Hardymons Home & Hardware in Maysville is a place where they care about people first and foremost.
Family owned and operated, Hardymons is ran by co-owners Terry Cooley and Nicholas Teegarden. They create an environment that makes coming to work something to look forward to every day.
“Some place else, you can’t wait to go home,” said Shawn Singleton, an employee of two years. “Here, I can’t wait to come to work the next morning.”
That dynamic among the workers is something often not found at a large company. The employees are constantly picking on one another or rambling until someone is irritated. Sarah Grooms, the only female employee and Terry’s daughter-in-law, takes the brunt of most one-liners inside the store. To say she rolls with the punches is an understatement. But Sarah can hold her own, and then some, always keeping everyone on their toes.
The atmosphere is filled with genuine care and laughter.
“If you don’t like what you do and don’t have fun at work, then there is no point in coming at all,” said Brandon Insko. “A job is not really a job when you love what you do.”
Out on the lumber yard, there is a constant hum of forklifts, jokes and slurping of Redbull. Wayne Pollitt, 56, said working for Hardymon Lumber is “the best job I’ve ever had, and I’ve done everything.” The men in the yard have each other’s backs and some have even become best friends.
Each person who enters the door of the business is treated like family. Shawn said everyone there is like one big family. Whether screws, beams or an old friend is needed, Hardymons is the go-to. It is a place that helps hold Maysville together, beautifully and proudly.
