The wood-centered event will help attendees improve their workplace safety program.

Wood and other homes saw increased sales during the month.

PPG has been selected as a coatings supplier by Somerset.

WoodWorkers Guild of America earned the Award of Excellence for its woodworking web-based video clip titled Cleaning a Rusty a Rusty Table at the 15th Annual Videographer Awards.

Wutongs, deciduous trees with large trunks and pale smooth bark, have been threatened by Chinese urban development in the capital of Nanjing. Residents are protesting the destruction of the trees.

Daniel Berrios has been named the winner of the 2011 WorldSkills cabinetmaking qualifying trial and will represent the United States in the 2013 WorldSkills competition in Germany.

AWFS Fair Recycling Program Turns Scrap from Show into Wood Chips for Nature Sanctuary; Reduces Waste Once Sent to Landfill by 6:1 Ratio.

Exhibitors Make, Donate 30 Multi-Shelf Cabinets Made at AWFS Fair to Animal Shelter; 16 Woodworking Industry Companies Participate in 2011 SmartShop Program.

SCM Group North America and John Henderson and Co. donated bookcases built during the 2011 AWFS Fair to Opportunity Village.

2011 Fresh Wood winners announced July 22 at AWFS Fair in Las Vegas.