NORTH AURORA, IL -- The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has cited ABC Professional Tree Services Inc. with $146,000 in proposed penalties for allegedly failing to ensure employees were trained to work near energized transmission and distribution lines. The fines are the result of a May jobsite inspection in Morris, IL.

Flakeboard has published its first-ever Sustainability Report, detailing the company’s efforts in producing environmentally friendly products. Flakeboard is the largest composite panel manufacturer in North America, with eight manufacturing locations producing particleboard, MDF and HDF.

LUDWIGSHAFEN, GERMANY and CAORSO, ITALY -- BASF, a global chemical company, and SAIB, a timber manufacturer, presented their joint project to develop a lightweight particleboard at SICAM.

Vogel Paint has signed an agreement with Hesse-Lignal of Hamm, Germany to become its exclusive licensee for the manufacture of wood coatings in the United States.

LINCOLNSHIRE, IL – To commemorate the launch of its totally redesigned website – Closets-Expo.com – closet, garage, cabinet and other storage professionals are being offered free Closets Expo registration, a $20 value.

Multi-million dollar architectural woodworking firm Patella Manufacturing has closed its Montreal office, but will continue its business, with manufacturing at various locations.

Hardware manufacturers Salice Group and Bortoluzzi Sistemi have formed a strategic partnership.

HNI Corp. announced sales of $458.9 million and income from continuing operations of $15.6 million for the third quarter ended Oct. 2, 2010.

Kimball International Inc. has announced net sales of $294.7 million and net income of $0.5 million for the first quarter of fiscal year 2011 ending Sept. 30. The company’s net sales grew 7 percent over 2009 figures for the same period.

NEW LONDON, NC -- The American Society of Furniture Designers (ASFD) presented the 15th Annual Pinnacle Design Achievement Awards during the High Point Market.