IWF Wood Technology Awards, Cabinetry Fire, SIBO Top News

By Bill Esler

June 6, 2012 | 11:40 pm CDT

IWF Wood Technology Awards, Cabinetry Fire, SIBO Top News Wood industry technology expected at the International Woodworking Fair triggered excitement, as trade show managers released the finalists in the 2012 Challengers Distinguished Achievement Awards. Woodworking Network broke the news Wednesday night, and it became the most-viewed report online within hours.

Woodworking Network will publish the IWF 2012 Official Challengers Award publication in two weeks, with expanded profiles of the finalists and a a retrospective on the wood industry technology and supplies that have won the Challenger Awards over the years.

Also topping the weeks reports were a story of a custom cabinet and furniture shop leveled by fire, IKEA fielded an accusation it logs old-growth forests,

	2012 IWF Challengers Award Finalists Named By Bill Esler \| Updated: 06/05/2012 4:26:00 PM Twenty-one wood manufacturing products from 20 companies have been named finalists in the 2012 Challengers Distinguished Achievement Awards competition, advancing one step in the competition. Winners will be announced August 22. Read more
	Custom Furniture & Cabinet Shop Leveled by Fire By Karen Koenig \| Updated: 06/04/2012 10:21:00 AM Starboard Woodcraft Ltd.'s custom furniture and cabinet operations in Doyles, Newfoundland, were leveled by fire on May 31. The official cause of the blaze has not been determined Read more
	IKEA Accused of Logging Old-Growth Forest in Russia By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 06/05/2012 12:47:00 PM The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) has attacked international furniture retailer IKEA for allegedly participating in the logging of pine trees 200 to 600 years old in Karella located on Russia's western border. Read more
	UK Furniture Firm Opening New Plant in North Carolina By Karen Koenig \| Updated: 06/04/2012 7:30:00 AM Trading desk and control room furniture manufacturer SBFI announced plans to open a new plant in McDowell County, North Carolina. Read more
	Patented Wood Swatches Simulate Real Thing By Bill Esler \| Updated: 06/01/2012 1:47:00 PM Wood flooring, cabinets and countertops are shown in large-format, hyper-realistic reproductions, allowing clients to really see how the grain and stain will appear. Read more
	SIBO – Quebec’s 2012 Wood Industry Event Suspended By Rich Christianson\| Updated: 06/06/2012 3:58:00 PM Vance Communications Canada announces that the 2012 edition of Salon Industriel du Bois Ouvré (SIBO) will not be held. Read more
	Wood Fiber Auto Parts Project Wins Canadian Backing By Bill Esler \| Updated: 05/31/2012 7:13:00 AM Wood fiber will be used by auto parts maker Magna Exteriors and Interiors in partnership with Ontario's Centre for Research and Innovation in Bio-Economy and the Alberta government. Read more
	Ashley Furniture $6M Factory Expansion By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 05/30/2012 2:07:00 PM Ashley Furniture Industries broke ground on a $6 million expansion. Ashley Furniture Never Lost Sight of Made in America notes Christianson's blog. Separately Ashley Furniture was awarded $1.9 Million from J.P. Morgan Read more of Ashley's expansion
	Herman Miller Closing Nemschoff Chair Plant By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 06/02/2012 7:38:00 PM Herman Miller Inc. will close the Nemschoff healthcare chairs plant that it acquired in a deal finalized in January 2011 and move production to Sheboygan, WI. Read more
	Tiny Home Builders Grow During Economic Instability By Josh Krol \| Updated: 06/03/2012 8:00:00 PM Florida-based wood manufacturer that builds small mobile homes sees growth in a struggling economy. Read more

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	2012 IWF Challengers Award Finalists Named By Bill Esler \| Updated: 06/05/2012 4:26:00 PM Twenty-one wood manufacturing products from 20 companies have been named finalists in the 2012 Challengers Distinguished Achievement Awards competition, advancing one step in the competition. Winners will be announced August 22. Read more
	Custom Furniture & Cabinet Shop Leveled by Fire By Karen Koenig \| Updated: 06/04/2012 10:21:00 AM Starboard Woodcraft Ltd.'s custom furniture and cabinet operations in Doyles, Newfoundland, were leveled by fire on May 31. The official cause of the blaze has not been determined Read more
	IKEA Accused of Logging Old-Growth Forest in Russia By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 06/05/2012 12:47:00 PM The Global Forest Coalition (GFC) has attacked international furniture retailer IKEA for allegedly participating in the logging of pine trees 200 to 600 years old in Karella located on Russia's western border. Read more
	UK Furniture Firm Opening New Plant in North Carolina By Karen Koenig \| Updated: 06/04/2012 7:30:00 AM Trading desk and control room furniture manufacturer SBFI announced plans to open a new plant in McDowell County, North Carolina. Read more
	Patented Wood Swatches Simulate Real Thing By Bill Esler \| Updated: 06/01/2012 1:47:00 PM Wood flooring, cabinets and countertops are shown in large-format, hyper-realistic reproductions, allowing clients to really see how the grain and stain will appear. Read more
	SIBO – Quebec’s 2012 Wood Industry Event Suspended By Rich Christianson\| Updated: 06/06/2012 3:58:00 PM Vance Communications Canada announces that the 2012 edition of Salon Industriel du Bois Ouvré (SIBO) will not be held. Read more
	Wood Fiber Auto Parts Project Wins Canadian Backing By Bill Esler \| Updated: 05/31/2012 7:13:00 AM Wood fiber will be used by auto parts maker Magna Exteriors and Interiors in partnership with Ontario's Centre for Research and Innovation in Bio-Economy and the Alberta government. Read more
	Ashley Furniture $6M Factory Expansion By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 05/30/2012 2:07:00 PM Ashley Furniture Industries broke ground on a $6 million expansion. Ashley Furniture Never Lost Sight of Made in America notes Christianson's blog. Separately Ashley Furniture was awarded $1.9 Million from J.P. Morgan Read more of Ashley's expansion
	Herman Miller Closing Nemschoff Chair Plant By Rich Christianson \| Updated: 06/02/2012 7:38:00 PM Herman Miller Inc. will close the Nemschoff healthcare chairs plant that it acquired in a deal finalized in January 2011 and move production to Sheboygan, WI. Read more
	Tiny Home Builders Grow During Economic Instability By Josh Krol \| Updated: 06/03/2012 8:00:00 PM Florida-based wood manufacturer that builds small mobile homes sees growth in a struggling economy. Read more

See the Woodworking Network's 2012 International Woodworking Fair news

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