Steelcase Inc. announced that all 17 of its active solid colors and seven wood grain 3mm and 1mm edge bands are PVC-free on twelve of its office systems furniture product lines.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Stiles Machinery Inc. recently announced that its line of solid wood equipment is now available in Canada through Quebec-based CNC Automation.

CarianoGRAND RAPIDS, MI —Leitz Tooling Systems, a world-wide manufacturer of machine tools for processing wood and advanced materials, announced the appointment of Bill Cariano to the position of president, overseeing all North American operations for the company. Cariano was formerly with Stiles Machinery.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Stiles Machinery Inc. announced it will not exhibit at the 2010 International Woodworking Machinery & Supply Fair this August in Atlanta and will instead re-allocate resources that would have been incurred by participating in IWF. In a press release, the company said, "Stiles has been proud to exhibit at every IWF since its inception, but feels that it is inappropriate to do so this year given economic realities."

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Stiles Machinery Inc. announced that it has entered into agreements to represent Makor SRL and Venjakob Maschinenbau GmbH for all non-wood related applications.

GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Stiles Machinery Inc. of Grand Rapids, and Cefla Finishing America Inc. of High Point, NC, jointly announced changes in their distribution agreement. 2010 will be a transition year during which Stiles and Cefla will work together to service and support their wood-related customers. By December 2010, Stiles and Cefla will dissolve their agreement in favor of separate distribution strategies.