Akhurst Machinery Group, a distinguished leader in the North American machinery industry, is excited to announce a significant milestone in their longstanding strategic partnership with Marinus Machinebouw, as they are selected as the exclusive distributor of Marinus for North America.

Weinig Holz-Her Canada (WHHCA), a leader in solid wood and panel processing solutions, made a strategic shift in its sales approach within Ontario. The company has transitioned from a dealership sales model to a direct sales approach.

This year marks the ninth annual awarding of the 40 Under 40, which celebrates the next generation of industry professionals who are making an impact on wood products manufacturing in North America.

WorkSafeBC, an independent provincial agency in British Columbia that promotes a safe and healthy workplace has fined a Kelowna-based furniture manufacturer for dissuading a "worker from reporting an injury to WorkSafeBC" -- four years after the fact.

The Province of British Columbia is supporting the development of a new mass-timber production facility that will create 90 sustainable, local forestry jobs in Castlegar and continue to grow and position B.C. at the forefront of this emerging wood-manufacturing and housing-construction sector, government officials said.

The Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario will hold its quarterly networking event and annual general meeting at Conestoga College, 10:30 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, June 27.

Manufacturing sales in Canada increased 1.2% in April, with the transportation equipment subsector leading the gains, according to an advance estimate by Statistics Canada.

Richelieu will host a day full of educational presentations and networking at its Trends Event, on June 6, at Richelieu Conference Hall.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Conifex Timber Inc. reported a net loss of $4.5 million, which included the benefit of a $3.0 million insurance settlement for the loss of the Osilinka Logging Camp destroyed in a fire. I

VANCOUVER, British Columbia – Western Forest Products is taking steps to offer more value-added products to its customers, according to its first-quarter earnings report.