Companies and applications will be highlighted for benchmark technology in the kitchen, bath, office, home furniture and cabinetry industries.

Standard Furniture CEO Todd Evans will step down from his position at the residential furniture manufacturer. He will act as an advisor to the leadership team in a transition period through Nov. 1.

Wood-Mode is back in business after four months of closure and uncertainty.

A New Jersey importer of cabinetry is the first company fined for violating the national Formaldehyde Rule. Global Sourcing Solutions, a Division of Turner Logistics LLC, has agreed to pay a settlement of $544,064 for violations associated with the importation of non-compliant composite wood products.

HIGH POINT, N.C. -- According to Smith Leonard’s latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors, new orders in June 2019 were 6 percent below orders in June 2018. This marked the fifth month in a row that orders fell below the same month from a year ago. Some 64 percent of the participants reported lower orders compared to the prior year,  according to Furniture Insights, Smith Leonard PLLC’s industry newsletter for August 2019.

The expansion, adjacent to the existing Renewal by Andersen facility, will include a 350,000-square-foot Value Add Center to accommodate manufacturing, warehouse and office space.

ST. THOMAS, Ontario – Element5 plans to construct Ontario’s first cross laminated timber (CLT) plant in St. Thomas. The operation is scheduled to open in December 2020. The company said the new 125,000-square-foot facility “will house a technologically advanced, fully automated CLT and glulam production line,” capable of producing up to 45,000 cubic meters of CLT and glulam annually. Element5 said the operation will employ 50 full-time staff while creating an additional 240 new jobs in related manufacturing, sawmill, transportation and logging sectors.

LANCASTER, Pa. - How to identify and capitalize on emerging design and color trends are two key takeaways woodworkers can expect to pocket by attending the wood finishing seminar scheduled for 10 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18 during Wood Pro Expo at Warehouse of the Nook. The session, “Keeping Up with Trends: From Bellbottoms to Blockbuster,” will be presented by Les Smith, market development manager for the Sherwin Williams Company.

Hornbraker comes to Dubois from Sherwin-Williams Product Finishes Division where he held multiple senior sales positions.

The winning entry will receive a $500 cash prize and have their project professionally photographed and featured in an upcoming national advertisement.