News from the Woodworking Machinery Industry Association October 2006
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INDUSTRY NEWS l MEMBER NEWS l FROM THE PRESS l WMIA WEB SITE WMIA Honors 2006 Innovator, Educator and Commitment to Excellence Award Winners |
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WMIA 2006 AWARD WINNERS: Left to right, WMIA presenters John Park, Giordano Checchi and Dave Ortmayer presented the following awards: Commitment to Excellence Through Technology, Tom Anderson, director of manufacturing services for KraftMaid Cabinetry; Innovator of the Year, Steven Johnson, General Casework owner and president; and Educator of the Year, Eric McCourt, course teacher, West Ottawa High School in Holland, Michigan. |
The Woodworking Machinery Industry Association announced its Innovator, Educator and Commitment to Excellence Through Technology Awards on September 26 at Bodega Bay Lodge & Spa at the association’s 19th annual awards dinner honoring woodworking industry leaders. DETAILS IWF Announces 2006 Challengers Award Winners The Challengers Awards encourage and promote the development of innovative new technology in woodworking machinery, supplies, and services for the furniture, kitchen cabinets, architectural woodwork, store fixture, upholstery, or specialty and general wood product industries. The competition is held every two years with seven winning entries being awarded a distinctive statuette designed exclusively for IWF. DETAILS |
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Nearly 25,000 Buyers Attend IWF 2006 IWF 2006 officials reported attendance at just over 43,000 people, including nearly 25,000 verified buyers. Verified buyers are non-exhibiting participants who registered in advance and were verified by turning in a portion of their pre-registration badge at the Fair or used their lead generation card to request additional information from exhibitors during IWF. Verified buyers also are those who registered on-site during IWF. They include professionals in corporate, operating and support management, including owner, CEO, CFO, president, vice president, general manager; sales, marketing, purchasing, accounting, design; factory or shop positions: production, engineering, technical, quality control, maintenance; consultant, educator; trade, business or consumer press; speakers; students. DETAILS Woodworking Industry Conference Focuses on Retooling America in 2007 Industry professionals are looking ahead to the 2007 Woodworking Industry Conference (WIC) to be held at the Renaissance Vinoy Resort, April 25-28 in St. Petersburg, Florida. The theme, RETOOLING AMERICA - Business Practices to Maximize your Success, reflects this year’s strong program, loaded with tips and strategies to enable attendees to position themselves to take advantage of the increased recognition among U.S. companies that retooling is the key to success. DETAILS WMIA Marketing Initiative Moves Forward WMIA continues to move forward on its marketing effort to network with its members' customers and spreading the message to Re-Educate, Re-Engineer and Re-Tool with WMIA-member machinery. WMIA sponsored signs and had a booth at the Architectural Woodwork Institute's convention in October. Sourcebooks and Shop Guides were distributed. WMIA also sponsored educational sessions at the Wood Component Manufacturers Association's meeting in October and had a booth in their expo. Both opportunities allowed WMIA to spread the word about the benefits of working with WMIA members. All Customers Are not Created Equal The management team in every firm is intuitively aware that all customers are not the same in terms of the profits they generate. Some customers purchase a lot of merchandise, others purchase only a little. In addition, some customers are aggressive price buyers while others are more interested in service. Qualitatively, some customers are easy to deal with, while others are a pain. DETAILS
WMIA Member News IWF Welcomes New Staff Member The International Woodworking Machinery & Furniture Supply Fair-USA® is pleased to announce Lori Wager-Maupins has joined the IWF staff as Exhibitor Services Coordinator. DETAILS IWF President/CEO Named One of the 100 Most Influential People in the Tradeshow Industry
Patrick LaFramboise, President/CEO of the
International Woodworking Machinery and Furniture Supply Fair-USA, has
been selected to the Tradeshow Week magazine’s “Power Pack 100.”
DETAILS Wanted: Skilled Labor Contributed by Modern Woodworking Finding skilled labor has become an even bigger challenge in 2006 for wood products manufacturers, according to Modern Woodworking’s annual labor study survey. With an aging workforce, high school and vocational training programs in short supply along with competition from other industries deemed more “exciting,” wood products manufacturers are finding themselves in search of what has become an elusive workforce. DETAILSFed Up? Burned Out? You're Not Alone. Contributed by Custom Woodworking Business When someone other than you is signing your paycheck, there is one truth that trumps all others, and it’s grounded in this country’s agricultural beginnings: It’s their cow. Meaning, they – the owners – can milk that cow any way they want. DETAILS The WOOD 100: 17 Years of Success Contributed by Wood & Wood Products For the 17th straight year, Wood & Wood Products has compiled a list of the fastest growing secondary woodworking companies in North America. The WOOD 100 is a compendium of wood products companies which vary by product mix, age, size and location, yet are linked by their successful growth rates. DETAILS |
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