Wood News Magazine - March - April 2020

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Wood News is India’s leading and premier magazine for the wood-working sector ,having been continuously published for 29 years. . It is a bi-monthly title and is a must-read publication for those involved in furniture manufacturing, construction and interior design with a circulation readership of 67000 readers across India. A part from this, the flip magazine is also sent to a large database of woodworking professionals..

CIFF Guangzhou is on: July 27 to 30

The 45th edition of the China International Furniture Fair (CIFF) in Guangzhou will be held in a single edition this year, from July 27 to 30.

1 min

Hettich adds another factory near Indore

Group’s annual global sales in 2019 soar to US$ 1.2 billion

2 mins

A Rs 70-crore game plan

Bengaluru-based luxury furniture manufacturer plans to open 55 new premium retail outlets across India

2 mins

Artistic exchanges on architecture, music and design

Over the years, a lot has been said and written about the underpinnings that link the world of music and architecture. In more recent times, architects who are musicians (and vice versa) have also professed that the principles of form and structure, space and time – the building blocks of music – are also the building blocks that architecture is built on.

3 mins

Beating Covid-19 Blues

The rapid and unprecedented spread of the Covid-19 infection has led to once-in-a-generation crisis that has led to psychological panic, severe social restrictions, industrial shutdowns and economic disruption. WoodNews invited important supply-side companies in the woodworking industry in India to help understand the scale of damage, untangle the misconceptions and throw light on the way forward. Here, Mr Ratan Tata headlines our list of leaders to inspire the entrepreneur in you!

10+ mins

Catalyst in a growing market

The woodworking trade show (27 Feb – 02 March) drew a record number of exhibitors and visitors, to pass the litmus test amidst the COVID-19 scare

10+ mins

Engineering for better doors

Sauerlaender Spanplatten GmbH of Germany is the world’s largest producer of door components and a leader in supplying tubular and solid filler cores for the door manufacturing industry in more than 90 countries. Its owner, Mr Hubertus Flötotto, recently passed on the baton to his daughter, Ms Dorothee Flötotto. WoodNews spoke to the new Managing Director about carrying forward the 70-year-old family business.

5 mins

Machinery makers, traders launch association

Top woodworking technology and machinery suppliers across the country have come together to set up the Indian Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers’ and Traders’ Association (IWMMTA), a non-profit association, for the professional advancement of the sector.

1 min

Siempelkamp joins VR business club

Siempelkamp has developed applications and business models to employ virtual reality, augmented and mixed reality in the design of production factories and digital service. As a new member of the VR business club, it is now focusing on cross-industry networking.

1 min

Lawyer Ramesh on Telangana forest panel

The Telangana government has named Mr Ramesh B. Vishwanathula, a Hyderabad-based senior advocate, to a seven-member committee set up to study and recommend suitable amendments to the Telangana Wood-Based Industries (Regulation) Rules, 2016.

1 min

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Wood News is India’s leading and premier magazine for the wood-working sector ,having been continuously published for 34 years. . It is a bi-monthly title and is a must-read publication for those involved in furniture manufacturing, construction and interior design with a circulation readership of 68000 readers across India. A part from this, the flip magazine is also sent to a large database of woodworking professionals..

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WoodNews is India's premier magazine in the woodworking sector, having been continuously published for 34 years. It is the only woodworking magazine from India recognised by the International Woodworking and Furniture Supplier Magazines’ Association (AFSM). Each of the 26 select magazines on the AFSM list is published by the most esteemed institutions of their respective countries. It is a bi-monthly title and is a must-read publication for those involved in wood-based industries, including furniture manufacturing, panels, construction, architecture, and interior design.