FDM - August 2009

NOTEBOOK
WoodLINKS announces
new board members

WoodLINKS USA announced Mitch Kohanek and Thomas Tuck as new board members who took office in July.

Kohanek, of Dakota County Technical College, is an instructor for the college’s Wood Finishing Technology Program in Rosemount, Minn.

Tuck, of SCM Group USA Inc., received his WoodLINKS Certification and works as a marketing coordinator and regional sales manager at SCM.

Thomas Tuck

Mitch Kohanek

Uniboard
Nu Green receives
F4Star certification

niboard’s Nu Green particleboard is now
recognized to comply with the Japanese
International Standards A5905 2003, also
known as Super EO or F4Star.
The panels offer up to 6 LEED points
and are FSC-, EPP- and now
F4Star-certified.

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Cabinet sales down
35.2% in May
Contact Industries offering
continuing education

IN BRIEF IN BRIEF

According to participating members in the KCMA monthly Trend of Business Survey, cabinet sales for May 2009 decreased 35. 2 percent compared to sales for May 2008.

Stock cabinet sales decreased 34. 3 percent, semi-custom sales decreased 34. 9 percent and custom sales also decreased 34. 9 percent.

The year-to-date sales show a decrease of 33 percent, with stock sales down 25. 5 percent, semi-custom sales down 37.8 percent and custom sales down 40.9 percent.

Survey participants include stock, semi-custom and custom companies whose combined sales represent more than 50 percent of the U.S. cabinet market.

Contact Industries has been accepted as a registered provider in the American Institute of Architects’ Continuing Education System.

The company’s in-person Lunch and Learn “Real Wood Veneer: The Sustainable, High-Quality Product Choice” has been approved by the AIA records office, and architects who sit in on the hour-long presentation can receive one AIA CES learning unit.

The course outlines the resource-efficient sustainable process of veneer profile wrapping for mouldings, millwork and other components used in a wide range of building applications. For more information, call 800.547.1038.

Richelieu recently opened two showrooms and distribution centers in Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati.

Delcam will hold its 2009 ArtCam user group meeting at the Crowne Plaza Hotel, Kansas City, Mo., Sept. 30 to Oct. 2.

Program certifies Flakeboard plant
to FSC standards
BIFMA launches
commercial
furniture standard

Flakeboard announced that its Bennettsville, S.C., particleboard plant is certified by the Smart Wood Program of the Rainforest Alliance to FSC Chain-of-Custody and Controlled Wood Standards.

BIFMA International has announced a new product certification standard called “level.” The new furniture sustainability standard will address material use, energy and atmospheric impacts, human and ecosystem health and social responsibility.

Manufacturers evaluating products to the BIFMA e3 sustainability standard and undergoing a third-party certification process can achieve “level” conformance. Visit levelcertified.org

Hardwood Forestry Fund launches new site The Hardwood Forestry Fund recently launched its redesigned Web site.

The site features detailed project information for more than 225 projects, a listing of contributors and direct links to member company Web sites, an area devoted to grant guidelines and applications, a news section and more.