WEST CHESTER, Pa.-- Diplomat Closet Design, and sister company, ClosetParts, acquired Closet City, a Philadelphia closet design and manufacturing company founded more than 35 years ago. Closet City joins the Diplomat Closet Design and ClosetParts family to form one of the area’s largest groups of wholesale closet supply companies, as well as custom design and installation businesses. Details of the transaction were not announced.

ATLANTA -- North Americ a's largest woodworking technology and design trade show and conference and the first U.S. global woodworking fair since 2018 opens Tuesday, August 23, at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta. With 925 exhibitors showcasing products and services in more than 540 categories, IWF 2022 will display a plethora of equipment including new lines and designs and exclusive U.S. product introductions.

Headquartered in Holstein, Iowa, VT Industries, lnc., is one of North America's leading manufacturers of architectural wood doors, post-formed laminate countertops, and architectural stone surfaces.  Since 1956, VT Industries has been committed to providing the highest quality architectural and home building products and services in the industry. 

The American KitchenCabinet Alliance (AKCA), working with members of Congress and industry leaders, has asked the Biden Administration and the U.S. Congress to stand up to China.

Andersen Corporation and Ubiquitous Energy, a manufacturer of solar technology, have agreed to develop energy-generating window and door products.

The Talent T5 CNC router will be featured in WPEL’s popular Running Machine Program on each day of the show. The Talent T5 is a three-axis, panel-processing machine capable of cutting a wide range of materials including wood products, plastics, and non-ferrous metals. The CNC router is used extensively in cabinetmaking, closet manufacturing, sign-making, and plastics fabrication.  Standard key features of the Talent T5 include:

Two of the biggest drivers of change in the world are technology and fashion, and despite what you might think, they are not unrelated.

Salon Industriel du Bois Ouvré will feature a dynamic educational conference on the show floor.

Vast majority of industry still struggles with massive to moderate disruptions.

SINGAPORE -- Researchers at Nanyang Technological University has developed a coating that they say makes wood “fireproof’ while allowing the woodgrain to show through. The coating, about 75 microns thick, creates a flame barrier when activated by fire. When heated by flame, a series of chemical reactions happen, causing the coating to become a char that expands to more than 30 times its original thickness. This char prevents the fire from combusting the wood underneath, as shown in an accredited lab test.