News from the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association June 2006
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INDUSTRY NEWS l MEMBER NEWS l FROM THE PRESS l WMIA WEB SITE Download a printer-friendly version of this issue TigerStop Named 2006 Partner of the Year |
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TigerStop President Spencer B. Dick (center) receives WMIA's 2006 Partner of the Year Award from Scott Mueller (left) and WMIA President Giordano Checchi. |
The Woodworking Machinery Industry Association’s (WMIA) distributor members have announced the winner of WMIA’s 2006 Partner-of-the-Year Award. The announcement was made during the May 3-6 Woodworking Industry Conference (WIC) at the Wailea Marriott Resort in Maui, Hawaii. The 2006 recipient company is TigerStop LLC headquartered in Vancouver, WA. DETAILS
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WIC 2006 Helps Members Meet Their Goals According to member feedback, WIC 2006 was a rousing success. The four-day event was hosted by the Wailea Marriott Resort in Maui, Hawaii and featured the usual mix of business and social time that allowed WMIA members to build and enhance relationships with their industry partners. DETAILS Customer Relationship Management: The Key to Business Success Russ Lombardo spoke at WIC 2006 on customer relationship management. His presentation explored how companies can develop and deploy a customer retention strategy by building a customer-focused culture within their organization and by implementing key strategies for success. The presentation was very well received and the 21-page workbook distributed at the session is available for members to download. Retooling, Education and Understanding Global Politics Important to WMIA Members WMIA President Giordano Checchi addressed WIC 2006 attendees by stressing the need for retooling and education in the American woodoworking industry. He also suggested that understanding global politics is critical to members' success. DETAILS WMIA Announces its "Commitment to Excellence Through Technology" Campaign For nearly 40 years, the products and services sold by WMIA members have been targeted to benefit all facets of the industry, large and small. The aim has been to spur competition, stimulate innovative thinking and, above all, provide the woodworking industry with more opportunities to excel through new technologies. DETAILS Manufacturing Webinar Archived on WMIA Site WMIA offered a webinar in May designed to help manufacturers reinvent themselves to compete in today's economy. "How to Become a World Class Manufacturer" discussed how to remain competitive now and in the future by investing in engineered solutions that increase productivity, quality and efficiency. The WMIA wants to help you adapt your manufacturing processes to remain at the forefront of technology. Click here to view the webinar. Customer Relationship Management: An Executive Summary CRM (Customer Relationship Management) has been around almost a decade now and is still discussed in professional sales circles with both applause and disdain. It seems that almost all progressive companies have taken up the cause of CRM and an almost equal number have completely failed, re-started at least once, or boiled down their expectations significantly. DETAILS Where are they Now? Since WMIA began its scholarship program in 1998, the association has awarded more than $100,000 in scholarship rewards to students pursuing careers in the field of woodworking technology. Of those funds, $46,000 has be given to students attending Pittsburg State University's Wood Technology program in Pittsburg, Kansas. WMIA asked the university to provide information on where scholarship recipients are now. DETAILS Pascal Doucet Wins Garmin in WIC 2006 Drawing
Hey, The Truck is Going Right by There Anyway Incremental sales volume is the great white whale of distribution management. This means that very few managers have actually seen it, but they have spent a lot of time, effort and even sorrow in the search. If they do find it, the results frequently are not what was anticipated. DETAILS WMIA Welcomes New Members WMIA has welcomed two new members since our last newsletter.
Associate Member IWF 2006 Partners with The Woodworking Channel: New Internet TV Channel Will Broadcast Event Around the World The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair - USA® announced that it has partnered with The Woodworking Channel to become the internet television partner for IWF 2006 in Atlanta, Georgia on Wednesday - Saturday August 23-26, 2006 at the Georgia World Congress Center. DETAILS WMIA to Participate in Skills Standards Summit The Architectural Woodwork Institute is holding a Skills Standards Summit for the Secondary Wood Manufacturing Industry on June 30. WMIA has been invited to participate and will be there. We will keep you apprised of any developments.
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News What's the Latest from Overseas? Contributed by Modern Woodworking Modern Woodworking asked the following questions: What are the latest technological trends coming from overseas? On what production strategies will an emphasis be placed? What is the focus of new innovations? DETAILS Targeted Success: Building Business in a Specialized Market Contributed by Custom Woodworking Business While many custom woodworking businesses build their clientele by providing a wide variety of woodwork, with a willingness to do virtually anything a customer requests, some choose a different path. They serve tightly focused niche markets, providing a very narrow product range. It is a path that offers some distinct advantages as well as its own challenges. DETAILS Industry Calls for Widebelt Sanders to be Bigger, Stronger, Faster Contributed by Wood & Wood Products With technology throughout the industry changing at a feverish pace, growing demands for higher-yield production, mixed with shrinking (and more costly) supplies, have made the sanding process even more crucial in keeping the cost of production down. DETAILS From Schematic to Systematic: Nashville's Premiere Design Does it All Contributed by Closets Magazine Fashioning closets peppered with exotic woods and fine hardware, Lewis’ company, Premiere Design Closet & Storage Systems, is known throughout Nashville, TN, for its one-of-a-kind designs, ranging from classic to European to contemporary, and other stylish looks in between. DETAILS |
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