NewTechWood, a producer of exterior building products, and Woodgrain, a leading manufacturer and distributor of millwork and building materials, entered into a distribution agreement bringing NewTechWood’s innovative product line to Woodgrain’s Phoenix distribution center.

MOORESVILLE, N.C. — Lowe's Companies Inc. entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Foundation Building Materials (FBM) for approximately $8.8 billion.

Each month in FDMC Magazine, we feature the 'Notable Nine Online,' nine stories that were the most viewed and engaged with from WoodworkingNetwork.com over the past month. The following stories were chosen by our readers by what they were most interested in from July 14 to August 12.

The U.S. International Trade Commission (Commission or USITC) determined on August 21 that revoking the existing antidumping duty order and countervailing duty order on wooden cabinets and vanities from China would likely lead to "continuation or recurrence of material injury within a reasonably foreseeable time."

Jeff Jackson, CEO of Cabinetworks Group, recently celebrated his one-year anniversary with the country’s largest privately owned cabinet manufacturer. The milestone was marked by the executive leadership team hosting a companywide town hall meeting at its largest manufacturing plant in Middlefield, Ohio, and live streamed to its other locations.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Stiles Machinery is commemorating 60 years of leadership in the North American woodworking machinery market. Founded in 1965, the company has grown from a regional supplier into a nationwide solutions and service partner for manufacturers of all sizes and industries.

Bassett Furniture is lead furniture sponsor of the 43rd season of Lifetime Network's Military Makeover With Montel reality show. Featuring talk show host and military veteran Montel Williams, the show travels across the country to transform their homes. This season it is renovating the home of a Marine wounded in battle.

AHF Products announced plans to close its hardwood flooring plant in Somerset, Ky., by Dec. 12, 2025, as part of a broader move to streamline operations and strengthen its long-term position in the flooring market. Operations will be transitioned to other AHF facilities.

This discovery could help create better biofuels and other sustainable products. Lignin is an abundant natural substance found in almost every plant containing stems, roots and leaves. It helps plants stay upright, move water and protect themselves from temperature changes and other environmental factors.

Neutral, a real estate development company focused on creating sustainable and healthy mixed-use communities, has presented the results of a first-of-its-kind successful 3 hour fire test for a hybrid mass timber building assembly with standard connectors for free use by industry practitioners.