Wallace Hardware Co., Inc.

Wallace Hardware distributes hardware and other items to about 15 states, mostly in the Southeastern US. Its goods include automotive and industrial products, hardware, housewares and electronics, lawn and garden items, lumber and building materials, paint, tools, and farm supplies. Its 100-plus trucks deliver to PRO Hardware, Golden Link Hardware, and Farm Mart stores, as well as to independent retailers. The company began in 1922 when W.B. Whittaker and Sam Holtsinger opened a hardware store. Late President John Wallace's father joined the company at its birth and became president in 1932. It became Wallace Hardware in 1944. Wallace Hardware strives to be a Christian organization which projects a positive and motivating witness. It wants to stand for the values and principles of the highest order in honesty, integrity, and witness by example. It is noted for its friendly people. It has various programs and services, including two annual trade shows that give it the ability to offer its customers the highest level of service available from any hardlines distributor. GENERAL INFORMATION ABOUT US: * Total Warehouse Space - 250,000 sq. ft. * Total Lumber Reload Center Space - 8,000 sq. ft. * Three Divisions: Hardware, Industrial & Lumber and Building * In Top 10 of the Largest Independent Hardware Distributors in the United States * Outside Sales Force - 40 * Employees - 235 * Customers - 2000 * Vendors - 2500 * Truck Drivers - 27 * 30 Tractors & 80 Trailers * Average Loads Per Week - 100 * Total Stops Per Year - 36,000 * Miles Driven Annually - Almost 3 Million * Total Invoiced Lines - Almost 3 Million * Two Dealer Markets - May and Decemberer