84 Lumber opens new West Virginia facility
84 Lumber has opened a new, relocated store and yard in Morgantown, West Virginia.
The space includes roofing, trim, treated lumber, windows, doors, and a new kitchen and bath design center.
The new facility is located on Earl L Core Road sits on more than 10 acres and currently employs 32 store associates. The privately-held prodealer said it plans to hire additional salespeople and sales support.
84 Lumber said it has had a home in West Virginia since 1958 and has been in the Morgantown area since 1978.
“We moved to this much larger facility because of the growth in Morgantown,” said Maggie Hardy, owner and CEO of 84 Lumber. “We outgrew the previous space and needed more capacity to better serve our customers.”
According to 84 Lumber Vice President of Market, Amy Smiley, “The city has seen population growth and economic development which has led to new projects and new opportunities throughout the area. With new construction projects, both commercial and residential, Morgantown continues to become an even more vibrant community.”
“Aside from offering essential materials to local builders and homeowners, I am proud to say that we will be the premier kitchen and bath, window, and door showroom in the state of West Virginia,” Hardy noted.
The new full-service kitchen and bath design center includes a Masterbrand cabinet center and an exclusive Andersen Window showroom.
A certified kitchen and bath designer is also on staff to help guide customers through the design process. In addition, quartz and granite countertops, appliances, interior and exterior doors, decking, roofing, siding, and more will also be on display.
“A showroom is a place for customers to shop, but it’s so much more – it’s an experience,” said Store Manager J.C. Whitehair. “Here, customers can go beyond window shopping. They can test, touch, try, and examine all the products.”
The showroom is open to both the public and the trade, including interior designers, builders, remodelers, and contractors. With the opening of this expanded store and manufacturing facility, 84 Lumber remains strong in its continued prospect for growth.
“We value our customers and listen to what is important to them to grow their businesses. As a result, in West Virginia and across the country, we are growing and expanding in two ways – opening new locations and investing in existing markets like Morgantown,” said Hardy.
The company sold its prior Morgantown facility to a local developer.
84 Lumber celebrated the new store location with the community over the Memorial Day Weekend.
The event was attended by local business leaders, 84 Lumber associates, local and state government leaders, as well as customers and local vendors.
The company helped to honor Hometown Heroes with a giveaway of United States flags during two public events. Attendees were invited to sign a banner with the name of their personal Hometown Hero – whether a current military family member, a friend or neighbor, a veteran, or a deceased military serviceperson. The banner will be permanently displayed at the new 84 Lumber Morgantown location.
The celebrations featured food, music, giveaways, special guest appearances by West Virginia athletes, as well as sawing and chopping demonstrations by Martha King, a two-time National Champion, and multi-title World Champion, Lumber Jill.
Higher Learning
Hardy and 84 Lumber have also announced a new $50,000 scholarship to West Virginia University.
The 84 Lumber Endowed Scholarship is intended to assist students who are either a veteran, active-duty military, an ROTC cadet, a dependent of a military veteran or active-duty military, or a female student.
“We take great pride in giving back to our military and veteran families, and we value the quality education and services provided by the state’s premier academic institution, West Virginia University,” said Hardy.
West Virginia University is a public land-grant research university with its main campus in Morgantown. The WVU System is a family of distinctive campuses; 13 Morgantown colleges and schools offer 355 majors in agriculture, natural resources, and design; applied and human sciences; arts and sciences; business and economics; creative arts; dentistry; engineering and mineral resources; law; medicine; nursing; pharmacy; public health.
“West Virginia University is committed to helping veterans and active-military students. They and their families give so much of themselves, and we appreciate this endowment from 84 Lumber which will support scholarships so they may further their education,” WVU President Gordon Gee said.
Based in Eighty Four, Pennsylvania operates 310 facilities, including stores, component manufacturing plants, custom door shops and engineered wood product centers in 35 states. 84 Lumber also offers turnkey installation services for a variety of products, including framing, insulation, siding, windows, roofing, decking and drywall.
The company is also a certified national women’s business enterprise.
Looking back at 84 in West Virginia
In the fall of 2003, HBSDealer's predecessor Home Channel News - including this author - took a trip to West Virginia to visit the company's St. Albans, West Virginia.
Located roughly 3 hours southwest of Morgantown, the visit's timing coincided with 84 Lumber celebrating its 48th anniversary.
The visit included an interview with Cecil Gravely - the manager of the St. Albans store at the time.
Gravely began his career with the prodealer in 1967. By 2003, Home Channel News had named 84 Lumber the Pro Dealer of the Year as the company’s sales had surpassed the $2 billion mark and expansion was in the air.
Home Channel News proudly featured Gravely on the cover, posing in front of a local drive-in theater.
