SCM, a world-leading producer of woodworking machinery with a double-digit annual growth in the U.S. market, welcomed Congressman Rob Woodall to in discussing public funding opportunities for Career Technical Education programs. SCM, a world-leading producer of woodworking machinery, welcomed at its Duluth, GA branch Congressman Rob Woodall, the U.S. Representative for Georgia’s seventh congressional district. […]
TWO “Meet the New Face of Manufacturing” Campaign posters available now! “Meet the New Face of Manufacturing” is a comprehensive marketing effort to acquaint and interest young people in careers in wood products manufacturing. We want to convey the reality of 21st century manufacturing – it is modern, high-tech, offers varied and challenging careers and […]
WATCH THE RECORDING from the AWFS webinar Join The Movement, Host a MFG Day Event! held on Jun 7, 2018 10:00 AM PDT Looking for a way to attract skilled workers? Would you like to connect students interested in woodworking-related careers? Have you considered hosting a company tour or open house? 64% of students who attend a company […]
Below, please find two links to the Virginia Tech – U.S. Forest Service housing market commentaries for April 2018. These commentaries contain in-depth data and comments on the U.S. housing market. Part 1: Main – http://woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2018-04a-april-main.pdf Part 2: Economic conditions – http://woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2018-04b-april-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! During the month of April, Lobbyit continued to monitor Congressional developments and also met again with the Department of Labor regarding workforce development options for AWFS. […]
Below, please find two links to the Virginia Tech – U.S. Forest Service housing market commentaries for March 2018. These commentaries contain in-depth data and comments on the U.S. housing market. Part 1: Main – http://woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2018-03a-march-main.pdf Part 2: Economic conditions – http://woodproducts.sbio.vt.edu/housing-report/casa-2018-03b-march-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! In the month of March, the Lobbyit team worked to build a new strategy for the remainder of 2018 for AWFS. Advocacy Activity After striking a […]
AWFS member companies showed their support for student woodworkers by donating materials, tools and prizes to the SkillsUSA California 2018 regional and state woodworking contests. SkillsUSA is one of the leading career and technical student organizations, and the California state chapter is the third largest in the nation with over 33,000 members. Students compete in […]
I have always been very vocal about the importance of the contributions that our volunteers have made as part of our committees as well as our board of directors. Sometimes, these contributions are so unexpected and, in this particular case, a perfect example of how important it is for associations like ours to look beyond […]
It’s time to pass the gavel. It has been a pleasure serving the past two years as President of AWFS®. This coming at the end of 18 years serving on various committees, on the board of directors, as trade show chairman and up through the officer ladder. There have been some good times and there […]
