HIGH POINT, NC -- Valspar Wood Products , introduced its PEEK 2011: Style Guide designed to help custom woodworkers and woodworking enthusiasts get in tune with trends in wood finishings, plus ideas and instruction to achieve the most contemporary finishes.

When dealing with your wood product, look at not only how well it is made, but how well it is packaged. Sometimes the package is the product.

MINNEAPOLIS, MN -- Valspar has tapped Hirshfield to distribute its complete line of wood coatings, including stains, varnishes, lacquers, topcoats, and other finishing products.

CLEVELAND, OH -- Sherwin-Williams has reached an agreement to purchase Arch Industrial Wood Coatings of Pianoro, Italy, which trades under the Sayerlack brand name.