ABOUT US
Established over five decades ago by Darrell and Mary Lanz in Eugene, Oregon, Lanz Cabinets was built on a foundation of providing handcrafted custom cabinetry with dependable service to a local market. Lanz has grown from that groundwork under the leadership of its current president, Kyle Bressler, son-in-law of Brent Lanz (the founders’ eldest son), and stands today as a progressive cabinet manufacturing company that sells multifamily cabinetry, countertops, and sinks throughout the western United States.
OUR MISSION
To enhance the lifestyles of our customers by creating and providing affordable, quality cabinetry through the use of innovative and functional design.
OUR VISION
Lanz Cabinets will become the cabinetry company of choice in the Western United States, exceeding our customers’ expectations in Quality, Value, and Service through the best technology and manufacturing practices in the world.
Core Values
Our Customers
Our customers trust Lanz Cabinets because they know our business is dedicated to designing, manufacturing and providing quality products.
- We will handle every interaction in a responsive and professional manner while maintaining the highest degree of ethical standards.
- We will provide products and services of the highest quality and value at a competitive price.
- We will be known for the reliability of our products, our innovative designs, and flexible product offerings.
- As a team, we take pride and personal responsibility for meeting and exceeding our customers’ expectations.
Our TEAM
Lanz Cabinets values our team members and recognizes them as critical to our business success.
- We are committed to creating an atmosphere of teamwork where every member is valued, treated with respect and dignity, encouraged to contribute their ideas and opinions, and recognized for his or her efforts.
- We will provide a positive work environment where every team member can feel safe and secure in his or her job.
- We will provide every team member the opportunity for career advancement and personal and professional development.
- We are open and honest in our communication, providing information to team members that impact their jobs and provides insight about company performance.
- We will hold ourselves accountable for meeting our job expectations. We take responsibility for our performance, decisions, and actions.
- We will create a family-oriented atmosphere, helping team members realize a healthy work and life balance.
Our COMMUNITY
As an industry leader, Lanz Cabinets is committed to improving the communities where we work and live.
- We maintain our image and reputation as a provider of meaningful work to members of our community.
- We share our success by giving generously back to the community through a wide variety of community and nonprofit organizations.
GREEN MANUFACURING
ENVIRONMENTAL
STEWARDSHIP
Lanz Cabinets is committed to conducting business in a manner that safeguards our customers, employees, and the communities where we work.
ANSI/KCMA A161.1
We are active members of the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association (KCMA). Our cabinets are ANSI/KCMA 161.1 certified. Cabinets bearing the ANSI/KCMA 161.1 certification have been extensively tested according to rigorous standards developed, and periodically revised, by a committee operating under rules set by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI) and developed by the KCMA. The KMCA was founded in 1955 as a non-profit for residential cabinetmakers to aid in setting standards, sponsoring research, and providing education and management tools.
Environmental Stewardship
Program (ESP)
Lanz Cabinets is certified by the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturer Association’s (KCMA) Environmental Stewardship Program (ESP). The Environmental Stewardship Program is a voluntary program that is awarded to companies that demonstrate a commitment to sound environmental practices. This is an award that must be applied for annually.
To earn KCMA ESP certification we must show compliance in the five categories below
For our cabinet box, we use low formaldehyde or no-added formaldehyde (NAF/ULEF) TSCA Title VI compliant particleboard, medium-density fiberboard, or plywood, based on our customer’s requirements.
For our multifamily cabinet line, we use Sherwin-Williams® Ultra-Cure® water-based UV topcoat mid-sheen finish and Sherwin-Williams® Sher-Wood® water-based UV stains (dispersions) with a Waterborne Finishing Technology. Some of the benefits of this technology are:
- No reportable Volatile Hazardous Air Pollutants (VHAPs)
- Extremely low levels of Volatile Organic Compounds (VOCs)
- Abrasion, chemical, and impact resistant
- No off-gassing and is free of formaldehyde and heavy metals
Lanz Cabinets uses only particleboard and MDF that is manufactured using recycled or recovered fiber content and has been certified by the Composite Panel Association and an Environmentally Preferable Product.
Lanz Cabinets recycles all of its wood waste for use as post-secondary products or as alternative energy sources. In 1999 we began our Solvent Recycling Program. We distill all of the waste solvents thereby separating the usable solvent from the solids. We have also switched from solvent-based finishes to water base finishes thereby reducing the amount of hazardous waste. In 2008 we started our recycling program by recycling all of our office paper, cardboard, plastic, and metal. For the year-end 2009, we had reduced the amount of hazardous waste by 67% from 2006. In the past fifteen years, we have reduced the amount of waste being disposed of in a landfill by over 25%.
Lanz Cabinets Environmental Statement: Lanz Cabinets is committed to conducting business in a fashion that safeguards the Earth, its employees, customers, and neighbors from environmental hazards. We do this by educating ourselves and working with our suppliers to identify and use sustainable and environmentally friendly products. We use the latest technology to reduce the waste of materials, conserve energy, and limit both hazardous and non-hazardous emissions. We encourage recycling and the use of recycled products. We are, as we have been, committed to the continuous improvement of our processes and systems so we can reduce the impact.
We give back to the communities in which we do business through donations to various schools, and a wide variety of community and not-for-profit organizations.
