While attendance lagged by about 15 percent below projections, exhibitors who account for 60 percent of the show’s floor plan affirmed their support for Canada’s national woodworking event by reserving booth space for WMS 2027.

The Wood Component Manufacturers Association (WCMA) has released details for WoodTech Connect 2026, its annual conference and plant tour event scheduled for May 12–14 in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The gathering will be hosted at Hotel Northland, a restored historic property located in downtown Green Bay.

On Sept. 25, Pembroke Management, a Montréal-based portfolio management firm investing in Canadian growth companies since 1968, inducted Richard Lord, president, CEO and major shareholder of Richelieu, into its Hall of Fame.

Dale Murphy, a two-time National League MVP, seven-time All-Star, and member of the Braves Hall of Fame, will present his keynote Big League Leadership for Business Owners: Lessons from the Diamond to the Shop Floor on Tuesday, June 30, from 9:00–9:50 a.m. in the Coral Ballroom at the Hilton West Palm Beach.

GREEN BAY, Wis. — KI has the four winners of its fourth annual K-12 classroom furniture giveaway, a national program that empowers educators to design and build learning environments that support student engagement, inclusivity, adaptability, and sensory well-being.After receiving more than 131,000 votes from the public across the nation, four teachers, selected from 12 finalists, will each receive $50,000 in KI furniture of their choosing to transform their classrooms or school library media centers into a dynamic, student-centered space.

High Point, NC (November 12, 2025) – Stiles Machinery successfully hosted its semiannual Manufacturing Solutions Seminar (MSS) on November 5–6 at its High Point, North Carolina facility. The two-day event reached full capacity on both days, making it one of the most well-attended seminars in the event’s 30-plus-year history. Woodworking manufacturers across North America participated in an in-depth exploration of the latest technologies, trends, and strategies shaping the future of wood manufacturing.

Massachusetts-based fiVO Design furniture has been selected for inclusion in the prestigious “Furniture” art exhibit at internationally recognized Manifest Gallery in Cincinnati, Ohio.

The Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference and Expo, Canada’s national woodworking show, continued its strong showing Thursday. with burgeoning numbers of professional woodworkers in attendance.

From versatile storage systems for kitchens, closets, and garages to thoughtfully engineered products for individuals with reduced mobility, Richelieu Hardware debuted a dynamic array of new, design-forward innovations at this year’s Woodworking Machinery and Supply Conference and Expo (WMS), held November 12-14 at the Toronto Congress Centre.

The Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference and Expo, Canada’s national woodworking show, opened Wednesday with a steady stream of professional woodworkers in search of products that can help propel their businesses.