This Retailer Learned the Business as a Contractor

Spring Vallt'r' is a lrt'arrtiIr.rl conttnunitv situalctl l2 rnilt's t'ast o[ tltc < itv of Sarr l)it'go" (ialiforttil" irt a natttt'al. rttrnl art'a [ast lrt'r'ttnrittg ottt' rtf tltt l,t'rlr,,ont tlistl'icts ,rl llrt rrrt'lrr,lrt,lilarr lontltlt'r oI tlt,'flrslgnlving lroltlt'r- r'itr'.

lrr this qttit't atrnosplrt'rt the tlet'k-t'lt<l honrt' intprorcrncttt ittltalrittrrrt is lottstarltlv workirrg on his tL,nricilt' to ex1.rand. rt'ttt,,dt'l or to lruiltl a patio. Ht'is l,usv felrt'irrg irr his I)roJ)ert)' anil tloing tltt' matrt'. manv things that tcnd to make ,.ubttrban living a real ;,lcasttr,' [ur lris [amilv.

That is wht're Art l-ecker ancl his Spring Valley Star Lumber (iompanv enters the picture. Lntil seven \-ears ago Art las a prime contrat:tor and rva-. thoroughlv familiar with all the needs of the horne builder. contractor and Do-lt-\-oursel{ cra{tsman. He rccognizt't[ tht: fa<'t that thc ('olltra( tor rrt,<'rlt'rl a rt'lialrlt' sottrct' of supplr- {or l)rol)('r grarlt's. sizcs ittt<l slrt't it's ,,f lurrtl,t'r. .{lso har<lrvart'. slatt<litrrl }rrantl l,triltlittg rnatt'rials. plv*',rorl arttl intcrior finish. 'l'htst' itcnts ltt' stot'ks in rltrarrtitt al,rrrg rrith r contpk'tc lirrt' of [t'rtt irrg arrrl 1-ratirr rnatt'rials. l{t: also has pltrrr. attrl lrrot'ltttrcs ar ailablc to aitl thc l)o-lt-Yoursclf homc rirvnt'r in his sclt:r'tion trlrd application to complt'tc his improvemt'nt projet t.

'l-o sucr:essfully operate stttrlt a service rcquircs an experientred staff of lrrntber pcr..onnel. The 12 man organization i-. uncler the efficient supervision of manager Tom \Iarshall. Tom is experienced in all pha-'es of the business. including procurement and sales. His as-qistant is Lervis Fret:hette- l'ell

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