America's best: woodworking across the USA.Since 1990, Wood & Wood Products has proudly presented the WOOD 100 Report, an annual rank and profile of fast-growing North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. wood products companies. Collectively, these companies represent a geographic cross-section of the industry. They range in size from having less than 10 employees to having more than 1,000. They manufacture everything from cabinets, furniture and components to architectural woodwork woodwork: see carpentry; furniture; intarsia; marquetry; veneer; wood carving. , store fixtures and specialty wood products. Over the ensuing en·sue intr.v. en·sued, en·su·ing, en·sues 1. To follow as a consequence or result. See Synonyms at follow. 2. To take place subsequently. 13 years, many of the WOOD 100 companies that caught our eye have been featured in articles published in W&WP and sister publication, Custom Woodworking Business. But up until now, no attempt was made to determine which of the WOOD 100 companies deserved to be singled Out for special praise--not only for being fast growing, but for representing the best that the American woodworking industry has to offer. With this in mind, the editors of W&WP went back and pored over the qualification forms submitted by the WOOD 100 class of 2002. We looked for details that reflected a company's adoption of best practices in terms of productivity, quality, design, management structure, environmental commitment and more. This was an arduous challenge to say the least. Slowly but surely, and aided with additional information gleaned from past WOOD 100 forms, company Web sites, magazine articles and other information sources, the field was narrowed from 100 to 25 to 10. Ultimately, the editors breathed a collective sigh of relief and anointed "Anointed" redirects here. For the process of anointing, see Anointing. Anointed is a Contemporary Christian music duo consisting of siblings Steve and Da'dra Crawford. Their musical style includes elements of R&B, funk, and piano ballads. Bird-in-Hand Woodworks of Lancaster, PA, as America's Best. Bird-in-Hand, the woodworking division of Childcraft Inc., ranked No. 61 in last year's WOOD I00 and posted $19 million in sales last year. What most impresses us, though, is its long commitment to woodworking education. The company has devised and implemented a thorough training program that gives each employee opportunities to learn new skills and improve his pay as he does so. As readers will glean glean v. gleaned, glean·ing, gleans v.intr. To gather grain left behind by reapers. v.tr. 1. To gather (grain) left behind by reapers. 2. from the article on page 52, Bird-in-Hand benefits from having a skilled workforce consisting of multiple employees that have been cross-trained to operate a growing complement of more sophisticated equipment. Strong Cases for Nine Others Such an exhaustive, yet subjective exercise as choosing America's Best is wont for controversy. While we stand firmly behind our choice, we readily acknowledge that each of the companies appearing in the WOOD 100 must be doing something right to grace our report in the first place. Yet, while each WOOD 100 company merits consideration for being honored as "America's Best," some stood out to us more than others did. Following are the other companies that made our final list, appearing in alphabetical order. Charles Alan Inc. Ft. Worth, TX www.charlesalanfurniture.com 2001 Sales: $2,870,000 2002 WOOD 100 Rank: No. 2 Products: Contract furniture Charles Alan doubled sales between 2000 and 2001. Though relatively small in size, the 5-year-old company has a portfolio of high-profile corporate customers including American Airlines American Airlines Major U.S. airline. American was created through a merger of several smaller U.S. airlines and incorporated in 1934. It continued to buy the routes of other airlines, becoming an international carrier in the 1970s; its routes include South America, the , Nokia, Lockheed, Dow Jones Dow Jones the best known of several U.S. indexes of movements in price on Wall Street. [Am. Hist.: Payton, 202] See : Finance and Turner Broadcasting Systems Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. (often abbreviated TBS Networks or TBS, inc.) is the company managing the collection of cable networks and properties started by Robert Edward "Ted" Turner from the mid-1970s to the late-1990s. . University clients include Yale University Yale University, at New Haven, Conn.; coeducational. Chartered as a collegiate school for men in 1701 largely as a result of the efforts of James Pierpont, it opened at Killingworth (now Clinton) in 1702, moved (1707) to Saybrook (now Old Saybrook), and in 1716 was , University of Texas and University of Arkansas The University of Arkansas strives to be known as a "nationally competitive, student-centered research university serving Arkansas and the world." The school recently completed its "Campaign for the 21st Century," in which the university raised more than $1 billion for the school, used . The company actively solicits suggestions and ideas from its workforce, particularly when it comes to improving quality and standards. Boden Store Fixtures Portland, OR www.boden.com 2001 Sales: $24,240,000 2002 WOOD 100 Rank: No. 11 Products: Wood and metal store fixtures A soured economy, particularly in the office and contract furniture industry, has proven to be a most formidable obstacle in Boden's stated objective of nearly doubling sales between 2000 and 2005. Yet, Boden has been able to maintain its focus on satisfying customers. The company, which built its reputation on the manufacture of custom fixtures, has added a line of stock products showcased in a new online catalog Similar to an online library or databases in the information storage respect, ‘’’online catalogs’’’ allow potential customers to browse a company’s items for sale from a different location using the internet. . Leeman Architectural Woodwork Atlanta, GA Www.leeman-aw.com 2001 sales. $20,954,000 2002 WOOD 100 Rank: No. 32 Products: Institutional and retail fixtures While many companies have hunkered down in recent years, Leeman Architectural Woodwork has moved full speed ahead to prepare itself for the next business boom. Last October, Leeman moved into a new state-of-the-art, 350,000-square-foot facility. The new, well-equipped facility, with a much-improved workflow, also allows the company to take on one-of-a-kind projects that it could not previously accommodate. Lexington Manufacturing Inc. Minneapolis, MN www.lexingtonmfg.com 2001 Sales: $26,021,000 2002 WOOD 100 Rank: No. 50 Products: Solid wood and composite components Lexington Mfg. is a diversified manufacturer of OEM (Original Equipment Manufacturer) The rebranding of equipment and selling it. The term initially referred to the company that made the products (the "original" manufacturer), but eventually became widely used to refer to the organization that buys the products and components. Production capabilities include CNC (Computerized Numerical Control) See numerical control. CNC - Collaborative Networked Communication routing, moulding and profile wrapping. Markets include architectural doors, cabinets and windows. The company has appeared in the WOOD 100 10 times; annual sales increased from $1.6 million in 1990 to $26 million. Northern Contours Contours may mean:
This 11-year-old company has become a dynamic force in the field of rigid thermalfoil components. Northern Contours continues to expand its product line, add new technology and create jobs. Ovation Cabinetry cab·i·net·ry n. Cabinetwork: finely detailed cabinetry. Noun 1. cabinetry - the craft of making furniture (especially furniture of high quality) cabinetwork Inc. Salina Salina (səlī`nə), city (1990 pop. 42,303), seat of Saline co., central Kans., on the Smoky Hill River; founded 1858 by settlers opposed to slavery, inc. 1870. , KS www.ovationcabinetry.com 2001 Sales: $4,878,000 2002 WOOD 100 Rank: No. 44 Products: Custom kitchen and bath cabinetry Ovation Cabinetry moved into a new manufacturing facility last year, designed to help it triple sales as it expands its dealer network. No doubt, the combination of its elegant showroom and gorgeous four-color catalog illustrating its high-end custom capabilities will help win over new dealers and customers. Pioneer Contract Services Inc. Houston, TX www.pioneercontract.com 2001 Sales: $24,531,000 2002 WOOD 100 Rank: No. 23 Products: Custom architectural millwork Pioneer Contract Services has put together a most interesting approach to serving the market. At its core, Pioneer custom manufactures architectural woodwork for corporate clients. The company also restores, reconditions and refinishes chairs, doors, modular systems, wall units, elevator cabs and other types of products. On top of all of this, Pioneer serves as a dealer for Allsteel, Hon and Jasper office furniture. W W Wood Products Inc. Dudley, MO www.shilohcabinetry.com 2001 Sales: $27,016,000 2002 WOOD 100 Rank: No. 70 Products: Kitchen cabinets W W Wood Products, parent company of Shiloh Cabinetry, has been a fixture of the WOOD 100 since 1993. During that 10-year string of unbroken growth, company sales skyrocketed from $5.7 million in ]991 to $27 million in 2001. Wooden Mallet mallet, n a hammering instrument. mallet, hard, n a small hammer with a leather-, rubber-, fiber-, or metal-faced head; used to supply force or to supplement hand force for the compaction of foil or amalgam and to seat cast Aberdeen, SD www.woodenmallet.com 2001 Sales: $3,368,000 2002 WOOD 100 Rank: No. 93 Products: Oak magazine racks, coat racks, and reception room tables and seating Wooden Mallet has carved out a very successful niche. Like Lexington Mfg. and WW Wood Products, Wooden Mallet has appeared in 10 of the 13 WOOD 100 Reports. The company has sustained growth at a manageable pace, adding new products to its catalog and technology to produce it along the way. |
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