Cabinet sales for March 2011 decreased 2.9 percent compared to sales for March 2010, according to a recent survey of cabinet manufacturers by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assn.
There's no denying the last few years have been tough. But many wood products manufacturers have been able to rise to the challenge and improve their business. Was your company one of them?
Cabinet sales dropped 4.1 percent in 2010, to $4.5 billion for the year, according to the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Assn.’s monthly Trend of Business Survey.
Architectural woodworkers, cabinet and closet installers, and other professionals must now have a Certified Renovator on staff to be in full compliance with the EPA’s Renovation, Repair and Painting Rule, which addresses the presence and removal of lead-based paint in pre-1978 target housing and child-occupied facilities. Enforcement of the CR requirement began Oct. 1.