PRO Group honors Nunda Lumber & Hardware
Denver-based PRO Group recognized Nunda, New York-based Nunda PRO Lumber & Hardware as the 2015 Paul L. Cosgrave Memorial Award winner.
Named after the PRO Group founder, the Cosgrave Award is presented annually to the top PRO Hardware retailer nationwide that is fully committed to effective hardware merchandising.
The annoncement of the award was accompanied by the following description oof the honoree:
Denver-based PRO Group recognized Nunda, New York-based Nunda PRO Lumber & Hardware as the 2015 Paul L. Cosgrave Memorial Award winner.
Named after the PRO Group founder, the Cosgrave Award is presented annually to the top PRO Hardware retailer nationwide that is fully committed to effective hardware merchandising.
The annoncement of the award was accompanied by the following description oof the honoree:
Every day, dozens of customers circulate through Nunda PRO Lumber & Hardware. However, the store is much more than a busy home town retailer. As the heart of the Nunda, New York, community, owner Dana Russell and VP Larry Mallaber uphold the store as the town’s solution center.
Maintaining an intensive customer-first philosophy, Nunda PRO keeps a fresh product assortment catered to customer needs and requests. Working toward the goal of being on the leading edge of product selection, Mallaber regularly reviews his mix of goods and often adds new and innovative items.
“They don’t sit on their laurels; they’re always looking for new products,” said Kirk Komendat, regional manager for The Bostwick-Braun Company, Nunda’s PRO distributor. “Their dedication to PRO drives their sales. Larry challenges me all the time, and he’s not afraid to try new products and look for different niches.”
"Every day the store evolves," Russell said. "We always try to be at the forefront because that's what customers want to see."
The store also offers “Community Corner,” a special section set aside to sell locally made products such as honey and syrup from local farms and nut butters from a local company. Above all else, the staff at Nunda PRO Lumber & Hardware focuses on helping customers inside the store and out in the community.
Nunda PRO helped build the town's new 9,000-sq.-ft. volunteer fire station, donating discounted building materials to the project. The company has also made a huge impact through its support of and donations to a local school's alternative education program that teaches carpentry and masonry skills to students at risk of dropping out of school. The program has lowered the dropout rate dramatically. Nunda PRO also sponsors many area sports leagues and community organizations.