History of Merillat
Orville Merillat started his business in a tiny 2,400 square foot workshop located in Adrian, Mich., on Sept. 2, 1946. Originally the business was called Merillat Woodworking Company. During WWII Orville enlisted in the Coast Guard and worked as the ship's carpenter. For every paycheck, he would send $150 to his wife Ruth back home and keep $1 for himself.
When he returned home from the military, the couple had saved enough money to purchase machinery and the company's first truck. In the beginning, they built everything from church pews, door and window trim as well as kitchen cabinets. Little by little, as the post-war housing industry boomed, cabinets became the primary focus for the company.
In 1954 the company moved into a new plant they had built in Adrian. When it first opened, the facility was 15,000 square feet, today the same manufacturing plant is now 285,000 square feet.
To Present Day
In 2004 the unique strengths and competencies of Merillat Industries and Quality Cabinets (Texwood Industries) were integrated to form the Masco Builder Cabinet Group. On January 1, 2008 the legal entities of Merillat Industries, LLC, Merillat L.P. and Texwood Industries, L.P. became a single legal entity as the Masco Builder Cabinet Group. Under this legal entity, there are two great cabinetry brands; Merillat and its sister brand Quality Cabinets.
Leading the Industry in American Loyalty
Merillat has eight manufacturing plants located throughout the United States with 5,111 employees. Its network of facilities include Rapid City, S.D., Adrian, Mich., Jackson, Ohio, Mt. Jackson, Vir., Atkins, Vir., Culpeper, Vir., Ocala, Fla. and its newest plant in Los Lunas, N. M. With such strong roots, Merillat has grown to become one of the nation's largest cabinet manufacturers and the number one builder-preferred cabinet.
