VANCOUVER -- Helping to create cutting-edge learning environments for young people is the mission of Bridgitte Alomes, founder and CEO of Natural Pod, a Vancouver, B.C., educational furniture manufacturer. Alomes worked with three sustainability-focused brands to develop “The Better Together Partnership Collection,'' a mixed-material collection of furniture and textiles. The selected products aim to enhance the tactile experience and harmonious visual appearance of learning spaces and also to educate children on environmental resourcefulness, said Alomes.

LANCASTER, Pa. -- Armstrong Flooring Inc., a leader in the design and manufacture of innovative flooring solutions, has entered into a binding Asset Purchase Agreement with a consortium of buyers consisting of AHF, LLC and Gordon Brothers. The acquisition will include substantially all Armstrong Flooring Inc.’s North American assets for $107 million in cash and an assumption of specified assumed liabilities. The binding agreement was the culmination of the Company’s Chapter 11 auction process for its North American assets.

MANHEIM, Pa. – Cabinotch will demonstrate the fast assembly of its RTA cabinets at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster, Oct 13-14.

GOSHEN, Ind. - Viewrail, makers of stairs and railings, has agreed to acquire Simmons Stairways Inc. in California. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. Simmons Stairways, which has been in business for more than 30 years, specializes in custom curved hardwood stairs and handrails.

WASHINGTON -- The U. S. Court of International Trade denied a bid by the Coalition of American Millwork Producers (CAMP) to issue anti-dumping duties on wood mouldings and millwork products from Brazil. The ruling affirmed the U. S. Department of Commerce's decision to reject levies on the goods. 

MANHEIM, Pa. – Osborne Wood Products, a manufacturer of components for cabinets, furniture, and other secondary wood products, will display a trio of new products at Wood Pro Expo Lancaster.

VERNON, British Columbia – Southeastern Timber Products LLC, a joint venture partnership with Tolko Industries, earmarked $150 million to expand its lumber mill in Ackerman, Miss.

MANHEIM, Pa. – Leland Thomasset, president of Taghkanic Woodworking, will discuss why and how he got into the closet and home storage business at the Wood Pro Expo Lancaster conference.

TEMPE, Ariz. -- Overall economic activity in the manufacturing sector grew in June, with the economy achieving a 25th consecutive month of growth, according to a survey of the nation's supply executives in the latest Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.

In the Trend of Business Survey, participating cabinet manufacturers reported an increase in overall cabinet sales of 20.0% for May 2022 compared to the same month in 2021.