OLDHAM, UK – The case against a cabinet manufacturer exonerated on charges that he defrauded clients has taken another turn. According to the Local Government Chronicle, Oldham officials are thinking about appealing a judge’s ruling that its taxpayers reimburse the court system approximately 2 million pounds for the “flawed” prosecution of cabinet manufacturing mogul Vance Miller. He was cleared in January of charges that he cheated customers by selling them kitchen cabinets made of particleboard and MDF that he had marketed at “high quality.”

Global demand for countertops is projected to increase 3.3% annually to 341 million square meters in 2013, according to industry researcher The Freedonia Group Inc.

MANCHESTER, UK – A judge dismissed the case against executives of one of England’s largest kitchen cabinet manufacturing companies, accused of advertising products made with MDF and particleboard as solid wood. The judge ruled that the trading standards case against Vance Miller and three co-defenders, was “flawed” and based on a “misconceived” investigation, according to 24Dash.com.

I don’t know many woodworking professionals, particularly those who sell machinery, who are not happy that 2009 is over and the prospect of making a fresh start in a new year rekindles hope for better times.

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