FEATURE

Margins in the Sawdust: A Five-Forces Playbook from Porter

Margins in secondary wood manufacturing often compress despite strong order books. To understand why, it helps to start with structure rather than ... Read more.

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR

Margins aren’t just about demand; they’re shaped by structure. This week’s feature reframes profitability using Porter’s Five Forces, offering tactical moves for shops to shift buyer, supplier, and rivalry dynamics. Meanwhile, our column challenges the myth of quoting as a fix. Sales without execution is a fast track to loss. Lean, daily shop-floor discipline—not volume—drives true margin growth.

– Tyler Holt, Editor

LATEST NEWS

CWMDA Releases 2025 Woodworking Technology Days Showcase Preview

The Canadian Woodworking Machinery Distributors Association (CWMDA) has released the official machinery showcase for Woodworking Technology Days ... Read more.

Deadwood Innovations and Nak’azdli Development Corp Launch Prefab Timber Housing System for Rural Canada

Deadwood Innovations and Nak’azdli Development Corp. (NDC) have launched a first-of-its-kind ... Read more.

Element5 Completes $107M Expansion, Doubling Mass Timber Output in Ontario

Element5 has officially opened a $107 million expansion of its St. Thomas facility, doubling its annual production capacity of mass timber products to ... Read more.

Armstrong Expands North American Wood Portfolio with Geometrik Acquisition

Armstrong World Industries, Inc. (AWI) has expanded its wood product portfolio with the acquisition of Kelowna, British Columbia–based ... Read more.

COLUMN

You Can’t Quote Your Way to Profit: Why Lean Execution Beats Sales Growth

You’ve heard the buzzwords: Lean manufacturing, continuous improvement, eliminating waste. They’re everywhere—from trade shows to YouTube channels ... Read more.

BUSINESS

Alberta Launches $8M Youth Employment Incentive to Support 2,500 Young Workers

Alberta’s government is investing $8 million to help 2,500 young Albertans gain meaningful work experience through the new Alberta Youth Employment Incentive. ... Read more.

LATEST EVENTS

October 21-24, 2025, Woodworking Technology Days, Mississauga, ON, Canada

October 28-29, 2025, Expo Design B2B EXPERIENCE, Quebec City, QC, Canada

November 12-14, 2025, Woodworking Machinery & Supply Conference and Expo (WMS 2025), Toronto, ON, Canada

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