The March 26 collapse of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge is expected to cause supply-chain disruptions among many industries, including the industries that use plywood and other wood products.

MONTGOMERY, Minn. - A Minnesota millwork firm is planning an $8 million expansion, but according to local reports, the expansion is contingent on state fund approval.Minnesota Millwork & Fixtures told the Lonsdale City Council that it was "out-of-space" and is proposing an $8.3 million, three-phase project to build out facilities.

Make sure to mark your calendars and secure your tickets for the exciting woodworking events happening this April! Don't forget to check out the event pages for information on hotel accommodations. You won't want to miss out!

In the April issue of FDMC magazine, the Notable Nine Online -- the top 9 stories of the month -- started with a Florida couple that were sentenced on a plywood duty evasion charge.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Aetna Building Solutions, one of the nation’s largest wholesale distributors of wood, lumber, composites, laminate, solid surface, quartz, hardware. and other building products, will exhibit at the Closets Expo, co-located with Wood Pro Expo Illinois.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill., – Utility Composites will demonstrate the versatility, durability, time-savings. and other benefits of its Raptor polymer nails, staples and specialty fasteners at Wood Pro Expo Illinois, co-located with the Closets Expo, April 18-19 at the Schaumburg Convention Center.

SCHAUMBURG, Ill. – Cutco, a manufacturer of cutlery and kitchen accessories, will exhibit its wares at the Closets Expo, co-located with Wood Pro Expo Illinois, April 18-19 at the Schaumburg Convention Center.

Stan Dykstra, a more than 25-year industry veteran, has been named SNX Technologies' Regional Sales Manager for the Michigan territory.SNX is an American manufacturing company specializing in semiautomatic contour (curved) edgebanders that provides the best cleaning, anti-static chemicals, and EVA hot melt glues for straight-line and contour edgebanders. SNX has also partnered with AES to act as a dealer of CNC routers.

The 2024 U.S. Houzz & Home Study found renovation spend jumped in the last three years as median spend increased 60%, to $24,000 in 2023. Gen Xers increase their activity while narrowly exceeding Baby Boomers in median spend.

CCF, a manufacturer of dovetail drawers located 30 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, likes to think of itself as the phoenix bird of drawer manufacturers. That’s because in April 2014, an explosion rocked CCF’s facilities spreading fire and destroying the company’s 16,000 square-foot drawer manufacturing facility.