Changes At Wood Welded After a quarter century at the helm of Michigan Maple Block, General Manager Fred Polhemus has decided to retire. For the last 25 years, Fred has led Michigan Maple Block in their day-to-day operations. In retirement, Fred will be spending his time on the golf course, on his Harley Davidson, or…
Wood vs. Plastic Cutting BoardWhich is Better? There will always be a debate over which cutting board material is superior, wood or plastic. Chances are you’re going to receive a different answer with a different reasoning from every person you ask. More times than not, someone will tell you one is better than the other…
Michigan Maple Block Company, is pleased to announce we’ve added a new member to our sales and marketing team. Working in the Petoskey office, Kyle Hooper will serve as the new Sales and Digital Marketing Representative. Kyle holds a degree in Advertising from Central Michigan University and brings four years of marketing experience to the…
Perfect for custom branded cutting boards, corporate gifts, culinary school diplomas, and many other applications, we are excited to announce the addition of custom laser engraving services available on most of our residential and commercial grade cutting boards and chopping blocks. The laser engraving equipment enables us to reproduce crisp, detailed graphics including logos, type,…
Michigan Maple Block at KBIS 2013, New Orleans—Booth 1911 The Wood Welded® Companies of Michigan Maple Block and Bally Block will be showing off their hardwood wares April 19-21 at KBIS 2013 in New Orleans. KBIS, one of the largest industry shows, is a must see show for the latest technology and trends in kitchen…
Nestled next to the piazza at The Village at Grand Traverse Commons, sits a small bakery with a big heart. Eschewing the “whitening, yeasting and sugaring” of the bread industry, Gerard Grabowski and his team of artisan bakers at Pleasanton Brick Oven Bakery craft bread the old fashioned way—with naturally leavened dough, baked in a…
Michigan Maple Block® Announces Expanded Distribution in Canada While commercial food service companies come and go, the original Michigan Maple Block of Petoskey, Michigan, is proud to serve the Canadian market with a suite of professional grade, NSF®-certified, butcher block products, including: food preparation & bakery tables, cutting boards, sandwich boards and carving stations. With…