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Walker's Supply is dedicated to
bringing you, the customer, top quality products, while
striving to offer the best selection and price. Yet,
we never sacrifice customer service. Our staff is knowledgeable,
courteous, and willing to go that extra mile to ensure
that your dream home becomes a reality.
This business
was started in September 1947, by James Harris and
Willard Walker as Walker-Harris Plumbing & Heating.
Both Mr. Harris and Mr. Walker were pipe fitters for
the Aluminum Company. They started the business working
part-time and evenings while continuing to work at
the plant. After about two months, Mr. Harris decided
to drop out of the partnership and the name was changed
to Walker Plumbing & Heating. Mr. Walker continued
to work at the plant and do plumbing on the side. In
June, 1951, he quit his job at the plant and devoted
full time to his business.
As the business continued
to grow, Mr. Walker started selling plumbing items
as well as continuing to do plumbing himself. In March
1956, he decided to go full time in the supply business
and incorporated as Walker's Supply Company, Inc. The
business operated this way until April 1975, when the
stock was sold to Wallace Hardware Company and certain
Wallace employees.
Since that time, Walker's has
continued to grow and prosper. A second branch was
developed through the acquisition of Bradley's Plumbing & Electric
in Morristown in October 1994. A third branch was opened
in Dandridge in August of 1997. Today Walker's employs
some of the industries finest people, and will do 5
times the amount of business being done when it was
acquired in 1975.
We are very proud of the history
of Walker's Supply Company and the many people over
the years who helped it get this far. Although many
of them are not still with us, we want to thank each
employee, each customer, and each supplier who helped
in whatever way to insure that Walker's Supply Company
is still here for us today.
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