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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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We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving filled with time with friends and family. Read on below to check out what’s been happening in the cabinet industry: EPA to Seek New Limits on Commercial Truck Pollution EPA announced earlier this month that the Administration will seek new limits on pollution from commercial trucks. Officials at the agency say pollution rules for commercial vehicles are long overdue for an update after nearly 20 years. “It’s definitely about time. The world has changed in a lot of ways over those 20 years. One thing we know is that these vehicles can be made cleaner, lower emitting," explained Bill Wehrum, assistant administrator of the EPA’s Office of Air and Radiation. Read more from the Wall Street Journal (subscription required to access link.) Deloitte Study Shows Worsening of Workforce Crisis A report released earlier this month from the Manufacturing Institute and Deloitte shows that the widening manufacturing...
We’re back with the second installment of our 2019 predictions – trends in manufacturing technology. Today we are experiencing what many refer to as the fourth industrial revolution, or “Manufacturing 4.0.” Whatever you call it, there is no denying that a shift is occurring within the manufacturing industry as companies have the opportunity to combine information technology software and hardware to bring tremendous value to their customers and businesses. We have scoured the internet for the top manufacturing technology trends we can expect to find in 2019 and here’s what we found: Industrial Internet of Things Most everyone has heard of Internet of Things (IoT) at this point – but it’s more focused on consumers and how objects in our homes connect. According to the Per the Spec blog , Industrial IoT (IIoT) is revolutionizing industrial environments like power plant and factories, making them smart and efficient. Medium.com thinks that for the manufacturing industry,...
This Year's Favorite Cabinet Style is Green Today’s consumers and homeowners are all about living a green lifestyle – one that is aligned with environmental responsibility and sustainability. This is a lifestyle that extends beyond the simple green choices like buying organic produce and recycling. People are looking for opportunities that have a positive impact on the environment. And that’s why more and more of them are looking for the KCMA Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP) Seal on their cabinets. The KCMA Environmental Stewardship Program is committed to ensuring that cabinet manufacturing companies are aligned with Green best practices for organizations. The National Green Building Standards (NGBS), an ANSI standard, is the leading green residential building rating system in the United States. NGBS certification ensures that residences are independently verified by a third party for compliance with a comprehensive green standard. KCM...
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