Great Southe,rn Wood Preserving Inc., a producer of pressure treated wood has acquired the assets of Escue Wood Preserving Inc. of Millwood, Ky.

ARCADIA, Wis. – Ashley Furniture Industries has been designated a 2022 bronze-level Military Friendly Employer by VIQTORY, a service-disabled veteran-owned small business that connects military veterans with education and career opportunities in civilian life.

FORT MILL, S.C. -- WEIMA America, the North American subsidiary of WEIMA Maschinenbau, GmbH, has named Madison Burt as its chief executive officer. Burt has been a member of the leadership team of WEIMA America Inc. for more than a decade. He is currently serving as vice president of sales and marketing. He will step into his new role on Jan. 1, 2022. A graduate of Mississippi State University, Burt has an extensive background in engineering.

A new business model proposed by Weinig intends to offer more flexibility and access to the latest technologies.

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – Woodworkers looking for ideas to start or take their digital marketing activities to the next level will get some useful guidance when Darrell Keezer takes to the WMS Live stage during the 2022 Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo (WMS). 

Benchmark study finds that most North American woodworking managers expect the industry’s already problematic skills gap to widen.

National building products distributor's charitable foundation supports the Gary Sinise Foundation's R.I.S.E. Program with funding and discounted building materials.

ARCADIA, Wis.— Ashley Furniture Industries earned a distinguished performer award in the Sustainability category from the global firm of Deloitte, which recognized Ashley as a “green” corporation that balances economic growth, social equity, and environmental management.  Ashley also ranked No. 7 on Deloitte’s Wisconsin 75 listing of the 75 largest private companies in Wisconsin, based on sales revenue. 

MISSISSAUGA, Ontario – N.R. Murphy will showcase its dust collection expertise at the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Feb. 24-25, 2022, at the International Centre. 

Six U.S. military veterans, all of served in active duty roles in Iraq and/or Afghanistan, were selected to join a free woodturning program that provides them with a slew of woodworking equipment, tools and materials, as well as training in the art of woodturning. The vets, five of whom served in the U.S. Army and one in the U.S. Marines, were part of flood of applicants in this year's program, said Paul Mayer, owner of the ToolMetrix Youtube channel and founder of the VetsTurn program. Several were wounded in combat or suffer from PTSD as a result of the experience.