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R.P. Lumber Co. was honored as a Beacon Award winner during the Beacon Awards banquet held Friday, August 18. The Beacon Awards are a premier national industry awards program developed by “The Hardware Connection” magazine and The Hardware Conference to recognize the “best of the best” independent hardware/home improvement retailers in the United States. The Beacon Awards are sponsored by Epicor Software Corp., Ettore Products Company, and Fluidmaster, with wholesaler sponsorship support from Orgill and other wholesalers.
“R.P. Lumber is very worthy of its inclusion in the 2023 class of Beacon honorees,” stated Chris Jensen, editor/founder/principal of ‘The Hardware Connection,’ the hardware industry’s leading digital publication. The Plummer family has a long tradition of giving back to the communities they serve.”
“We are truly honored to be the 2023 Retail Beacon nominee by Orgill,” said Jason Plummer, vice president of R.P. Lumber. “We are grateful to Orgill and to the entire team at ‘The Hardware Connection’ and The Hardware Conference. Being named a Retail Beacon is truly an industry honor and reflects the hard work and commitment of our hundreds of great R.P. team members and our company’s many great vendors and partners,” he added.
The company has remodeled six locations this year, focusing on a better retail consumer experience, and has added more than 250,000 square feet of warehouse space across all stores in the past 12 months. R.P. Lumber is rolling out new kitchen and deck design programs at dozens of store locations in 2023 and 2024.
In all communities where R.P. Lumber has stores, it shows its support continually by investing in local organizations, such as law enforcement, youth sports, churches, and many other causes.