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.

Wren Kitchens, a high‑end kitchen supply company, has closed all of its U.S. locations, leaving customers with half‑finished renovation projects and thousands of dollars in potential losses.

As demand increases for cost-effective, low-carbon building materials, the partnership positions TimberHP to better scale safer, more sustainable insulation solutions while boosting U.S. manufacturing.

In recent years, Canadian wood products manufacturers say they have seen an "unsustainable surge" in imports into Canada of manufactured wood products such as furniture, flooring, and cabinetry from foreign countries.

After 86 years of manufacturing history in Quebec, South Shore Furniture announced that it is ending operations. More than 126 workers will be affected by the closure, which the company said was a result of U.S. President Donald Trump's tariffs.

The $115.1 million project will retain 200 full-time jobs and create 123 new full-time positions. RoyOMartin currently operates a 407,125‑square-foot plant that manufactures oriented strand board, a durable alternative to plywood used for specialty flooring and housing-related products. The new 370,400-SF specialty facility is under construction and will increase total production capacity by 70%.

MityLite will begin operations this month at a new manufacturing facility in Orem, Utah, expanding production and creating 65 new jobs. The expansion brings the company's premium Holsag wooden furniture line to Orem.

New South Lumber Company Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Canfor Southern Pine, Inc., is investing $10.5 million to expand operations at its Mobile County facility, a move that will retain more than 250 jobs and strengthen the region’s position in the forest products industry.

To strengthen access to specialty building products for LBM dealer customers in the Southeast, Weyerhaeuser has selected Gallatin, Tennessee, for its 22nd distribution center. This greenfield project will be the company’s first distribution facility in Tennessee.