WWP September 2006
In This Issue
Environmental Agency Takes Action Against Timber Smuggling
Each year, more than $1 billion in losses are incurred by the U.S. timber industry due to illegal logging abroad.
Urban Hardwoods - Turning Trash Into Treasures
A Seattle company is helping others earn LEED credits by recycling wood waste into custom furniture and architectural millwork.
Sure Cure for Employee Complaints…Ignore Them and They"ll Go Away!
Taking your employees’ comments seriously will help to ensure good employees’ longevity with your company.
WOOD 100 - Leaps and Bounds
PremierGarage has enjoyed extensive growth over its three years of existence, and a new production plant ensures that future growth will be taken in stride.
WOOD 100 - Executives Share Their Concerns
The economy, employee recruitment and retention, and the rising cost of raw materials are just some of the concerns facing this year’s WOOD 100 companies.
WOOD 100 - Company Listings
1.) PremierGarage Systems LLC
Phoenix, AZ
‘04: $3,848,000 ‘05: $12,210,000
Sales ‘05: +217.3% Projected ‘06: +85%
Est. 2003 Employees: 40
Garage enhancement products
WOOD 100 - Raising the Bar
The median growth from this year’s crop of WOOD 100 companies is the largest percentage in the report’s 17-year history.
Making Profitable Outsourcing Decisions
A new make vs. buy study sheds light on the latest trends in domestic and global outsourcing of wood components.
ISWonline At 10: A Long, Strange Trip
As far as i’m concerned, Harry Urban, not Al Gore, invented the internet. At the very least, it was my long-term colleague who brought it to the wood industry.
ISWonline Marks 10 Years of Service
Wood & Wood Products celebrates the 10th birthday of Industrial Strength Woodworking by looking back and looking forward.