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About CWI

Manufacturing experience built over decades

A Chicago manufacturer of custom displays, store fixtures and fabricated products — with the same hands-on, straightforward approach since the beginning.

Since 1991

From a single Chicago workshop to a full-service manufacturer.

Since 1991, CWI has grown from a single Chicago workshop into a full-service manufacturer of custom point-of-purchase displays, store fixtures and fabricated products.

Our manufacturing experience across multiple materials, supported by an established production network, allows CWI to coordinate programs from concept through completion.

Today CWI serves consumer brands, retailers and commercial, institutional and industrial customers, from our facility in Bedford Park, Illinois.

Our Mission

Meeting customer needs with quality, integrity and responsible manufacturing.

Since 1991, CWI has focused on satisfying our customers' needs with a strong commitment to quality. We follow fair and responsible pricing practices and build using ethical manufacturing methods, with safety and integrity as the highest consideration at all times. Customer confidence is crucial to our continued success, and we earn it through integrity, dependability and quality work.

Relationships

Within our team and with our customers

We develop strong relationships with our customers and within our own organization. Attention to relationships remains an important part of how CWI serves our clients and works with our partners.

Procurement

Sourcing that serves the client

We cultivate strategic procurement relationships that help us evaluate sourcing options with quality, timing and cost in mind.

Brand Design

Brand-based display design

Brand-based designs of innovative permanent and semi-permanent displays support how products and brands are presented in the retail environment.

Our Experience

Decades of manufacturing

CWI's experience spans wire, steel, sheet metal, tubular fabrication, wood, acrylic and corrugated — applied to retail displays, store fixtures, commercial and institutional fixtures, and OEM components and assemblies.

Retail

Displays & Fixtures

Permanent, semi-permanent, floor and counter displays, shelving and branded merchandising fixtures for consumer brands and retailers.

Commercial & Institutional

Racks & Storage

Custom racks, shelving and fixtures for healthcare, pharmacy, hospitality, education, office and foodservice settings.

Industrial & OEM

Components & Assemblies

Fabricated components, frames, supports and finished products built to customer drawings, samples or specifications.

18years

Average manufacturing experience across the CWI team.

Our People

Experienced people, close to the work.

Successful manufacturing requires more than equipment. It requires experienced people, sound decisions and the ability to coordinate the details that move a project from concept to completion.

CWI's team brings an 18-year average of manufacturing experience to fabrication, production planning and practical problem-solving — and customers have direct access to the people building their program.

Our Approach

What guides our work

These principles shape how CWI works with customers, suppliers and production partners.

Integrity

Honest and responsible

We conduct business honestly and responsibly, using fair and ethical manufacturing methods and following fair and responsible pricing practices. Trust is earned through clear communication, fair practices and sound decisions.

Quality

Built with care

We consider function, materials, construction, appearance and manufacturing requirements throughout the production process.

Execution

From concept to finished product

We bring together people, materials, processes and timing to move customer requirements from concept to finished product.

Dependability

Accountable and engaged

We remain engaged, communicate directly and work through manufacturing challenges with accountability and focus.

Partnership

Long-term relationships

We build long-term relationships through collaboration with our customers, suppliers and production resources, and within our own team.

Safety is a foundational consideration in how CWI works and evaluates manufacturing processes.

Our Production Network

In-house expertise, with added capacity.

CWI combines experienced in-house manufacturing with an established network of domestic and overseas production resources. This flexible model expands available capabilities and capacity while allowing CWI to remain actively involved throughout the manufacturing process.

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A Manufacturing Relationship Built for the Long Term

We invite you to share in our commitment to quality, excellence and innovation. Tell us about your next program and the CWI team will follow up with a practical plan.

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