A wooden roller coaster awaiting an upgrade caught fire. Woodworking Network reported recently on the to ever more elaborate roller coasters of Douglas fir and southern yellow pine.
Interior Define, an online, build-to-order furniture company launched six months ago, is turning heads in the financial industry and is closing in on an additional $1 million in funding from venture capitalists.
Wood components giant Patrick Industries (NASDAQ: PATK) has acquired PolyDyn3, a custom fabricator of simulated wood and stone products such as headboards, fireplaces, ceiling medallions, columns and trims, for RVs.
Gilman Building Products debuts a fully automated fingerjoint lumber factory, which converts recovered waste fiber - principally Southern Yellow Pine remnants - into millable lumber. The 300,000 square foot plant opens new markets for Southern Yellow Pine.
Rugby Architectural Building Products, Concord, NH, adds AkzoNobel's Chemcraft line to its 13 distribution centers serving 100,000 customers nationally.
American Industrial Partners named Larry Denbrock president and CEO of acpi. Formerly known as Armstrong Cabinets, acpi is one of the largest kitchen cabinet manufacturers in North America, selling under the Echelon Cabinetry and Advanta Cabinets brands.
The Window and Door Manufacturers Association (WDMA)’s Architectural Door 2014 U.S. Market Study forecasts sustained growth for the architectural door market through next year.