As we anxiously await for the end of winter and for warmer days, Synergy Thermofoils introduces three new designs: Boardwalk, Beachwood and Summer Breeze. Beachwood and These colors will warm up any project leaving all your customers beaming. The atching TFL is available from Tafisa and American Laminates and the matching HPL is available from Arborite.
Beachwood Boardwalk Summer Breeze
According to the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA) cabinet manufactures reported sales totaling $6.5 billion 2015, up 8.5% from 2014. Notably Masco’s cabinet segment sales reached $1.025 billion, an increase of 3% from 2014.
Additionally wood component sales within the RV industry leap 31%. Patrick Industries reported $248.7 million in sales up from $189.6 million during the same period in 2014.
Weyerhaeuser shareholders have approved the merger with Seattle based Plum Creek Timber Company. The pending merger was announced back in November 2015 is expected to be completed in early March.
Proteak MDF plant begins production in Tabasco, Mexico. Headquartered in Mexico City, Mexico, Proteak announced that the new plant’s annual capacity will be 280,000 m³.
Canadian building permits rose 11.3% to $6.9 billion in December. Higher construction intentions for multi-family housing lead the advance in building permits for December. The value of permits issued for multi-family housing rose to $2.3 billion in December, a 39.1% increase following a 33.8% decline in November. Quebec, Ontario and British Columbia lead the reports of higher construction intentions. The value of single-family housing decreased 0.1% from November, remaining at a stable $2.3 billion for the fourth consecutive month.
Overall for 2015 the value of building permits totaled $85.0 billion, unchanged from 2014. Residential building permits were up 4.4% from the previous year to $53.2 billion in 2015. Non-residential sector declined 6.3% from 2014 to $31.8 billion in 2015.
Sales of new single-family housing in December 2015 increased 10.8% to 544,000 over the revised November rates of 491,000 according to estimates released by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is a 9.9% increase from the December 2014 estimate of 495,000.
This month STF is featuring Marseille and Rustik on its three year anniversary. Introduced back in January 2013, Synergy Thermal Foils became the only supplier in North America to stock these designs. Over the past three years these designs have taken off and now have matches with a variety of companies including Stevens Industries, Dixie-Funder, KML, Specialty Laminates, American Laminates, and Duramar Interior Surfaces.
Marseille
Rustik
For November 2015, sales of new single-family houses were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 490,000 according to the U.S Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. This is a 9.1% increase from November 2014 and 4.3% above the revised October rate of 470,000.
According to the U.S Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce construction spending during November 2015 was at a seasonally adjusted rate of $1,122.5 billion, a 0.4% decrease from the revised October 2015 estimate of $1,127.0 billion and a 10.5% increase from the November 2014 estimate of $1,016.1 billion.
Private construction spending was at a seasonally adjusted rate of $828.2 billion with residential construction at $427.9 billion and nonresidential construction at $400.3 billion.
During the first 11 months of 2015, construction spending within the U.S amounted to $1,011.9 billion which is 10.7% above the same period in 2014.
As 2015 comes to an end, we wanted the year to end with a bang by adding two new designs to our 3D thermal foils collection. Synergy Thermal Foil’s Soprano and Baroque wood grain match Flakeboard’s Soprano WF341 and Baroque WF204 respectively. These two designs will be sure to have your customers singing your praises.
Baroque
Soprano
According to the U.S Census Bureau of the Department of Commerce spending on construction during October 2015 was estimated at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of $1,107.4 billion, a 1% above the revised September estimate of $1,096.6 billion. The October 2015 figure is 13% above the October 2014 estimate of $979.6 billion.
During the first 10 months of this year, construction spending has increased 10.7% ($888.1 billion) from 2014 ($802.3 billion) during the same period. Residential construction is at a seasonally adjusted rate of $399.0 billion in October 2015, a 1% increase from the revised September estimate of $395.5 billion.
Sales of new single-family houses in October 2015 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 495,000, according to the U.S Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development. The adjusted rate for October 2015 is 10.7% above the revised September rate of 447,000 and is 4.9% above the October 2014 estimate of 472,000.0
Canadian’s Will Not Forget Synergy Thermal Foils
We introduced new designs that you cannot forget for our second showing at Canada’s largest woodworking event, the Woodworking Machinery & Supply Expo (WMS) held at the International Centre in Toronto.
Attendees flocked to our booth where we showcased some of our newest additions to our 3D Laminate collection. Our biggest hit was Memento, a perfect match to Uniboard’s Memento (H76). It caught the eye of everyone who walked by; even our colleagues at Uniboard stopped by multiple times to admire our display of Memento.
Other designs that were showcased at this year’s WMS were Brown Pear and Grey Pear matching Formica’s Espresso Pear (F5489) and Smokey Brown Pear (F5844) respectively. For those with a sweet tooth we expanded our line of chocolates, Milk Chocolate being our latest addition alongside White Chocolate and Dark Chocolate match Tafisa’s Milk Chocolate (L493), White Chocolate (L492) and Dark Chocolate (L494). Music lovers rejoiced when they saw our Soprano and Baroque matching Flakeboard’s Soprano (WF341) and Baroque (WF204).
This year’s WMS Expo was a huge success with nearly 4,000 attendees and 1,400 registered exhibitors. Synergy Thermal Foils had the opportunity to strengthen our connections with Canadian manufacturers of cabinets, closets, store fixtures, commercial interiors and more. This year’s WMS was one for the books and we are excited to see what WMS 2017 will bring us.