U.S. – Masonite International Corporation, the world’s leading door manufacturer with headquarters in Tampa, Florida announced two acquisitions in the UK and the the sale of Premdor, S.A.S. (“Premdor”), its door business in France.

U.S. – Under the theme “The Little Things That Matter,” the 2016 Ikea Catalog focuses on life in and around the kitchen and celebrates how food – and all the activity around it – brings people together. 

COLOMBIA – Dofi Industries, a company founded in 1995 in the city of Armenia, department of Quindio in Colombia, known by its RTA furniture brand ModuOfi, entered the list of Top 10 furniture manufacturers of Dinero Magazine’s annual edition of the top 5000 Colombian Companies.

DENMARK – The Danish major producer of flat-packed furniture, Tvilum, has after some turbulent years now found the recipe for renewed earnings, according to Danish newspaper Midtjyllands Avis. 

CHILE – This past month of May, 24 wood industry SMEs of the regions of Biobio and Araucania in Chile were certified in Clean Production by the National Clean Production Council. 

ITALY – According to a recent survey carried out by CSIL on a sample of European manufacturers, the penetration of acoustic solutions in the office furniture business is expected to expand significantly during the next years.

SWEDEN – The Nobia Group, one of the main global kitchen furniture manufacturers, reported sales of SEK 3,251 billion, an improvement of more than 20% compared to the same period last year.

U.S. – HNI Corporation announced sales for the first quarter ended April 4, 2015, of $523.5 million, a consolidated net sales increased $71.3 million or 15.8 percent.

GERMANY – In 2014 the German kitchen manufacturer Häcker for the first time surpassed the mark of € 400 million in sales.

CHILE – Furniture manufacturer Silcosil has sued board manufacturer Masisa and its subsidiary Masisa Components Spa before Chile’s Court of Defense of Free Competition (TDLC) accusing them of “acts contrary to free competition”.

BOLIVIA – On March 11th Marelli opened a new showroom in Bolivia, located in the city of Santa Cruz de la Sierra.

COLOMBIA – In contrast with the performance of total Colombian exports during 2014, which were down 6.8% during the year, exports of modular furniture by the main exporting companies were up 9% in 2014 reaching USD 15.29 miilion (2013: USD 14.02 million).