KAMLOOPS, BC -- Firefighters responding to what was termed a "stubborn fire" Jan. 31 at Tolko's Heffley Creek plywood mill, were able to bring the blaze under control before it could do more damage.

Wood Week - Steelcase quarter-billion dollar note offering; $2 million in wood inventory auctioned; and insolvency for an IKEA RTA furniture manufacturer in Canada. This and more for the week in woodworking.

CHARLOTTE, NC -- Free registration is being offered for the Technology Tour, which will anchor the final day of the Closets & Home Organization Conference & Expo, featuring the 2011 Cabinet Conference.

DARTMOUTH, NOVA SCOTIA -- Scanwood, a manufacturer of wood furniture for IKEA, was declared insolvent by a Halifax court and will look to regain its financial footing.

Compounding the pressure facing U.S. construction firms, the Associated General Contractors of America has noted that prices for materials rose in December, despite flat bid prices for the same period.

Pfleiderer AG has announced that Wolfgang Haupt will vacate his seat on the Supervisory Board effective March 1, 2011, for personal reasons.

Office furniture giant Steelcase Inc. has agreed to sell $250 million aggregate principal amount of 6.375% senior notes, due Feb. 15, 2021.

True North Certified Forest Products Network announced it has added six new member firms to its FSC Chain-of-Custody group certification program: Old Globe Reclaimed Wood Co., Southern Minnesota Woodcraft, White Cedar Shingles & Lumber, Real Closet, Extreme Panel Technologies and Pine Valley Cabinet Co.

LAHTI, FINLAND -- A furniture-grade, formable plywood developed by UPM Plywood will be introduced at the internatonal Interzum Fair in Cologne Germany, May 25-28.

Robotic tooling manufacturer Applied Robotics Inc. has named Michael F. Quinn, P.E., as chief executive officer and president upon the retirement of Thomas Petronis.