“Blum, Inc. has named Shannon Lafferty its new president and CEO, effective July 1. Lafferty succeeds Karl Rudisser, who has worked for Blum, Inc. since its inception in 1977, and has served as president and CEO since 1988.

Blum states Lafferty was chosen after a thorough and deliberate selection process, following Rudisser’s announcement of plans to retire several years ago. ‘Shannon has a solid understanding of our industry, our culture and our values. I have no doubt he’s the right person to take Blum into its next chapter,’ said Rudisser.”

“Timesavers LLC has named Robert Tate as regional sales manager. In his new role, Tate will expand engagement with key dealers to support Timesavers and Dubois product lines for the woodworking industry.

Tate will be based in Greenville, South Carolina, and will focus on developing key markets in the Southeast.

“Doucet Machineries Inc., the designer and manufacturer of machinery for the secondary wood processing industry, celebrated its 45th anniversary in early April. The celebration took place during an event held on its premises in its Quebec location. Gilles Doucet, founder and Danny Pelletier, CEO spoke to the nearly one hundred employees gathered for this occasion.

The organizing committee for Doucet’s events announced various activities to be held over the next year and are planning a big surprise to be revealed at the next Christmas party.”

“Bacci America held an open house in March to present its new U.S. headquarters. Woodworkers and dealers had the opportunity to see the latest in CNC multi-axis machining. Machines catering to small shops and high production facilities were on display. The group’s latest solution focuses on cabinet door manufacturing and machining using CNC routing and sanding combination machines.”

To read the full article and to view pictures from the event, visit Woodworking Network.

“The Festool 2019 road show will be at the MiLL National Training Center in Colorado Springs on Thursday, April 11 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.”

To read the full article, visit Woodworking Network.

“The MiLL was honored to accept the 1st Student Achievement Award, presented by the Colorado Association of School Boards (CASB). The presentation of the award was during the CASB’s 74th annual convention held at The Broadmoor resort in Colorado Springs. The MiLL was one of only two programs in the state of Colorado to receive this award.

This award recognized The MiLL’s innovation in creating opportunities for students to excel in CTE pathways, as well as highlighting the collaboration between Peyton and Widefield school districts to make The MiLL possible.