Mendo Mill
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| Company type | Hardware store |
|---|---|
| Industry | Hardware Lumber |
| Founded | 1944 |
| Founders | Ross Mayfield John Mayfield |
Number of locations | 5[1] |
| Parent | Ace Hardware (affiliate) |
| Website | mendomill |
Mendo Mill & Lumber is a chain of 5 hardware stores in the Lake and Mendocino counties.
History
[edit]In 1944, original owners and World War II veterans Ross and John Mayfield moved to California where they opened a lumber mill on Orr Springs road in Ukiah, California. It remained in operation there until the 1950s, when the Mayfields opened a hardware store on North State Street after their children started high school. In the 1960s the company was purchased by Joe, a son of one of the Mayfield families who expanded the original Ukiah location to its current size including an area to purchase items to help build a house which current owner Mike Mayfield claimed was "Pioneering" in that it was the first to do so before the "big box" stores. A third location was established on East Commercial Street in Willits sometime in the 1970s while a fourth was opened in Clearlake, California later that same decade. A Fort Bragg, California location was established in the mid-80s. In 2000 Mike Mayfield was appointed CEO in 2000 after Joe retired.[2] On July 28, 2010, it was reported that Mendo Mill purchased Piedmont Lumber in Lakeport for an undisclosed amount.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "Mendo Mill Bucket Challenge raises $3,200". Lake County Record-Bee. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Mott, Michael. "Mendo Mill opening new Willits store". ukiahdailyjournal.com. Ukiah Daily-Journal. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
- ^ Halverson, Nathan. "Mendo Mill and Lumber will brand the store as its fifth in Mendocino and Lake counties". PressDemocrat.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.