Wood Industry 2026-07-29 EN Latest News: Blum reports €2.50 billion in 2025/2026 turnover, up 2.4%

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July 29, 2026

FEATURE

Custom Cabinetry for Everyday Life at Interior Woodcraft Designs

In custom millwork, repeat customers often tell a deeper story than any showroom could. Interior Woodcraft Designs in Oshawa, Ontario, has been building ... Read more.

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR

This week, Interior Woodcraft Designs shows how attentive listening, integrated design and fabrication, and enduring client relationships keep custom cabinetry personal across generations. We also examine why manufacturing standards must move beyond binders and become practical, accessible systems that guide daily decisions, strengthen consistency, reduce inefficiencies, and connect documented expectations directly to work on the shop floor for better results.

– Tyler Holt, Editor

LATEST NEWS

Blum reports €2.50 billion in 2025/2026 turnover, up 2.4%

Blum recorded turnover of €2.495 billion for its 2025/2026 financial year, an increase of 2.4% from the previous year, despite geopolitical tensions, ... Read more.

WMCO launches AI estimating and accounting pilot programs for wood manufacturers

The Wood Manufacturing Cluster of Ontario is launching two pilot programs designed to help member companies test and shape artificial intelligence tools ... Read more.

SWOOD and WEB-CAB connect CAD/CAM engineering data with shop-floor production management

SWOOD and WEB-CAB have formed a partnership to connect woodworking design and ... Read more.

Cost controls help HOMAG protect margins despite softer orders and sales

HOMAG Group reported lower orders and sales in the first half of 2026 as weak investment activity among furniture manufacturers continued to weigh on ... Read more.

COLUMN

From Reference Manual to Operational Tool

Most manufacturing inefficiencies in architectural woodwork do not begin in production. They begin in interpretation. A specification is read differently by two stakeholders. A hardware expectation is assumed rather ... Read more.

BUSINESS

Removed safety fencing leads to $50,000 fine for Ontario furniture manufacturer

Ridgewood Industries Ltd. has been fined $50,000 after a worker was critically injured while attempting to remove a medium-density fibreboard panel from ... Read more.

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