Read this article now - Try Goliath Business News - FREE!   
You can view this article PLUS...

• Over 5 million business articles
• Hundreds of the most trusted magazines, newswires, and journals (see list)
• Premium business information that is timely and relevant
• Unlimited Access

Tell Me More   Terms and Conditions

Purchase this article for $4.95

...would not bear, the company has redefined itself a number of times since its inception nearly 70 years ago.

In the late 1940s, Charles Burpeau founded the original West End Cabinets in Miami, Fla. His son, Robert, worked for other Florida cabinet shops before relocating his family to Black Mountain, a little known North Carolina town where the demand for custom cabinetry was high.

In 1977, Robert and his wife, Jan, started building custom residential cabinetry out of their garage. By 1984, the family had generated enough business to build a 2,000-sq.-ft. facility. Later in the 1990s, before it relocated into a 5,000-sq.-ft. building, the commercial portion of its business had grown substantially; however, the residential side had subsided. The company decided to drop its residential offerings and form the strictly commercial West End Industries. By this time, Jan and Robert's son, Allen had begun working for the company.

"Anytime one area begins slowing down we're able to fall back on another facet of the business," Allen Burpeau, West End Industries' production manager, explains.

As the workload...

NOTE: All illustrations and photos have been removed from this article.



More articles from Wood Digest
The New Product Checklist.(Sales and marketing), January 01, 2008
SURFACE FABRICATION.(Point/Counterpoint), January 01, 2008
Like father, like son.(Cabinet Manufacturing & Fabricating), January 01, 2008
Sweeping out the old, sweeping in the new.(Editorial), January 01, 2008

Looking for additional articles?
Search our database of over 3 million articles.

Looking for more in-depth information on this industry?
Search our complete database of Industry & Market reports by text, subject, publication name or publication date.

About Goliath
Whether you're looking for sales prospects, competitive information, company analysis or best practices in managing your organization, Goliath can help you meet your business needs.

Our extensive business information databases empower business professionals with both the breadth and depth of credible, authoritative information they need to support their business goals. Whether it be strategic planning, sales prospecting, company research or defining management best practices - Goliath is your leading source for accurate information.