Jump to content

Mendo Mill

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Mendo Mill & Lumber
Company typeHardware store
IndustryHardware
Lumber
Founded1944; 80 years ago (1944)
FoundersRoss Mayfield
John Mayfield
Number of locations
5[1]
ParentAce Hardware (affiliate)
Websitemendomill.com

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]
  1. ^ "Mendo Mill Bucket Challenge raises $3,200". Lake County Record-Bee. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  2. ^ Mott, Michael. "Mendo Mill opening new Willits store". ukiahdailyjournal.com. Ukiah Daily-Journal. Retrieved 2 March 2022.
  3. ^ Halverson, Nathan. "Mendo Mill and Lumber will brand the store as its fifth in Mendocino and Lake counties". PressDemocrat.com. Retrieved 2 March 2022.