Meet the 2023 STIHL Hardware All Stars: N.D., Ohio, Okla.
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 North Dakota, Ohio and Oklahoma are featured below.
North Dakota
Wagon Wheel Lumber and Hardware
This employee-owned lumber and hardware company and Orgill dealer has been serving Washburn and the surrounding area for more than 40 years. The company’s drafting specialists create high-quality building plans and will customize “Our drafts people are experts in computer aided drawing (CAD) drafting systems.” On tap are building materials, windows, decking, interior and exterior doors and cabinetry.
Ohio
Leaving a career in accounting, Phil Mazi returned to Hubbard in 2016 to take over the largest of his family’s stores. He began a major remodel that included a new store layout and fixtures, flooring and repositioning the side entry door to the front of the building. He enhanced his plumbing and hardware departments, added key categories like STIHL outdoor power, Milwaukee Tool and Carhartt to serve more pro customers.
Oklahoma
This is a business for DIY projects because the people are knowledgeable and respectful, said one reviewer on social media describing this Orgill dealer, located in Idabel. With a combined decade of experience, their team helps customers find the tools they need, and the employees are builders and workers as well, they write. Another reviewer said: “They fill a specialized need for a growing population.”
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Special thanks to STIHL for its support of the ALL-STAR project. (Note: Not all honorees are STIHL dealers.)
