Industrial Woodworking Corp., which manufactures for contract furniture and healthcare furniture companies, says it its new ISO 13485 and ISO 9001 certification for quality management could help exports.

Knape & Vogt will consolidate the operations of Knape & Vogt – Waterloo into its facilities in Grand Rapids, MI. The closure of the Kitchener, ON-based Waterloo manufacturing facility was announced May 1.

Trinity Furniture Inc. will add 24,000 square feet to its manufacturing facility, bringing the contract furniture maker’s operations under one roof.

Restructuring charges yield a loss, but the contract furniture giant Steelcase saw big growth in the Americas.Impairments and tax charges were mostly in Europe and Asian markets; $3.6 million for environmental remediation at a former U.S. manufacturing plant.

Results for the contract furniture giant reflect continued strength in the Americas and significant impairment and tax-related charges primarily in EMEA.

Herman Miller Inc. reported a 10.6% improvement in net earnings for its third quarter ended March 2 compared to the third quarter of 2012, despite softened demand for federal government procurement.

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Sales for 2013 are expected to match or beat 2012 figures. That is the consensus of a majority of representatives from the major woodworking markets.