Accredited Millwork Company — Traditional Pathway

Accredited Millwork Company (AMC) affiliation is available to those firms with a minimum of 3 years’ experience, primarily engaged in the fabrication, distribution, brokering, and/or installation of architectural millwork products within the continental United States and meeting the licensure requirements shown on the application.

Accredited Millwork Company (AMC) affiliates entitled to:

• Have an employee representative hold office or be a Director.
• Vote for AMC Directors.
• Use the Woodwork Institute logo with AMC designation on company brochures, ads, business cards, etc.
• Receive an annual certificate with AMC status.
• Up to 40% discount on Woodwork Institute Quality Assurance Certification Programs and Specialty Services.

Firms desiring to become Accredited Millwork Companies shall have appropriate qualifications, including:

• A minimum of six letters of recommendation from a contractor, design professional and/or owner on company letterhead, for which applicant firm has manufactured or installed millwork products within the previous 24 months, with at least two from design professionals and at least two from general contractors/customers.
• No less than three years direct full-time experience, or its equivalent, in commercial millwork manufacturing/installation within the previous five years, subject to appeal with adequate evidence of other appropriate experience
• A Low to Low-Medium Risk designation from a national credit reporting agency with good payment history, clear of liens
• A copy of all State Contractor Licenses currently or previously held, including complete disclosure of any administrative or judicial actions taken concerning such licenses during the preceding 36 months.

Firms must also appoint a primary contact who shall:

• Serve as the firm’s “Designated Representative” (not required to be a Woodwork Institute CMP)
• Take an open book examination (Accredited Millwork exam) on their knowledge of the industry, shop drawing development/submittal, and the Woodwork Institute’s Programs and Services Manual, with a passing score of 85% or better
• Oversee the application process, including execution of the “Woodwork Institute License Warrant” binding applicant to the terms and conditions of the “Woodwork Institute License Agreement for Certified Compliance Program”

Firms must also have Woodwork Institute License Status, including one or more of the following Woodwork Institute License Types:

• M: Millwork Fabrication – standing and running trim, chair rails, wall paneling, doors – excluding casework
• MI: Millwork Installation – excluding casework and countertops
• D: Door Fabrication ONLY ¹
• DI: Door Installation ONLY
• C: Casework Fabrication¹
• CI: Casework Installation
• SCI: Seismic Casework Installation
• PCT: Plastic Formed & Flat Countertop Fabrication ¹
• PFCT: Plastic Flat (ONLY) Laminate Countertop Fabrication ¹
• LCTI: Solid Phenolic, Epoxy Resin and Stone (natural or manufactured) Countertop Installation
• SSCT: Solid Surface Countertop Fabrication (Corian or similar products) ¹
• SSCTI: Solid Surface Countertop Installation (Corian or similar products) ²
• CTI: Counter Installation

¹ These license types require a permanent business establishment with adequate machinery to be engaged in the manufacturing/ fabrication of product (firms outside of California, Idaho, Nevada, Oregon, Texas, and Washington must pay all of the Woodwork Institute’s additional costs of verifying such).

² These license types require proof of fabrication and/or installation certification from a Solid Surface manufacturer.

Annual Fee: $2,350

Application Fee: $2,400