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2010 Winners

George Smith, Westlake Hardware; Arthur Stankiewicz, Bosch

Steve Markley, Do it Best; John McLaughlin, DAP

Mickey Schulte, Handy Hardware; Josh Jacobs, Stanley

Grady Gennings, Orgill; Don Meyer, 3M

2010 Retail Winners

 Home Channel Hall of Fame Inductee:

Pat Farrah, Managing Partner
Innovative Retail Solutions

Pat Farrah has been in love with the hardware/home improvement industry for over 45 years.  He worked his way from stock boy to Executive Vice President of National Lumber in Southern California.   Pat then went on to found the first warehouse style home improvement store, complete with an indoor lumber yard.  The name of the operation was HomeCo.    Bernie Marcus, Arthur Blank and Ken Langone discovered Pat's store, fell in love with the concept and partnering with Farrah, founded The Home Depot in 1979.   The rest is history. 


Retail Partner of the Year:

Marvin's Building Materials and Home Centers
Craig Cowart, VP of Merchandising and Marketing

From 2004 to 2010 -- a period of unprecedented contraction in home improvement spending and construction activity, Marvin's has expanded from an 18-unit company to a 26-unit company, with four new openings in 2009 alone. 

Marvin's has proven that the regional home center can survive and thrive in an age of dominant national chains. Promoting from within, reacting quickly to business conditions, and making it easy for the customer are three worthy success stories at Marvin's. 

When the company received financing from RBS in 2010, it was described as means to "continue to pursue our growth plans." That shows faith in the future and it shows leadership, which is important for the entire industry in these challenging times.



 "Tools of the Trade" Award:

Cole's Home Solutions
Millington, TN
Charles Cole
 

Community Service Award:

Ace Hardware Corporation
Oak Brook, IL