Artificial Intelligence & Manufacturing
In the past year, Artificial Intelligence has grown rapidly. Artificial Intelligence (AI) now has the potential to revolutionize the way all businesses operate, bringing about transformative change across various industries. With its advanced data analysis capabilities and machine learning algorithms, AI enables companies large and small to make data-driven decisions and optimize day-to-day processes. From […]
Häfele Will Now Be Distributing Century Components Line
Century Components, a leading kitchen cabinet and organizational accessories company, will now be distributed nationally by Häfele America, a first for both companies. The new agreement between Häfele America and Century Components puts the national distribution of two leading brands in the kitchen sector together for the first time. Century makes a full range of […]
What Do the New Home Depot and Lowe’s Results Mean for the Building Business?
The new financial results from the two big home improvement chains show both the pro and do-it-yourself building sectors have slowed down…but it’s not all bad news. If the building industry needed any more proof of the slowdown in the construction sector they didn’t have to look any further than the new first-quarter financial results […]
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Decision-makers in thousands of businesses just like yours say IWF delivers all the products they must have to power business growth. For 90% of attendees, IWF helps meet and beat bottom-line sales goals. For more on what IWF 2024 will do for your business, go here.
The Lumber-Futures Contract Has Been Replaced…with a New Lumber-Futures Contract
It had been the standard for the lumber business for years and now it’s gone. A new lumber-futures contract has been created, designed to help reduce price volatility…a good thing. During much of the pandemic years when supply chain issues coupled with big demand drove lumber prices sky-high – only to fall again as supply […]
Here Are the Winners of Castle USA’s ‘What’s Your Angle’ Student Contest
The big winners in the annual contest both came from high schools in Nebraska. Judging is based on screw-pocket joinery effectiveness and innovation. Students from two high schools in Nebraska were the big winners in this year’s “What’s Your Angle” woodworking contest sponsored by Castle USA. The 2022-2023 competition was judged by a panel of […]
Before There Was High Point, There Was Jamestown, NY
A furniture dealer in this western New York state city is celebrating the history of when Jamestown was the furniture capital of the world. For the furniture industry, it’s sometimes hard to believe that there was anything before High Point, NC as the capital of the industry. But indeed there was, and prior to the […]