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 […]
Contribution of $3,500 to go to Woodworking Career Alliance scholarships program. As part of an ongoing commitment to education and training initiatives in the wood products manufacturing industry, the Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers (AWFS) andCabinetMaker+FDM magazine have announced a joint effort to contribute $3,500 to the scholarship fund of the Woodworking Career Alliance. The contribution is […]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Jennifer Evans jennifer@awfs.org 323-215-0317 Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers Launches Online Source Guide Anaheim, CA, February 26, 2014 – The Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) has launched a Membership Product Promotion Platform (M3P) that will be used to showcase and promote the products and services of its members […]
James S. Carroll James Soisson Carroll, 88, of Mendota passed away February 23 at his home. Services will be Friday, February 28 at 10:30 a.m. in Holy Cross Church, Mendota with the Rev. Fredi Gomez Torres officiating. Burial will follow at Restland Cemetery, Mendota with Military rites by VFW Post 4079. Visitation is 4-7 […]
Originally posted on www.manucaturing.net on 2/25/14 NAM President’s Manufacturing Speech Calls for Policies That Help Seize Opportunities, Not Hold Us Back Houston, Texas — National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) President and CEO Jay Timmons delivered the annual State of Manufacturing address today in Houston, Texas, one of the manufacturing community’s most vibrant economic centers. Speaking […]
AWFS has partnered with Laguna Tools to benefit Wounded Veterans. Please click here to read the press release and application.
Please click here to read AWFS member company, Nordson Corporation, Press Release on VersaPUR Adhesive Melters.
Please click here to read the December 2013 Housing Commentary which was generously provided by Virginia Tech.
By Paul Downs, 2/11/2014 Shipping stuff is a big part of my operation, so it’s with some bemusement that I’ve watched the efforts of Amazon to hide the costs (and challenges) of delivery from customers. First there was Amazon Prime, which all but eliminated shipping charges, and then came all of those stories about Amazon […]
Blum, Inc., Royal Plywood and Laguna Tools participated in the SkillsUSA California Region 3 woodworking contests, held on Saturday, February 1 at Los Angeles Trade Technical College. Nearly forty area high school students were registered for the Cabinetmaking contest and the Introductory Woodworking contest. The Cabinetmaking contestants prepared a bill of materials and built cabinet […]
