TCU Collaboration
We are so excited to be collaborating with TCU! We want to help educate and engage students in the exploration of a career in the trades! We're working with 4 students to design and construct furniture [...]
Equipment Upgrade
Keeping up to date on equipment keeps our shop running at top efficiency and keeps our capabilities cutting edge. New equipment is an investment, and the curation of the right mix of new and old machinery is [...]
Representing Minnesota Manufacturing
Last week we hosted Steve Grove, the MN Department of Employment and Economic Development Commissioner, to discuss our industry, challenges in manufacturing, and Minnesota Business. The commissioner is rolling out an ambitious plan for 2020 with [...]
We can build anything. And we do.
There's a laundry list of things we take pride in, but we can sum it up simply: We can build anything; we build it well. In fact our capabilities for building exceed the ideas that one team [...]
New products, new possibilities
I met last week with our Stinson rep to catch up on new products and patterns. No one knows quality performance fabrics, vinyls, non-PVCs, and now silicone options more than Clayton. As always, it was educational. I've [...]
2019 Feats of Strength
2019 Feats of Strength Yesterday we took some time for some fun with the annual feat of strength. We started with a tug of war; the shop team won by a narrow margin! Then [...]
Finished Bowling Alley Interior
Bowlero is a new customer to us and we love the design details that we get to work on with them. Design collaboration is an area that we strive for excellence in. The biggest design and production [...]
Epic Seating
Two weeks ago my favorite upholsterers showed me the drawings for a new booth they were about to build. They were excited about the upcoming challenge- neither had ever done a booth quite like this before. [...]
Minnesota Millwork & Fixtures Installs New Kundig Sander
This week at Minnesota Millwork & Fixtures, we installed a new precision Kundig sander in our facility. Kundig is a Swiss engineered sanding machine, the name Kundig is world renowned and known for high end precision [...]
Test Kitchen Table
Nothing shows you're serious about food like an 8" butcher block table that weighs 1200 pounds! Recently BloominBrands came to us looking for a centerpiece for their test kitchen. They were remodeling, and several [...]
Best New Vendor 2018!
Minnesota Millwork named best new vendor. On September 25, in Tampa, Florida, Front Burner Brands held their annual Golden Fork Awards. Minnesota Millwork and Fixtures won the award for Best New Vendor in 2018. In 2018 Minnesota [...]
Rookie’s Half Rounds
Loving these new channeled half rounds for Rookie's! I can't wait to meet up with some girlfriends for a beer in these gorgeous red booths... Great place for a date too... [...]
Finished Project- The Melting Pot
Everything is better dipped in cheese. Or chocolate. Here's a restaurant that celebrates fondue, great concept right?! And we haven't even gotten to the interior yet! The seating for this restaurant has been fun for [...]
Volleyball on a Tuesday
Every month we have a lunch together as a company, usually on a Friday. We talk about the projects that we're working on, challenges, goals, etc. Sometimes this monthly lunch can turn into smack-talk regarding [...]
New equipment at Minnesota Millwork
New equipment at Minnesota Millwork. We have always been dedicated to keeping up with the latest technology. Over the last few months, we've extended wifi to all shop areas. We have implemented drastic new software. [...]
New booth project
A new customer of ours is collaborating with our designer for all of the seating in their restaurant. We love a creative collaborative effort! This fabric was initially chosen to be tufted for the booths. On the [...]