Shop Blowgun Integrates Plug Into Body, Offers Improved Ergonomics, nozzle choices.

The Board of Directors of Heritage Home Group, LLC named Pierre de Villeméjane as President and Chief Executive Officer. Mr. de Villeméjane has served as a member of HHG’s Board of Directors since the Company was created in November 2013.

Etsy is opening Etsy Manufactruring, a marketplace for its online sellers to find and connect directly with manufacturers. The move is a departure from its individual crafter-sales model. Etsy says it will launch later this year, with wholesale manufacturers restricted to the U.S. and Canada supplying four categories of its online merchants: apparel and textiles, machining and fabrication, printing, and jewelry and metalwork.

SENCO introduces a new 18v 3.0 Ah Li-Ion battery for their cordless tool lines, DuraSpin and Fusion.

New Houzz bedroom trends survey says homeowners who are renovating their closets are increasing the square footage.

Arauco North America is investing $325 million to build the largest continuous press particleboard mill in North America. Located in Grayling, MI, the new mill will produce 424MMSF (750 MCM) of panels per year, along with full lamination capabilities to support the Prism TFL decorative surfacing program.

The Canfor (TSX:CFP) sawmill in Canal Flats, British Columbia, which has a two-shift production capacity of 180 million board feet, will permanently close in November 2015. Employees will be transferred to other sawmills.

As timber grows, it soaks up carbon dioxide, and that carbon is stored in wood products, a carbon sink mitigates climate change. About half of the dry weight of wood is stored carbon; while 16 percent of global fossil fuel goes into manufacturing steel, concrete and bricks. www.TheMostNaturalResource.com. touts benefits of building with wood.

The FurniQi RTA side table, with Qi wireless charging technology, is made from hand-harvested Mao Zhu bamboo and is expected to launch in October.