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Bjelin Sweden AB has announced plans to join the click furniture revolution by utilising Välinge Innovation’s Threespine technology in a range of furniture in solid oak.

NeoCon 2021 is set to take place October 4-6 at The Mart in Chicago. After a year of event cancellations including last year’s NeoCon due to COVID, attendees and show officials are looking forward to three days of educational presentations that explore timely topics within the growing sectors of workplace, healthcare, hospitality, education, and more. 

Since live attendance will have limited capacity and programming registration is required, keynotes and educational sessions will also be available to all NeoCon registrants via NeoCon’s new online platform, the NeoCon Hub. These do not require separate registration.

Jinsoo Kim, a student at Center for Furniture Craftsmanship, won the Best of Show award in the 2021 AWFS^® Fresh Wood Competition after judges reviewed 24 finalist projects of from 12 different high schools and colleges in the U.S. at the 2021 AWFS^®Fair in Las Vegas, Nevada. All 24 Fresh Wood student finalists went home with monetary prizes ranging from $250 to $1,000, along with trophies and software prizes.

This week's AWFS Fair, held this week in Las Vegas will have some exciting things throughout the event. But perhaps one of the more interesting features of your trip might the fact that attendees will be able to traverse Elon Musk's Boring Company's tunnel system underneath the Las Vegas Convention Center.

Attendees of June's World of Concrete show were among the first to experience the loop, opened in June.

The 1.7 mile Vegas Loop consists of three passenger stations bridged together by 12-foot wide tunnels. It's been reported that more than 60 Teslas are always driving around picking up and dropping off passengers - reportedly moving over 4,000 people an hour. 

MJB Wood Group, LLC, held a ground-breaking ceremony on June 22 for a new 500,000 square-foot facility on a 37-acre lot near Bristol, IN. The new MJB facility will replace an older 228,000 square-foot facility in the area that MJB has outgrown.

Rogue River, OR (May 2021) – Wagner Meters is pleased to offer an all-new training webinar that gives woodworkers, contractors, flooring installers, and building inspectors all the essential information they need for accurate, reliable testing of moisture in wood.

Välinge Innovation has shared new information about their sustainability mission and their FSC certified Välinge Flooring products. The FSC certification was a major milestone in the Swedish company’s sustainability goals — having worked closely with the FSC to adapt their production and work practices to satisfy the high demands of the Forest Stewardship Council.

Grass America, has announcedthe Kinvaro T-Slim, an ingenious new lifter system for wooden flap doors that creates new possibilities in the design of overhead wall cabinets. The Kinvaro T-Slim combines the aesthetic advantages of almost invisibly blending into furniture cabinetry with the functional advantages of extremely smooth movement, outstanding strength and durability.

DVUV Holdings, LLC has announced its new corporate name, Keyland Polymer Material Sciences, LLC., along with a reorganisation and rebranding of its operating companies. 

The new holdings company will include 4 separate operating companies Keyland Polymer UV Application Technology, LLC, Keyland Polymer UV Resins, LTD, Keyland Polymer UV Powder, LLC and DVUV, LLC.

“INSIGHTS is our annual celebration of emerging design trends coupled with an intimate view of next-generation decorative surfaces,” said Jane Suchla, Creative Manager, Laminates and Films at OMNOVA. “This volume shares designs inspired by timely occurences in everyday life, including our quest for happiness and desire to achieve resiliency by overcoming challenges to craft our own story.”