U.S. residential furniture shipments posted double-digit gains for sixth straight month and demand for U.S. hardwoods is expected to slow due turmoil in Europe.

PIN, a store fixture manufacturer, recently installed two Holzma HPL 550 high-speed, high-production panel cutting systems to help it keep up with growth and expand its store fixture capabilities.

Woodworking machinery manufacturer Michael Weinig Inc. recently honored Alfred Egenberger for 50 years of service at the company.

Casadei-Busellato announced 3K Machinery will be an exclusive distribution partner for the areas of Kentucky, Indiana, southern Illinois, mid-southern West Virginia and southwest Ohio.

Former Sligh Furniture President and CEO Robert Lewis "Bob" Sligh passed away May 21. He was 84 years old.

Jack Shannon Jr. of J. T. Shannon Lumber Co. of Memphis, TN, was elected president of the Hardwood Manufacturers Association at its National Conference and Expo in New Orleans, LA.

he IKEA Foundation, working with Save the Children, said it would expand efforts to fight child labor in the cotton industry in the Indian states of Punjab, Haryana and Rajastan.

Indiana Furniture says it has been awarded Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) chain-of-custody certification for wood materials and lumber, by GFA Consulting Group.

Shipments of thermally fused melamine panels through April are running 7.1% behind the same period in 2011, according to the Composite Panel Association.

Wood fiber will be used by auto parts maker Magna Exteriors and Interiors in partnership with Ontario's Centre for Research and Innovation in Bio-Economy and the Alberta government.