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Christianson
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Rich Christianson is the owner of Richson Media LLC, a Chicago-based communications firm focused on the industrial woodworking sector. Rich is the former long-time editorial director and associate publisher of Woodworking Network. During his nearly 35-year career, Rich has toured more than 250 woodworking operations throughout North America, Europe and Asia and has written extensively on woodworking technology, design and supply trends. He has also directed and promoted dozens of woodworking trade shows, conferences and seminars including the Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo and the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference & Expo, Canada’s largest woodworking show.
SAN DIEGO – Utility Composites will introduce the Raptor XF composite nail for use in harder substrate standard Raptor fasteners at Wood Pro Expo California, co-located with the Closets Expo.
Closets Conference & Expo Products
Arclin to unveil Arclync Intelligent Surfaces at Closets Expo
SAN DIEGO – Attendees of the 2022 Closets Expo will be among the first to see and touch Arclin’s new Arclync, an overlay that protects decorative surfaces against UV, scratches, and moisture.
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Rich Christianson,
April 12, 2022 | 3:28 pm CDT
Woodwork Institute awards scholarships to six postsecondary students
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – The Woodwork Institute’s C.C. Bernhauer Jr. Scholarship Foundation announced the awarding of scholarships to six architectural millwork students, including three enrolled at Pittsburg State University in Pittsburg, Kan.
The foundation, named in honor of former longtime WI member C.E. (Ed) Bernhauer Jr. of Fresno Planing Mill, has awarded more than $65,000 to approximately 60 students since its inception in 1997.
This year’s scholarship recipients include:
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Rich Christianson,
April 8, 2022 | 3:20 pm CDT
Magnificent Seven companies featured in Running Machine Program at WPE CA
SAN DIEGO – Wood Pro Expo’s popular Running Machine Program (RMP) puts an exclamation point on the event’s slogan “Where Design Meets Technology.”
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Rich Christianson,
April 8, 2022 | 12:45 pm CDT
Closets Conference/Wood Pro Expo California attracts attendees from across the country
Robust agenda brings the industry to San Diego.
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Rich Christianson,
April 6, 2022 | 3:47 pm CDT
Closets Conference & Expo Products
Closets Expo preview video: Sugatsune’s Flush Sliding Door System
SAN DIEGO – Sugatsune says its new MFU1200 Flush Sliding Door System creates a “wow moment every time” it is opened to reveal what is hidden behind.
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Rich Christianson,
April 6, 2022 | 11:55 am CDT
Akhurst Machinery opens showroom in Anaheim
DELTA, British Columbia -- Akhurst Machinery opened a showroom and warehouse in Anaheim, Calif.
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Rich Christianson,
April 5, 2022 | 8:02 am CDT
Machinery & Tooling Pavilion debuts at Wood Pro Expo CA
SAN DIEGO – Wood Pro Expo California will mark the launch of the new Machinery & Tooling Pavilion.
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Rich Christianson,
April 4, 2022 | 1:29 pm CDT
Colonial Saw to demo latest Lamello technology at WPE CA
SAN DIEGO – Colonial Saw will demonstrate the Lamello Zeta P2 P biscuit joiner at Wood Pro Expo California, co-located with the Closets Expo.
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Rich Christianson,
April 1, 2022 | 10:24 am CDT
Inscape’s $1.5M sale of surplus real estate falls through
Inscape announced that the pending $1.5 million sale of surplus real estate adjacent to its manufacturing facility was recently terminated.
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Rich Christianson,
March 29, 2022 | 3:33 pm CDT