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During the past five years Contact Industries has introduced ore than 100 new products, the majority of which were for one specific architectural project and may never be used again. All of these products were designed for OEMs, architects, designers and builders, providing the market with consistent, high-performance millwork.

A few of our latest innovations include:

Fire-rated Door Frames: Contact Industries now offers fire-rated door frames, veneer-wrapped in any wood species with fire ratings of 20, 45, 60 and even 90 minutes. With the availability of wood veneer-wrapped door frames, designers can match frames, doors and mouldings to create more elegant interiors for commercial applications.

Download the brochure here. (PDF)

Tongue and Groove Paneling: Like many of Contact's natural wood-wrapped products, the paneling offers the beauty of solid wood, but in long, clear, defect-free, color consistent lengths. The T&G comes in lengths up to 16', and widths up to 10", providing ease of installation, resulting in less labor and a lower installed cost. Contact's tongue and groove paneling is ideal for interior walls and/or ceilings.

Aluminum clad window louvers: In response to a request from a UK-based architectural firm, Contact co-developed a veneer-wrapped, extruded aluminum core window louver that not only met the design team's desire for aesthetics, but also provided a solution that is dimensionally stable, light weight and met the fire-rating requirement of the project. View the case study.

Teak profiles for art frames: In conjuntion with Pictures Plus, Inc. of Hawaii, Contact co-designed and produced thin veneer, teak-wrapped mouldings for use in the Lahaina Hotel, Maui. The profiles were used to frame the hotel's artwork and mirrors.

Cedar wrapped exterior soffits: In response to UC Berkeley's Stanley Hall requirement for a higher fire rating and the request for the aesthetic look of wood, Contact Industries' new product team worked with the on-site design staff to custom engineer Western Red Cedar profile-wrapped aluminum soffit.