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Ontario is investing an additional $90 million over three years to further promote skilled trades to young people. This investment responds to the Apprenticeship Youth Advisors report, including several recommendations to help solve the…

At Riverside Millwork Group, we have worked with builders and homeowners to construct new or renovate existing spaces for years. Although millwork tends to be the last detail on the design elements to plan for, we have noticed the living…

Jeremy Burrill has a natural approach to the end-of-life journey. As founder and owner of Fiddlehead Casket Company, the New Brunswick woodworker crafts pine caskets for those seeking a more straightforward and sustainable burial for their…

The skilled labour shortage we're all facing right now makes hiring challenging. This means that you might need to hire someone with the right soft skills and train them on the job for an open position. While a CNC machinist will have…

Cuisi-n-art, of Gatineau, Quebec, with an eye to the future, undertook a large construction project to double the size of their manufacturing facility and increase their production capacity. The centrepiece of their manufacturing plant…

The COVID-19 global pandemic exposed deeper thinking on how people view and use their homes. Many people now work from home and see their spaces differently than once before. There have also been shifts towards multigenerational living, so…

So if you don’t have the labour force and you don’t have the machinery to replace the people, how are you supposed to grow, expand, meet demands? The best answer I got to that question was from Jeff Hepinstall, a sales rep at Felder, who…

While Canadians have remained resilient through various waves of the COVID-19 pandemic, the direct and unforeseen impacts of the pandemic continue to affect households and businesses across the country. Canadians continue to report greater…

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, trendspotting has been challenging as larger industry trade shows have been on hold or gone virtual. These shows are where vendors and manufacturers display their new wares, which can help drive trends. Having…

Providing regular maintenance on your wide belt sander can help mitigate small problems from turning into larger ones. These issues can often cause a halt to production and lead to costly delays. Preventative maintenance should always start…

From their modest beginnings in 1999 as a small carpentry shop, Netley Millwork started in an 8000 square foot facility near Petersfield, Manitoba. Now, to keep up with the continued demand in the industry, they are planning a 30,000 square…

Imatree is passionate about the environment and weaves this into the business. Founder Lucas Pudsey believes it’s essential for the industry to consider its environmental impact. With dependence on a steady supply of materials to maintain…

Imatree Cabinets & Woodworking LTD started in 2018. The idea of founding the company came when Lucas Pudsey’s father renovated their family home in Burlington, ON. When it came time to renovate the kitchen, Pudsey’s father had a very…

Wood industry innovations can come from the smallest of sources. In the case of CelluForce, they can even be nanometric. Since 2011, the Montreal-based company has been harvesting cellulose nanocrystals from wood to supply a wide range of…

More than half of small businesses (55%) cannot get all the staff they need for current operations or to meet new demand. At the same time, another 16% were able to face the challenge, but at a high additional cost, according to a new…

Researching CNC routers can be a daunting task for many. There is a wide range of models available, and it takes time to decipher all the differences. However, there are really two main areas where CNC routers differ: features and size when…

Right now, the biggest trend in tooling systems is automation. “A few years ago, I anticipated a labour shortage coming,” said Lisa Goulet, President of Aiguisatek. “So, we started to make our whole process technological six or seven years…

The pathway to innovation today cannot only be driven by faster/sharper/thinner/lighter/less. We have to let go of the dominant narrative leftover from the Industrial Revolution and look more widely at what factors impact people, the…