Design / Business / Technology

Re-organizing a cluttered closet can feel like a Sisyphean task: a couple days or weeks later – depending on the kind of person you are – and you’re already facing chaos. But with a little thought about the items’ placement, the people they…

MIRAGE, the manufacturer behind the Mirage, Vintage, and Ten Oaks brands of hardwood flooring, has purchased Parquets Alexandra. Buying Parquets Alexandra adds value to MIRAGE providing it with the quality of their team, its brand…

Lockdowel, the California-based provider of assembly and installation solutions for cabinets, furniture, closets, and architectural millwork says their fastener solutions will now be available for direct purchase in Canada through Richelieu…

Many industries in Canada are experiencing a significant labour shortage. Skilled workers are becoming scarce, requiring the urgent training of new people in skilled trades. As part of a follow up to a $49 million funding announcement made…

Like many, I enjoy a glass of wine (or two) with a good meal, when on a social outing with friends and at the end of a particularly arduous workweek while chillaxing on the couch. This past Saturday whilst doing just that, I got to…

A few weeks ago, I reluctantly packed away our patio furniture and barbecue, marking the official end of ‘outdoor season.’ It’s a chore I loathe doing every year, as it serves as a reminder that winter will soon arrive. Thankfully, Toronto…

In response to growing pressures from their stakeholders, Canadian companies are re-evaluating their entire supply chain to determine the human, environmental, and socioeconomic impacts of their products or services, finds recent KPMG in…

Hettich Canada and Cuisine Idéale announce the long-term renewal of their partnership agreement on October 28, 2022. Cuisine Idéale, an important growing player in the North American  kitchen cabinet industry, will continue to rely on…

A federal program to support women in the skilled trades is offering funding for projects that recruit, train and mentor women apprentices. Qualifying organizations could receive up to $3 million over two years through the Women in Skilled…

Newly announced funding from Canada’s Investments in Forest Industry Transformation (IFIT) program will expand wood product lines in British Columbia with an emphasis on innovative technologies for engineered wood. The $5.4 million outlay…

Unbleached wood fibers and nanofibers are environmentally-friendly alternatives for material development. They are particularly useful as reinforcements in fiber-based biocomposites due to their CO2 absorption capacity and low density. A…

BC Wood has two new faces on its board of directors. Kelly Marciniw, vice-president at Pan-Abode International, and Donna Shaw, director of marketing and sales at Live Edge Design, were welcomed into the fold last month. “Kelly and…

Canada will enter a technical recession in the first half of next year, according to Scotiabank’s senior vice-president and chief economist Jean-Francois Perrault. "Lower commodity prices, high uncertainty, lower equity values and a…

NKBA’s newly released 2023 Design Trends report revealed several new and upcoming trends as well as highlighted a number of others that continue to gain traction. The annual report, which surveyed over 600 members of the kitchen and bath…

Adjustable workstation pioneer Bill Melnik’s BRC Business Enterprises bought out Toronto-based office furniture maker Tayco for an undisclosed amount in September. “The amazing culture and striking manufacturing space is what first…

Wood product makers in Canada – almost all of them micro or small businesses – are about to get access to better financing options through amendments made to the Canada Small Business Financing Program (CSBFP). That program makes it…

One of the things I look forward to in fall (other than the leaves changing colour) is finding out the on-trend hues for the coming year. Almost all the major paint manufacturers reveal their predictions for what will be in style and,…

Committed to the development of automated transportation, the city of Matagami has announced that tests with semi-autonomous trucks will be conducted on the road during the summer of 2023. This summer, FP Innovations and Research…