Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Please click here to view invite.
By Jared Patchin | Posted: 03/28/2014 10:00AM on www.woodworkingnetwork.com In my last blog I mentioned an article I read in Inc. Magazine about a company that does not allow its employees to work more than 40 hours per week, and discussed why it’s important for wood shop owners not to fall into the trap of […]
Originally Posted on www.woodworkingnetwork.com CHICAGO – Pantone revealed color trends that will influence the home and interiors marketplace next year in PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2015. PANTONE VIEW home + interiors contains nine key trend palettes in addition to individual color and material direction. The nine palettes for 2015 are: Style-Setting, Abstractions, Botanicum, Zensations, […]
Register Now to play in the 2014 YFA Golf Tournament! When: May 19, 2014 Where: Coyote Hills Golf Course, Fullerton, CA
Originally Posted on www.woodworkingnetwork.com 3-20-14 TOCCOA, GA – With the start of the New Year, Osborne Wood Products brings yet another exciting product line to the table: Chair Kits. This North Georgia company is now offering solid wood, North American made dining and kitchen chair kits to consumers and the trade. Four unique styles have […]
Please take a moment to view this remarkable video that The NAM has produced to show young people across America that there is a future in manufacturing. Please share any comments you have here on the AWFS RoundUp. Thank you!
Originally posted on 3/10/2014 by Bill Esler BONITA SPRINGS, FL – The bad weather will make only a short-term dent in home construction, with rising temperatures unleashing 17% to 18% growth in residential construction, according to figures presented at the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturer’s Association annual convention today. Analyst Dennis McGill, Director of Research at Zelman […]
Please click here to see a January 2014 poll conducted by the Mellman Group and North Star Opinion Research and posted on the Alliance for American Manufacturing.
March 5, 2014 AWFS Calls for Proposals for 2015 Education Program The 2015 AWFS Fair show cycle is well under way and the Call for Proposals for the show’s education program has officially begun. The “College of Woodworking Knowledge” (CWWK) invites technical experts, exhibitors with an educational segment, business owners and managers, consultants and other […]
Originally posted on WoodworkingNetwork.com 3/3/2014 WASHINGTON – The wood products industry is among the dangerous occupations in the United States, particularly when machinery is used improperly or without the proper safeguards, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). OSHA recently issued its annual inspection plan under the Site-Specific Targeting 2014 program to direct enforcement resources […]
