La-Z-Boy invests $26 million in furniture plant
La-Z-Boy's 1.2 million-square-foot Dayton, Tennessee facility is its only branded plant that makes furniture in all three upholstery categories.
FDMC 300 company sales gain 5 percent in 2016
The group of 300 largest cabinet, millwork, furniture and fixture manufacturers recorded a fifth consecutive year of sales expansion.
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Karl D. Forth,
February 2, 2017 | 4:12 pm CST
Superior Cabinets wins KBIS People's Choice Award
Superior Cabinets' Fusion Finishes on MDF have been selected as the winner for the Best of KBIS – People’s Choice Award in the kitchen category. The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show marked the U.S. debut of the Fusion Finishes line of cabinetry.
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Karen M. Koenig,
February 2, 2017 | 3:33 pm CST
World of Wood panel focuses on Lacey Act compliance
The International Wood Products Association (IWPA) has announced a new panel discussion at its World of Wood annual convention entitled "Lacey Compliance: Strategies and Solutions."
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Robert Dalheim,
February 2, 2017 | 11:52 am CST
Northern Contours expands door and drawer front production
ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Northern Contours has expanded its Level production to its operation in Corbin, Kentucky.
With this additional capability, Level products are available from three Northern Contours facilities for more efficient and complete North American coverage.
Level door and drawers fronts include a series of flat laminated and edgebanded cabinet doors in matte, acrylic, textured melamine and three thermofoil products. Four different edgebanding options are available.
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Karl D. Forth,
February 2, 2017 | 10:55 am CST
Steve Waltman plans for life after Stiles Machinery
Stephan Waltman is nothing if not organized, setting his retirement from Stiles Machinery for the twenty-second of this month. Retiring after 35 years to the day, the VP Communications doesn’t exactly plan to give it a rest
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Bill Esler,
February 1, 2017 | 9:53 pm CST
New York kitchen and bath remodeler opens closet design division
ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Concept II, a kitchen and bath cabinet remodeler located in Rochester, New York, opened a custom closet division.
“Being in the interior design and remodeling business, the addition of custom closets was a natural extension for us,” said Ross Pino, President, Concept II.
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Michaelle Bradford,
February 1, 2017 | 7:09 pm CST
Dura Supreme named Best of Houzz for fifth year in a row
HOWARD LAKE, Minn. -- Dura Supreme Cabinetry has been named Best Of Houzz for the fifth year in a row by Houzz Inc., the platform for home renovation and design.
Dura Supreme received Best of Design award and Customer Service award accompanied with the Recommended award and Influencer award by Houzz. Dura Supreme manufactures semi-custom and custom cabinetry.
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Karl D. Forth,
February 1, 2017 | 6:01 pm CST
50,000-year-old New Zealand Kauri wood forms earth table
Featuring 50,000-year-old Kauri wood from New Zealand, Italian design woodshop Riva 1920’s “Earth Table” aims to be a stylized representation of the earth, metaphorically representing the continents and oceans.
The table’s top places the Kauri wood into a resin setting, allowing the material to float above a tubular base. The resin, which makes up the oceanic segments, forms an interplay of light and shadow.
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Robert Dalheim,
February 1, 2017 | 4:20 pm CST
Cabinetmaker R.D. Henry offers 11 new finishes
R.D. Henry & Co. is offering 11 new finishes to dealers as part of its Spring 2017 new product launch.
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Karl D. Forth,
February 1, 2017 | 3:28 pm CST
