USI acquired IDS Specialty Building Products, a Savannah, GA market based full line insulation and specialty services contractor providing cabinetry, closet shelving, garage doors, insulation, shower enclosures, mirrors, and other specialty items to the residential and commercial new construction markets.

According to the latest survey of residential furniture manufacturers and distributors in Furniture Insights, a monthly report by Smith Leonard, new orders in June were 5 percent higher than June 2015.

NewCNC enters 5-axis CNC market, demonstrated at the relaunch of its website www.newcnc.com.

The WMIA-sponsored Boot Camp is a wood processing industry overview.

Wood products machinery manufacturer Castle, Inc. named Steve Rangoussis its Chief Executive Officer.

Motion furniture manufacturer Southern Motion will soon open a new factory in Baldwyn, Miss., investing $20 million and creating 600 jobs.

WoodTrac by Sauder, a manufacturer of closet systems and wood drop ceilings, named Neal Gobrogge of Sauder Woodworking as its operations manager.

One of Vermont's largest millwork plants is being sold at auction. Unable to secure a buyer for the factories intact, CRG Auction will sell the assets including real estate on Thursday, September 29

CONOVER, N.C. -- Southeast Tool, Inc. announced at IWF that it has added a new C.R. Onsrud Super Duty CNC router to further test and improve the tooling they sell. Chuck Hicks, president, also said that the company will be offering training classes to their distributors to help them become more familiar with the CNC router and its applications. Southeast Tool will be testing all kinds of materials from MDF, double-sided laminated board, plastics, aluminum, and more. 

Kewaunee Scientific (Nasdaq: KEQU) sales for the first quarter rose 20 percent, to $37.3 million. The laboratory millwork and cabinetry firm's domestic sales, which are most of its business, grew 22 percent, to $29.6 million.