Allanna Bell, owner of Optimization Dolls (Opmdolls), which specializes in closet design, became a featured designer on a popular HGTV show, Married to Real Estate, after a direct message on Instagram.
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.
MasterBrand Inc. and American Woodmark Corp. have entered into a definitive agreement whereby MasterBrand will combine with American Woodmark via an all-stock merger valued at $3.6 billion. Upon closing, American Woodmark will become a wholly-owned subsidiary of MasterBrand.
Lumber shortages for residential flooring manufacturers. Plus, hardwood lumber sales remain sluggish in a seasonal summer slowdown but are expected to pick up in the fall.
Emerald Ash Borer beetles have been discovered in six more counties in Pennsylvania; 28 counties in the state are now dealing with the invasive ash tree-killing pest.
SCM Group, an Italian manufacturer of machinery for woodworking, finishing, plastic, stone and glass applications, appointed Max Salmi as marketing operation manager for North America and the Mexico territory.
Gibson Guitar Corp. will not face prosecution for violating the Lacey Act and has instead entered into a criminal enforcement agreement with the United States.
A former sawmill manager of Babine Forest Products, site of a fatal explosion and fire, was awarded $809,000 for a wrongful dismissal lawsuit case concluded on June 29.
MasterBrand Cabinets employees were notified Friday that the Martinsville, VA, plant would close Aug. 10, resulting in the layoff of 335 employees, according to news sources in the area.
20-20 Technologies Inc., a supplier of CAD/CAM software, including for the wood products and closets industries, is on the verge of being acquired by an affiliate controlled by Vector Capital Corporation.