WCC grows in niches. (Wood Cabinet Components) (The Wood 100) (Cover Story)

From: Wood & Wood Products | Date: December 1, 1991 | Copyright information

WCC GROWS IN NICHES

The purchase of a CNC panel saw helped spawn a company within a company.

Wood Cabinet Components was not born yesterday. But the fact that the Eugene-Ore.-based company was only officially christened in 1988 partly explains its rise to the top of this year's WOOD 100. Yet, any way you slice it, recording 273 percent sales growth between 1989 and 1990 is, to put it mildly, and outstanding achievement.

WCC was established as a free-...

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