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May residential furniture orders improve over April, still down for year

Although new residential furniture orders dropped 1% in May compared to 2024, they are up 11% compared to April figures, according to the July issue of Furniture Insights. Orders, however, are down 3% for the year-to-date, compared to last year.

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Roseburg Reorganizes Solid Wood, Composite Panels Lines

Roseburg Forest Products will combine the manufacturing and sales functions for its solid wood and composite panel lines as part of its reorganization efforts for 2016. Other areas of the company will remain as currently structured, said incoming President Grady Mulbery. The company also announced a number of promotions.

By Karen M. Koenig, December 15, 2015 | 4:44 pm CST

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Robust Desktop CNC Can Be Used by Anyone

MakersDream, a startup from Venice, Italy has launched Evo-One, a CNC mill that can be used on a desktop. Fundraising the project on Kickstarter, the developers, who previously launched the InventOne 3D printer, say keeping 3D and CNC separate is a better approach to engineering and operation.

By Robert Dalheim, December 15, 2015 | 1:09 pm CST

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Lumber Liquidators Stock Surges as Investor Critic Reverses His View

Lumber Liquidators finally catches a break, as Whitney Tilson, an investment manager who was a steady critic of its business practices, reverses his position. Tilson says he is now top management did not knowingly sell Chinese made laminate flooring with high levels formaldehyde. The stock rose 17 percent on the news.

By Bill Esler, December 14, 2015 | 11:33 pm CST

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PBS TV's American Woodshop Will Now Auction Its Projects

As co-hosts of the PBS TV series The American Woodshop, Scott and Suzy Phillips are changing the show’s focus starting this season. The projects will now be scheduled for auction, and the proceeds will be donated to two Ohio organizations that provide furniture for those who need it and who teach the craft of woodworking.

By Robert Dalheim, December 14, 2015 | 3:00 pm CST

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$16 Billion Consumer Products Megadeal: Newell Rubbermaid Buys Jarden

Home storage, tool and consumer products giant Newell Rubbermaid has entered into an agreement with Jarden Corp. which will combine the two into a $16 billion company to be named Newell Brands. Subject to shareholder and regulatory approval, the transaction is expected to close in the second quarter of 2016.

By Karen M. Koenig, December 14, 2015 | 12:11 pm CST

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Interfor Resumes SC Sawmill Operations Closed from Flooding

Interfor will resume operations at its Georgetown, SC, sawmill that had been shuttered two months due to extensive flooding. The Georgetown mill is one of nine sawmills in the southern United States owned by the lumber conglomerate.

By Karen M. Koenig, December 14, 2015 | 10:25 am CST

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Contur Garage Cabinets Launches Iconic Automotive Branded Line

MONTREAL – Contur Cabinet launched a garage cabinetry collection with Fiat Chrysler that matches its vehicles, from RAM trucks, to Viper sports cars. A Plymouth line cabinet even features a hood scoop on the cabinet door.Contur Cabinet, based in Montreal, makes metal garage cabinets. The new cabinet collection is being produced in partnership with automotive manufacturer FCA US, a member of the Fiat Chrysler Automobiles N.V., parent of Chrysler, Jeep, Dodge, Ram and FIAT brands as well as the SRT performance vehicle designation.

By Michaelle Bradford, December 14, 2015 | 9:46 am CST

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Wolf Cabinetry Owner Quad-C Investments Divests Balboa Bath Fixtures

Quad-C Investments, which holds equity in a number of building and construction materials businesses, has sold the Balboa Water Group, a bath fixtures firm, to AEA Investors. Quad-C acquired Wolf Cabinetry in July 2015.

By Bill Esler, December 14, 2015 | 9:29 am CST

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Boise Cascade Invests $23 Million in Chester, SC Plywood Mill

Boise Cascade Co. will invest $23.5 million to expand its plywood operations in Chester County, South Carolina. The expansion is expected to create 52 jobs at the Chester Plywood mill.

By Karen M. Koenig, December 11, 2015 | 4:56 pm CST

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Kitchen Cabinetry Group Names New Executive Director; Dick Titus Retires

Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) President Mark Trexler, Master WoodCraft Cabinetry, Marshall, Texas, has announced that Betsy Natz, an experienced association executive and Washington operative, will succeed Dick Titus as the association’s chief staff executive and CEO beginning January 4, 2016.

By Bill Esler, December 11, 2015 | 11:34 am CST

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