HOME & COTTAGE
NORTH RUSTICO HOME HARDWARE BUILDING CENTRE Brings family feel to known brand By Jordan Parker Photos Story Thorburn
At the heart of the seaside community of North Rustico, PEI, lies a family business run by Chris Buote and family. North Rustico Home Hardware Building Centre is a bustling home and construction supply operation that sets itself apart from industry competition every day. The Buote family have owned and operated the local Home Hardware for more that 30 years and have seen it grow from a small business employing a dozen or so employees into a bustling retail enterprise employing over fifty people and supplying construction materials across the Island.
Home Hardware is known nationally for its focus on customer service and Buote’s operation is a shining example of this commitment. “I started working in the family business after high school in 1993. At that time, I was working in the lumber yard. There were three of us, one flatbed truck and a forklift,” he recalls. “Now we have twenty-five guys in the yard and three boom trucks. I’ve seen so much growth in my time.” His parents, Wayne and Lise first purchased the North Rustico store in 1990 and moved to the current location in 1996. Wayne passed away in 2010, at which time Chris took a more central role in the
“My parents instilled the values of community and service in me from my early childhood. This is a family venture through-and- through.”
- Chris Buote
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