Management Board of Pfleiderer Grajewo S.A. reports that on December 27 Pfleiderer Grajewo S.A. acquired 200,000 newly issued shares in increased share capital of Pfleiderer MDF Sp. z o.o. with its seat in Grajewo, each share of nominal value amounting to PLN 500.

Sales fell 16% for Kewaunee Scientific, which builds lab furniture and architectural woodwork for commercial and academic customers. A strategy to move to dealer sales accounts for the drop, Kewaunee says.

Specialized furniture carrier Zenith Global Logistics named former Broyhill exec Ed Myers to VP Sales, Mid-Atlantic/Northeast Region. The newly created post reports directly to Zenith CEO Jack Hawn.

A controversial anti-logging ad welcoming visitors to "Oregon, Home of the Clearcut," will be allowed to be displayed at Portland International Airport (PDX) following a ruling by the Multnomah County Circuit Court.

Judge upholds Oregon constitutional protections for freedom of speech, bars Port of Portland from rejecting anti-clearcutting ads on political grounds.

German laminate flooring manufacturers are being targeted in an antidumping investigation initiated by the Turkish Ministry of Economy.

The Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Turkey prepared a displeasing Christmas surprise for the German producers of laminate flooring on the virtual second to the last working day before this year’s two weeks Christmas and New Year’s holiday period.

Custom Woodworking Business January 2014 is now posted online. Featured is a profile on Bella Design, a commercial furniture design and woodworking firm located in Macedon, NY.