Cabinetry refacing firm U.S. Home Systems, Inc. (NasdaqNGM: USHS) has entered the Canadian market for kitchen and bath cabinet refacing services, launching Canadian Tire Home Services in Ontario. The program will spread to Quebec, British Columbia, Alberta and Manitoba.

Pioneer Forest Products was selected by the Forest Service as the contractor to thin out Arizona forest land as part of the agency's Four Forest Restoration Initiative (4FRI).

Wood pellet manufacturer Natures Earth to be acquired by GreenWorld Development, an alternative energy company.

Home remodeling and economic recovery spur double digit net earnings increases and improved sales for first quarter 2012. Warm weather drives net earnings up 27.9% at Home Depot, 14.3 percent at Lowe's.

Antique Reclaimed Lumber (ARL) of Nebo recently received a $23,000 Recycling Business Development grant from the North Carolina Division of Environmental Assistance and Outreach.

Residents angered by pollution created by many of the 810 plywood plants in and around Perumbavoor plan to take to the streets Monday to seek closure of violators.

Bostik, a manufacturer of adhesives including those used in the wood products industry, has agreed to pay a $600,000 fine to help settle litigation related to a March 2011 explosion at its facility in Middleton, MA.

Leitz Tooling Systems, a manufacturer and distributor of cutting tools for the secondary wood and advanced material processing industries, recently announced a pair of appointments to its staff in Canada.

Chromcraft Revington Inc., a manufacturer and importer of commercial and residential furniture, reduced its first quarter net loss by more than half in growing sales to $13.9 million, up 11.3% from the same period a year ago.

IKEA ranked highest in customer satisfaction for kitchen cabinet purchases, according to a survey from JD Power and Associates, though Merillat, American Woodmark and KraftMaid were close behind.