The IWF simplified the entry process for the 2014 Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award competition. The program honors innovative technologies in products, services, or manufacturing techniques that advance the woodworking industry.

Bioformix, Inc., maker of Nexabond instant wood adhesive, named Kousay Said its Senior VP Commercial Development. Appointments in sales, technical direction, chemistry and engineering were also recently announced.

OSB panel producer Louisiana-Pacific, and partner Casella Waste Systems, sold their interests in US GreenFiber, LLC to a limited liability company formed by Tenex Capital Management $18 million cash.

Paul Gertner of Starborn Industries was named 2013 Lumber Person of the Year at New York Long Island Lumber Association Inaugural Annual Meeting

Paul Gertner of Starborn Industries Named 2013 Lumber Person of the Year at NYLILA Inaugural Annual Meeting

Construction on the Wood Innovation and Design Centre (WIDC) in downtown Prince George, BC is on time and on budget, working toward completion in the fall of 2014.

More than $79 million in interior doors, $38 million in bathroom vanity cabinets, and $26 million in hardwood flooring are on the tab for Hurricane Sandy losses covered by the federal government.

As production demands in manufacturing companies increase, the need to keep machines running smoothly and efficiently increases as well. Stiles Machinery is training and equipping their Field Service Representatives (FSR’s) to effectively meet the unique technological and operational needs of their customers to ensure their success.

Fauske & Associates LLC has opened what it describes as a "comprehensive, state-of-the-art" combustible dust hazards testing lab and education center in Burr Ridge, a southwest suburb of Chicago.