AWI's factory finishing standard open for comments
The Architectural Woodwork Institute on January 28, 2022, opened the public comment for the Proposed American National Standard AWI 0400 - Factory Finishing. The public comment period will be open...
View ArticleHDI acquires Mid-Am; completing eleventh acquisition in five years
LANGLEY, B.C. – Hardwoods Distribution Inc. (HDI) has entered into an agreement to acquire Mid-Am Building Supply Inc.Founded in 1967, Mid-Am based in Moberly, Mo., is a wholesale distributor of...
View ArticlePortable saw-mill maker contending for coolest thing made in Indiana
INDIANAPOLIS – And then there were eight. The Indiana Chamber of Commerce’s first-ever Coolest Thing Made in Indiana tournament is hitting the home stretch with the quarterfinalists set. The...
View ArticleFenestration & glazing alliance's Marg Webb retires
SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – The Fenestration and Glazing Industry Alliance (FGIA) announces the retirement of industry leader Marg Webb, after 22 years in the industry. She resigned her post as FGIA's Glass...
View ArticleTechnology that disappears
Spire Integrated Systems do not make an appliance for the home or workplace, but they can make them disappear.This video reviews some of the smart furniture it can design so that with a “few changes...
View ArticleReduced tariffs draws applause
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Chuck Fowke, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders, applauded the Commerce Department’s third preliminary finding to reduce tariffs on Canadian softwood lumber...
View ArticleEureka plant wins top manufacturing award
CalPlant, manufacturer of Eureka MDF, the world's first no-added-formaldehyde rice straw-based MDF, was awarded Engineering News Record’s Global Best Project in the Manufacturing category.The...
View ArticleMarwin names new CEO
WEST COLUMBIA, S.C. – The Marwin Group of Companies, a national provider of specialty building products, has named Preston Bowen as its chief executive officer (CEO).Bowen has more than 30 years of...
View ArticleCalPlant names new CEO
WILLOWS, Calif. – CalPlant, manufacturer of Eureka MDF, is transitioning its management team. Gerina Freeman has been named chief executive officer, taking over the leadership role from Executive...
View ArticleHousing Group and Boys & Girls Clubs of America promote building careers
ORLANDO -- The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) announced an agreement with Boys & Girls Clubs of America to introduce more of America's youth to a future career in residential...
View ArticleJeld-Wen's new facility to add a second shift
STATESVILLE, N.C. – In January, Jeld-Wen celebrated the grand opening of its VPI Quality Windows manufacturing plant and it has already announced that it has added a second shift ahead of schedule.The...
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Pioneer Millworks celebrates its 31st anniversary with product launches
For more than 30 years, Pioneer Millworks has been inspired to develop creative reclaimed and sustainable wood flooring, paneling, and siding. 2021 saw the growth of three sustainable wood product...
View ArticleWeinig supplies equipment for 'most digitized CLT plant'
Tauberbischofsheim, Germany -- The Weinig Group has been selected to provide a full range of equipment for the HolzBauWerk Schwarzwald company, which has built what it calls one of the most modern...
View ArticleUnlock the award-winning virtual world of Masonite
TAMPA, Fla.-- Doors that do more, is one of the themes in the story of Masonite as told in its new virtual, immersive world created to allow builders to see and better understand Masonite’s product...
View ArticleLook for quality mark on wood structural panels
TACOMA, Wash. -- When ordering or specifying wood structural panels, it is important to receive the right panel for the application, and equally important that the panel is manufactured with the...
View ArticleResolute acquires L-P’s stake in a joint venture
MONTRÉAL – Resolute Forest Products Inc. completed two separate transactions with Louisiana-Pacific Corp. to grow its wood products business.The company has acquired a 50 percent equity interest in two...
View ArticleCanfor reduces sawmill capacity
Vancouver, BC – Canfor Corp. announced the permanent reduction of 150 million board feet of production capacity at its Plateau Sawmill to resize the facility and align it with the available,...
View ArticleWood-based, self-powered smart home systems
With the increased use of Internet of Things (IoT) devices and artificial intelligence, the technical development of smart home applications plays an increasingly important role in improving people's...
View ArticleDate set for the ABC National Craft Championships
WASHINGTON, D.C. — More than 175 of the nation’s best carpenters, electricians, pipefitters, plumbers, welders and other construction craft professionals are set to compete in San Antonio on March 16...
View ArticleLeko Labs gets $21M to build greener wood-based materials
FOETZ, Luxembourg -- Leko Labs, a construction startup that’s developing sustainable wood-based building materials as an alternative to steel and concrete and applying automation to construction...
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