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Cabinet Makers Learn

From Peers at CMA

Chicago Regional Event

by Michaelle Bradford
embers from the Cabinet Makers Association recently
met in Chicago to network and learn best practices
M tips from their peers as well as suppliers and other
vendor partners.
Wednesday, Nov. 4 the group of custom woodworkers
gathered in downtown Chicago to tour the showrooms of
Hafele America, SubZero and nuHaus, a division of Exclu-
sive Woodworking located in Waukegan, IL.
On Thursday, Nov. 5, Exclusive hosted a plant tour and
seminars at its North Chicago location. Ken Pratt, regional
sales manager, Hafele, discussed how the current trend of
open space planning is diminishing storage space in the
kitchen and woodworkers can increase profit margins with
add-ons such as LED lighting and drawer accessories. Mike
Raysakis, Midwest sales rep., Grass America, demonstrated
the Vionaro drawer system and the ease of switching out
a wood drawer with a metal drawer without changing the
cabinet. And Joe Knobbe, senior project manager at Exclu-
sive provided tips on working with designers and architects,
and he gave CMA members a highly informative tour of
Exclusive's fully equipped manufacturing plant.
Reprinted with permission by Woodworking Network

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