Furniture

Stylex acquired by 9to5 Seating parent Flokk

Commercial furnishings manufacturer Stylex has been acquired by Flokk, a leading European office seating and furniture manufacturer. Stylex will continue to operate independently as a brand in the Flokk portfolio. Terms of the transaction, expected to close Jan. 31, were not announced.

Woodworking Industry News

Weyerhaeuser planer mill catches fire

The Jamesville Volunteer Fire Department and emergency crews from other agencies were dispatched to a Weyerhaeuser facility wood plant that caught fire around 11:20 a.m. on January 2. This was the second fire at the Plymouth, North Carolina, facility in about a year.