Revisiting it's 2012 takeover attempt, home improvement giant Lowe’s Companies, Inc. (NYSE: LOW) will now acquire and RONA inc. (TSX: RON), and merge it with Lowe's Canada to create a C$5.6 billion giant that overshadows The Home Depot Canada.

Zebrawood features striped grain and is used for veneers.

Lumber firm Resolute Forest Products Canada Inc. pleaded guilty and has been fined $150,000 after a worker was burned following an explosion of wood dust in a biomass boiler.

Besse Forest Products Group has been asked to pay $76,000 for OSHA violations, including one which resulted in the partial amputation of a 58-year-old employee's finger at a company-owned veneer plant.

Norcraft and MasterBrand Cabinets helped drive up Fortune Brands Home & Security cabinet segment sales by 33 percent last year, reaching $2.17 billion.

Retail millwork specialists are seeing their livelihood threatened as consumers continue to buy more online. Chicago-based mall operator General Growth Properties thinks web-only retailers will build real stores not just for sales, but for returns.

WMS, Canada’s largest and only national wood industry trade show returns to its most popular setting, Halls 1& 2 at the International Centre. A full-day conference program will run concurrently on Nov. 2.

Hooker Furniture Corp. has officially moved into the top five residential furniture producers with its acquisition of Home Meridian International. Announcement that the $100 million purchase was finalized was made Feb. 2.

Registration for the Spring 2016 High Point Market is now open for buyers, international buyers, exhibitors, trade/industry, press and students. Likened to Fashion Week for home furnishings, the Spring High Point Market will be held on Saturday, April 16, 2016, through Wednesday, April 20,

How much does it cost to remodel a kitchen? According to a national survey by Home Advisor, the average reported cost was $19,920. Based on 3,522 cost profiles in the report, most homeowners spent between $11,194 and $28,646.