Help Wanted: Furniture Manufacturing Industry

Whitsett, NC—Prepac Manufacturing Ltd. sells RTA (ready-to-assemble) furniture exclusively online through retailers like Wayfair and Amazon. Produced just-in-time in a highly automated plant, Prepac furniture ships within two days of order receipt. The Delta, BC-based firm invested $27 million to open its first U.S. manufacturing operation, which commenced production in May 2021 in Whitsett, NC. […]

VIDEO New 3M Sanding Disc Said to Remove 97% of Dust

St. Paul, MN— “With twice the life and cut rate, and up to 97 percent dust removal, the new mesh abrasive disc from 3M is reinventing the sandpaper game,” says 3M in announcing its new Xtract mesh disc sanding technology. It’s not often that 3M—a name synonymous with sanding in the woodworking industry—announces a breakthrough […]

MasterBrand Cabinets Expanding Kinston Plant

Kinston, NC—MasterBrand Cabinets, the largest cabinet manufacturer in North America, will expand its operations in Kinston, NC, in a move that could add 450 jobs over five years. Based in Jasper, IN and a unit of Fortune Brands Home & Security, MasterBrand Cabinets will invest more than $13.5 million to expand production capacity at its […]

Call for Entries: IWF 2022 Challengers Award

Atlanta, GA—The International Woodworking Fair issued a call for entries in the 2022 IWF Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award® Competition for Technology and Innovation. The internationally recognized competition honors IWF Exhibitors that have developed new and innovative technologies that advance the woodworking industry. The highly anticipated Challengers Award event is one of the most closely watched […]