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CMA NEWS ROUNDUP

A FIRST-HAND LOOK

at a Springfield

success story

The CMA’s regional event at member shop Cabinet
Concepts by Design in Springfield, MO, was a big success.

The June 22 educational event featured forklift training and
a tour of the shop. The classroom portion of the forklift
training was a "train the trainer" session so attendees could
go back to their shops to train the rest of their employees.
The instructor provided a basic overview of the forklift and
how it operates; attendees will do the "hands-on" portion of
the certification process at their own facilities.
Cabinet Concepts by Design was created by Matt and
Shelley Wehner in November 2007, when the housing
market was in decline, remodeling was down, and the
market collapse of 2008 was just over the horizon. In
the midst of this, the Wehners did the improbable and new level, growing their business at a steady clip. They
purchased a small cabinet shop. now occupy a 30,000-square-foot facility and have 32
Over the past 11 years, Matt and Shelley have taken the employees. To read more about their story, check out the
6,000-square-foot shop with four employees to an entirely 20th Anniversary “Then and now” update on page 20.

ANNUAL CMA
Katherine Constantine, vice president a plant tour or attending an industry only the second woman in the history
event as a spouse, not as an actual
of Brown Wood Inc., a CMA Associate BENCHMARK SURVEY of the KCMA to be asked to become a
Member, has been honored as a 2017 industry person,” she told WWN. member of the Board of Directors.”
The Cabinet Makers Association, in conjunction with FDMC
Wood Industry Market Leader in the
“Here it is, 28 years later, and not only
Congratulations, Katherine!
magazine and Woodworking Network, is conducting their The deadline to participate is
Leadership edition of FDMC. Wood-
do I sit on the KBIS Advisory Council
annual survey of the woodworking industry in the U.S. and October 31. The summary of the
working Network (WWN) interviewed
Canada, and we would like your help. for the National Kitchen & Bath Assn.
results will be published in the
Constantine after she was honored. and chair the Associates Committee
Your answers help provide a clearer picture of the industry as December issue of FDMC magazine.
for the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers
“When I first began working in the
a whole and help businesses like yours to have a better idea of
Association, but this year, I became
wood products industry, I was often
where they stand compared to other shops.
asked ‘whose wife are you?’ the as- To participate, please visit: bit.ly/CMA-survey
Thank you for your participation in this important project.
sumption being that I could only be on
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