Homestead Woodworks offers a one-stop-shop for the design, manufacture, and installation of cabinetry and millwork. Since forming over 35 years ago in the small village of Hawkesville, Ontario, they have consistently provided clients with high quality millwork, delivered in a timely, courteous, and professional manner. Throughout their history, their company has evolved significantly in terms of size and capacity – they started with only a few employees working in a 3,000-square-foot shop, and they now have a much larger team with a 27,000-square-foot facility – but their values have remained steadfast. From the start, Homestead Woodworks has believed in providing clients with excellent value and in treating all of their stakeholders with fairness and respect – and those values continue to power the company today. “We say what we do and we do what we say,” says Clare Martin, president of Homestead Woodworks, and the son of company founder Orlan Martin. “In today’s marketplace, we tend to shine above the crowd because there are too many people who don’t do what they say.” Homestead Woodworks traces its heritage back to 1981, when Orlan started a construction company called Country Lane Builders. Later, he decided that having a mill shop would be a good compliment to the construction company, and he founded Homestead Woodworks in 1987. Orlan himself had a background in millwork, as he used to build cabinets with his uncle, so the evolution was a natural one. Clare, for his part, joined the family business in 1991. At that point, Homestead Woodworks was “just a four-man shop, an auxiliary company to the construction company,” he recalls. As the years progressed, however, Homestead continued to grow into its own. In 2005, that growth culminated in Homestead Woodworks becoming its own corporation. FEBRUARY 2024
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