TORONTO -- The Architectural Woodwork Manufacturers Association of Canada will present its new Sustainable Architectural Woodwork certification program at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo (WMS).

WASHINGTON -- Manhattan Group LLC has announced the voluntary recall of approximately 3,500 Twirlla wooden rattle because of a potential choking hazard.

The RPM Wood Finishes Group says it has acquired Fuhr Industrial, a provider of waterborne wood coating products and technologies based in Mansfield, TX.

MINNEAPOLIS MN -- The Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) issued a statement noting that the wood seized by the Department of Justice in the August 24 raid of Gibson Guitar's factory in Nashville in not FSC certified.

WASHINGTON -- Federal assistance for homeowners, institutions and even tree nurseries that suffered damage from Hurricane Irene is available from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

OPELIKA, AL -- Intercontinental Packaging Inc. was cited for 24 safety violations, including exposing workers to hazards associated with combustible dust, by the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

A raid of Gibson Guitar's factories in Memphis and Nashville by U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service agents August 24, over suspicions of illegal mahogany, unleashed a barrage of complaints. Is the storied manufacturer being bullied?

U.S. hardwood lumber exports fell to a 4-month low in June, with China accounting for almost two-thirds of the one-month decline.

Canadian National Railway Co., has inked a deal that will allow China's CNBM Forest Products Trading Ltd. to use CN's new lumber transload facility in Vancouver to increase the supply chain capacity for Canadian lumber exports.,

Wood chip and wood pellet fuel makers in the U.S. will see growth opportunities as Germany shutters its nuclear power plants.