News from the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association June 2007
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INDUSTRY NEWS l MEMBER NEWS l FROM THE PRESS l WMIA WEB SITE Accu-Systems Named WMIA Partner of the Year |
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WMIA President Giordano Checchi (right) presents the Partner of the Year Award to Mel Hatch (middle), founder and president of Accu-Systems. |
Accu-Systems,
Inc., based in Salt Lake City, Utah, was named WMIA's 2007 Partner of
the Year. The announcement was made during the April 25-28 Woodworking
Industry Reisert Takes Reins as WMIA President Tom Reisert of Edward B. Mueller Co., Inc. was elected WMIA president at this year's Woodworking Industry Conference. |
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Reisert will be supported by a strong cabinet of officers and directors in advancing the association's agenda for the next two years. DETAILS WMIA Archives Webinars If you happened to miss WMIA’s recent webinars, you can now check out the archived versions at your leisure. The programs are part of the WMIA’s commitment to help the industry Re-educate, Re-engineer and Re-tool. Both “How to Become a World-Class Manufacturer” and “Justifying the Cost of New Equipment” — each a one-hour, complimentary educational seminar — are downloadable in either Real Audio or Windows Media Audio formats. The most recent webinar, titled Total Productive Management (TPM): Maximizing the Productivity of Your Equipment, will be archived shortly. WIC Photos Available Online Photos from WMIA's dinner cruise during the recent Woodworking Industry Conference can be viewed online. Photos courtesy of Michael Poster, WOODWEB. DETAILS
Thank You Golf Sponsors Cheryl Barta Wins Laptop for Award Nominations
All Sales Volume is Not Created Equal Actually, sales solves a lot of problems, but creates a lot more. The understanding that “nothing happens until somebody sells something” causes otherwise rational individuals to undertake some bizarre sales-generating activities. It is enough to give sales a bad name. DETAILS WMIA Performance Analysis Report Available for Sale WMIA's 2007 Performance Analysis Report is now available for sale. This 25-page report compares similar firms and provides suggestions for improving profitability. Those who participated in the survey received a free copy along with an individualized report comparing their companies to others. Non-participants can purchase the report for $100. Contact WMIA Headquarters for more information.
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WMIA Member News
IWF
2008 is Off to an Impressive Start
The International Woodworking Machinery &
Furniture Supply Fair-USA® has completed the initial booth assignments
for IWF 2008, with more than 960 companies assigned more than 764,000
net square feet of exhibit space.
DETAILS
AWFS® Announces
Leadership Change
After 14 years of association growth and
industry leadership, Dale Silverman, CAE, SPHR, executive vice president
of the Association of Woodworking & Furnishings Suppliers® (AWFS®) has
set the date of her impending retirement as February 9, 2008.
DETAILS
USDA Forest Service Awards
$1 Million to Enhance Hardwood Forests
Northeastern Area State and Private
Forestry Director Kathryn Maloney announced that the USDA Forest Service
is awarding $1 million in grants to 17 competitively selected projects.
The grants encourage innovation and applied research in hardwood forest
products and their markets. The grants also promote economic
competitiveness of the domestic wood products manufacturing industry
located in the eastern United States..
DETAILS Panel Processing's Recipe for Success Contributed by Wood & Wood Products Panel Processing Inc. successfully combines customer service, technology and a willingness to explore new avenues of growth to serve as arguably the largest panel fabricator in North America. DETAILS What Price Safety? Contributed by Wood & Wood Products Few of us would dispute the large body of evidence that indicates cigarette smoking can cause lung cancer and myriad other health-related problems. We also would likely nod in agreement about the potential harmful effects of alcohol abuse. It is doubtful, however, that many of us have given much thought to the potential adverse health risks posed by kitchen cabinets, home entertainment units or laminate flooring. But the California Air Resources Board sure has. DETAILS Scheduling Your Life Contributed by Wood & Wood Products We hear it all the time, often as not from our own mouths: “I'm so busy, I don't have time...” (insert any or all of the following:) “...for my family, for myself, to exercise, for breakfast, for lunch, for dinner, for vacation, to be sick, to further my education, to think, to sleep, to relax.” Just how did we get so busy? DETAILS |
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