Ace Hardware CEO Named Retail Radical by The Robin Report

In its annual awards for innovation in the retail field, John Venhuizen was one of handful of executive honorees. “What is more radical than leading a 100-year-old brand into the future by reinventing the legacy hardware store model?” asks The Robin Report, the newsletter for executives in the retail field. It just awarded its Retail […]

Home Depot Recognizes Four Vendors With 2024 Honors

Several suppliers of wood products have been honored by the big home improvement retailer with Innovation and Partner Awards. Each year Home Depot recognizes many of its vendors with Innovation Awards and Partner acknowledgements, including those in the wood products and lumber fields. The Innovation Awards recognize products that have “transformed the home improvement landscape,” […]

IWF 2024 Design Emphasis Award Winners Announced

Today at IWF 2024 in the Design Emphasis Gallery (Booth C922), IWF announced six winners of the 2024 Design Emphasis Student Furniture competition. IWF Design Emphasis is widely acclaimed as a foremost furniture design competition for U.S. college students. Sponsored by IWF and its owner, WIA, the competition affords students a platform to demonstrate design […]

IWF 2024 Challengers Award Winners Announced

IWF announced seven winners in the 2024 IWF Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award® competition. The winners were selected from 20 finalists, narrowed from a field of 92 entries from 75 exhibiting companies. The world-renowned IWF Challengers Award recognizes innovation in products, services, or manufacturing techniques that will advance the woodworking industry overall. The 2024 IWF Challengers […]