MEMBER PROFILE

Company: F. W. Honerkamp Co., Inc.

Owners: Frank W. Honerkamp, Jr., Philip J. Honerkamp

Major Products: Architectural Plywood Panels, Prefinished Plywood Panels, Wilsonart Laminate & Adhesives, Tafisa Melamine, Blum Hardware, Flakeboard, Fiberboard, Edgebanding, Flexible Veneers, Dynaslides, Drawerside Blanks, Custom Panels & Cut to Size Orders, Thermofoil Doors

Market(s): New York City Tri-state Region

Honerkamp has two locations servicing the region: Bronx, NY and Central Islip, Long Island, NY.

Customer base is the architectural panel furniture manufacturers, closet systems manufacturers, kitchen, bedroom and bath design fabricators and other home and commercial design/manufacturing companies. Honerkamp has sought to provide high quality materials to exceptional craftsmen with excellent service.

History

In 1854, Friedrich W. Honerkamp immigrated to America, and settled in the New York City area. His son, Frank Honerkamp, opened and operated a business in lower Manhattan exporting cattle to South America and importing lumber and veneer to the United States. With the rapid growth of furniture and woodworking trades in lower Manhattan and Brooklyn, the company shifted its full attention to lumber and veneer.

F.W. Honerkamp Co. Inc. was officially incorporated in New York City in 1871.

In the late 1930's, a third generation joined the company. With the increased demand for new plywood panel products and the rapid development of lower Manhattan, F.W. Honerkamp Co. moved to the Bronx and participated in the commercial construction boom of the 1960's and 1970's. It was at this time the fourth generation began with the company. In 1981, Honerkamp moved it's headquarters to it's present location in the Bronx, NY. In the new millennium, the fifth generation has joined the team.

In 2001, F. W. Honerkamp Co. made a significant addition when it acquired a Long Island laminate distributor, Edgar Sabbeth Plywood - a high pressure laminate distributor with over 31 years experience. The union of these two operations has turned out to be a most successful partnership, with Edgar Sabbeth Plywood bringing to the table a full range of products including Wilsonart Laminate, Blum Hardware, BHK Drawer Sides and so much more.

F.W. Honerkamp Co. now services our customer base with a total selection of goods from two full service locations in the Bronx, NY and Central Islip, NY.

Company Core Values:

It is the mission of F. W. Honerkamp Co., Inc. to be the preferred wholesaler of quality building materials. To be on the leading edge of our industry and to provide cost effective services to our customers.

As a 5th generation company, it is part of our mission to recognize the need and look to the future, and through our efforts today be able to give those of the next generation the opportunity to grow, so that they can build upon the success of prior generation.

To accomplish our mission, it requires each staff member to act in a "Spirit of Ownership" -- to have the desire to succeed, to have vision, a sense of teamwork and the distinct understanding that serving the needs of our customers comes first. We endeavor to exceed the expectations of our customers and ourselves. We will accomplish this by committing to our shared values and by achieving the highest levels of customer satisfaction. In this way, we will be committed to the People-Service-Profit Philosophy.

Our Vision…First Choice

• To insure a foundation of employees that will both lead and challenge each other to be their best.
  
  
• To continually search out our industry for the education and sources of quality building materials and plywood.
  
  
• To be the leading resource partner for our customers
  
  
• To instill confidence and trust in our customers
  
  
• To be the customer's "First Choice" today and everyday.

Future

We are very excited about the future at Honerkamp. Three years after the purchase and integration of Edgar Sabbeth Plywood into the Honerkamp family, we have expanded our offerings, and made strong commitments to service with additional trucks and sales staff. Honerkamp will continue to look at emerging products and how changing customer needs must be met. A new generation has joined the ranks to help the firm grow well beyond its present 134 year history.

What hot Industry topics is F. W. Honerkamp addressing on a regular basis?

More and more customers are looking for environmental friendly material. Products like Woodstalk©, an agra-fiber board product, will become the product of the future. Other issues will be the control of formaldehyde levels in panel fabrication, and Moisture Resistant material will become more commonplace. With the increasing costs of labor, we will see a drastic increase in Prefinished Plywood as well as cut to size components. Honerkamp is now offering a service where we can cut to size and prefinish special orders, in addition to stocking a line of prefinished hardwood panels. Trucking and fuel, not only in our distribution to our customers, but from the supply mills will continue to be in short supply and increasing in cost

In what ways does NBMDA add value to F. W. Honerkamp?

We are kept in constant touch with distributors around the country. Industry trends can happen months in advance in other parts of the country and this way we are on top of them. Also, we are given a forum in which to get together and have a broad range of education that we could never do on our own. We can never get enough new information about our industry and our customer.

How can F. W. Honerkamp be reached for more information?

You can contact Frank W. Honerkamp III at our Central Islip Office - 631.234.9440 or Jeff or John Honerkamp @ the Bronx Office - 718.589.9700. We can also be found on-line at www.honerkamp.com

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