Adriatic Wood Products
Adriatic Wood Products Offers Lumber From A To Z Brooklyn, N.Y.—Adriatic Wood Products Inc., located here, is a distributor of domestic and imported Hardwoods. The firm purchases approximately 1 million board feet annually including most domestic and exotic species. Offering species from A to Z, or from Ash to Zebrawood, Adriatic’s Hardwood lumber is available in thicknesses from 4/4 through 16/4 depending on the specie. Family owned and operated, the company is also among the leading manufacturers of custom and stock mouldings in the northeastern United States. Adriatic offers a complete selection of crown mouldings, chair rails, base and door casings. Complementary accessories are also available, such as rosettes, fluted pilasters, carved capitals, corbels and appliqués. From a 90,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, Adriatic has the capability to sand, prime, emboss, carve and apply compo resin to most mouldings. Curved mouldings can be manufactured in wood or in flexible resin using stock or custom profiles. All of Adriatic’s wood products are kept under cover in a climate controlled facility to protect from weather elements. With milling onsite, the company has the ability to machine, dress, resaw and rip lumber to exact specifications. Marketing products throughout the United States and internationally, Adriatic ships by container, and nationwide carriers. “All of our lumber is end waxed and wrapped in boxes,” co-owner John Grbic said. “If it’s going by tractor trailer we strap it down, wrap it with plastic and tarp it. If it’s traveling locally we wrap it and put it on our own closed trucks.” Key salespeople include John Grbic, Erich Riechmann and Chris Magas. “We also have three outside sales people that travel our tri-state area,” Grbic explained. “My father established Adriatic Wood Products in 1982,” he continued. “He came to the United States in 1970 and worked for a moulding and millwork company for many years. When that company closed, he opened his own. “By 1988 he purchased half a parcel land from the city and he built a 45,000-square-foot facility in Brooklyn. In 1998 we added another 45,000 square feet to that building by purchasing the other half of the parcel.” When asked what he attributed Adriatic’s continued success to, Grbic commented, “We are committed to service. Adriatic specializes in offering a quality product in the time frame we promise. With the capability to carve and press mouldings, we offer a lot of things in that department that other companies don’t. “We also get to know our customers and get to know what they are work- BY MICHELLE KELLER ing on so we can offer them the wood that works best in that particular application,” he continued. “It’s not just about the sale, it’s about the relationship. We service cabinet and furniture manufacturers in our area, and I tell them don’t let that be your problem, let it be mine.” Currently reconstructing the company website, Grbic said the goal is to educate consumers. “We’re in the process of building an informational/educational website where the customer can look at the wood and get information about how to measure the amount they’ll need and also explain what types of wood work best in specific applications.” As for equipment, he said, “All of our moulders are Diehl and Weinig. We also have embossing, carving machines, large lumber planers and profile sanders. We have resaw capability, with which we resaw the thicker heavy boards.” Adriatic’s lumber and wood products have been utilized in some interesting places. “We’ve gotten involved in projects for the Plaza Hotel, The Ritz Carlton, and the Taj Mahal,” Grbic offered. “Some of our products have been placed in the homes of celebrities such as Madonna, Beyonce and Jay Z.” Grbic also mentioned Adriatic installed replacement products in the Dakota building where John Lennon and Yoko Ono lived. Adriatic offers samples of their products for the customer to view and select before starting a large Please turn to page 38 18 Hardwoods Have Workability
Chris Magas, sales representative; John Grbic, Vice president of operations; and Erich Reichmann, sales representative, Adriatic Wood Products, located in Brooklyn, N.Y. All of Adriatic’s wood products are kept under cover in a climate controlled facility to protect from weather elements. With milling on-site, the company has the ability to machine, dress, resaw and rip lumber to exact specifications. Family owned and operated, the company is also among the leading manufacturers of custom and stock mouldings in the northeastern United States. Adriatic offers a complete selection of crown mouldings, chair rails, base and door casings. From a 90,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, Adriatic has the capability to sand, prime, emboss, carve and apply compo resin to most mouldings. Curved mouldings can be manufactured in wood or in flexible resin using stock or custom profiles. Adriatic’s lumber can be purchased in the following ways: Rough, D2S, R1E,D2S, R2E, and D4S. The firm purchases approximately 1 million board feet annually including most domestic and exotic species. Offering species from A to Z, or from Ash to Zebrawood, Adriatic’s Hardwood lumber is available in thicknesses from 4/4 through 16/4 depending on the specie. MARCH/2012 19
