Meet the 2023 STIHL Hardware All Stars: Ga., Hawaii, Idaho
Here are the next three in the latest class of STIHL 2023 Hardware Store All Stars that represent community-oriented, customer-focused, high-performance hardware-and-building-supply retailing at its finest. From each of the 50 states, HBSDealer recognized an All-Star performer.
You can read about all 50 honorees here in the digital issue of HBSDealer. Additionally, HBSDealer.com will highlight a handful of honorees one batch at a time. This year’s superstar performers from Georgia, Hawaii and Idaho are featured below.
Georgia
Bob’s Do it Best Hardware and Supply
Keith and Lana Wiggins made the bold decision to redesign and expand their hardware store by adding 6,000 square feet to their sales floor. It takes a great coach to lead a store through monumental changes effectively; it’s not surprising that Keith is a retired head football coach. Keith is developing his son Jeremy as his quarterback – preparing him to lead the store into the next generation of service to the community.
Hawaii
Recently, HPM celebrated 100 years of serving the Hawaiian islands. To commemorate, they partnered with nonprofits and community groups to complete “100 Acts of Service” doing food, diaper and school supply drives as well as dog adoptions and trash pickups. The Community Building Team, HPM’s owner-employee group, said, “the yearlong endeavor won’t end there, and we’re committed to making a lasting impact.”
Idaho
What began as a small lumber yard by Diamond International Lumber in 1948, steadily grew over the following years, and in the late 1980s Harold (Blackie) Ockert, manager of the store, purchased it. In 1990, Ockert decided to sell the store and retire. A young couple named David and Susan Melbourn bought it. They opened a new store with over 30,000 square feet in 1996. This store, an Orgill dealer, employs more than 40 people.
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Special thanks to STIHL for its support of the ALL-STAR project. (Note: Not all honorees are STIHL dealers.)
