Since the last AWFS®Fair in July of last year, the AWFS® staff, along with our board of directors and various committees, have explored ways in which we could increase the value of membership for AWFS members. One subject that has been brought up repeatedly was establishing a comprehensive product directory website that would serve as […]
AWFS Offers Guidelines for Partnering with Schools The lack of skilled workers coming into the wood products industry is a significant problem that is not going away any time soon. And no one from the outside is coming forward to solve it. The terrible and beautiful truth is it is our problem to solve. Terrible […]
Please click here to read the February 2014 Housing Commentary which was generously provided by Virginia Tech.
Tuesday, April 15, 2014 Please click here to view invite.
By Jared Patchin | Posted: 03/28/2014 10:00AM on www.woodworkingnetwork.com In my last blog I mentioned an article I read in Inc. Magazine about a company that does not allow its employees to work more than 40 hours per week, and discussed why it’s important for wood shop owners not to fall into the trap of […]
Originally Posted on www.woodworkingnetwork.com CHICAGO – Pantone revealed color trends that will influence the home and interiors marketplace next year in PANTONE VIEW home + interiors 2015. PANTONE VIEW home + interiors contains nine key trend palettes in addition to individual color and material direction. The nine palettes for 2015 are: Style-Setting, Abstractions, Botanicum, Zensations, […]
Register Now to play in the 2014 YFA Golf Tournament! When: May 19, 2014 Where: Coyote Hills Golf Course, Fullerton, CA
Originally Posted on www.woodworkingnetwork.com 3-20-14 TOCCOA, GA – With the start of the New Year, Osborne Wood Products brings yet another exciting product line to the table: Chair Kits. This North Georgia company is now offering solid wood, North American made dining and kitchen chair kits to consumers and the trade. Four unique styles have […]
Please take a moment to view this remarkable video that The NAM has produced to show young people across America that there is a future in manufacturing. Please share any comments you have here on the AWFS RoundUp. Thank you!
Originally posted on 3/10/2014 by Bill Esler BONITA SPRINGS, FL – The bad weather will make only a short-term dent in home construction, with rising temperatures unleashing 17% to 18% growth in residential construction, according to figures presented at the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturer’s Association annual convention today. Analyst Dennis McGill, Director of Research at Zelman […]
