Leggett & Platt's commercial fixturing and component sales inicreased 1.2% in the first quarter, the only one of the company's four business segments to record sales growth to start the year.
A sawdust fire broke out yesterday at Copeland Furniture, a manufacturer of residential furniture based in Bradford, VT. There was damage to the building, but no one was injured.
Canyon Creek Cabinet Company has been recognized as one of the top 20 manufacturers in the state at the 2013 Washington Manufacturing Awards presented by Seattle Business magazine last week.
Home Depot, selling banned wood finishes, was penalized $8 million by Southern California regulators. That and stories of kitchen cabinetry and countertops were the week's most viewed wood industry reports. Here are the top stories from WoodworkingNetwork.com
Future market indicators component of the RMI decreased from 56 in the previous quarter to 48. Current market conditions also fell from 54 in the previous quarter to 50.