The Department of Labor has released a proposed rule with the goal of "protecting millions of workers from the significant health risks of extreme heat."

On July 2nd, Pyramid Mountain Lumber, located in Steely Lake, Montana, delivered the last load of logs through the mill to be processed.

A steam explosion process is in use at a pilot plant in France to recycle laminate flooring and all MDF/HDF-containing products in general. Currently, the plant, which has been in operation since 2021, is producing over 1 ton of recycled fibers per hour, and these fibers reused in the production of new MDF/HDF products.

Palliser Furniture Group (PFG), the parent of Palliser and EQ3, has appointed Wendy Ferris as it’s returning Chief Culture & People Officer. Ferris will oversee the group’s Human Resources departments in both Mexico and Canada, beginning July 9.

Vanessa Nirode is a freelance writer who wrote a story for Time, the publishing company with a website called TimeStamped. In addition to being a freelance writer, she says she is a "pack rat" who is one of those people with "woefully unorganized and overstuffed closets."That was the premise for a recent story in which she tested various closet systems, and came up a list of 14 closet systems in a variety of categories that can help people to become more organized.

Join Lauren Schwartz, president of Meridian Closets, as she takes us through a tour of it boutique showroom in Fishers, Indiana. The showroom looks at a series of vignettes from a traditional closet to a Murphy Bed showplace and continues to a laundry space, mudroom and pantry.

The U.S. Department of Labor has determined a Georgia sawmill could have prevented a 24-year-old employee from suffering fatal injuries while working with a wood chipper if the company had ensured that federal safety regulations were followed.

The Solution Partners division of the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) recently awarded $35,000 in education scholarships to the children of industry workers.

SCM Group has signed an agreement with Tecno Logica to take over control of its share capital. SCM is an international manufacturer and distributor of equipment for woodworking and other industries. Techno Logica has offered bespoke automation solutions for a wide variety of industrial processes for more than 20 years.