Washington DC, (April 29, 2024) – A group comprised of AWFS® staff, board, and from the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) recently met with legislators in Washington D.C., interfacing with 16 Congressional offices from both the House of Representatives and the Senate. Throughout the meetings, members advocated for several key pillars […]
Anaheim, CA – (April 9th, 2024) – AWFS®, a leading woodworking, machinery, and suppliers’ organization, is pleased to announce the appointment of its new Board of Directors for the 2024-2025 term. The incoming board brings a wealth of experience and expertise to guide the company’s strategic direction and growth initiatives. The newly […]
Dear Colleagues, In December, the AWFS® staff and Board of Directors gathered in Dallas to hold our biennial planning meeting for the 2024-2025 budget cycle. This was my 11th planning meeting, since becoming an AWFS® staff member in 2003. During that time span, we have faced numerous scenarios. There was the optimism that followed the […]
Dear Colleagues, As 2024 gains momentum, conversations are turning towards the upcoming elections and the state of the economy. With the November elections on the horizon, there’s anticipation for potentially the highest voter turnout ever, making it an intriguing election regardless of one’s political affiliation. On the economic front, there’s a widespread expectation for interest […]
Here are the Virginia Tech – U.S. Forest Service housing market commentaries for February 2023. These commentaries contain in-depth data and comments on the U.S. housing market. Part 1: Main – https://woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-reports/2023-housing-report/casa-2023-02a-february-main.pdf Part 2: Economic conditions – https://woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-reports/2023-housing-report/casa-2023-02b-february-econ-cond.pdf The housing report is a free service of Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension, and the U.S. Forest […]
Some members of our industry community are experiencing hardship and we wanted to share opportunities to help them if you feel called to do so: Alicia Mendez is a faithful and active member of SWM (Society of Wood Manufacturing), our Southern California chapter for supporting woodworking education. She and her husband own a woodworking business […]
Our friend Dominic Rubino, of the Cabinet Maker Profit System, penned this clever adaptation of the famous Christmas poem and kindly shared it with us to share with YOU! Please enjoy this fun poem (don’t miss the video of Dom reading it!)…and Happy Holidays from AWFS®!
We were all saddened to hear about the passing of our friend and colleague Archie Thompson on November 2nd. Archie had been a volunteer for AWFS® for over two decades and joined our board at the same time as I did, when I was a volunteer for the Association back in 2000. In fact, he […]
Greetings, It is finally official! The AWFS®Fair scheduled for July 20-23 is going to happen. This is exciting news! After many months of uncertainty in our industry we are very pleased to officially proclaim that the show will be happening this year in Las Vegas. This will be the first major Woodworking show in the […]
by Angelo Gangone, Executive VP of AWFS® Las Vegas and the Fair will have more “pre-pandemic” feel than anticipated! With cases of Covid-19 continuing to trend downward and the number of vaccinated individuals continuing to expand, last week we also received some welcome news from local government officials in Clark County, Nevada. The local […]
