Winwood Millwork is a Winnipeg-based company that has been creating custom, quality cabinetry and millwork for over 25 years. Throughout their history, they have grown significantly in terms of size and capabilities. When they started, they were a simple two-man operation doing mostly gas station and office renovations. Today, they operate out of a 29,000-square-foot manufacturing shop with upwards of 40 employees, and they work on some of Winnipeg’s most high-profile projects, such as the Canada Life Centre. Moving forward, they intend to continue taking on those projects, and continue evolving and expanding with stateof-the-art equipment and skilled tradespeople. Some things, though, they intend to keep the same. “One thing that has never changed,” says Jamie Fissel, president, “is our focus on supplying superior products and meeting our customer’s expectations.” Jamie originally started his career in woodworking working alongside his father in a little shop in Woodlands, Manitoba. In 1995, Jamie and his dad moved to Winnipeg, and officially formed Winwood Millwork. Since then, the company has expanded slowly but steadily, with the biggest leaps happening in 2009 – when they expanded into a second building on Wall Street, more than tripling their square footage – and then in 2020 – when they moved to their new plant and current address at 949 Jarvis. Over the years, the company has also grown steadily in terms of project size and capabilities. They have gone from doing projects valued as little as $1,000 to projects valued up to $5 million. Jamie credits that sustained evolution to their focus on “relationship building.” “You obviously need to have a good product and do good work,” he says, “but within the city of DECEMBER 2024
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