Our story

As a market leader in cabinet-making and a dedicated employer, we are committed to creating great products through over a dozen brands and a culture where all our 8,600+ team members are valued.

Our guiding principles

The American Woodmark story

Our founding year may be 1980, but the idea of American Woodmark was born many years before that. It has been a very successful and rewarding journey — stretching from the west coast to the east, making us one of the three largest cabinetmakers in the country and a trusted partner to our customers and communities.

1951

It starts with a dentist

Long Island–based dentist, Alvin Goldhush, sees an opportunity to create cabinets for his dentistry business and founds a company called Raygold Industries. Raygold grows to a sales volume of about $6 million and is acquired by Boise Cascade in April 1971.

1980

The birth of American Woodmark

Four executives from Boise Cascade’s cabinet division—Bill Brandt, Al Graber, Jeff Holcomb, and Don Mathias—stage a leveraged buyout and purchase the company. American Woodmark Corporation is formed with over 1,100 team members and three manufacturing facilities.

1986

Going public. Hello, Virginia!

American Woodmark formulates successful relationships with big-box retailers Home Depot and Lowe’s and goes public. The company moves to a new corporate headquarters in Winchester, Virginia, and starts to operate a limited-product-line, high-inventory business model for rapid order fulfillment.

1989

A vision emerges

Sensing the need for a change, Bill Brandt outlines a focused plan to create a revolutionary shift to just-in-time manufacturing and to add new brands to eliminate channel conflict. The Timberlake brand is created for the new construction market. The American Woodmark brand continues to be sold at Home Depot, while the Shenandoah brand is added to service Lowe’s. Sales take off as these positive changes take effect.

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2000s

Perseverance pays off

During the 2008 economic downturn, American Woodmark creates a transition plan that allows the company to thoughtfully navigate the recession, gaining market share and coming out even stronger on the other side. The Waypoint brand is introduced in 2010 to support independent showrooms.

2017

RSI joins the team

American Woodmark acquires RSI, a company known for creating exceptional value for customers. With a complementary suite of products and a compatible culture, RSI is a perfect match for American Woodmark. This is the largest acquisition in industry history, adding 11 brands and nearly 4,500 team members to American Woodmark.

Present day

Going strong and steady

All team members are united as one organization. Building upon the foundation of American Woodmark's history, each individual is empowered to positively contribute to their team, customers and community through their own unique story. The legacy continues.

Fast facts

With a large portfolio of brands and a great team, we’re working hard to leave our mark on the cabinet industry.

8,600+

team members

10+ million

cabinets per year

$7 million

donated to communities

Our values

Our guiding principles help create the culture that gives us our competitive advantage.

Customer satisfaction

Provide the best possible quality, service, and value to the greatest number of people by doing whatever is reasonable and sometimes unreasonable.

Integrity

Do what is right. Act fairly and responsibly, care about the dignity of each person and be a good citizen within the community.

Teamwork

Understand that we must all work together in order to succeed. Realize that each person must contribute to the team to be part of the team.

Excellence

Strive to perform every job or action in a superior way. Be innovative, always helping others become the best they can be.

Our leadership

Behind every successful organization is a dedicated team of leaders with invaluable experience and a forward-looking approach. Our leaders are innovative, focused, and passionate about quality and craftsmanship.