Flexsteel has completed the design phase of its company-wide business information project and the first of three development and testing cycles, investing $9.2 million last quarter.

Techniks Industries, parent of NAP Gladu, Riverside Tool, and RKO Saw, which supply woodworking tooling, will acquire the tooling division of Parlec, Inc., located in Fairport, NY.

Oakwood Veneer has reported that its F/C (plain sliced) standard grade walnut is hard to find currently.

A $482,582 grant will help North Idaho College train more than 200 workers in the wood products manufacturing industry.

Strong gains in home remodeling and repair activity are expected to ease moving into next year says Harvard.

Dutch coatings manufacturer AkzoNobel on Wednesday detailed plans to separate its Specialty Chemicals business as part of a strategy to fend off a multi-billion dollar takeover bid by rival PPG Industries. The strategy outlined to investors calls for AkzoNobel to sell or list the Specialty Coatings business within 12 months.

LEBANON, Ind. – Festool USA has just released the Spring 2017 issue of “Finish Line” for professional painters. Available via download at no charge, “Finish Line” features customer profiles that range from Paint Track, founded by a former computer programmer, Ray Rahni, to Prep to Finish, an onsite and online service for training. The Spring 2017 Finish Line is a 64-page magalog that includes a host of application-specific product information that spans training, service preparation and customer service.

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OSHA has delayed enforcement of its crystalline silica standard, which aims to curb lung cancer and silicosis.

Richelieu's acquisition of Canadian lumber and panel distributor Weston Premium Woods follows on the heels of four U.S.-based acquisitions last year.