The Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA) is a trade association representing importers and distributors of woodworking machinery and ancillary equipment in North America.
If your company imports or distributes woodworking machinery or provides services to the woodworking industry, you will benefit greatly by joining an organization dedicated to encouraging woodworkers to invest in technology to stay on top of their game.
Benefits of Membership
By joining the WMIA, your company will become more effective and more in-tune with the woodworkers of today. You will get:
- Significant discount on IWF exhibit space
- Discounted rate to attend the Woodworking Industry Conference
- Free listing on WoodworkingTechnology.com, a directory of woodworking machinery and supplies for professional woodworkers, including the ability to upload videos.
- Marketing of the WMIA, which drives potential buyers to your web site
- Access to statistics and surveys
- First notice of changing laws and safety regulations
- Discounted hotel rooms at major woodworking shows in the United States
- Ability to use the WMIA's logo to gain credibility for your company
- Dual membership in the National Association of Wholesale Distributors, which includes access to property and casualty insurance, shipping discounts, credit card processing, rental car discounts and more.
Nominate a New Member
Current WMIA members who nominate a new member become part of the "Crown Club." Crown Club members get:
- Discounts on Woodworking Industry Conference meetings
- Other incentives such as gift certificates, free advertising and free airline tickets
Categories of Membership
Distributor Membership
Annual Dues: $600
Any firm, corporation, partnership or individual who sells industrial woodworking and sawmill machinery not of his own manufacture, direct to the user, as a distributor, is for the purpose of the bylaws a woodworking machinery distributor. Machinery, as described herein, is defined as excluding tooling, supplies, hand tools and machines portable by hand. Any such woodworking machinery distributor, having been engaged in the distribution of woodworking machinery for at least three years prior to the submission of its application, is eligible for Active Membership provided however that if the applicant shall not meet this requirement but the principal or principals of the applicant shall have five consecutive years of employment in the industry then the applicant shall be eligible for membership in the Association. For the purposes hereof, “principal” shall be a person having an ownership interest in the applicant entity and active in the
day to day operation of the applicant.
Importer Membership
Annual Dues: $600
Any firm, corporation, partnership or individual whose primary business is importing new industrial woodworking machinery and ancillary equipment, for the purpose of resale, for his or its own account, for the purpose of the bylaws, is a woodworking machinery importer. Any such woodworking machinery importer, having been engaged in the importation of woodworking machinery for at least three years prior to the submission of its application, is eligible for Active Membership provided however that if the applicant shall not meet this requirement but the principal or principals of the applicant shall have five consecutive years of employment in the industry then the applicant shall be eligible for membership in the Association. For the purposes hereof, “principal” shall be a person having an ownership interest in the applicant entity and active in the day to day operation of the applicant.
Associate Membership
Annual Dues: $600
Any firm, corporation, partnership or individual whose primary activities and specialized services support the Association’s basic purposes and who has been in business for a period of three or more years and render specialized services to the Association and/or its members and the industry they represent, and who meet the criteria established by the Board of Directors may be proposed for Associate Membership and any applicant who is not eligible for active membership because it does not meet the years in business requirement of Article III, §1 or Article III, §6 shall be eligible for Associate Membership. Associate Membership shall include, but is not limited to, law and
accounting firms, trade publications, banks, finance, data processing, and public relations/advertising companies, and management consultants. Associate membership shall not be entitled to vote, nor shall their representative be entitled to hold office.
Educational Institutions
Annual Dues: $100
Educational Institutions that have an accredited woodworking curriculum may also apply for Associate membership. Employees, consultants, or either individuals affiliated with educational institutions shall not be eligible for membership, but may be designated as the educational institution’s representative to WMIA.
How to Apply
Fill out this online application then mail check and additional documents to:
The WMIA
3313 Paper Mill Road, Suite 202
Phoenix, MD 21131
Or download this PDF and send to address above.
Upon receipt and approval of an application as provided by the procedures stated in the bylaws the applicant may become a member of WMIA. It is understood that the application fee and the first year's dues shall accompany this application; both are refundable if the application is rejected.
