“Scaling Your Closet Business: Strategies for Growth, Profitability, and Sustainable Success” will be presented by Heather Fedewa, The Business of Closets, at the 2025 AWFS Closets Symposium on July 21 in Las Vegas.

From basic nightstands to intricate Japandi workstations, the SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking Championship continues to push the boundaries of skill and design.

Powell Valley Millwork, a CMPC company, announced plans to invest $29.6 million across its two facilities in Kentucky. The Clay City and Jeffersonville operations will see building and equipment improvements and expansions, which will double the moulding and millwork producer's overall production capacity while creating 33 new jobs.

At the forefront of Marathon Hardware’s decorative hardware display will be striking new products from some of Europe’s most prestigious manufacturers -- Citterio Giulio, Roberto Marella and Viefe.

Mass timber is transforming how America builds—but supply hasn’t kept pace with demand. A gap in domestic manufacturing has slowed widespread adoption, leaving many developers with few options beyond overseas suppliers or traditional steel and concrete. Through strategic support from the USDA Forest Service Wood Innovations Program, the Forest Service is helping close that gap—boosting U.S. capacity, strengthening rural economies, and growing new markets for American wood.

Multifamily units completed reached 608,000 in 2024 — their highest level since 1986, according to NAHB analysis of the Census Bureau’s Survey of Construction. For the eighth consecutive year, most (54%) were high-density buildings comprising 50 or more units — a relatively new trend compared to early estimates in the series.

Homag GmbH won a preliminary injunction against a Chinese manufacturer IMAI for "serious patent infringement" of its edgebander technology. The Pro Edge NC680-LP-AR edgebander, exhibited by IMAI subsidiary Guangdong Super Machinery Technology at LIGNA, contained two joining devices, the combination of which infringes on Homag's European patent.

Advances in materials, processes, and client awareness mean that working sustainable solutions into a project is more natural than ever.

R-LABS, the real estate venture builder dedicated to co-creating and scaling companies that address the industry’s most pressing problems, has raised $3.5M (CAD) and expanded its partnership capabilities. The raise was led by Hatch, a global engineering, project delivery, and professional services firm, and was joined by existing investors Oxford Properties, Dorsay Development Corp, and LandSure Systems Ltd.