Hardwood lumber demand and prices will likely hold steady over the summer months.

Pallet Repair Services S.A. Inc. has been cited for exposing workers to amputation hazards and other safety violations by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) re-elected one member and elected one new member to its board of directors.

NeoCon furniture and casegoods winners, rising plywood and panel pricing, excesses of oak, and Jeld-Wen Window and Doors acquisition of Craftmaster Manufacturing were most viewed reports this week.

North American composite panel shipments in May totaled 523 MMSF, up 2.2% from last month and up 8.3% from 479 MMSF (3/4” basis) in May 2011, according to the Composite Panel Association.

At IWF 2012, SolidSurface.com will be among the sponsors for the upcoming Countertop Symposium on Tuesday, August 21.

Kimball International donated over 3,000 shoes to the Soles4Souls charity. The Tennessee based charity collects gently worn and new shoes to distribute to people who need them.

La-Z-Boy Inc. reported that it received more than $18 million in wood bedroom furniture antidumping income, increasing its fiscal 2012 profit to $88.9 million, more than five times the net income it posted in FY 2011.

Tournesol Siteworks is giving urban wood a second lease on life in its new line of Boulevard outdoor benches.