Nordstar is a company that has used continuous innovation and strategic investment to sustain its success and growth in the manufacturing and construction industries . Kreykenbohm Corporation , Nordstar ’ s parent company , originally began in the 1950 ’ s when Bill Kreykenbohm , the owner , was one of the first in North America to utilize a melamine press , a new technology at the time , to manufacture and supply panel products to a wide network of distributors . In the 1970s , the company started creating more cabinet parts to local cabinet