Registration is open for the 2020 Woodworking Industry Conference, which will be held May 5-8.

During this year’s Woodworking Industry Conference, the Foundation’s Board of Trustees selected eight students to receive a total of $13,500 in scholarships.

Jim Besonen, president of Wood Machinery Systems, Inc., Minnetonka, Minnesota, was elected WMIA chairman of the board.

Joint effort between Herrick & White, WMIA, Skills for Rhode Island’s future and industry suppliers demonstrates possible career paths.

The WMIA has organized this opportunity on November 5 to enable their member companies to present all aspects of the industry to vocational students in New England.

Through collaboration with the Wood Technology Industry Institute (WTII) and Pittsburg State University, the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA) has announced the launch of a brand-new Boot Camp for Service Technicians.

WMIA honors those who helped make it 40 years strong, while looking ahead to a vibrant future.

William "Bill" Cowan, 89, retired president of Memphis Machinery & Supply Co. and Rees Memphis Inc., has passed away.

LAHAINA, HI --  Alex Genov, Head of Customer Research at Zappos, told Wood Industry Congress (WIC) attendees to do what it takes to understand customers as people and not as demographic statistics.  Genov said Zappos, the giant online shoe retailer that is owned by Amazon.com, empowers its customer service employees to do whatever is necessary to make customers happy. Zappos employees may make decisions on refunds and exchanges without input from management. His presentation was delivered during the Joint WMIA/WMMA Technology session of WIC on May 2.

It is WMIA’s goal for this website to serve as an online buyer’s guide, and it will be a valuable tool for industry customers performing online searches for woodworking machines.