Two-day Summit at Department of Education Welcomed by Secretary Betsy DeVos; Included Site Visits Anaheim, CA – Nov 15, 2018 — Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) was invited to participate in the 4th U.S.-China State and Provincial Education Leaders Dialogue: Technical and Vocational Education and Training (TVET), held in Washington D.C. October 30-31. […]
You may have already seen that last week the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte published the highly anticipated 2018 update to their oft-referenced Manufacturing Skills Gap study. The need is even more intense than the last report in 2015. You can download the full report and the synopsis, and see infographics here: https://www2.deloitte.com/us/en/pages/manufacturing/articles/future-of-manufacturing-skills-gap-study.html And this article […]
AWFS is a client of LobbyIt. Each month, LobbyIt prepares the following report on public policy updates and activity for AWFS and its member companies. AWFS Monthly Report Greetings! The month of October was dominated with the midterm elections, as DC emptied out when Members and most of their staff left to their respective districts […]
AWFS supports the proposed amendments to the EPA rule for better alignment with the CARB ATCM. It will make it easier for suppliers and customers alike to comply with both rules and will enhance enforcement of suppliers (off shore imports) who do not comply, or worse yet, falsify compliance. https://news.bloombergenvironment.com/environment-and-energy/engineered-wood-industry-pleased-with-epa-formaldehyde-proposal EPA seeking to align federal […]
Below, please find two links to the Virginia Tech – U.S. Forest Service housing market commentaries for August 2018. These commentaries contain in-depth data and comments on the U.S. housing market. Part 1: Main – https://www.woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2018-08a-august-main.pdf Part 2: Economic conditions – https://www.woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2018-08b-august-econ-cond.pdf The housing report is a free service of Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension, […]
AWFS is a client of LobbyIt. Each month, LobbyIt prepares the following report on public policy updates and activity for AWFS and its member companies. AWFS Monthly Report Greetings! As anyone who watches the news knows, the latter half of September was dominated by the Supreme Court confirmation process. After smooth sailing and what seemed […]
As shared by AWFS Board Consultant, Past President, and Regulatory Representative Wade Gregory: The Community Air Pollution Blueprint has been approved and is moving forward, as you can see from the press release below. Here is a link to Appendix F of the final Blueprint, which remains unchanged in its wording on the ATCM and […]
Oct 9, 2018 Is your company impacted by recent tariff and trade policies? AWFS is conducting a brief six-question survey to determine whether our members companies are impacted by recent trade and tariff policy changes. Your participation in this survey will help us determine the direction needed for our public policy efforts and how we can help […]
Below, please find two links to the Virginia Tech – U.S. Forest Service housing market commentaries for July 2018. These commentaries contain in-depth data and comments on the U.S. housing market. Part 1: Main – https://www.woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2018-07a-july-main.pdf Part 2: Economic conditions – https://www.woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2018-07b-july-econ-cond.pdf The housing report is a free service of Virginia Tech, Virginia Cooperative Extension, […]
AWFS® is pleased to announce the addition of two new board members. Dan Pickett, Vice President of Sales for Distribution and OEM Channels, Knape & Vogt, joins the Board with over 30 years of experience in the wood industry. He began his career as a cabinetmaker and served as president of a family-owned cabinet manufacturing […]
