Cabinet Makers Looking for Industry Pros to Help Develop Curriculum
By Mike Botta The Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) is looking for industry experts, including experienced shop owners and managers, to help develop the curriculum for CMA’s certification education curriculum. ...more »
New Restrictions on Wood Packaging Materials on Way
A proposal from APHIS would remove the exemption from ISPM 15 on wood packaging material moving between Canada and the U.S. ...more »
Wood: Key Weapon in the War Against Climate Change
By Mike Botta With depressed housing still likely to weigh heavily on the economic recovery of America’s woodworking industry, some leaders are pushing hard to spread word of the global benefits of using wood. ...more »
Sustainability Means Longevity
By Mike Botta Perhaps getting lost in all of the economic gloom and doom over the past couple of years has been the fact that the drive toward sustainability in manufacturing has not diminished. At bad times, it is perhaps easy for some...more »
Latin American Company Meets Standards for First Time
By Mike Botta Rondobel, a timber company in Pará, Brazil, has become the first company in Latin America to meet the Verification of Legal Origin (VLO) standards set by the Rainforest Alliance. The company was assisted by The Forest Trust...more »
Thoughts I thought today, I think . . .
I had a meeting recently with a group whose major mission is to introduce young people to the forestry industry, particularly with a focus on sustainable forest management, ecosystems, and the dramatic effect our trees and their fiber have on just...more »
IWF 2010 Announces New Upholstery Symposium and Pavilion
By Mike Botta Atlanta, GA — The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair-U.S.A. (IWF), Franklin Furniture Institute and the American Home Furnishings Alliance announced they will partner on a one-day Symposium...more »
What’s up Doc? Optimize your opportunities
By Steve Ehle, Field Editor You know those little inch-long, submarine-shaped pre-packaged carrots you can buy at just about any grocery store? Did you ever wonder what they do with the rest of the carrot? Me, too. What ever the...more »
As Goes the Economy, So Goes the Environment
By Mike Botta Seems that a growing number of Americans no longer feel as strongly as they did since the 1980s about the merits of preserving and protecting the environment. ...more »
