Wooden Mallet / Dakota Wave Furniture and Wood Displays Racks and Stands
Wooden Mallet / Dakota Wave
Wooden Mallet has been creating works of art out of wood for over 30 years.
Today, Wooden Mallet is a leading manufacturer and wholesale distributor of wood office and institutional fixtures.
This company prides itself on fast service. Their large facility enables the company t stock a large inventory, providing for a back order rate of almost zero. Once Wooden Mallet receives an order, the products are drop shipped within 24 hours directly to the end user via UPS, Federal Express or LTL. Because of the company’s central location, customers on both coasts receive products with days of ordering. Most products are shipped fully assembled so they can be literally used within a week of placing an order.
Meanwhile, the quality of the product is never compromised. Wooden mallet uses solid oak sides and components. This construction provides a durable and solid product. All components are pre-finished before assembly to ensure an even finish in all nooks and crannies, and a better protected product
Through a constant, vigilant effort by the company’s packaging department, Wooden Mallet products has virtually eliminated freight damage. Statistics show that only 1 in 250 products are damaged in transit. Of course, occasionally there are customer concerns that must be addressed. In these instances, Wooden Mallet strives for a quick and simple resolution of the problem.
Some of the trend setting, technological equipment used include 4 CNC routing machines, and laser engraving machine, and a state of the art finishing system. The routing machines afford a better degree of accuracy as pieces are cut for assembly. The finishing system used by Wooden Mallet is one of the first of its kind in the Midwest. The system uses ultra violet light to cure the finish, not only is the finish more durable, but the process meets the emission standards set by the EPA for many years to come.
For the past 10 years, Wooden Mallet has ranked consistently in the top 100 of the Wood & Wood Products, Wood 100 Annual Report for Solid Wood and Panel Technology. In 1993 and 1994 the company ranked 13th in the nation, in 1995 72nd, in 1996 it rose to 18th and in 1997 rose again to 11th. In 1998, the company ranked 13th, in 1999 25th, 2000 83rd, 2001 60th and in 2002 Wooden Mallet ranked 93rd nationally. The ranking is figured on the company’s percentage growth from the previous year. In fact the annual sales volume of Wooden Mallet grew 1300 percent from 1993 to 2002.
