The U.S. Forest Service Wood Education and Resource Center (WERC) is taking applications for a special use permit to lease its rough mill facility and wood shop located in Princeton, WVa.

Exports of wood pellets from North America to Europe reached a record of over two million tons in 2011, according to analysis reported in the North American Wood Fiber Review. Canada has long been the main exporter of pellets but in the second half of 2011, the US caught up and exported an equal volume to Canada.

Putsch & Co., Inc., a leading manufacturer of machines for the sugar, glass and wood processing industries, is announcing the introduction of the Putsch family of SVP vertical panel saws to the North American market. The industrial-quality SVP vertical panel saws have only been previously available in Europe or through third-party importers.

J.P. Morgan Securities must pay $1.9 million to Ashley Furniture Industries in a securities dispute. Separately, Ashley opened a store in Shanghai, its first retail outlet in China.

Dorel Juvenile Group Inc. has issued a voluntary recall for approximately 685,000 Safety 1st cabinet locks and 183,000 Safety 1st toilet locks following reports of young children being able to disengage the locks.

The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Health Canada, in cooperation with Dorel Juvenile Group, today announced a voluntary recall of the toilet and cabinet locks..

Pergo, manufacturer of laminate flooring, has entered into a partnership with the Best Friends Animal Society to participate in the No More Homeless Pets marketing campaign.

If you are using a wipe stain, you need to thoroughly wipe off the residue. It matters not if you applied the stain with a spray gun, a rag, a brush or by any other means. Failure to adequately wipe off the excess can cause disastrous results down the road.

Quartersawn Hardwood From Frank Miller Lumber Used to Create Unique Flooring Featured in Barnes Foundation; Barnes Foundation's Philadelphia campus is home to private, world-class art collection