Provident Millwork & Hardware, a two-year-old architectural millwork firm in Winchester, CT, specializing in high-end home interiors, says it plans on expanding.

A Woodworker Zone for the latest in woodworking machinery and tools for professionals in the wood processing, woodworking, furniture, carpentry, joinery, cabinet making, interior design and the wooden building material manufacturing sector will be added to the Middle East Manufacturing Exhibition, which runs Nov. 28-30, 2010 at the Abu Dhabi Exhibition Center.

VIENNA, AUSTRIA -- Organizers of the 8th International Wood-Plastics Composite Conference have issued a call for papers.

A $45 million expansion is now underway at laminate flooring manufacturer Kronotex USA. Kronotex’s expansion project includes 225,000 square feet of additional warehouse space and new factory, administrative and sales offices.

HARTSELLE, AL -- David Grover, 39, of Hartselle has been charged with arson for allegedly starting a January fire at Hartselle Plywood and Lumber Company.

Kimball Office’s manufacturing facilities in Post Falls, ID, and Jasper, IN, have been recognized for implementing environmental strategies that strive to eliminate or minimize pollutants before they are generated.

Cabinetry production equipment in the former plant of Cabinetec Incorporated, a modern, state-of-the-art wood cabinet manufacturer in St. George, UT that closed earlier this year, was auctioned last week.

In recognition of National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, Steelcase is partnering with textile manufacturer Victor Group to offer a limited-edition Think chair featuring pink fabric. The pink Think chair will be available exclusively through the online Steelcase store.

Gains were seen in furniture/fixtures employment in South Carolina over the past year, up 9.7%, reports Manufacturers Register, an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News Inc. (MNI) of Evanston, IL.

SigmaTEK Systems hosted its first SigmaTEK Academy for fabricating materials using plasma, laser, punch and waterjet cutting machines.