According the most recent Smith Leonard survey of manufactures and distributors, new residential furniture orders in June increased 9% over orders in June 2009. When comparing new residential furniture orders from June 2009 to June 2008, the firm had reported a 16%. decline, making this years years 9% increase from June 2009 to 2010, an encouraging turn around.
Additional highlights of the report include . . .
64% of participants in the survey reported increased orders for the first half of 2010
Shipments in June were 13 percent higher than June a year ago, with 67 percent of the participants reporting increases, some up substantially.
The full report can be read in Smith Leonard’s August 2010 newsletter, Furniture Insights which tracks key furniture manufacturing statistics and provides key operative statistics and analysis.
Smith Leonard PLLC Accountants & Consultants–located in High Point, NC–an accounting firm specializing in the furniture industry.
145 Auburn Park DriveAuburn, GA 30011Phone: 678.642.9722 Email: sales@firstchoiceind.net
First Choice Industrial has the woodworking machinery solutions to help with basic wood shop layouts to fully automated factories.
And our 30 years combined woodworking industry knowledge and experience remains focused on helping our professional cabinet manufacturing customers increase their production and efficiency during times of economic contraction and expansion, by offering a wide range of woodworking manufacturing solutions, services, and machinery from dust collection to computer numeric controlled (CNC) equipment.
Visit our online showroom for great deals
on used, secondhand, and bank-owned woodworking machinery
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From 2010 to 2015, the total US green building market value is projected to increase from $71.1 billion to $173.5 billion, according to the latest issue of EL Insights. This represents a CAGR of 19.5% during this time period.
Woodworking professionals in the Southeast can discuss their interest in sustainable wood manufacturing and “green” industry news with a LEED (an internationally recognized green building certification system) woodworking machinery expert at First Choice Industrial LLC.
Email: Randy Majerus LEED AP at sales@firstchoiceind.net
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Introducing the Pratix N15 W/Automatic Loading & Unloading
This SCM Premium You Tube Video,
features the Pratix N12 R CNC boring and routing center,
w/automatic loading & unloading
which is now available on the Pratix N15 from SCM Group North America.
SCM Pratix N15
View SCM Group Video of the SCM Pratix N15
Perfect for cabinet parts, mdf doors and store fixtures, the Pratix N15 has a 5’x12’ table and an easy to use CNC controller with a multilayer phenolic worktable. Vacuum areas are easy to set thanks to a patented magnetic system. For maximum integration the Pratix has an electrical cabinet and vacuum pump incorporated into the machine base; control panel with Xilog software. A standard feature on this CNC is a off load ranking system to increase production capabilities.
TR10 Tool Changer: 10 Total Tool Change Capacity
Phenolic table surface and 3 Pop-up Stops
Digital Inverter-controlled Routing Speed (1,500-24,000 RPM)
5’ X 12’ with 8 vacuum zones
Compatible with many types of design software
Precision rack and pinion drive in X axis
Precision ball screw drive in Y & Z axis
Vectorial X/Y Positioning Speed 140 FPM
Safety System with Protective Cage and Photocells for Loading/Unloading
Rake system is available
First Choice Industrial is an authorized SCM Group Dealer, located in metro-Atlanta.
For more information about the SCM Pratix N15 CNC Machine Center Series . . . call 678.642.9722 or email sales@firstchoiceind.net
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First Choice Industrial, LLC Experience & Company History
Established in 2009 as an independent SCM Group USA dealer and distributor of a full range of industrial machinery, equipment, and services, First Choice Industrial, LLC is built on the solid foundation of Randy and Stan’s outstanding history of customer satisfaction, factory-trained service, and dedicated woodworking machinery sales experience to woodworkers and the woodworking industry throughout the southeast.
Formerly with Southeastern Machinery Group—SCM Group’s relinquished in-house industrial woodworking machinery distributorship—Stan Paszkowski (founder and former President of Southeastern Machinery Group) and Randy Majerus (former Southeastern Machinery Group Sales Manager) partnered their 30 collective years of woodworking industry technology and manufacturing knowledge to form First Choice Industrial, LLC.
Though our company name and location have changed, our professional network of woodworking industry customers, sales professionals, product managers, equipment suppliers, and machinery manufacturers throughout the country can continue to rely on our proven integrity, industry knowledge, dedication to customer satisfaction and professional service to the woodworking industry.