Cabinetry sales continued to advance in February, rising 4.3% for the month compared to February 2016, according to participating members in KCMA's monthly Trend of Business Survey.

Cabinetry sales more than doubled in January, rising 9.3% for the month compared to January 2016, according to participating members in the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's monthly Trend of Business Survey.

Cabinet sales climbed 4.3% in 2016, reaching $6.8 billion, according to the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association's (KCMA) monthly Trend of Business Survey. Participating cabinet manufacturers also reported stock sales increased 4.0%; semi-custom sales increased 5.9%, and custom sales increased 1.3%. Figures for December were down however, with custom sales taking the biggest hit, compared to 2015.

RSI Home Products Manufacturing Inc., cabinetry and vanity supplier to Lowe's and Home Depot, will expand its North Carolina operations with a new facility in Richmond County and add 175 new employees to its workforce.

Canadian custom cabinetry manufacturer Group Cabico Inc. has acquired Ontario-based custom cabinetmaker The Elmwood Group Ltd. Sales of the combined firm are more than $100 million, making Cabico the largest privately held custom cabinet manufacturer in Canada and the third largest in North America. The transaction includes Maplecraft Doors Ltd.

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Doors & Drawers manufactures commercial cabinetry in Ann Arbor, MI, and recently purchased a $150,000 edge banding machine. It also added the new Festool CONTURO Edge Bander to edge band on a radius, and to take to job sites.

Chinese cabinet manufacturer Roc Furniture Industrial Co. Ltd. opens up a subsidiary, U.S. Go Goal Cabinets, in Atlanta. The location features a showroom and warehouse.

U.S. Go Goal Cabinets, a Chinese-based manufacturer of kitchen cabinets, has opened a U.S. headquarters in the Metro Atlanta area. The company is recruiting employees for its 3,000-square-foot showroom and 35,000-square-foot warehouse located in the Metro Atlanta area.

More than 57,500 wood industry professionals from 143 countries flocked to interzum to view supplies and innovations for the manufacture of furniture, cabinets and related products, including flexible hardware and storage solutions, connectivity enhancements; and new laminate colors, textures and finishes. The four-day biennial fair took place May 5-8 in Cologne, Germany.