National Hardwood Magazine - September 2019

AWFS ® FAIR—Growing

AWFS ® FAIR—Growing with the Industry Photos by Terry Miller Chris Kemp, Wheeland Lumber Co. Inc., Liberty, PA; and Jesse Overholtzer, Trevor Filbrun, Jared Overholtzer and John Overholtzer, Wood Colony Woodworks Inc., Modesto, CA Juan Carlos Gonzalez, Natulier, Zapopan, Mexico; Matt Yest, Kendrick Forest Products, Edgewood, IA; and Eduardo Gonzalez Lozano, Natulier Las Vegas, NV - AWFS® Fair notched a significant increase in participation in 2017 and built on that momentum at the 2019 show recently. Known as the industry’s innovation marketplace, AWFS is the “go to” event for thousands of woodworking manufacturing professionals who need cutting-edge solutions to make their operations more competitive and more profitable. Addressing that quest for innovation, AWFS 2019 once again brought the entire global industry together for an in-depth review of the new developments and advances that are driving the market. Participants benefited from high-quality educational programming in the industry (the College of Woodworking Knowledge®), an expanded show floor that featured top suppliers and resources, and a variety of opportunities to network, learn and acquire the relevant information and strategies to help them grow along with their industry. The AWFS College of Woodworking Knowledge® was designed to meet the current needs of the show audience demographics. The 50 sessions spanned topics to strengthen corporate culture and grow workforce, enhance business management expertise, improve skill sets, and increase knowledge of the latest technologies. Additionally, Architectural Woodwork Institute (AWI) presented three sessions on estimating, project management, and an overview of the new AWI Standards Suite (FREE). Cabinet Makers Association (CMA) was scheduled to host a session featuring Guy Bucey from Inova on leadership, and sessions on investing in a bigger machine, diversifying your business, maximizing your nested based router, and their flagship “What’s Your Problem?” event (FREE). Woodwork Career Alliance (WCA) offered three complimentary sessions: two on how to find, train and retain workers, and creating an in-house training program, and one for teachers on WCA standards for students. Learn more about this AWFS Fair at www.awfsfair.- org. n John Morrison, Sunset Moulding Co., Yuba City, CA; Sergio Jimenez and Dylan Shade, Roseburg Forest Products, Springfield, OR; and Kipp Hill, Roseburg Forest Products, Lufkin, TX Bryan Kuentz, Northwest Hardwoods Inc., Pittsburgh, PA; Jeff Wirkkala, Hardwood Industries Inc., Sherwood, OR; Don Barton, Northwest Hardwoods Inc., Beaverton, OR; and Mark Schweizer, Northwest Hardwoods Inc., Tacoma, WA 30 SEPTEMBER 2019 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE

Cami Waner, Collins, Wilsonville, OR; Larry Gaskey, MJB Wood Group Inc., Irving, TX; and Mike Shuey, Collins Steve Killgore, Sara Anderson and Amber Poston, Timber Products Co., Springfield, OR; and Xu Ting Hu, Coline Cabinetry, Hauppauge, NY Dennis Johnston, Golden State Reload, Perris, CA; Mickey Gossi, Woodgrain Lumber & Composites, Meridian, ID; Reed Dame, Woodgrain Lumber & Composites, Fruitland, ID; and Kristie McCurdy and Greg Welling, Woodgrain Lumber & Composites, Meridian, ID Bonnie Camarena, Jeff Tapfer and Marlin Langworthy, Cascade Hardwood, Chehalis, WA Larry Musil and Mike Maccio, M. Bohlke Veneer Corp., Fairfield, OH Additional photos on next page SEPTEMBER 2019 n NATIONAL HARDWOOD MAGAZINE 31