RIVIERA, Fla. -- Closet Lifestyle is a shining example of how a high-end custom cabinetmaker branched out to service high-end custom closet clients as well. Attendees of the 2023 Closets and Wood Pro conferences will have the opportunity to tour the company's manufacturing and showroom operations.

Richard Farr has been named the chief operating officer for Wellborn Cabinet in Ashland, Ala.

Tolko also announced that its Soda Creek and Armstrong lumber operations will take additional downtime for the month of January. The fire damaged the Armstrong mill.

Arc Hardware will exhibit its full-extension, soft-close undermount slides at Wood Pro Expo Florida, co-located with the Closets Expo.

BOISE, Idaho – Boise Cascade’s Building Materials Distribution (BMD) division plans to construct new distribution centers in South Carolina and Texas.

HANOVER, Ontario – The Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario (WMCO) announced that it signed an agreement with the Canadian Federation of Independent Business (CFIB).

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – JELD-WEN Holding Inc. announced the appointment of William (Bill) Christensen as chief executive officer. 

The applied UV, inc., company, a pathogen elimination technology company, announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary MunnWorks, a custom manufacturer of luxury mirrors and furniture for the hospitality market, has signed a deal to provide furnishings to three major U.S. hotels and condos.

Great Southern Wood Preserving, the lumber processing company best known for its YellaWood brand pressure-treated pine, announced a $5.9 million expansion of its Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana facility’s remanufacturing division with the installation of four new production lines. The additional equipment will increase the facility’s production capacity and allow for the manufacturing of components used in the oil field and for storm relief and mitigation.

Pella Corporation, a leading window and door manufacturer and designer, has acquired Win-Dor, LLC, a vinyl window and door manufacturer located near Brea, California.  “Having served the market for more than 30 years, the Win-Dor team has a deep understanding of customer needs, possesses a skilled workforce and capacity for continued growth, and embraces a culture of caring, quality and excellence similar to Pella’s,” said Tim Yaggi, president and CEO, Pella Corporation.