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Larry Adams is a Chicago-based writer and editor who writes about how things get done. A former wire service and community newspaper reporter, Larry is an award-winning writer with more than three decades of experience. In addition to writing about woodworking, he has covered science, metrology, metalworking, industrial design, quality control, imaging, Swiss and micromanufacturing . He was previously a Tabbie Award winner for his coverage of nano-based coatings technology for the automotive industry. Larry volunteers for the historic preservation group, the Kalo Foundation/Ianelli Studios, and the science-based group, Chicago Council on Science and Technology (C2ST).
DAVELUYVILLE, Canada — Doucet Machineries Inc. is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2024. The company, which specializes in the design of advanced solutions for companies involved in the secondary wood processing industry, has operated in Daveluyville since 1974.
Akhurst Machinery partners with modular building group to aid housing crisis
Akhurst Machinery Group has entered into a strategic partnership with Modular Building Automation (MBA), a Dutch company specializing in machinery for prefabricated homes, modular buildings, and offsite construction solutions.
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Larry Adams,
April 10, 2024 | 8:08 am CDT
Mass timber construction reaching new heights in Canada
Province changing building code to permit 18-story wood buildings.
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Larry Adams,
April 10, 2024 | 7:55 am CDT
Modular home manufacturer facing $272K OSHA fine
An Austin subsidiary of one of the nation’s largest producers of modular and manufactured homes faces $272,479 in penalties after federal investigators found the company exposing employees to more than two dozen serious violations during an October 2023 inspection.
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Larry Adams,
April 9, 2024 | 6:17 am CDT
Building a more competitive, sustainable global wood industry
A team of USDA Forest Service specialists recently returned from Peru where they provided technical support to Peru’s Centers for Productive Innovation and Technology Transfer, universities and the private sector on wood structural design, durability, preservation and technological innovation.
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Larry Adams,
April 8, 2024 | 1:05 pm CDT
KCMA applauds Commerce Department's ruling on 'unfairly traded cabinet imports'
RESTON, Va. — The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association released a statement applauding what it calls positive steps to "stop unfairly traded Chinese cabinet and components parts being moved through Malaysia and Vietnam, circumventing the anti-dumping and countervailing duty orders on wooden cabinets, vanities and components thereof (“WCV”) from China."
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Larry Adams,
April 8, 2024 | 12:50 pm CDT
1847 Holdings acquires cabinet and millwork company for $16.75 million
1847 Holdings LLC, a holding company that has expanded its holdings in the cabinetry and millwork industries with the execution of a non-binding Letter of Intent to acquire a large, established millwork, cabinetry and door manufacturer based in Las Vegas.
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Larry Adams,
April 8, 2024 | 12:29 pm CDT
AHF Products ensures lumber supply with sawmill acquisitions
Flooring manufacturer AHF Products has agreed to acquire two West Virginia sawmills to augment the supply of lumber to AHF’s Beverly, West Virginia, solid wood flooring manufacturing facility.
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Larry Adams,
April 7, 2024 | 11:24 am CDT
Trimco Millwork renamed Woodgrain, joins Woodgrain’s Distribution Division
In December of 2023, Woodgrain acquired the Boise, Idaho-based Trimco Millwork and effective today, April 5, Trimco Millwork will be known as Woodgrain, with legacy Trimco locations joining Woodgrain’s Distribution Division.
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Larry Adams,
April 5, 2024 | 2:48 pm CDT
The weird and wonderful world of wood: wooden credit cards?
Wood is apart of just about every aspect of our lives. It warms us, shelters us, helps cook our food, and the surface on which we eat that food. It is being used in space, medicine, glass and even more. It even can help pay our bills, and not just for those in the primary and secondary wood industry.In the last couple of years, wood has become a source material for credit and debit cards.
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Larry Adams,
April 5, 2024 | 12:39 pm CDT