New in the WFB FB Buy/Sell/Trade Group: Sanding Equipment and More

Oct 31, 2025

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Recent listings in the WFB Facebook Community + USED Buy/Sell/Trade group include:

A Bona belt sander with low hours in Boulder County, Colo., for $5,500.

A selection of sanding equipment in Sheridan, N.Y.

An American Sanders power booster in Portsmouth, R.I., for $900.

A Pallmann Cobra 8-inch belt sander in Creedmoor, N.C., for $3,800.

WFB Briefs: Synergy Convention and Expo Registration Now Open, Makita and RealTruck Host Sweepstakes, and More

July 20, 2026

WFB Briefs: Synergy Convention and Expo Registration Now Open, Makita and RealTruck Host Sweepstakes, and More

Continuing Education: Upcoming Courses from FCITS

Builder Confidence Slips for 15th Straight Month

Energy Prices Fall but Building Material Prices Keep Climbing

WFB Briefs: Synergy Convention and Expo Registration Now Open, Makita and RealTruck Host Sweepstakes, and More

Registration for the 2026 Synergy Convention and Expo is now open, Makita and RealTruck will give away a fully upgraded truck organization setup, and more.

Continuing Education: Upcoming Courses from FCITS

Flooring Consultants and Inspection Training Services, a division of the World Floor Covering Association, will host several education and certification courses for flooring pros in the coming months, including a concrete and wood moisture testing certification on Aug. 3 in Dalton, Ga.

Builder Confidence Slips for 15th Straight Month

Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes fell two points to 34 in July, down from a revised 36 in June, according to the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Sentiment has been below 40 for 15 consecutive months, the longest such stretch since 2012.

Energy Prices Fall but Building Material Prices Keep Climbing

Residential building material prices rose 0.5% in June and were up 4.6% year-over-year, continuing to climb even as energy costs dropped sharply, according to the National Association of Home Builders’ analysis of data from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics.

Houzz: Remodelers Enter Q3 Optimistically Despite Cost Pressures

Residential construction firms expect stronger business activity in the third quarter despite recent business activity holding below the break-even mark at 47 and 40% of construction pros citing rising material costs as a challenge, according to Houzz’s Q3 2026 U.S. Houzz Pro Industry Barometer.

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Keen Introduces Non-Marking Work Shoes

Keen's Targhee Blur Work Shoe features an "energy-returning midsole, carbon toe and below-ankle height for agile movement," the company says.

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Small Business Optimism Rises in June

Small business optimism rose 2.1 points in June to 97.4, nearing its 52-year average of 98.0, according to the National Federation of Independent Business's Small Business Optimism Index.

Contractors Stay Confident in June as Backlog Slips

Despite Associated Builders and Contractors’ Construction Backlog Indicator falling 0.3 months in June, contractor confidence held up, with all three components of ABC’s Construction Confidence Index remaining above the 50 threshold.

Johnson Hardwood Now Directly Distributes to the Southeast

Johnson Hardwood (City of Industry, Calif.) expanded its direct distribution network into Alabama, Florida, Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee.

Bona to Partner with Footprints Floors for Education Program

Bona (Englewood, Colo.) will partner with Footprints Floors (Englewood, Colo.) to provide franchise owners and installation professionals with technical training, product education and business development resources through Footprints Floors' Corporate Partner Engagement Program.

Chile Seizes 108 Tons of Drugs from Inside Timber in Record Bust

Chilean customs and law enforcement agencies seized just over 1,000 tons of wood chemically impregnated with illicit drugs at the ports of Arica, Valparaíso and San Antonio—the largest drug seizure in the country's history, according to Chile's National Customs Service.

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Derr Flooring Opens Allentown Facility

Wood flooring and supplies distributor Derr Flooring (Willow Grove, Pa.) opened a warehouse and pro shop in Allentown, Pa., marking the eighth Mid-Atlantic location for the fifth-generation family-owned company.

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