Find a Replacement for Chemcrest Moldings, Millwork and Architectural
Products, Longer Lengths Online
The US and Canadian molding
and millwork community is a buzz with the news that Chemcrest Architectural
Products has closed it’s doors after
many years of supplying North American markets with their manufactured
polyurethane millwork and crown moldings.
While no one is quite sure
at this time if Chemcrest is bankrupt or simply insolvent, It seems for the
time being that they will not be returning; and there is a growing consensus over
the many reasons that they will be missed.
“As Molding manufacturers
ourselves and now crown molding and millwork importers to
Canada and the
United States, we have always known Chemcrest as worthy
competition. At building materials trade shows or upon chance meetings”, says
Crown-molding.com president Rick Hemsworth.
“they were always pleasant and forthcoming; truly first rate business
people and top quality producers. While those of us in the industry may benefit
from Chemcrest closing down, it is not without acknowledging the companies
contributions to the molding and millwork business over the years.”
“We acknowledge the passing
of this fine company with a degree of disappointment and wish all of those
formerly employed by Chemcrest, all the very best in their future endeavors.”
Such is the news from
California to
New Jersey and
Florida to
Pennsylvania; in
Canada or the
United States, if someone is wanting to source out polyurethane
crown molding and millwork from an alternative source to Chemcrest, the list is
growing smaller by the decade. This recent recession has known many a locked
door and unanswered email.
According to it’s staff an
owner, www.crown-molding.com has
been inundated recently with questions and requests to find like-Chemcrest
products to fill customer orders.
In answer to these quandaries,
they recommend replacing Chemcrest manufactured products with those of Fypon
Moldings and Millwork. While Chemcrest may have introduced new techniques and
products to the marketplace over the years, many of these practices where
duplication of those already tried and tested by one of the oldest polyurethane
molding companies in America; Fypon.
When Fypon Moldings and
Millwork and Style Solutions came together, this joining of American molding
companies marked the beginning of a new era for
US polyurethane molding manufacturing. With deep roots in
the Theme Park Industries, Vegas and
Atlantic City, Canadian based Chemcrest Architectural Products has
done well by these growing arenas of business; however, with Chemcrest now out
of business, there is an opportunity for US manufacturers to gain further from the
standing that they have continued to maintain for so many years.
Fypon moldings maintains a
generous catalog of contractor length crown molding, ceiling medallions,
corbels and architectural details, with a molding design shop ready to create
custom profiles in numerous molding sizes and shapes. Their new line of column
wraps and extruded PVC is comparable if not better than the majority that we
have seen.
www.Crown-Molding.com has been a Fypon
Molding Distributor for some time now; but with Chemcrest now out of the
picture, they are moving from a partial offering of Fypon products to more of a
complete catalog; catering more to the contractor or home owner that recognizes
the savings afforded with longer length 12, 15 and 16 foot crown molding and
casing profiles.
If you can’t find the Fypon
product that you are looking for, feel free to contact crown-molding.com
directly. They would be pleased to source out your requirements whether it be a
product like that of Chemcrest millwork or a Fypon exclusive molding item.
If you found this article by
asking “What happened to Chemcrest”, then you are in luck. The folks at
Crown-molding.com look forward to working with you.