Flexsteel Industries, manufacturer of upholstered and wood furniture for
residential, recreational vehicle, office, hospitality and healthcare
markets, says third quarter sales rose 4.6 percent.
Carousel Works opens its wooden carousel construction and restoration plant for tours of the 22,000 square foot wood shop May 6 and 7, 2011, offering a glimpse of ongoing restorations, including New York's Central Park carousel.
Case goods and seating manufacturer Geiger International announced plans to acquire a manufacturing facility in Hildebran, NC. Geiger will invest $3.7 million over three-years updating and equipping the 97,000-square-foot former Cox Manufacturing plant.
Office furniture maker HNI Corp. (NYSE: HNI) lost $1.8 million despite a
sales rise of 9 percent to $396.2 million for the first quarter ending
April 2, 2011.
Fifty years ago was the last time Rolls Royce created a new luxury Bentley. Since the Bentley line was acquired by Volkswagen, it has launched several new models, including the Mulsanne last year model. Bentley's woodshop is at work handcrafting veneers made from California burr walnut, with a state of the art assist.
Tornadoes and heavy storms felled trees in two wood manufacturing centers, Wisconsin and North Carolina, destroying homes and businesses, including Lincoln Windows in Merrill, WI. The National Weather Service ruffled the manufactured home industry when it estimated 90 percent of North Carolina fatalities were in prefab homes.