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INDUSTRY NEWS UPDATE JUNE 18, 2019
The Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association is always on the look out for the latest news and updates from the cabinet industry. Here's what's been happening the last two weeks:
NARI RECOGNIZES KCMA ONLINE COURSE
KCMA's online course is now recognized by another industry organization - the National Association of the Remodeling Industry. Remodelers/contractors working to become certified can now earn one continuing education unit (CEU) by completing KCMA's online course.
We look forward to continuing to expand the reach of our online course.
Photo courtesy of the National Association of the Remodeling Industry
COMMERCE FINDS CHINA IS CIRCUMVENTING PLYWOOD DUTIES
Last week the US Department of Commerce made an affirmative determination that China is circumventing antidumping and countervailing duty plywood orders by using face or back veneers of radiata or agathis pine with a TSCA VI label and made with interior resin systems. Commerce notified the US International Trade Commission to include these products in its antidumping and countervailing duty order. US Customs has now been directed to require cash deposits of estimated duties retroactive to September 18, 2018
HOW COMPANIES CAN START RELATIONSHIPS WITH LOCAL STUDENTS
We have reported a lot on the skills gap that exists today in the woodworking and manufacturing industries. Woodworking Network recently spoke with an Industrial Technology Teacher at a high school in Illinois for some ideas on how companies can start relationships with local students - a great avenue for grooming future talent and inspiring younger people to enter these industries.
Participate in the career and college day event at local high school
Host internships
Give online virtual tours of your business using Facebook live or other software
Give online webinars
Host online panel discussions
If manufacturers want to deal with the skills shortage in their communities, they'll have to get involved.
METRO AREA REMODELING GROWTH SLOWS IN 2019
According to recent projections from Harvard University's Join Center for Housing Studies, annual gains in homeowner spending on improvements are expected to moderate across more than half of the nation’s largest metropolitan areas in 2019.
“Metros with cooling home prices and sales activity are not able to sustain the same pace of investment in home improvements as in recent years,” says Chris Herbert, Managing Director of the Joint Center for Housing Studies. “Our projections show especially pronounced slowing in markets such as San Antonio, Kansas City, Pittsburgh, Buffalo, and Dallas.”
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Check out what’s been happening in the cabinet industry the last few weeks from the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association: AKCA Initiates Trade Case Against China On Wednesday, March 6 the American Kitchen Cabinet Alliance (AKCA), made up of cabinet manufacturers, filed a historic trade case at the Department of Commerce and International Trade Commission (ITC). The AKCA is a coalition of kitchen cabinet manufacturers whose mission is to move forward the petition against China’s illegal trade practices at Commerce and the ITC. The AKCA is calling on the Trump administration and congressional allies to join in the fight against unfair Chinese cheating and to create a level playing field for American kitchen cabinet workers. If you'd like more information, contact info@kitchencabinetfairtrade.com Click here to read more. Death Tax Repeal Act of 2019 Recently Senator John Thune (R-SD) and Congressman Jason Smith (R-MO) introduced the Death Tax Repeal Ac...
We’re back with the third and final installment of our 2019 predictions series. Go back to check out our entries on kitchen design trends and manufacturing technology trends . Today we’re going to focus on cabinet color trends for 2019 – are white cabinets finally a thing of the past? Are colored cabinets in? What about mixed-materials? Check out what we found out about what colors will be hot in cabinets next year. White Kitchens are Over While a bright, white kitchen might be a timeless look, 2019 will see more color coming back into kitchen cabinets. According to Decoraid.com , we can expect to see darker, moodier cabinets going into kitchens in 2019 like black, navy, and dramatic green. Dark cabinets finished with gold or copper accents makes a grand statement in any kitchen. Photo courtesy of decoraid.com Natural Colors Sherwin William and Benjamin Moore both chose richer, earthier tones as 2019’s Colors of the Year so we can expect to see...
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