Kambium
Kambium is a Midwest B2B contract manufacturer of wood laminated components, assemblies, and millwork, serving closet designers, cabinet makers, store fixture companies, and contractors across three facilities. It operates Perfection Custom Closets (retail) and Distinctive Door Designs (subsidiaries).
- Company typePrivate
- Founded1997
- HeadquartersLakeville, United States
- Headcount11–50
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What Kambium does
Kambium, Inc. is a Midwest-based B2B contract manufacturer specializing in engineered wood and laminated components, assemblies, and millwork. Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Lakeville, Minnesota, the company operates three facilities totaling more than 70,000 sq ft of manufacturing space and serves customers across Minnesota, Wisconsin, Iowa, Michigan, Missouri, and Illinois, with national reach for store fixture work. Its customer base spans independent closet and garage designers, custom cabinet makers, store fixture companies, office furniture manufacturers, and architects/builders/contractors.
The company's core offering is outsourced manufacturing across a vertically integrated capability stack: engineering (Microvellum, Alphacam, AutoCAD, Cabinet Vision), CNC machining (flat-bed, vertical, pod, and rail routers handling sheets up to 12 ft), edgebanding (straight-line, contour, t-molding), laminating, miter folding, custom casework, cut-to-size, and final assembly with custom packaging and direct-to-site shipping. Underpinning the closet and garage business is a proprietary CAD-based design software developed in-house in 1998. The company markets itself as a non-competing component partner that never sells to end users in verticals served by its customers.
Kambium operates two wholly owned subsidiaries: Perfection Custom Closets (acquired May 2022), which provides retail custom closet and garage cabinet sales and installation in Chicago and Minneapolis, and Distinctive Door Designs (DDD), based in Princeton, MN, which manufactures solid wood doors, 1-piece MDF doors, and dovetail drawer boxes in 32 wood species and 25 door styles for kitchen cabinet and millwork customers. Revenue is generated through quote-based project contracts, with a multi-year contract cadence on select accounts and an explicit policy of directing homeowner inquiries to independent manufacturing partners.
Kambium firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- Kambium
- Legal name
- Kambium, Inc.
- Website
- https://kambium.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 1997
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 11–50 employees
- Short description
- Kambium is a Midwest B2B contract manufacturer of wood laminated components, assemblies, and millwork, serving closet designers, cabinet makers, store fixture companies, and contractors across three facilities. It operates Perfection Custom Closets (retail) and Distinctive Door Designs (subsidiaries).
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
Kambium industry classification
Industry- Product category
- Contract Manufacturing (Wood Components and Millwork)
- NAICS
- Household and Institutional Furniture and Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturing (3371), All Other Miscellaneous Manufacturing (33999)
- SIC
- Partitions, Shelvg, Lockers, & Office & Store Fixtures (2540), Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430)
- akta.pro primary industry
- Closet Systems & Storage Built-Ins (HSAPAIAI)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Closet Systems & Custom Closet Retail (CRAIAJAA), Garage, Basement & Utility Storage Retail (Workbenches, Cabinets, Heavy-Duty Storage) (CRAIAJAH)
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Where Kambium is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Lakeville
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices4 records
Markets served
Kambium business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Supply Chain, Marketing or Sales
Revenue model
- Contract Manufacturing Services: Contract manufacturing and assembly solutions primarily for wood and laminated components, with some acrylic components. Services include engineering, CNC machining, edgebanding, laminating, miter folding, and assembly. Revenue is generated through project-based manufacturing contracts with B2B customers.
- Custom Closet & Garage System Manufacturing: Wholesale manufacturing of custom closet systems and garage cabinets through subsidiary Perfection Custom Closets with locations in Chicago and Minneapolis. Also offers solid wood doors and dovetail drawer boxes through subsidiary Distinctive Door Designs (DDD).
- Component Assembly Services: Assembly services including custom packaging, customer labeling, and direct shipping to installation sites.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Other | Multi-year contract | Custom Quote-Based Pricing |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels3 records
Marketing channels6 records
Kambium product offering
Product offeringCore offering
Kambium is a contract manufacturer of engineered wood and laminated components, providing engineering, CNC machining, edgebanding, laminating, miter folding, and assembly services to closet designers, cabinet makers, store fixture companies, and office furniture manufacturers. It also produces finished goods including custom closet systems, garage cabinets, kitchen cabinets, store fixtures, casework, table tops, solid wood doors, and dovetail drawer boxes through its core operation and subsidiaries Perfection Custom Closets and Distinctive Door Designs.
Product overview
Kambium is a contract manufacturing company offering a portfolio of wood and laminated component manufacturing services alongside branded product lines. The core offering spans closet and garage systems (manufactured for wholesale partners through Kambium Closets), custom kitchen cabinets, machined wood/acrylic components, store fixtures, custom casework, and assembly services. The company operates two wholly owned subsidiaries: Perfection Custom Closets (retail custom closet and garage cabinet sales and installation serving Chicago and Minneapolis) and Distinctive Door Designs (DDD, manufacturing solid wood doors and dovetail drawer boxes for kitchen cabinet and millwork companies in the Midwest). Supporting capabilities include CNC machining, edgebanding, laminating, miter folding, cut-to-size panel processing, and engineering (using Microvellum, Alphacam, AutoCAD, and Cabinet Vision). The portfolio is unified under Kambium's contract manufacturing umbrella, where the company serves as a component partner rather than a competitor to its customers.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Brands
- Perfection Custom Closets: Wholly owned subsidiary offering custom closets, garage cabinets, and wholesale closet parts and cabinetry, with locations in Chicago and Minneapolis
- Distinctive Door Designs (DDD)
Products and services
- Closets & Garage Systems Custom closet organization systems and garage cabinet systems manufactured for wholesale partners, closet designers, retailers, and contractors. Includes design, engineering, hardware sourcing, and fabrication.
- Kitchen Cabinets Custom kitchen cabinet manufacturing and design services for design-build firms, architects, builders, contractors, and custom cabinet makers. Includes turn-key production, design, on-time fabrication, hardware sourcing, and delivery.
- Doors and Drawer Boxes Solid wood doors, 1 PC MDF doors, and dovetail wood drawer boxes manufactured by subsidiary Distinctive Door Designs (DDD) for kitchen cabinet and millwork companies. Available in 32 wood species and 25 door styles.
- Machined Components Precision CNC machining of wood and acrylic components using state-of-the-art machinery. Capable of machining large 12-foot sheets and parts as small as 8 inches. Customers can supply drawings or have Kambium engineer from specifications.
- Store Fixtures Store fixture, retail shelving, and point-of-purchase display manufacturing for leading store fixture companies across the nation. Includes engineering, manufacturing, assembly, and direct shipping with total confidentiality.
- Custom Casework Custom and commercial casework fabrication and melamine cabinetry for small local cabinet and millwork shops to large regional store fixture and display companies. Serves single-part to high-volume production runs.
- Assembly Services Contract manufacturing assembly services including custom packaging, customer labeling, and direct shipping to installation site. Covers assembly of fixtures, cabinets, and components.
- Miter Folding High-quality miter folding fabrication and assembly using lock-miter and traditional v-groove miters on CNC machines. Works with high-pressure laminate, melamine on MDF core, vinyl, wood veneer, and solid surface materials.
- Table Tops & Office Furniture Tabletop and commercial office furniture component fabrication for leading office furniture companies. Includes CNC contour edgebanding and straight-line edgebanding for office cabinets and desktops.
- Cut to Size & Edgebanding Cut-to-size programs with or without edgebanding for hardwood distributors in Minnesota, serving drawer and shelving stock material, and various sizes of MDF, Plywood, and OSB panel products.
- Perfection Custom Closets (wholly owned subsidiary) Retail custom closet and garage cabinet operation serving Chicago and Minneapolis. A wholly owned subsidiary of Kambium offering design and installation of custom closets, garage cabinets, and wholesale closet parts and cabinetry to homeowners and contractors.
- Distinctive Door Designs (DDD) (wholly owned subsidiary) Solid wood door and dovetail drawer box manufacturing subsidiary based in Princeton, MN. Services kitchen cabinet and millwork companies throughout the greater Midwest with 32 wood species and 25 door styles.
Companies that use Kambium
Customer profileNamed customers2 records
Segments5 records
Ideal customer profiles5 records
Kambium technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature5 records
Kambium partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.
- Perfection Custom ClosetscoreKambium acquired Perfection Custom Closets based in Chicago, IL, with transaction closing on May 31, 2022. Perfection Custom Closets serves the Chicago area with custom closets, garage cabinets, and wholesale closet parts and cabinetry. It continues to operate as a wholly owned subsidiary with locations in Chicago and Minneapolis.
- Generational EquityminorGenerational Equity advised Perfection Custom Closets in its sale to Kambium. The transaction was facilitated by this M&A advisory firm specializing in middle-market companies.
- Closets For LifecoreManufacturing partner based in Apple Valley, serving the Minneapolis & St. Paul area for over fifteen years. Owned and founded by Rick Lyrek. Specializes in closets, home offices, garages, kitchens, mudrooms, and more. Has received eight consecutive Angie's List Super Service awards. 70% of work comes from repeat business and referrals.
- Acorn Custom Cabinetry and ClosetscoreManufacturing partner based in Mankato, serving southern Minnesota, northern Iowa, and south metro areas. Specializes in custom cabinets, kitchens, offices, and custom closets. Owned by Greg Spellacy & Archie Benike. Has been in business for fourteen years.
Scale indicators4 records
Recent moves5 records
Expansion highlights5 records
Kambium competitors and assessment
Company assessmentBroad incumbents
- Sauder Woodworking: Sauder is a large U.S. manufacturer of ready-to-assemble furniture and closet/storage products sold through mass retail. Comparable in wood-based component manufacturing scale and product adjacency to closets and storage, but operates a different distribution model (RTA retail vs. B2B contract).
- ClosetMaid: ClosetMaid (a MasterBrand company) is a large, established manufacturer of closet and home organization systems serving national retail and dealer channels. Comparable to Kambium's closet systems manufacturing business but at significantly larger scale and through branded, dealer-distributed products.
- MasterBrand Cabinets: MasterBrand is the largest U.S. manufacturer of residential cabinets (brands include Aristokraft, Diamond, Kitchen Craft). Comparable to Kambium in kitchen cabinet and component manufacturing, but operating at national scale with branded consumer products rather than regional contract manufacturing.
Direct peers
- Cabinet Components Inc. Cabinet Components Inc. is a contract manufacturer of cabinet doors, drawer boxes, and components serving kitchen and bath cabinet shops. Directly comparable to Kambium's Distinctive Door Designs subsidiary in scope, model (B2B component manufacturing), and customer base.
- Knape & Vogt Manufacturing: Knape & Vogt manufactures drawer slides, shelving systems, and storage components for cabinet and closet OEM customers. Comparable to Kambium as a B2B component supplier to the cabinet/closet industry with similar engineered hardware offerings.
- Organized Living: Organized Living produces custom closet and home storage systems sold through dealers. Directly comparable to Kambium's Perfection Custom Closets retail subsidiary and closet systems manufacturing line, with a similar dealer/contractor channel model.
- Hardware Resources: Hardware Resources designs and distributes cabinet hardware, organizers, and accessories, with significant in-house manufacturing. Comparable to Kambium's component manufacturing approach for the cabinet and closet industry, though broader in finished goods rather than pure contract manufacturing.
- Madix Inc. Madix is a national manufacturer of store fixtures and retail display systems for major retailers. Directly comparable to Kambium's store fixtures product line serving leading national retail fixture companies, with confidential white-label manufacturing overlap.
Emerging players
- Rev-A-Shelf: Rev-A-Shelf manufactures cabinet and closet storage accessories (pull-outs, organizers, drawer inserts) sold through cabinet dealers. Comparable to Kambium's component/accessory manufacturing for closet and cabinet partners, particularly the Tag Hardware-supplied accessory lines integrated into Kambium closets.
Regional players
- Spacesaver Corporation: Spacesaver manufactures high-density storage and organization systems for commercial, institutional, and residential applications. Comparable in storage and organization systems manufacturing to Kambium's garage and closet offerings, though primarily focused on commercial/institutional channels.
Market position
Strengths1 record
Weaknesses1 record
Competitive moat4 records
Key risks1 record
Key highlights6 records
Customer concentration
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Kambium leadership team
Management profileNumber of profiles
Profiles3 records
Kambium subsidiaries and ownership
Company hierarchySubsidiaries2 records
Kambium funding detail
Funding detailFunding overview
Funding rounds
Investors
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Kambium M&A and investment
M&A and investmentM&A1 record
Investments
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Frequently asked questions about Kambium
What does Kambium do?
Kambium is a contract manufacturer of engineered wood and laminated components, providing engineering, CNC machining, edgebanding, laminating, miter folding, and assembly services to closet designers, cabinet makers, store fixture companies, and office furniture manufacturers. It also produces finished goods including custom closet systems, garage cabinets, kitchen cabinets, store fixtures, casework, table tops, solid wood doors, and dovetail drawer boxes through its core operation and subsidiaries Perfection Custom Closets and Distinctive Door Designs.
Is Kambium a public or private company?
Kambium is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was Kambium founded?
Kambium was founded in 1997. It employs 11 to 50 people.
Where is Kambium based?
Kambium is headquartered in Lakeville, United States, in the North America region.
How does Kambium make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. Contract Manufacturing Services are the primary driver. The others are custom Closet & Garage System Manufacturing and component Assembly Services.
Who are Kambium's main competitors?
Broad incumbents on record are Sauder Woodworking, ClosetMaid and MasterBrand Cabinets. Direct peers are Cabinet Components Inc., Knape & Vogt Manufacturing, Organized Living, Hardware Resources and Madix Inc.. Rev-A-Shelf is listed as an emerging player. Spacesaver Corporation is listed as a regional player.
Does Kambium have an API?
No public API is recorded for Kambium.
What industry is Kambium in?
Kambium's product category is Contract Manufacturing (Wood Components and Millwork). Its primary akta.pro industry code is HSAPAIAI, Closet Systems & Storage Built-Ins, with a secondary code of CRAIAJAA, Closet Systems & Custom Closet Retail. Its NAICS code is 3371 and its SIC code is 2540.