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Friday, January 26, 2007
Alder Theft
Once considered a valueless "weed" species, alder is now a prime target for timber thieves. Seattle's King 5 News report provides details.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/26/2007 05:12:00 PM 
State Supports Furniture Industry
The Lexington Dispatch reports that the North Carolina legislature has introduced a draft bill to help promote the state's furniture industry. By providing various incentives, tax benefits and a new furniture technology training centre, the Act aims to assist local industry as it competes with overseas manufacturers.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/26/2007 05:08:00 PM
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Design on CBC
On January 18, 2007, Magnus Hanton, a recent industrial design graduate from the University of Calgary Faculty of Environmental Design, discussed the design of sustainable products on the CBC radio program, "The Current." Hosted by Anna Maria Tremonti, the interview begins about 8 minutes into the Real Audio clip, courtesy of CBC.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/23/2007 12:02:00 PM
Friday, January 19, 2007
Colourful MDF
TOPAN® colour FF is an MDF through-dyed panel available in black and several colours. Bonded without formaldehyde, the panel is manufactured by Glunz AG, the German subsidiary of Portuguese wood-based panels manufacturer Sonae Indústria (brochure in PDF).
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/19/2007 03:31:00 PM
Canwood Lays Off Workers
The Penticton Herald reports that Canwood Furniture has laid off 22 workers, due to declining sales of its ready-to-assemble lodgepole pine furniture. Plant manager Bob Bird told the Herald that Canwood is looking to diversify into hotel furniture and is bidding on contracts for the 2010 Olympic Winter Games.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/19/2007 03:21:00 PM
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
WMIA Offers Online Seminars for Woodworkers
The Woodworking Machinery Industry Association offers two online seminars of interest to smaller-scale manufacturers: How to Become a World-Class Manufacturer and Justifying the Cost of New Equipment. VCR preferred the Real Player option on Windows XP for playback.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/17/2007 11:54:00 AM
Wednesday, January 10, 2007
IDM Awards 2007
The 2007 Institute of Design Montréal Awards competition is open to products or projects designed and completed in Québec in the last three years. Deadline Friday, January 26, 2007 (noon).
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/10/2007 05:44:00 PM
Sustainable Video Award
EPIC, the Sustainable Living Expo, to be held in Vancouver March 16-18, has announced a video contest to be judged by John Fluevog and David Suzuki. First prize is $5,000.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/10/2007 05:42:00 PM
Greening Toronto
Green Enterprise Toronto (GET) is a network of locally owned enterprises committed to a healthy environment and locally produced products and services.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/10/2007 05:37:00 PM
Best of British 2007
Highlights of this year's UK Furniture Show (January 21-24) include Design Britain (this year in a new pavilion), curated by Michael Sodeau, and "hands-on" demonstrations of spine mapping by Furniture Industry Research Association (FIRA) ergonomists.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/10/2007 05:34:00 PM
CAD Takeover
20-20 Technologies Inc. of Laval, Québec, has signed an agreement to acquire the assets of Pattern Systems International, Inc. of Mount Arlington, New Jersey. The combined companies will provide North American manufacturers, using CAD/CNC technologies, with integrated cabinetmaker, architectural millwork and woodworking solutions.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/10/2007 05:34:00 PM
US Green Furniture Council
This issue of Furniture World covers the development of the US-based Sustainable Furniture Council (SFC). Founded at the October 2005 High Point Market, SFC was the idea of Gerry Cooklin, owner of South Cone Furniture in California.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/10/2007 05:29:00 PM
Design in NZ
Better by Design promotes design in New Zealand with programs that include a design directory, advice centre, promotional events and funding/internship support.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/10/2007 05:28:00 PM
UK Design Industry Declines
Design Week reports on the latest British Design Innovation Survey. The survey shows reduced income for the UK design sector between 2004/5 and 2005/6, with turnover for London agencies down 13 percent and employment reduced 8.4 percent countrywide.
# posted by Value-Created Review @ 1/10/2007 05:17:00 PM
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