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April 2005 - Portage Lumber Do it Best - All Your Home Improvement Needs Under One Roof
Portage Lumber Do it Best -- All Your Home Improvement Needs Under One Roof.
Portage, WI -Established in 1953, Portage Lumber is now celebrating 52 years of service to Portage area customers. To celebrate the anniversary Portage Lumber is hosting the Biggest Sales Event of the Year starting Thursday, April 21.
Portage Lumber Do it Best offers a wide selection of building materials, lumber, paint, tools and hardware. Free estimates are always available including a new design service for decks and garages. The Sikkens wood treatment line is a new product to the paint department. Free color match service is also available for all your painting needs. The friendly staff is trained and ready to assist with customer questions and project ideas.
In addition to all the products stocked in the 25,000 sq. ft. store, Portage Lumber Do it Best has access to over 70,000 items by special order as a member of the Do it Best Corporation. Online shopping is offered through the website www.portagelumber.com
The Home Décor Gallery carries carpet, flooring, cabinets, wallpaper and a large selection of area rugs to complete home decorating projects with style. The staff offers professional design services and free estimates. Feature products include the Bertch and Plain & Fancy custom cabinetry, several marvelous granite & laminate style countertop lines and beautiful new wall and flooring tile.
Premier Rental Center is located next to Portage Lumber and offers a wide selection of tools and equipment. New this spring is a sod cutter and a Laymor utility loader. When you need it, Premier Rental has quality equipment and service. The rental center team is trained to instruct customers on proper operation of equipment and share tips to make your projects easier.
Every day you can count on the Portage Lumber staff to deliver a high level of customer service with attention to detail and quality products. Portage Lumber Do it Best is conveniently located close to home to save time and money.
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July 2004-New Line Added to Expansive Paint Selection
In an effort to continue to meet the evolving needs of Portage area shoppers, Portage Lumber has recently added another line of paint to the store. “Our paint department will be increasing in breadth and depth of merchandise to better meet the needs of local do-it-yourselfers,” Dennis Dorn, CEO of Portage Lumber. “New to the paint department will be the Integrity line of paint from Valspar. We’re excited about being able offer a full range of products in premium quality paints from the new Integrity line to the Lifetime line, Laura Ashley designer paints and specialty paints from McCloskey.”
Portage Lumber Do it Best has been serving customers in the Columbia County area community since 1953. Portage Lumber offers more than 35,000 square feet of merchandise in home building materials and services, home décor design products and services, paint, hardware, plumbing, electrical and tools for do-it-yourselfers and professional contractors. The store is located on Hwy 51/16 South in Portage.
Portage Lumber is a member of the Do it Best buying cooperative based in Fort Wayne, Indiana which serves 4,300 member-retailers in the United States as well as stores in 42 countries.
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Sept 2003-Portage Lumber 50th Anniversary
Portage, WI - September 2003 will be an exciting time at Portage Lumber Do It Best. We will be celebrating our store’s 50th Anniversary with promotions and special events commemorating this milestone accomplishment.
In August 1953, Portage Lumber opened its doors for business. It offered “Everything in Building Materials”-- Lumber, Millwork, Roofing, Builders Hardware, Cement, Plaster, Plywood and Wallboards.
The new business was located on East Wisconsin Street in the Old Firari Building.
The business was owned by a corporation of which F.L. Chase was president and Theodore W. Chase was secretary-manager. Portage Lumber Co. was under the management of Ray Dorn. At the time, he lived in DeForest and later moved to Portage. Ray brought many years of experience in the building material business to Portage Lumber, having been employed by Koltes Lumber Company in Waunakee.
A demand for carpentry work spurred the construction segment of Portage Lumber Co. into existence. Ray Dorn and crew attended to the building needs until 1968 when Don Roeker joined Dorn Construction as General Manager. Key construction projects over the years included a contract for re-roofing the Governor’s Mansion in 1991, CESA 5, Silver Lake Apartments, Assembly of God Church in Portage and many homes, government buildings, apartments, clinics, banks and churches in the area communities. In addition, over the years Portage Lumber supplied building materials to an estimated 3000 new homes and countless additions and remodeling projects.
The business has grown over the years and expanded into new products and services along the way. In 1967, the store added a carpet and drapery center. Today the Home Décor Department, under management by Doreen (Dorn) Herbert, offers a wide selection of home improvement and decorating products. In 1969, the store was remodeled and took on the Do-it-Center membership and logo. In 2000 the store again acquired a new look with the addition of 24,000 sq. ft of retail space and another 8,000 sq. ft under-roof lumber space.
Ray Dorn’s sons, Dennis and Ron, have been active participants in the business for 32 years. Today they hold the majority of stock ownership of Portage Lumber Do It Best and serve as CEO and COO respectively.
Presently, Portage Lumber has 41 employees—(full time, part time, and seasonal). Our dedicated team serves a customer mix of retail, professional and commercial customers as their supplier of choice.
Portage Lumber is a destination for area residents and continues to grow as it continually strives to offer value and personal attention that customers deserve.
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