The Architectural Woodwork Institute's (AWI) annual convention brought together an estimated 300 North American architectural woodworkers and industry suppliers. Attendees shared workplace best practices, focusing on topics like leadership/management, workforce recruitment and retention, and manufacturing technology updates.

Koppers Holdings Inc., an integrated global provider of treated wood products, wood treatment chemicals, and carbon compounds, has elected Laura Posadas as a director of the company, effective November 5, 2025.

This year’s Rockefeller Center Christmas Tree, a 75-foot-tall Norway spruce from East Greenbush, New York, carries a story rooted in family and tradition. Donated by the Russ family, the tree has been part of their property for over 60 years, serving as the backdrop for countless celebrations.

Builders FirstSource has acquired Lengefeld Lumber in Temple, Texas. Lengefeld is a fourth-generation, family-owned business serving Central Texas since 1951.

84 Lumber marked its tenth annual “Going Pink” community outreach campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month (October) by participating in several big initiatives, including planting 840 trees and making a $36,000 donation to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (BCRF), the largest private funder of breast cancer research in the world.

The Board of Directors has appointed LP President Jason Ringblom to succeed Southern as Chief Executive Officer, effective February 19, 2026. The transition concludes a comprehensive succession process led by the Board in partnership with Southern.

The NAFCD + NBMDA kicked off its 2025 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention and again this year brought together leading distributors and suppliers from across North America’s flooring and building materials industries for three days of professional development, strategic business connection and networking.

Economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted in October for the eighth consecutive month, following a two-month expansion preceded by 26 straight months of contraction, say the nation's supply executives in the latest ISM Manufacturing PMI Report.

New residential furniture orders fell 3% in August, compared to the same period in 2024, according to the October issue of Furniture Insights. New orders also dropped 3% compared to the month prior, according to Mark Laferriere, assurance partner at Smith Leonard, the accounting and consulting firm that produces the monthly report.