Discount advance registration for attending Wood Tech Summit, a two-day, three-conference event for North American woodworking professionals, has been extended through Wednesday, October 17

Alliance Door Products Canada, Inc. acquired the assets of Summit Distributors Inc., Edmonton, Alberta, Canada, effective November 5, 2012.

Kaycan Ltd., supplier of vinyl, aluminum and engineered wood siding and trim, finalized its acquisition of engineered wood products firm Uniboard Canada, from Pfleiderer.

Furniture Manufacturing & Supply China, a Shanghai woodworking equipment trade show, drew 30,759 attendees and 761 exhibitors during its Sept. 11-14, 2012 run, say show managers.

The Composite Panel Assn. has entered phase two of its Eco-Certified Composite (ECC) Sustainability Standard program.

Woodshop Panel Handling: Even Small Shops Can Automate It, says Hartmut Schrage of Bargstedt. Schrage speaks at Wood Tech Summit 2012, Oct. 22-23 at the downtown University of British Columbia Vancouver, BC campus.

Aiming at Poggenpohl cabinets, U.S. investors CoBe Capital will acquire Warendorfer Küchen, a maker of premium kitchen cabinetry from AFG Arbonia-Forster-Holding AG. The deal closes December 31, 2012.