BRAMPTON, Ontario — Woodlore International has named Robin Rooker as its new vice president, business development & growth.In this role, Rooker will lead the company's strategic growth initiatives, expand its presence across domestic and international markets, and build meaningful partnerships that drive long-term value. Rooker's work will also support key opportunities in areas such as global expansion, new revenue streams, and funding initiatives.

VANCOUVER, British Columbia — Mako Wood Furniture will receive up to $5.5 million through the BC Manufacturing Jobs Fund to construct a new facility in Merrit, British Columbia.Mako Wood Furniture’s new plant, which is already under construction, is expected to create 29 jobs. The company plans to continue manufacturing at its existing facility in Surrey, British Columbia.Mako Wood Furniture manufactures bedroom sets, dining room sets and home office furniture using alder, pine and maple hardwoods.

Marking the one-year anniversary of their celebrated collaboration, Italian tailoring house Rubinacci and Los Angeles-based design studio 11 Ravens unveil an expanded collection of luxury game tables, including a ping pong table, shuffleboard table, poker table, and chess boards.

Furniture maker Bestar Inc. is shutting its two factories in Quebec, the second Canadian furniture manufacturer this week to signal it was closing down, according to a statement by Unifor, Canada's largest union in the private sector.While Bestar has not officially announced the closure, it is believed that the announcement will come within the week. 

When margins are already compressed by material price swings, carrying transportation inefficiencies quietly erodes profitability in ways that are easy to overlook but hard to recover from. Managed transportation gives woodworking manufacturers a structured way to address that problem.

Overall housing starts increased 10.8% in March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.5 million units, according to a report from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development and the U.S. Census Bureau.

The build brought together industry partners, customers, and employees for a shared day of service focused on building homes and strengthening the community.

UFP Industries has acquired the operating assets, including real estate, of Berry Pallets, Inc., a pallet manufacturer based in Waseca, Minnesota for approximately $20 million. The transaction expands UFP Packaging's pallet manufacturing footprint and strengthens UFP Packaging's ability to serve customers across the upper Midwest.

As a Platinum Sponsor and exclusive cabinet provider of Habitat of Humanity's 2026 Carter Work Project, MasterBrand is supporting the project through design services to create kitchens and bathrooms for Langston Park, a planned community in the Sylvan Hills neighborhood, with the construction of 24 new single-family homes and townhouses.

The Woodwork Institute has expanded its California architectural services representative team with the hiring of Edward Sanders.