Longtime Challengers Award Chairman Passes

Arthur Garfield “Art” Raymond, Jr. was a long-time supporter of the IWF Challengers Award and held positions with both North Carolina State and Hooker Furniture. Art Raymond served as chairman of the Challengers Award for three show cycles from 2014 to 2018 and dedicated more than 20 years to NC State University, serving as an […]

IFS Coatings Set to Debut New Coatings for IWF 2024

New, smoother formulations will be the stars of the new powder coatings the company is set to introduce this summer. “Newer, smoother, better.” That’s how IFS Coatings describes its new line-up of powder coatings for HDF, MDF, hardwoods and other engineered wood products that it will introduce at the International Woodworking Fair this August in […]

Woodwork Career Alliance Sets Membership Record

The Woodwork Career Alliance – WCA registered a 40 percent increase in the number of credentials it issued last year. Proving the level of interest in woodworking careers and skills, the Woodwork Career Alliance of North America said it issued a record-shattering 1,359 credentials in 2023, nearly 40 percent more than the year before and […]

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 […]