Hardymons Home & Hardware in Maysville is a place where they care about the people first and foremost.
Family owned and operated, Hardymons is ran by co-owners Terry Cooley and Nicholas Teegarden. Both create an environment that makes coming to work something to look forward to every single day. Shawn Singleton, an employee of two years, said, “Some place else, you can’t wait to go home. Here, I can’t wait to come to work the next morning.”
The dynamic between the workers is something that often is not found in working for 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 blunt of most one-liners inside the store. To say she rolls with the punches is an understatement. Sarah can hold her own, and then some, always keeping everyone on their toes.
The atmosphere surrounding the company is filled with genuine care and laughter. Brandon Insko said, “If you don’t like what you do and don’t have fun at work, then there is no point in coming at all.” A job is not really a job when you love what you do. Out on the lumberyard, it 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. It is a small town feeling that is not recognized by many. Even if the employees are not family by blood, they treat each other as such. Shawn mentioned that everyone there is like one big family. Whether screws, beams or an old friend is needed, Hardymons is the go-to. It is the place that holds the small town together beautifully and proudly.
