City Furniture Gets High Ranking on Wood Furniture Scorecard
The National Wildlife Federation awarded Florida furniture chain City Furniture with a High Score for responsible wood sourcing practices. The 2023 Wood Furniture Scorecard, awarded annually by the National Wildlife Foundation and the Sustainable Furnishings Council, has given its “High Score” award to City Furniture, the 23-unit retail chain based in Fort Lauderdale. According […]
Design Magazine Domino Says Pinewood ‘Is Back’
Long relegated to a less prominent role in home wood usage, the design magazine says pine is gaining its popularity back. Pine has gotten a bad rap as a “cheap” wood the past few decades, the victim of too many kitchen cabinet jobs and assorted uses around the house. But now Domino magazine, which chronicles […]
Japan Continues to Grow Its Mass Timber Structure Base
The latest entry in the burgeoning global mass timber movement is the Port Plus building in Yokohama, outside Tokyo. The worldwide market for mass timber buildings and structures continues to expand and many are rising in Japan, often combining modern construction techniques with traditional Japanese joinery. The latest is the Obayashi Port Plus building in […]
The greenBOX Latest Ecogate Control Units
The newest state-of-the-art in on-demand dust collection is Ecogate’s new greenBOX. Ecogate’s latest product introduction is a state-of-the-art control unit designed to optimize dust collection and provide electricity savings of 50% to 75%, the Los Angeles-based company says. “The system is designed to be fully automated, so users are expected to just use their workstations. The […]
Nordfab Completes $5.5 Million Facility Expansion
Nordfab’s 55,000-square-foot production and warehouse addition to its Thomasville, NC facility is now completed. Construction has now been finished on a $5.5 million expansion of Nordfab Ducting’s facility in North Carolina, providing faster service of its most commonly ordered products from what is North America’s largest manufacturer of clamp-together ductwork for dust collection. Part of […]
Quality Orbital Sanding Units in Woodworking
Orbital sanding units have become indispensable in their capacity to achieve smooth and refined finishes. Traditionally, many woodworkers relied on pneumatic sanding units, which required cumbersome air compressors and were often noisy. However, with the advent of electrically driven motor units, woodworking businesses have experienced a transformative shift. Companies like Mirka and SurfPrep are at […]
IWF Partners with Top-Tier Woodworking Industry Organizations for 2024 Show
Industry Partners Alliance (IPA) members receive preferred benefits—from discounted show registration to exhibit booth space. Seventeen leading wood products industry trade and professional associations representing thousands of members have been named IWF 2024 Industry Partners Alliance members. The 17 organizations span the wood industry manufacturing, design, technology, and practitioner spectrum. All organizations and their memberships […]