The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Friday that last year's Mill Fire in Weed, Calif., was caused by "operations" at the Roseburg Forest Products property in Weed.

The 2023 class includes manufacturers and suppliers from all segments of the woodworking industry.

A forest products company signed a letter of intent to purchase the facility for an alternate use.

Rev-A-Shelf, an industry leader in kitchen cabinet storage, organization, and lighting accessories, opened a new plant in Juarez, Mexico. It is the first site dedicated to producing the highest quality, most affordable wood products made on the North American continent.

The association announced that Luke Elias of Muskoka Cabinet Company and Chris Havey of CNC Automation were elected by the CKCA membership to serve on the Board of Directors.

Effective July 14, the California Air Resources Board will no longer process applications from composite panel manufacturers seeking no-added formaldehyde or ultra-low-emitting formaldehyde exemptions under ATCM 93120.

The acquisition will expand plant operations, and manufacturing capabilities, and increase market share for Mercer Mass Timber and its parent company, Mercer International.

American homeware and lifestyle brand RH has opened its first overseas hospitality outpost in the UK in the form of the Gallery at Aynho Park in Oxfordshire and revealed intentions for "expansion across Europe."

On Friday, June 16, Wellborn Cabinet, Inc. broke ground on a new expansion in Oxford, Ala. 

Woodworking industry icon and Accu-Router founder Todd Allen Herzog died Monday, June 12 following a short illness. He was 78 years old.