Forty-three Woodworking Students Competed at the SkillsUSA California State Conference ANAHEIM, CA – April 27, 2022 – SkillsUSA California hosted the State Cabinetmaking and Introductory Woodworking competitions on Saturday, April 23rd at Chaffey High School in Ontario, California. Staff and industry volunteers from the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) and the Society of […]
To our dear volunteers…we can’t do it without you! We exist for YOU! In honor of National Volunteer Appreciation Week (April 17-23), AWFS® recognizes and thanks the volunteers who we serve and make our work possible! Our volunteer leadership commits their time to participate in regular meetings and make big decisions about the strategy and […]
Here are the Virginia Tech – U.S. Forest Service housing market commentaries for February 2022. These commentaries contain in-depth data and comments on the U.S. housing market. Part 1: Main – https://woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2022-02a-february-main.pdf Part 2: Economic conditions – https://woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2022-02b-february-econ-cond.pdf The housing report is a free service of Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and the U.S. Forest […]
Contact: Adria Salvatore: adria@awfs.org Anaheim, April 6, 2022 – The Association of Woodworking and Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) recently installed five new board members for the 2022-2023 board term, beginning their first of two, three-year terms. The new members include: — Phyllis Crystal, President of Uneeda Enterprizes — Cassey Gibson, Engagement Specialist at INNERGY — John […]
Winnie Gordon is the number one shop dog and boss at Shop Dogs Design. Her papa, Greg Gordon, is the man behind the saw. Winnie was adopted in January of 2017 by Greg and his wife. When Winnie arrived to their home she could not walk and was severely emaciated. In one of Greg’s earliest […]
A letter from Angelo Gangone, AWFS® EVP Dear AWFS® Member, I am pleased to announce that AWFS® recently installed five new board members for the 2022-2023 board term, beginning their first of two, three-year terms. The new members include: — Phyllis Crystal, President of Uneeda Enterprizes — Cassey Gibson, Engagement Specialist at INNERGY — John […]
The Society of Wood Manufacturing (SWM) is AWFS’ Southern California chapter focused on connecting local schools with industry professionals. SWM has started out 2022 with some exciting events and activities: — SkillsUSA California Regional Contests: In California, students compete at the regional level to determine who will advance to the State Conference. SWM developed the […]
The 2023 AWFS®Fair Space Draw is right around the corner, scheduled to begin on April 11th. In preparation for the event, AWFS® has created a menu of new incentives that all participating exhibitors can take advantage of while they are choosing their exhibit booth location. The incentive menu has options for any exhibitors who decide […]
There are many ways to address our current workforce challenges – and we should be trying them all! It will take all of us as an industry to address the big issues, for example: — We need to increase awareness about our industry and our careers. — We need to shift the perception of the […]
AWFS® Board President: What is normal anymore? Looking back at 2021, our industry saw record sales largely due to the housing market reaching the highest values in years, in part, due to low interest rates. The pandemic reduced travel, causing more Americans to stay home and invest in their assets. The AWFS®Fair was a success […]
