Building the IWF 2024 Product Mix

It’s 18 months and counting until the 2024 IWF so it’s time for renewing exhibitors to start locking in their space choices on the show floor. When it comes to building the IWF 2024 exhibitor mix and show floor plan, the countdown clock starts now. How? IWF extends to exhibitors having participated in past shows […]

Meet IWF Network News Contributing Columnist Dan Wellens

For more than a decade, I—like many of you—have been sanding and creating, turning a passion into a profession. Some of us are producing cabinets, others fabricating custom furniture pieces. We all mostly have the same objective: to survive in this ever-expanding world. In the early days of my business we were without a single […]

Finzer Roller Expands with Two Acquisitions

The one-stop resource for rolls and roll coverings has acquired certain assets of Republic Roller and Roll Solutions, expanding its capacity to service the wood, furniture and allied sectors of the industry. Finzer Roller Inc., one of the largest manufacturers of rubber, urethane, and silicone rollers in the United States, in a move to expand […]

Have Construction Job Openings Peaked? NAHB Says Probably

New home builders association statistics suggest that open construction trade jobs peaked late last year. In what comes as little surprise to those in the trade as the housing market and the overall construction industry has slowed, it looks like the number of job openings in the field has peaked and begun to decline. New […]

84 Lumber Founder Joseph Hardy III Dies on 100th Birthday

One of the more colorful – and successful – figures in the business of lumber retailing, Hardy went out with his usual flair for the theatrical. He could usually be found holding his trademark cigar, often behind the wheel of his Rolls Royce, or being entertained by celebrities like Bette Midler or Kenny Rogers at […]

Home Depot Pay Rate Change Could Set New Standard for Industry

With a change in policy to pay its workers to the minute it could mean other companies in the business will need to change as well. With a change in its hourly pay rate for its workers, DIY giant Home Depot (NYSE: HD) may be setting a new standard for the industry that could impact […]