General company/production description

Please describe the product/service your company provides?
We manufacture custom cabinetry to mostly the residential market. We sell our cabinets through independent kitchen and bath dealers.

What is unique about your company or product/service?
We manufacture cabinets to the designers’ exact specifications. We do not make any cabinets until a homeowner places their order. 

Company history

When was the company started and who founded it?
1947, Tom Hammer

When have there been major changes to product line or expansions?
We added a 22,500 sq. ft expansion on our existing building for robotic automation machinery in 2019.
 
What is significant/interesting about the history?
Started in 1947 by Tom Hammer, and still owned and operated by the Hammer family. Currently celebrating our 75th anniversary. We have 4th generation family member working at Crystal.

Who are current owners? Are you a corporation?
Hammer Family

Customers

Who are your customers?
Independent kitchen and bath dealers, design build firms

Where are they located? (regional, national, international)
National

Who do you want for customers?
Independent kitchen and bath dealers, design build firms
 
Who should prospects contact at your company?
Regional Sales Managers
Crystal Cabinet Works
1100 Crystal Drive
Princeton, MN  55371
(763) 389-4187

Current stats

How many people work at your company today?
475.  1/3 of our employees have worked for us 20 years or more.

Future

Are there currently plans to expand or change?
We continually look for innovative ways to grow and strengthen the business. With the sparse available workforce, we have increased our investments in technology and manufacturing automation to grow our capacity.

What are the future goals of the company?
Our goals are focused on having a strong financial company while focusing on our employee well-being. We accomplish this by building top quality cabinets that are completed on time and meet our customer's specifications. 

Captions:  Middle: 75th Anniversary celebration of Crystal Cabinet Works. Bottom: Aerial photo of Crystal Cabinet Works in 2018.