Building and construction markets are already in recovery, and the post-Sandy reconstruction plans are starting. How will Obama's election impact the cabinetry, furniture and other wood manufacturing segments? We could win, with a reational industrial policy.

Actor Brad Pitt is collaborating with Frank Pollaro, president and CEO of Pollaro Custom Furniture, to design residential furniture.

Universal Forest Products (Nasdaq: UFPI) closed on the previously announced asset purchase of Nepa Pallet and Container Co., Inc., a manufacturer of wood pallets, crates, containers and bins.

For years we made do with a vertical panel saw to cut large 4×8 sheets into more manageable sizes and a cabinet table saw to cut those pieces into their final sizes. As our production volume grew we needed something more.

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, Simpson Strong-Tie announced it will make a $25,000 donation to assist in the relief response and recovery efforts throughout the East Coast.

Kitchen design trends are among the slowest changing trends there are, due in no small part, to the fact that kitchens are expensive, time consuming, and invasive to re-do. But there’s been a gradual but major upheaval in kitchen design in the last few years, and a major change in the way that designers look at the kitchen space. HomeThangs.com introduced top ten 2013 kitchen design trends to help homeowners give their kitchens a facelift that would look up-to-date for the years to come.

Hooker Furniture announced that Art Raymond will leave his post as senior vice president-Casegoods Operations effective Jan. 31, 2013.

Hooker Furniture announced that Art Raymond, senior vice president-Casegoods Operations, will be leaving the company on Jan. 31, 2013.

Scm Group Canada is pleased to announce its new exclusive distributor partnership with Woodworking Machine Services Ltd. The newly open distributor will represent the complete range of SCM Premium, Classical and MiniMax products for the entire territory of Alberta and surrounding areas.