The Shipping and Delivery Picture Gets More Complicated… and More Expensive

No matter how you transport your goods, it’s likely to get more expensive – and you may need to switch the companies you work with – following the new UPS contract and the demise of Yellow Trucking. The down-to-the-wire settlement of a new contract for 340,000 United Parcel Service workers last month averted what could […]

New Study: Home Improvement Spending to Decline Next Year

A new study by the Joint Center for Housing Studies at Harvard University projects that spending on home improvement and repairs by homeowners will decline at an accelerating rate through the first half of 2024. While homeowners continue to spend on repairing and improving where they live this year, a new study from a prestigious […]

A Mass Timber Twist: New Canadian Office Tower Features an Entire Bamboo Forest

High-rise structures using mass timber construction are becoming ever more common but a new 43-story tower in Vancouver puts a new spin on it with its own bamboo forest. As more and more builders are using mass timber materials to construct new buildings, a Canadian company using a Japanese architect has reversed the process, placing […]

Advancements in CNC Tooling: Empowering the Woodworking Community

In the world of woodworking, Computer Numerical Control (CNC) technology has revolutionized the way intricate designs and precise cuts are achieved. Behind every successful CNC operation lies a vital element: tooling. As CNC technology evolves, so does the tooling used in the process. Let’s explore the recent advancements in CNC tooling, focusing on compression bits, […]

Designers See Home Renovation Project Growth New Houzz Survey Shows

Forecasts on the home improvement market, both short-term and longer term remain very much an imprecise science but design professionals in a new survey are slightly more positive for the immediate future. The latest research from Houzz, the online home information resource, reveals that slightly more professionals in the design field expect business growth rather […]

SA International Expands Operations in India

SA International, the software solutions provider, has expanded its operations in India, relocating to a larger facility in Pimpri-Chinchwad, also giving its customers better access to its Flexi and EnRoute software packages. A leader in software solutions for the sign making, digital printing, textile, and CNC machining industries, SA International (SAi) has relocated its Indian […]