Woodworking Industry News

TV star & celebrity photographer Nigel Barker launches furniture line for Art Van

It's got all the makings of a picture-perfect business relationship. Internationally famous fashion photographer and reality TV personality Nigel Barker has paired with America's largest independent furniture retailer on a new collection of residential furnishings. The Nigel Barker Collection, which includes living room, dining room and bedroom furniture, debuts Oct. 1.

By Karen M. Koenig, September 23, 2016 | 11:10 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Five fall design trends: mismatched cabinets, dark and matte colors

According to Decor Aid, an interior design service, the move from summer to fall includes design trends that are bringing in darker colors and upscale materials.

By Karl D. Forth, September 22, 2016 | 3:33 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Flexsteel furniture to shut down Iowa plant; 250 face layoffs

Flexsteel Industries Inc., an Iowa-based upholstery and furniture manufacturer, will close a manufacturing facility in Dubuque that employs 250 at the end of 2017.

By Robert Dalheim, September 22, 2016 | 11:14 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Wood components group WCMA adds board members

At its fall meeting, the Wood Component Manufacturers Association named Frank Fitts, Fitts Industries, and Mark Elliott, Elliott Woodworking, to its board of directors.

By Karen M. Koenig, September 21, 2016 | 5:00 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

HNI share prices drop 22 percent, says low office furniture demand to blame

Office furniture maker HNI Corp.'s share prices have dropped 22 percent.

By Robert Dalheim, September 21, 2016 | 12:57 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Pennsylvania funds countertop plant operation

HARRISBURG, Pa. - Kitchen countertop business Classic Rock Fabrication will benefit from a $1.1 million loan made by the Pennsylvania Industrial Development Authority.

By Bill Esler, September 20, 2016 | 1:50 am CDT

Management

Bill Pulte named to homebuilder PulteGroup board; Ryan Marshall named CEO

Homebuilder PulteGroup appointed Bill Pulte, grandson of the company's founder, to its board. Bill Pulte is also CEO of Carstin countertops and Olon,a cabinetry industry supplier. The construction firm also has a robust internal production operation for flooring, millwork and cabinetry.

By Bill Esler, September 19, 2016 | 4:22 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Ikea 2016 sales rise to $38 billion; opens more click-and-collect locations

Swedish furniture giant Ikea has posted a 7.1 percent increase in its fiscal year worldwide sales and an even bigger jump in its e-commerce business.

By Robert Dalheim, September 19, 2016 | 1:08 pm CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Top millwork designs named by AWI

POTOMAC FALLS, Va. -- The Architectural Woodwork Institute has announced the 2016 winners of the Standard of Excellence awards. Each winner has been featured in the AWI official journal, Design Solutions Magazine and the awards will be presented during the 2016 AWI Annual Convention in Kansas City, Missouri on October 24. The 2016 Overall Standard of Excellence winner is Stephenson Millwork Co., Inc. located in Wilson, North Carolina, for the North Carolina State University Talley Student Union Center project.

By Karl D. Forth, September 19, 2016 | 9:25 am CDT

Woodworking Industry News

Cabinetmakers wanted at Augusta Cabinets & Casework in Georgia

With more than a hundreds of thsouands of dollars in plant expansion, Augusta Cabinets & Casework says it is now actively seeking cabinetmakers, estimators and AutoCAD inventor engineers.

By Karl D. Forth, September 15, 2016 | 8:52 am CDT