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, Redmond, WA, partner Tracey Hepner foresaw the downturn, she started immediately to look "outside the box" to reach new and diversified markets. She said she hoped to sustain IWS through the downturn, then catapult it "to being recognized as an industry leader."

IWS' first product is in the outdoor patio cabinet market. Other products are close to being marketable, both in healthcare and the modular products industries (shown).

"To bring new products to market takes time and money, of which IWS had little," Hepner acknowledges. "And I wanted to vary the product offerings enough to allow for growth in a number of different cabinet areas."

IWS was featured in last year's WOOD 100, an annual showcase of the industry's most innovative firms. Inclusion in the WOOD 100 list celebrates those companies who have pushed the envelope in manufacturing, management and marketing practices.

You can read profiles of the wood manufacturing industry's leading firms in 2010 WOOD 100 edition>>

You can see your firm profiled at no cost in the 22nd annual WOOD 100 by submitting this form for considerationThe process is simple, and free: 

1.) Profile your business specialty and size.
2.) List your top challenges or opportunities.
3.) Tell steps taken to succeed in market, management or production.
 
Firms selected for inclusion will be:

• Positioned as an industry leader to peers and analysts
• Honored at live events
• Profiled in September Wood & Wood Products magazine
• Featured on  Woodworking Network.com
  
• Receive priority invitations for panels and live events

Each year since 1990, W&WP has paid tribute to woodworking's successful stars. Make this your chance to be among seen among the most innovative wood manufacturing industry companies.

The deadline to enter the 2011 WOOD 100 Report is July 1, 2011. Entry forms are available through this link.

Be recognized in the 2011 edition of the WOOD 100.
Share your firm's best practices in wood industry manufacturing, marketing and business operations.

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please email them to Editor Karen Koenig at [email protected].