WFB EditorsNew ProductsDeck Sand USA Brushes Provide Quick Coating RemovalDeck Sand USA’s deck sanding brushes are designed for quick, effective coating removal without damaging the substrate, the company says.April 2, 2025NewsWFB Briefs: Beakler Consulting, M3 Partnership; New Floor & Decor LocationsBeakler Consulting Services LLC (York, Pa.) and M3 B2B Strategy LLC (St. Louis), run by former National Wood Flooring Association CEO Michael Martin, announced their collaboration to combine Beakler’s wood product portfolio with M3’s marketing strategies.April 2, 2025NewsResidential Construction Spending Grows 1.3% in FebruaryResidential construction spending increased 1.3% from January to February to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $940 million, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.April 2, 2025NewsConstruction Job Openings Increased 9.1% in FebruaryThe construction industry had 264,000 job openings on the last day of February, a 22,000 increase from the previous month, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Job Openings and Labor Turnover Survey.April 2, 2025NewsCaption Contest: What Is This Sporty Guy Thinking?Let's hear your best caption for this sporty guy! What is this man thinking?April 2, 2025NewsUCX Announces Leadership TransitionFlooring distributor UCX (Mansfield, Mass.) President Paul Castagliuolo will step down from his position effective Jan. 1, 2026.April 2, 2025NewsTrump Says He Will Impose ‘Reciprocal Tariffs’ on April 2President Donald Trump has labeled April 2 “Liberation Day,” ahead of his promise to impose what he calls “reciprocal tariffs” on all countries that day.April 2, 2025NewsSpontaneous Combustion of Oil-Soaked Rags Causes New Jersey House FireA house fire started in Toms River, N.J., when a pile of oil-soaked rags caught ablaze after the wood floors inside the home were redone less than 48 hours before.April 2, 2025News'Night Watch' in Wood Premieres in AmsterdamJakko Woudenberg’s completed wooden recreation of the famous Rembrandt painting “The Night Watch” premiered at the Amstel Station in Amsterdam March 29.April 2, 2025NewsFederal Agencies Raid Wellmade Industries, Investigate Labor TraffickingLaw enforcement agents raided the Wellmade Industries Cartersville, Ga.-based manufacturing location on March 26 as part of a multi-year investigation into labor trafficking.March 31, 2025Previous PagePage 5 of 982Next PageTop StoriesContractingBlending Personality With Practicality: See the Winners of the 2025 WFB Truck and Van ContestGet ready to rev your engines and roll into the world of wood flooring pros’ work vehicles. The WFB Truck & Van Contest celebrates pros' trucks and vans with categories for Best Exterior Graphics, Most Organized Interior, Most Unusual Work Vehicle and Biggest Disaster.DesignAnimator’s Studio is Transformed With a Herringbone Pencil FloorSubfloor PrepSelf-Leveler 101: How We Do It Before Installing Wood FlooringParquetTransformative Flooring Design Illuminates HomeSponsor ContentA Complicated Challenge: Refinishing the Tavern on the Green
