It’s now a prominent national cabinetry brand, with hundreds of dealers across all 50 states. But in 1999, Showplace Wood Products was nothing more than an audacious vision shared by a small team of colleagues, a vision that would quickly become reality, with little more than mutual trust, hard work, and a handshake.
This is the story of a seasoned team that bet it all on an uncertain future. With the backing of bold investors, the Showplace factory quickly sprouted from the South Dakota prairie, then grew, and grew more, into three plants employing more than 600 people. Along the way, Showplace had to weather a crippling industry downturn and make a transition to employee ownership.
Today, more than 2.5 million cabinets later, Showplace is positioned well to serve a recovering economy’s growing demand. It is a company dedicated to its employee-owners, and to its communities. Its history is an inspiring story of achievement and perseverance, and it was all built on a handshake.
