Benz Inc., a manufacturer of machining heads for the wood, plastics, composites and metalworking industries, has announced that it will be holding a Heavy Metal Sale to commemorate the company’s upcoming expansion and relocation from Charlotte to Hickory, North Carolina.

Custom Cupboards CEO Mael Hernandez has announced that Ronnie Terrell has been named division manager for the company’s final assembly and shipping departments. Terrell will be responsible for developing procedures and leading employees so that products are manufactured on-schedule and within quality standards and cost objectives.

Besse Forest Products Group has been asked to pay $76,000 for OSHA violations, including one which resulted in the partial amputation of a 58-year-old employee's finger at a company-owned veneer plant.

Hooker Furniture Corp. has officially moved into the top five residential furniture producers with its acquisition of Home Meridian International. Announcement that the $100 million purchase was finalized was made Feb. 2.

Randall A. Maxey has joined Infinity Cutting Tools as VP Marketing. Maxey worked for 10 years in Des Moines, Iowa as senior editor for Woodsmith magazine, published by Active Interest Media before joining Infinity Cutting Tools.

Full-year sales from continuing operations were $3.92 billion, a new continuing operations record and 4 percent increase over 2014 (during which sales increased 9 percent). Unit volume grew 6 percent and acquisitions added 3 percent to sales – these gains were partially offset however, by a 5 percent decline caused by raw material-related price deflation and currency impacts.

After a widely publicized ordeal, Lumber Liquidators was sentenced for its Lacey Act violations and environmental crimes Monday. The company will pay more than $13 million in fines and restitution. Lumber Liquidators pleaded guilty to both felony and misdemeanor charges back in October 2015.

A recent U.S. district court ruling buoys plans for the July 7, 2016 opening of the $91 million Ark Encounter theme park in Williamstown, Kentucky, featuring a 510-foot-long wooden replica of Noah's Ark.

A Copenhagen, Denmark cabinetry design firm says it will begin producing kitchen projects for its soon-to-open Brooklyn, New York design operation, engaging high-end architects to create kitchens using the IKEA cabinet lines as a basis.

alspar Wood coatings has introduced a new family of coatings — Lifeshield — aimed at industrial flooring manufacturing operations.