Home Hardware Stores Limited is pleased to recognize Wilson's Home Hardware Building Centre in Nova Scotia’s Barrington Passage community as the recipient of the annual Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award. The awards were handed out at Home Hardware’s 2023 Homecoming event in Toronto on September 13.
Representatives from Wilson’s Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Hardware Stores Limited at the Proud of My Home Achievement Awards. Photo by Jason Gordon.
The award was presented to Mike Wilson, Dealer-Owner of Wilson's Home Hardware Building Centre, for upholding the values on which Home Hardware was co-founded by Walter J. Hachborn nearly 60 years ago—value, service, and dependability. Wilson and his store were also awarded Best Home Hardware Building Centre – Atlantic Region at the ceremony.
It was in 1965 when Wilson’s grandfather, Buzz Wilson, first began talks with Walter J. Hachborn about joining a young group of independently owned hardware stores called Home Hardware. The Wilson family store joined the Home business in 1967, and nearly 50 years later, Mike Wilson took over as Dealer.
"I am extremely honoured to receive these awards and carry on my family’s legacy," said Mike Wilson, Dealer-Owner, Wilson's Home Hardware Building Centre. “My great grandfather and grandfather built this business from the ground up, and my parents continued to grow it over their careers. I am fortunate to be the current steward of a proud, generational business of more than 100 years of service to our community. I want to thank my staff who always go above and beyond to maintain an excellent level of customer service. Without them, this award would not be possible.”
Now in its 26th year, the Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award pays tribute to the top Home store across all banners. The winner is selected from close to 1,100 stores across Canada for achieving the highest standards in retailing, merchandising, and staff performance along with overall quality and service.
“Mike and his team at Wilson's Home Hardware Building Centre truly embody what the Walter
J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award stands for," said Kevin Macnab, President and CEO, Home Hardware Stores Limited. "Continuing in his family’s footsteps, Mike is a distinguished ambassador for Home Hardware, serving his community with the same excellent customer service and community values that our brand was built upon.”
In addition to Wilson's Home Hardware Building Centre, the following stores and individuals were presented with a Proud of My Home Achievement Award:
Best Home Hardware:
Aylmer Home Hardware – Aylmer, ON (Central) Shediac Home Hardware – Shediac, NB (Atlantic)
Dolly's Home Hardware – Qualicum Beach, BC (Western) Quincaillerie Home Hardware – Rigaud – Rigaud, QC (Québec)
Best Home Building Centre:
Home Building Centre – Lindsay – Lindsay, ON (Central) Allen's Home Building Centre – Middleton, NS (Atlantic)
Beaverlodge Home Building Centre – Beaverlodge, AB (Western) Bouchard Matériaux Inc. – Cookshire-Eaton, QC (Québec)
Best Home Hardware Building Centre:
Young's Home Hardware Building Centre – Mount Forest, ON (Central) Wilson's Home Hardware Building Centre – Barrington Passage, NS (Atlantic) Taber Home Hardware Building Centre – Taber, AB (Western)
Riopel Centre de Rénovation – Sainte-Adèle, QC (Québec)
Best Young Retailer:
Jesse Buchan – J & K Home Building Centre – Brantford, Warren's Home Hardware Building Centre – Burford, Paris Home Building Centre – Paris, and Waterford Home Building Centre – Waterford, ON (Central)
Joe and Jim Proudfoot – Proudfoots Home Hardware Building Centre – Stellarton and Pictou, NS (Atlantic)
Janelle Perron – Domaine du Rénovateur de Coaticook – Coaticook, QC (Québec)
Paul Straus Public Relations Award:
J.A. St-Pierre & Fils Inc. – Témiscouata-sur-le-Lac, QC
Best Home Furniture:
Gow's Home Furniture – Bridgewater, NS
About Home Hardware Stores Limited
Home Hardware Stores Limited is Canada's largest Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials, and furniture home improvement retailer with close to 1,100 stores under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners. Founded in 1964 in rural St. Jacobs, Ontario, Home Hardware remains 100% Canadian owned and operated. Through the Home Hardware network, Dealer-Owners have extensive distribution and marketing capabilities as well as access to thousands of quality, brand name and private label products. Home Hardware Stores Limited has received designation as one of Canada's Best Brands and Best Managed Companies and is committed to helping Canadians with all of their project needs. More information about the company is available at homehardware.ca.
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