KCMA: Cabinet sales down in December, up slightly for 2019
RESTON, Va. -- According to the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association’s monthly Trend of Business Survey, participating cabinet manufacturers reported a decrease in cabinet sales of 1.9 percent for...
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Commerce rules in favor of U.S. cabinetmakers, issues final duties on Chinese...
WASHINGTON - The U.S. Department of Commerce has issued final duty determinations on Chinese imports of wooden cabinets and vanities - marking the end of a chapter in a nearly year-long ordeal. The...
View ArticleACCD distributors: No injury to U.S. cabinetmakers by RTA imports
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The American Coalition of Cabinet Distributors issued the following statement regarding the Department of Commerce’s final determination in the antidumping duty and countervailing...
View ArticleRotpunkt marks 90 years with carbon-neutral cabinet process
Rotpunkt, a designer and manufacture of German kitchen cabinets, is celebrating 90 years in business.On February 15, 1930, Heinrich Rabe and Wilhem Meyer founded the company in Bünde, East Westphalia....
View ArticleCMA annual awards program seeking entries until May 1
The Cabinet Makers Association has announced that they are now accepting submissions for the Wood Diamonds Awards program.The annual program began in 2010 as a means for members to be recognized by...
View ArticleCabinetworks formed after ACProducts completes Masco purchase
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- ACProducts, Inc. (acpi) has completed its acquisition of Masco Cabinetry. The two companies have come together to form Cabinetworks Group, a new national manufacturer of kitchen and...
View ArticleOpinion: China’s strategy is to destroy American cabinet industry
Edwin Underwood is the President and Chief Operating Officer of Marsh Furniture Co., a member of the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA). Recently, I traveled to Washington to testify in a final...
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Large changes in FDMC 300 wood industry leaders
There were major changes in the makeup of the FDMC 300 last year.Significantly, major consolidations continue among the largest cabinet manufacturers. And there were 11 companies listed last year that...
View ArticleLarge Indiana cabinet plant closes, coronavirus partly to blame
CONNERSVILLE, Ind. – Wayzata Home Products said that market uncertainty associated with the coronavirus played a role in its decision to shut down its manufacturing operation, immediately laying off...
View ArticleGeorgia cabinet manufacturer adjusts in response to virus
EATONTON, Ga. -- Cosmo Cabinets is still making cabinets, but has had to make adjustments in its business because of the coronavirus pandemic, and may have to make more in the future.The Atlanta-area...
View ArticlePatrick Industries temporarily suspends operations at certain facilities
ELKHART, Ind. - Patrick Industries announced temporary suspension of operations at certain facilities due to the coronavirus outbreak and the mitigation measures implemented by certain states where...
View ArticleWashington cabinet shop gets mixed messages on whether it is “essential”
MONROE, Wash. -- Operating a small manufacturing business in a highly competitive environment is tough enough in normal times, said Carl Spencer, general manager of cabinet shop Spencer LLC. But at...
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Special effect sanding achieves distressed looks
Special effect sanding using automated equipment to achieve distressed and other appearances is drawing more attention.Aaron Brink, product manager, Stiles Machinery, said this is becoming an...
View ArticleKinvaro T-Slim drawer system wins design award
The Grass drawer system Vionaro was recently honored with a Red Dot Award. This year, Grass has won this award in the Product Design category for its new movement mechanism Kinvaro T-Slim.The Red Dot...
View ArticleTextured, character-rich wood offers relief from white
HOWARD LAKE, Minn. -- Dura Supreme Cabinetry's trend forecasters have seen a growing interior design trend that is embracing textured, character-rich wood species. They are seeing an increase in the...
View ArticleMajor FDMC 300 cabinet companies see changes in structure
The cabinet market went through more changes than any other segment in the FDMC 300 last year.Wood-Mode closed suddenly in May, but was able to reopen later in the year with fewer employees. Elkay Wood...
View ArticleCabinet sales gain 9 percent in February: KCMA
RESTON, Va. -- The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association reported that its monthly Trend of Business Survey showed that participating cabinet manufacturers reported an increase in cabinet sales of...
View ArticleAmerican Woodmark names May new V-P. and chief marketing officer
WINCHESTER, Va. -- American Woodmark Corp., a manufacturer of cabinetry for the new construction and remodeling industries, has announced that Teresa May will be stepping down from the company's board...
View ArticleShowplace Cabinetry praises Dakota Cabinetry for exceptional frameless sales
HARRISBURG, S.D. – Showplace Cabinetry recently named Dakota Cabinetry, Inc. a 19th-year “President’s Club Award” winner for exceptional cabinetry sales, placing them among the top Showplace dealers...
View ArticleAmerican Woodmark seeks essential status and reopening for Mexican plants
WINCHESTER, Va. -- American Woodmark Corp., one of the largest suppliers of cabinetry to the new construction and remodeling industries, has announced that operations at its component plants in Mexico...
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