Oliver P. Kuhrt, executive VP marketing at Koelnmesse, a furniture show venue in Cologne, Germany, told managers he will formally resign from his position

Klaussner Home Furnishings CEO Bill Wittenberg and the senior management team announced they have acquired the company from former owner Hans Klaussner, in a deal funded by Wells Fargo Capital Finance.

AWFS Fair show management announced that all Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers members will once again receive a 10 percent discount on any of the 46 AWFS Fair College of Woodworking Knowledge educational seminars taking place during the biennial woodworking show, July 20-23 at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Bush Furniture introduces new QTA ready-to-assemble casegoods technology at High Point Market.

The Southern Cypress Manufacturers Assn. (SCMA) elected its 2011 officers at the group's annual meeting.

High-volume production builder of wood and metal stud building components auctioned by Hilco Industrial through May 5 in New Baltimore, MI and La Porte, IN.

PARKERSBURG, WV -- SimEx, a vinyl extrusion company owned by Simonton Windows, recently celebrated its fourth consecutive year without a lost-time injury.

VANCOUVER, BC -- Architect Bing Thom of Bing Thom Architects of Vancouver won the Premier's Wood Champion Award and the Architect Award in the seventh annual 2011 Wood WORKS ! BC Wood Design Awards.

EAGAN, MN -- Mid Continent Cabinetry introduced its Custom Paint Program at the Minneapolis Home and Garden Show last month.

MARKHAM, ON -- Flakeboard, a manufacturer of composite wood panels, announced that it has completed "significant upgrades" to its MDF mill in Malvern, AR.