Woodworking Industry News

Wood Pro Expo Florida

Where to get the best advice for your small shop

Wood Pro Expo Charlotte, scheduled for February 14-16, will feature an expo hall packed with woodworking machinery, supplies and materials and a host of educational sessions and plant tours to satisfy any woodworker’s need for better management ideas and to discover “What’s new.”

Event Coverage

Biesse adds name to growing list of Mexican woodworking show exhibitors

MEXICO CITY - The Biesse Group has confirmed its participation in the Magna Expo Mueblera Industrial trade fair, joining a growing list of woodworking technology leaders for panel processing and solid wood manufacturing, including Altendorf GmbH, Leitz GmbH, Mereen-Johnson, SCM Group, Stiles Machinery Inc./Homag, and Michael Weinig AG/Holz-Her, at the annual event.

Canadian News

Western Forest Products buys U.S. lumber mill for $9 million

VANCOUVER, B.C. - Western Forest Products Inc. announced it will acquire Hampton Lumber Mills-Washington Inc.'s lumber processing and distribution center in Arlington, Washington for approximately $9 million. The sale is expected to close in January 2018. This will be the Canadian lumber producer's first U.S. operation. The acquisition will also help "to mitigate" the softwood duties assessed on company products sold into the United States, said Western President and CEO Don Demens.