Cabinetry giant Masco Corp. says net sales increased three percent to $2 billion for the third quarter ended Sept. 30. North American sales were flat while international sales increased 12 percent.

Kitchen and bath cabinetry manufacturers are reporting positive quarterly sales, as the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing Assn. reports improved numbers for two months in a row.

SCHOPFLOCH, GERMANY -- Homag Group AG reported third quarter sales of EUR 204.6 million ($279.5 million), a 19.6% increase over the same period in 2010.

Cabinetry refacing business is up and U.S. Home Systems saw a 258 percent rise in profits, on a 10 percent increase in third quarter sales to $43.5 million.

WASHINGTON -- Ballard Design Inc. of Atlanta, GA, issued a recall for approximately 2,500 Stafford wooden step stools that have been tied to six incidents of instability, including two resulting in minor injuries.

DELHI TOWNSHIP, OH -- Jeff Vollmer, who has made a living making and writing about how to make wooden puzzle boxes, is thinking about finding a new location for his business after being victimized by thieves for the seventh time in 13 months.

Cardell Cabinetry has received a "significant investment:" from Miami-based private equity firm, H.I.G. Capital, the second investment by H.I.G. in a year.

WASHINGTON -- U.S. manufacturers are faced with an acute shortage of skilled workers, despite near historic unemployment, according to a new survey from Deloitte LLP and The Manufacturing Institute.

Cabinetry firm Norcraft Companies says sales rose 2.7 percent third quarter reaching $67.7 million. But net income fell by $1.7 million, moving Norcraft to a loss of $700,000.

The Association for Retail Environments (A.R.E.) Design Awards is seeking entries for its annual retail design competition.