Civil unrest casts a long shadow on wood-related trade shows, from the ongoing chaos that killed WoodShow Syria to the specter of potentially violent G-8 protests that prompted the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show to reschedule.

New palette will be featured at KBIS Chicago, April 24-26 in Hafele America's exhibit.

CHICAGO -- The 2012 Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) will happen in April instead of May to avoid conflicting with the G8 economic and NATO summits coming to Chicago in May.

HACKETTSTOWN, NJ --The National Kitchen & Bath Association has named Jim Scott as managing director of the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS), which it owns.

The wood-focused company won for Best Green Product.

Jim Scott will work closely with Brian Pagel, vice president of Nielsen's Kitchen and Bath Group, and the rest of the KBIS team to evolve both the brand and show to expand its reach and role within the industry.

Baby boomers, Gen X and Gen Y are influencing the way society lives and works like never before, and the impact to the home is no exception, according to a survey conducted by Harris Interactive on behalf of Masco Cabinetry and its brands KraftMaid, Merillat, QualityCabinets and DeNova.

CARSON, CA -- Enkeboll Designs introduced its "new look" to visitors at the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show last month and will do so again at HD Expo this week.

The cabinetry firm offers a range of cabinet and countertop products.

The wood cabinetry set features soft-closing and touch-to-open capability.