Depending on the party discussing lumber tariffs, the recent commerce department's decision on lumber tariffs elicilits different trains of thought. One party says it boosts profits, another party calls it unfair and unwarranted.

LP Building Solutions (LP) has closed on the previously announced sale of its Engineered Wood Products (EWP) business to Pacific Woodtech for $210 million.

The management of Tafisa Canada has appointed Pierre-Luc Bérubé as vice-president of sales and marketing effective August 15, 2022. He will succeed Eric Dedekam, who will retire at the end of October.

Northeast Group Holdings, a distributor of specialty building products, is acquiring Crane Woodworking, a producer of architectural millwork in New England. 

On July 29, 2022, Saint-Gobain completed the acquisition announced on May 31, 2022, of Kaycan, a manufacturer and distributor of exterior building materials in Canada and in the United States.

Genesis Products Inc., a privately-held components manufacturer of OEM laminated panels, wood components, and custom-moulded solutions, will celebrate its 20th Anniversary at the IWF Show in Atlanta, Booth BC935 on August 23rd from 4:30 – 6:00 p.m.

ATLANTA -- The reverberating buzz of saws cutting wood in the cavernous Georgia World Congress Center was music to Kent Gilchrist’s ears, technical chair of the annual SkillsUSA Cabinetmaking competition.

The North American construction framing dimension softwood lumber market has found even footing at this mid-summer 2022, according to Madison's Lumber Reporter. Prices on almost all lumber and panel items remained flat, with some benchmark commodities rising slightly.

Quint Workspaces LLC, formed in 2020 by office furniture industry veteran Don Goeman, has secured $1.5 million in capital from investors around Michigan and plans to use the early-stage funding to support new product development, expand delivery services to major markets, and enhance e-commerce capabilities.

The University of Maine said it is home to the world’s largest polymer 3D printer in its Advanced Structures and Composites Center (ASCC).