

By Larry Adams, September 29, 2023 | 11:53 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Designs of Distinction joins building materials distribution association, the NBMDA

Designs of Distinction [DOD] recently joined NBMDA – the North American Building Material Distribution Association – adding to their associatoons and memberships within the industry.

By Larry Adams, September 29, 2023 | 10:53 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Weyerhaeuser announces approval of first forest carbon project

SEATTLE — Weyerhaeuser Company has received approval from the American Carbon Registry for its Improved Forest Management (IFM) carbon credit project in Maine.

By Larry Adams, September 28, 2023 | 1:32 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

EGGER's new $22 million saturation line

Wood-based materials manufacturer, EGGER Wood Products, recently completed construction of a $22 million decorative paper saturation line at its Lexington, N.C. facility.

By Larry Adams, September 28, 2023 | 1:23 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

WMMA and WMIA merging to create new organization

The Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA) and the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA) will merge to create a new organization, the Wood Industry Association (WIA).

By Larry Adams, September 28, 2023 | 12:51 pm CDT

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Bassett sales drop; writing new business 'very difficult'

Saying that writing new orders between big events remain very challenging, Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. on Thursday, Sept. 28, reported a fiscal third-quarter loss of $2.6 million, on revenue of $87.2 million in the period, after reporting a profit in the same period a year earlier.

By Larry Adams, September 28, 2023 | 10:58 am CDT

Executive Briefing Conference

See what's happening at the Executive Briefing Conference 2023

The hot buttons in the woodworking industry, including reshoring/nearshoring, employee recruitment/retention, new technology and material trends, leadership skills and other best practices, are among the topics being addressed at the 2023 Executive Briefing Conference - the Woodworking Network Summit.

By Karen M. Koenig, September 27, 2023 | 5:00 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Appeals court says COVID death work-related

An appeals court in Arizona on Thursday affirmed workers compensation death benefits in the case of a design engineer whose wife claimed he caught COVID-19 at work while conversing with a co-worker and died weeks later.

By Larry Adams, September 27, 2023 | 1:17 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

LP Building Solutions releases 2023 Sustainability Report

LP Building Solutions (LP), a manufacturer of high-performance building products, has released its 2023 Sustainability Report detailing the company’s environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance.

By Larry Adams, September 27, 2023 | 12:46 pm CDT

Technology

Transparent wood-based coating doesn’t fog up

Researchers at Aalto Universityv in Helsinki, Finland, have developed a way to turn a waste material from wood into a bio-based transparent film that can be used for anti-fogging or anti-reflective coatings on glasses or vehicle windows.

By Larry Adams, September 27, 2023 | 12:37 pm CDT