MOORESVILLE, NC – Weinig Group America has hired Peter Riehle to head up its newly formed System Solutions Division. He will oversee and coordinate the company’s new thrust toward providing customized, fully integrated, flexible work cells and systems.

FARMINGDALE, NY – Rogers Sales Co., a wood products supplier, added curved plywood, curved plywood components and furniture parts to its line of premium grade wood products, according to PR.com

CHARLOTTESTOWN, PEI – Negotiations are underway to create a power plant that would convert dead branches and tree bark into energy. Officials of Prince Edward Island are talking with New Phase Power of Alberta to locate the co-generation plant in a former fabrication yard in Borden-Carleton. The <I>Chronicle Herald<I> quoted Energy Minister James Ballem as saying, "We see it as another step toward our goal of having 30 percent of our energy from sustainable sources by 2016."

EASTON, ME – Huber Engineered Woods LLC’s manufacturing facility in Eaton has been certified in the Voluntary Protection Program of the U.S. Labor Department’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration.

DALLAS -- AGI In-Store (AGI), a designer and producer of point-of-purchase displays, and Lighting Science Group Corp. (LSG), a provider of energy efficient and environmentally responsible lighting solutions, have partnered to jointly develop Light Emitting Diode (LED) fixtures for

NEUMARKT, GERMANY -- Pfleiderer Sweden, a supplier of engineered wood, surface finished products and laminate flooring, has declared its offer for Pergo, a manufacturer of laminate flooring, unconditional, and will initiate mandatory redemption proceedings, according to CNW Telb

Furniture designer Hans J. Wegner died last month at the age of 92, according to Architectural Record. Wegner learned woodworking and furniture design at the start of his career. In 1943 he opened his own shop. Some of Wenger’s most notable designs are the China Chair, the Wishbone Chair and the Round Chair, which was used in the televised presidential debate between John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon.

CHICAGO -- USG Corp., a manufacturer and distributor of building systems, announced its specialty distribution subsidiary, L&W Supply, will acquire California Wholesale Material Supply Inc., a distributor of building materials, for $280 million, according to Modern Distribution Ma

EL RENO, OK -- Gemini Coatings Inc., a manufacturer of finishing products for wood, announced Mar. 1 the launch of a redesigned Web site www.gemini-coatings.com.

MEMPHIS, TN -- International Paper, a manufacturer and distributor of forest products, complet