FEATURE

Renovation spending gains ground as residential new-build investment softens (Q2 2026)

Renovation spending accounted for most of the growth in residential construction investment between Q2 2025 and Q2 2026, while investment in new ... Read more.

MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR

Residential investment is shifting toward renovations, with Q2 2026 spending on existing homes rising as new-build investment softened, particularly in single-dwelling construction. For wood businesses, that changing mix highlights where demand is moving. At the same time, tighter receivables management—through credit checks, accurate records, automation, and easier payment options—can strengthen cash flow and reduce exposure to late payments industrywide.

– Tyler Holt, Editor

LATEST NEWS

All Wood Fine Interiors receives $1 million for manufacturing modernization

Etobicoke-based All Wood Fine Interiors Ltd. is receiving a $1-million repayable federal investment toward a $2.79-million project to modernize its manufacturing ... Read more.

Nickels Cabinets receives $1 million for manufacturing modernization

Richmond, B.C.-based Nickels Cabinets will receive $1 million in federal funding to modernize its manufacturing operations, invest in advanced equipment and ... Read more.

Cyncly acquires imos to expand CAD/CAM and furniture manufacturing capabilities

Cyncly has acquired German software company imos AG, adding CAD/CAM, integration and automation capabilities to its kitchen, bathroom and furniture ... Read more.

Seven technologies take top honours in IWF 2026 Challengers Awards

Seven technologies have received the 2026 IWF Challengers Distinguished Achievement Award, selected from 84 entries submitted by 65 exhibiting ... Read more.

COLUMN

Strengthen Cash Flow Through Better Receivables

The construction industry is the leading industry when it comes to late payments. Getting paid for work rendered, especially in huge and complex construction projects, is rarely direct and straightforward. ... Read more.

BUSINESS

Canadian wood-product producer prices rise 3.2% in July

Canadian producer prices for lumber and other wood products rose 3.2% in July from June and were 7.6% higher than a year earlier, according to Statistics Canada’s ... Read more.

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