HANOVER, Ontario — “AI, Cybersecurity & Economic Trends Shaping Wood Manufacturing in 2026,” is the title of the Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario’s information-packed quarterly networking event slated for Wednesday, June 17 at Taurus Craco Machinery.The afternoon event will focus on the technologies, economic shifts, and operational strategies beginning to have an increasingly bigger impact on Canadian wood product manufacturers.

Mantra Inspired Furniture, a design-forward manufacturer of thoughtfully crafted commercial furniture, has acquired Created Hardwood, an Ohio-based manufacturer specializing in custom solid American hardwood furniture.

The Canadian Woodworking Machinery Distributors Association has opened registration for the seventh edition of edition of Woodworking Technology Days, the only industrial machinery event in Canada this year.

Woodgrain Inc. has installed a new Cefla prefinish line at its distribution facility in Latrobe, Pennsylvania.

Across the US, persistent affordability challenges and rising economic uncertainty are hurting housing conditions, with weakening labor markets and plummeting immigration dampening household growth and mobility.

BIELEFELD, Germany — At this year’s Surface in Motion (SIM) in Bergamo, Italy, Dr. René Pankoke, Managing Partner of Hymmen, will present on June 4, 2026, the production technologies his company develops for the furniture industry.

Joe C. Bergamo and Vin Bergamo of ClosetPro will host a fast-paced, beginner-friendly session showing designers how to accelerate closing rates and eliminate manufacturing errors through digital 3D workflows.

Kassandra Avila, a student at Cégep de Trois-Rivières in Quebec, took home the grand prize in Formica’s FORM Student Innovation Competition.

Old South Wood Preserving plans to invest $1.3 million to expand its operations in Summertown, Tennessee.

In a surprise announcement, RTA furniture manufacturer Bestar, which less than a month ago was thought to be moribund, plans to resume operations under the banner Bestar 2026.