Paul Thorman, House-Hasson Hardware's new warehouse manager.
House-Hasson Hardware, the independent hardware distributor, announced that it has named a new manager to supervise the company’s 750,000 combined square-feet of its warehouses in Knoxville, Tenn., and Prichard W. Va.
Paul Thorman is overseeing House-Hasson’s warehouse operations and the supervision of the company’s nearly 300 warehouse employees.
“The hardware store and lumberyard dealers who count on us are the lifeblood of our business, and our warehouses are the heart muscle that pumps to them the products they need for their customers,” said Don Hasson, president of House-Hasson Hardware. “Dealer profitability is our goal, and efficient warehouse operations are essential to achieving that goal.
“Warehouse manager is a critical position, and in Paul we have an excellent leader and manager for our warehouses,” Hasson added.
Thorman, a Kentucky native and comes to House-Hasson from the Next Level Apparel distribution center in Dothan, Ala.
Thorman spent six years in the U.S. Navy, where he got his start in warehouse management and distribution. He was assigned for three years to an aircraft carrier, the USS Midway, and three years working in a 500,000 square-foot aviation supply warehouse in Jacksonville, Fla.
“In my three years in the Navy at Jacksonville I probably learned more than at any time in my career,” Thorman said.