STAMFORD, CT – Olympus Partners, a private equity group, reportedly is buying WII Components Inc., a manufacturer of engineered wood doors and kitchen and bath components, for $295.5 million, according to United Press International. Behman Capital III LP of New York has been the majority owner of the Minnesota-based company since 2003.

MEDFORD, OR – Microvellum Inc. announced the formation of Microvellum UK. The new London-based branch is headed by Cliff Thomas of MV Technical Services. MV’s staff recently completed Microvellum’s advanced two-week certification program in preparation for selling and servicing the software in the United Kingdom.

PALM SPRINGS, CA - “Today’s Family,” a national television program, will feature the RotaBob rotary closet rack as part of a show segment entitled “America’s Most Innovative Closet Solutions.” The program is to air this spring. F & B Sales Co. is the exclusive importer of the product to the United States. They will introduce it to closet industry professionals at the Closets & Home Organization Conference & Expo™, March 21-23, in Schaumburg, IL. For more information, visit www.rotarycloset.com.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI –Furniture dealer Interphase announced it is opening Interphase Health, a new division committed to selling to the healthcare market, according to The Grand Rapids Press. Interphase is the first west Michigan office furniture dealer to create a dedicated healthcare furniture division.

SAN DIEGO -- Avalon Doors LLC, a custom door manufacturer based in Encinitas, CA, has been selected to supply 100 custom entry door systems to the Hotel Del Coronado, located on the island of Coronado, near San Diego, according to PRWeb. 



WESTON, ON - Auto “V” Grooving is readying plans for its first U.S. fabrication plant in Las Vegas, NV, a new business model that will allow small custom cabinet shops and countertop fabricators to submit their solid surface countertops and cabinet production orders to be fabricated using v-grooving technology.

HIGH POINT, NC - Vecoplan LLC appointed Kim James as marketing communications director. He will oversee marketing in North, Central and South America for the company’s complete product line, including shredders, material handling and waste reduction equipment. Prior to joining Vecoplan, James owned and operated The James Group, a business-to-business advertising agency in industrial marketing.

JASPER, IN – Kimball Office worked with TVS Interiors to transform a 12,000-square-foot facility in New York into its new showroom. The entire space was designed utilizing the guidelines of the U.S. Green Building Council’s LEED-CI program.

OREM, UT – MITY Enterprises, a designer, manufacturer and marketer of institutional furniture, will hold its quarterly conference call to discuss third quarter results on Wednesday, Jan. 31, at 4:30 p.m. EST, according to Business Wire. The call will be webcast by CCBN and can be accessed at MITY’s Web site.

INDIANAPOLIS, IN – CounterCo Inc., a regional wholesale distributor of woodworking products and supplies, has acquired selected assets of Superior Distributing Co. Inc., also based in Indianapolis. One of the key product additions is Blum hardware. CounterCo has three locations: Indianapolis, Louisville, KY; and Greensboro, NC. For more information, phone (800) 837-7550.