5 ways to attract more customers: WOOD 100 Strategies for Success
Online marketing as well as community service efforts are among the ways these WOOD 100 companies are keeping their name at the forefront of customers' minds.Canary Closets & Cabinetry, Union, NJ...
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15 ways to market your company: WOOD 100 Strategies for Success
Targeted marketing, creative videos, expanded showrooms and of course, social media, are among the ways the 2016 WOOD 100 companies are spreading the word about their products and services.Northern...
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Gensler and WallGoldfinger build flip-top conference table in sapele
WallGoldfinger says its Summit tilt-top tables were designed with a couple of functions in mind. With tops that tilt and casters that extend and retract, the tables are able to fit through doorways to...
View ArticleRepurposed lab cabinetry to save millions for University of Michigan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. Repurposed lab benches, cabinets and other salvaged materials are expected to cut renovation costs in a $78.5 million resarch laboratory project at the University of Michigan. The...
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Architectural design software sets stage for global market in services
The convergence of design, engineering, and building elements has formed the ground for the global architecture engineering and construction, popularly referred to as the AEC market. The industry...
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Wood manufacturing help-wanted query lists hundreds of positions open
A process engineer in finishing in Moorefield, West Virginia was at the top list of hundreds of wood manufacturing positions opened at job placement website Monster.com, along with a scenic carpenter...
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Pella struts its wood stuff as journalists traipse through Iowa plant
PELLA, Iowa - Following the largest wood window launch in its history and the acquisition of Reilly Windows, Pell Windows & Doors rolls out the red carpet for journalists. The door and window...
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Flooring giant Shaw Industries buys USFloors
DALTON, Ga. – Shaw Industries Group Inc. will expand its reach into the hard surface flooring market with the purchase of USFloors. Terms of the agreement, announced Oct. 18, were not disclosed. The...
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UPDATED: Koch Industries acquires building product giant Guardian Industries
[UPDATED: An earlier version of this article incorrectly stated that Masonite was part of the transaction.] WICHITA, Kan.– International industrial giant Koch Industries, owner of Georgia-Pacific, has...
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Kewaunee wins $18 million lab millwork project in Kuwait
STATESVILLE, N.C. - Laboratory furniture and millwork firm Kewaunee Scientific won an $18.5 million contract to produce laboratory furniture.The contract is the second leg of an ongoing project that...
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Gator Millworks cabinet plant once sunk, is now well above water
Gator Millworks got an assist in its recovery from the brutal floods in Louisiana this year, from its equipment supplier, Stiles Machinery. As witness to the events, Stiles provides a first-hand...
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Masonite, door sales up, plans to close a manufacturing plant
TAMPA - Door manufacturer Masonite saw net sales increase 3 percent third quarter to $489.6 million. Excluding foreign exchange, net sales would have increased 5 percent. Masonite sales so far this...
View ArticleMasonite launches new front door app for Apple users
TAMPA – Masonite International Corporation (NYSE: DOOR), a leading global designer and manufacturer of interior and exterior doors, has launched the Masonite Front Door App, designed to allow users to...
View ArticleJeld-Wen buys Breezway windows in Brisbane, its third Australian acquisition
CHARLOTTE, N.C.— Jeld-Wen Holding, Inc. acquired Breezway, a manufacturer of residential and commercial louver window systems, based in Brisbane, Australia. Terms of the deal, which took place in...
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Kewaunee Scientific earnings skyrocket on Kuwait millwork project
STATESVILLE, N.C. - Kewaunee Scientific Corporation (Nasdaq: KEQU) net earnings increased 114 percent to $1,486,000, in the second quarter, as sales rose 17 percent to $36,329,000. At $8.2 million - up...
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Wood Industry Almanac 2016-2017 market drivers: Flooring
Sales volume of the $23.14 billion U.S. floor covering market totaled 20.52 billion square feet in 2015, says Catalina Research, with hardwood flooring accounting for 1.70 billion and laminate flooring...
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Wood Industry Almanac 2016-2017 market drivers: Windows & Doors
Window and door demand, overall, is projected to grow over the next few years, particularly in the U.S. residential arena. According to research analyst The Freedonia Group, this segment is projected...
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Wood Industry Almanac 2016-2017 market drivers: Store Fixtures & Interiors
Recent controversy over the U.S. presidential election aside, consumer spending is not expected to diminish over the next few years, a fact which bodes well for the retail environments sector.With that...
View Article5 Trends That Will Shape the Architectural Millwork Industry in 2017
Custom architectural millwork solutions are continuously evolving as design trends adapt and new technology or materials are integrated to allow for the creation of innovative features within a space....
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Glenn Rieder architectural millwork to build new 120,000 square foot plant
MILWAUKEE - Glenn Rieder, the national architectural millwork firm has entered into a preliminary agreement with the City of West Allis, Wisconsin, to build an $8 million, 120,000 square foot...
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