BATESVILLE,IN - Heartwood Manufacturing, a maker of custom wood and metal products, has expanded its capabilities with the addition of four new machines from Biesse America.

Components manufacturer and distributor Patrick Industries Inc. reported a 35 percent net sales increase, to $78.3 million for the fourth quarter fiscal ending Dec. 31.

Wood manufacturing plant investment and reorganization top reports again this week. Leggett & Platt consolidates a store fixtures plant; Dynamic Wood and Eastern Millwork expand.

A new contemporary furniture, lighting and design fair, DNA, will launch in September 2012 in Copenhagen.

Microvellum Inc. announced it has expanded its AutoCAD woodworking design and manufacturing software products into India.

Window and door manufacturer Soft-Lite LLC announced it has added a second state-of-the-art laminator line at its manufacturing facility in Streetsboro, OH.

COLUMBUS, OH - Franklin International launched a newly designed website for woodworkers and other users of its Titebond brand of adhesives, caulks and sealants.

Cabinets & Designs, a lifestyle designs showroom in Houston offering custom cabinet designs and cabinetry products from Wood-Mode, Brookhaven, Silestone by Cosentino and others, will put more emphasis on “Green Products.”

Almost 200 Chinese firms are subject to an inquiry into whether wood bedroom furniture made in China is being unfairly subsidized by its manufacturers. It is believed to be the largest such inquiry ever.

ATILBURY, ENGLAND - massive fire shut down what is billed as the largest wood biomass power station in Europe on Monday morning. (Includes video of the blaze.)