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Flooring industry forecasts: Wood & laminate trends
Catalina Research is projecting an increase in the installed value of flooring spending for 2021, as rising COVID-19 vaccination rates, new home construction, and a surge in personal income have given...
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Window & door industry drivers & forecasts
While the 2021 outlook for U.S. residential windows and doors continue to be positive, the commercial market is looking instead to 2022 for a rebound, according to the Fenestration and Glazing Industry...
View ArticleCornerstone’s new manufacturing facility nears completion
CINCINNATI – Cornerstone Specialty Wood Products, manufacturers of ResinDek engineered flooring panel and shelving products, and its parent company, Universal Woods, are constructing a $15 million...
View ArticleLumber prices soar above $1,000 for the first time since mid-June
Lumber prices increased 5% on Thursday, Dec. 9, to $1,024, rising to more than $1,000 per thousand board feet level for the first time since mid-June, according to a Market Insider report.The report...
View ArticleKoppers named one of America’s most responsible companies
PITTSBURGH – Koppers Holdings Inc., an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood processing chemicals, and carbon compounds, was named one of the most responsible companies in the...
View ArticleTen Oaks invests $9 million on wood sorting plant
STUART, Va – Ten Oaks, a manufacturer of hardwood flooring, is planning to invest more than $9 million in an indoor wood sorting and stacking facility. The expansion will also bring 11 new jobs to...
View ArticleEgger adds third lamination line to Lexington plant
LEXINGTON, N.C. — Egger Wood Products will invest $20 million for an additional thermally fused laminate (TFL) production line at the company’s lone U.S. manufacturing facility. The expansion is part...
View ArticleMillwork company named to Inc.’s 2021 Best in Business list in manufacturing
WHEATLAND, Wis. — Woodwrights Inc. has been named to the Inc. 2021 Best in Business list in the Manufacturing category.The magazine’s Best in Business Awards honor companies that have gone above and...
View ArticleMaterials group meets with administration on softwood tariffs
Washington, DC — The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) met with senior officials from the U.S. Department of Commerce to discuss the Biden administration’s decision to...
View ArticleHabitat for Humanity builds its first 3D printed house
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. -- Habitat for Humanity Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg dedicated a new home to a family on Dec. 21, 2021.While the dedication was not unusual, this particular ribbon-cutting did...
View ArticleCook & Boardman Group acquires National Millwork
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. -- The Cook & Boardman Group LLC, a distributor of commercial door entry solutions and security integration services has acquired Riviera Beach, Fla.-based National Millwork...
View ArticleRising Lumber Prices adds more than $18,600 to new home prices
WASHINGTON, D.C.-- Following a few months of moderating prices last spring and summer, lumber prices are soaring once again, disrupting the housing market and harming housing affordability, according...
View ArticleEco-friendly timber office building towers in B.C. Canada
Vancouver, B.C. – A five-story mass timber post-and-beam building now towers over Langford, B.C.The new Terminus at District 56 commercial building was completed. The structure included mass-timber...
View ArticleLeaf Home acquires WindowWorks, Comfort Shower and Bath
HUDSON, Ohio – Leaf Home, manufacturers of gutters and other home products, acquired on Dec. 9 two firms, including WindowWorks Inc. and Comfort Shower and Bath. The Chicago-based companies produce...
View ArticleBuilders FirstSource acquires National Lumber
DALLAS – Builders FirstSource Inc. has acquired National Lumber, the largest independent building materials supplier in New England.National Lumber operates 19 facilities and employs more than 700...
View ArticleGO Lab gets $85 million for new mill
MADISON, Me. — Belfast-based GO Lab has secured $85 million in financing to transform a former Madison Paper Industries mill into a wood-processing facility.GO Lab intends to produce three types of...
View ArticleMarvin expands operations in Fargo
WARROAD, Minn. – To meet increasing demand, Marvin plans to expand its operations in Fargo, N.D., with the addition of two new facilities: a 127,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and a...
View ArticleSteves & Sons to open door assembly plant in Utah
SAN ANTONIO, Texas — Steves & Sons Inc. has announced plans to expand its door manufacturing operations to Utah. The startup of the 160,000-square-foot facility in Brigham City will bring more than...
View ArticleFlooring maker moves into new factory
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Fiberon, a subsidiary of Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc., will establish new manufacturing and distribution operations in Columbia, Tennessee. The facility is expected to...
View ArticleHuber Engineered Woods revises environmental assessment for $440 million OSB...
DULUTH -- Huber Engineered Woods (HEW) revised an Environmental Assessment Worksheet (EAW) for its planned $440 million oriented strand board plant, known as the Iron Range plant. The new plan followed...
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