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The International Surface Fabricators Association (ISFA) announced the winners of its annual awards at the association’s recent annual meeting in Atlanta. The ISFA awards are chosen by association members, and given to those in the industry that stand out as the very best. Taking top honors, the Hall of Fame … Read more
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) and Illinois Tool Works Inc. (ITW) have formed an agreement under which ITW’s Decorative Surfaces business will become a new, independent company operating as Wilsonart International Holdings, LLC. A fund managed by CD&R will invest $395 million in the new freestanding business to acquire a … Read more
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Garis “Gary” Distelhorst, CAE, executive vice president & CEO of the Marble Institute of America (MIA) since 2002, will retire Dec. 31, 2012, after an accomplished 43-year career as a senior-level association executive. The MIA Board of Directors has named James Hieb, CAE, the association’s vice president, as his successor. Hieb will … Read more
The U.S. Commerce Department issued a second preliminary anti-dumping decision in late 2012 in response to Chinese stainless steel drawn sinks. The determination was that Chinese manufacturers sold drawn stainless steel sinks in the United States at prices significantly below fair value, in violation of U.S.law and international trade rules. … Read more
DuPont is now reportedly manufacturing its Private Collection Corian solid surface at the company’s Tonawanda Yerkes plant. It had been manufactured in South Korea. DuPont invested an estimated $6 million to make the transition, according to reports. New York state grant money totaling nearly $500,000 was also used to aid … Read more
The Woodworking Machinery Industry Association (WMIA), the Wood Machinery Manufacturers of America (WMMA) and the American Home Furnishings Alliance (AHFA) jointly entered into an agreement for the purchase of AHFA’s ownership interest in the International Woodworking Fair (IWF) by WMIA and WMMA. The transaction is expected to close late this … Read more