About Richwood
At Richwood, we take our work seriously, and ourselves? Not so much.
We’re a team of highly driven, fun-loving professionals who care about satisfied customers, perfectly balanced laminated panels, and creating a sustainable company within the wood and manufacturing industry. We’d love to hear from you and learn more about how we can help you succeed.
Richwood History Timeline
1988 – Richwood is founded by Rick and Deb Start as a distributor of composite panel products and solid wood components. The first 10 years of business maintained this focus, with steady growth necessitating four physical moves to accommodate the business.
1998 – Richwood purchases Accutech Components, Inc., Richwood’s largest vendor and a key source for many of the components that Richwood distributed. For the next 2 years, Richwood operates out of both facilities.
1999 – Richwood purchases its current location, formerly the site of a Kmart Super Store. The building undergoes extensive renovation to meet manufacturing and distribution requirements and to allow for all operations to be under a single roof.
2000 – Richwood begins distributing PolyBak, a product produced by Pacific Coating and Laminating (PCL) in Kelso, WA, which specialized in a variety of impregnated backer sheets and other paper-related products and services.
2002 – Richwood purchases the assets of Pacific Coating and Laminating
2004 – Richwood makes additional investments in their Grand Rapids location and commits to lean manufacturing initiatives, resulting in enough additional space to relocate the down-sized Kelso, WA operations to Grand Rapids. Once again, all operations are under a single roof.
2005 – 2018 – Richwood continues to develop and refine its products and service mix to meet the changing needs of its customers.
2018 – Richwood makes the strategic move to hire Dan Springer as its new president. With a renewed focus on PolyBak, Dan brings expertise and vision to lead Richwood into a new and exciting chapter.
2023 – Richwood is acquired by Argosy Private Equity and Stone River Capital Partners.
2024 – Richwood highlights the sustainability benefits of PolyBak and makes a company-wide commitment to reducing Richwood’s carbon footprint.