“We can order railroad cars of lumber through Do it Best” The other name already on the exterior is Do it Best. Highlands Hardware is a member of the Fort Wayne, Indiana-based cooperative of inde- pendent hardware and lumber retailers. In No- vember 2024, Do it Best acquired True Value. The cooperative says the deal expanded its network to more than 8,000 locations and made it the world’s largest home-improvement cooperative. For Taylor, the scale shows up in purchasing. Members buy shares to gain access to the co- operative’s warehouses, collective buying power and brokers who can place bulk lumber orders. “ Futral Enterprises is the general contractor on the new building. The relationship predates the project. Taylor says he and Bill Futral have been friends for close to 20 years, and Taylor’s doors-and-windows business was supplying Futral projects long before Futral began building this store. Futral says his company relies on the Highlands Hardware team for interior doors and windows, while Futral Enterprises now lists High- lands Hardware among its commercial work. Left: Highlands Hardware & Lumber Co. at 3824 Cashiers Road. Top right: Highlands Hardware is a member of Do it Best. Futral Enterprises is general contractor. Bryson’s Grading is handling sitework.
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