FDMC February 2020
In This Issue
FDMC 300 wood industry leaders record eighth year in a row of sales gains
The group of the 300 largest cabinet, millwork, furniture and fixture manufacturers in North America reached $57 billion in sales.
Delivering on details helps Covenant Millwork win design award
Georgia shop’s award-winning entry included many small details and challenging components.
Closets Conference & Expo News
CCCE presentation: How to tell your sustainability story
ARLINGTON, Texas – Businesses that make or sell cabinets and closet products made with composite wood panels have a unique environmental tale to tell, according to Kenn Busch, founder of Material Intelligence. He will explain why and how manufacturers and specifiers of those products can trumpet them as being “climate positive,” during a free presentation at the Cabinets & Closets Conference & Expo (CCCE), co-located with Wood Pro Expo Texas at the Arlington Convention Center.
Joint effort brings robotics to wood finishing
CMA designs and installs technology for spraying robots and painting, including full turnkey spray systems for the wood industry.
Roboistic owner to discuss his robotic cabinet plant at SIBO
DRUMMONDVILLE, Quebec – Bastien Larouche, who founded Ro-Bois-Tic as a one-man, one-robot cabinet manufacturing operation in 2012, will speak at the 2020 Salon Industriel du Bois Ouvré (SIBO).
Concepts in Millwork and The MiLL slated for EBC tours
The company has been recognized for many of its high-profile projects including the Pentagon renovation after the 9/11 attacks and the new St. Anthony’s N. Hospital in Westminster, CO.
Composite panel products, Part one: Plywood
Part one of in-depth article on composite panels and their properties.
Custom homebuilder buys custom cabinet shop
Homebuilder Dan Arbic and his wife Kim, purchased Great Lakes Fine Cabinetry a few years ago. Along with adding new equipment including a new CNC, edgebander and two finishing booths, the company also plans to expand its product line to include custom closets and home organization systems.