This patent portfolio also consists of several applications that are expected to be granted shortly in Europe and other areas.

A preview of some of the new features and woodworking innovations on display at the 2018 Xylexpo Fair was given to a large group of international journalists at a special event hosted by show organizer Acimall. The biennial show will be held May 8-12 in Milan, Italy.

An estimated 608,000 new homes were sold in 2017. This is 8.3 percent (±4. 1 percent) above the 2016 figure of 561,000.

According to Fact.MR, over 7,000 units of wine cabinets are projected to be sold globally by the end 2026, a nearly 5% compounded annual growth in volume for the forecast period - 2017 to 2026.

Springdale, Pennsylvania, location focuses on coatings development for flooring, cabinets, other interior building materials.

Ikea has undertaken a new business venture: renting out and buying back their own furniture.

Delaney Hardware acquired Bravura Brass, a high-quality, solid brass designer line of door hardware.

Omega Cabinetry joins as a sponsor of the Waterloo Career Center, which includes curriculum in advanced manufacturing in Waterloo, Iowa.

Rick Thaler knows firsthand how one business path can diverge into another. The president of OGB Architectural Millwork, Thaler has been in the woodworking business for almost 40 years. "I started as a hippie carpenter with a 450-square-foot shop making custom furniture and kitchen cabinets and evolved, through trial and error, into a business that does entirely commercial cabinet work and architectural woodworking, with 85 employees, a 30,000-square-foot plant and $10 million in annual revenue," he said.

A federal judge ruled that Chinese firm LF Products - the company producing furniture for Joanna Gaines' Magnolia Home line - will not have to pay the Fixer Upper star her requested fee of $150,000 an hour to appear in a deposition.