hardware hank type cooperative industry retail hardware founded 1945 in plymouth minnesota headquarters plymouth minnesota u.s. products handtools powertools electrical hardware plumbing lawn and garden slogan pride in the past faith in the future website www.hardwarehank.com united hardware distributing co. is a dealer owned corporation based in plymouth minnesota which provides distribution services for about 610 member owned stores the majority of which operate under the hardware hank trade name . in addition the company services about 800 other stores owned by non members . 2006 sales were 183 million . it was founded in 1945 as a furniture and hardware distributor . the furniture division was sold in 1953 and it became a dealer owned retailers cooperative in 1957 when majority control was assumed by a group of hardware store owners . in addition to servicing the hardware hank stores united hardware also services trustworthy hardware stores golden rule lumber centers and ranch & pet supply stores . it is a member of the distribution america buying group . contents 1 ranch & pet supply 2 statistics 3 references 4 external links ranch & pet supply edit former hardware hank store in st. anthony park neighborhood of saint paul minnesota c. 2005 . ranch & pet supply is a program offered by united hardware distributing co. that provides products and services to retailers that market their business to hobby farmers and pet owners . the product assortment includes feed and supplies for horses dogs cats wild birds rabbits poultry calves deer and small animals as well as fencing work clothing and boots and general farm supplies . ranch & pet supply also has a customized advertising program store planning services store signage and decor and other services to help retailers increase sales and profits statistics edit inside lame deer montana store . united hardware logo according to the national retail hardware association united hardware is the fifth largest wholesaling and distribution cooperative in the hardware store industry in the united states behind ace hardware do it best true value and handy hardware . references edit national retail hardware association market measures 2005 annual report p. 36 do it yourself retailing external links edit united hardware hardware hank retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title united hardware distributing company & oldid 738264866 categories companies based in plymouth minnesotaeconomy of the northwestern united stateseconomy of the midwestern united statescooperatives in the united stateshardware stores of the united statescompanies established in 1945retailers cooperatives navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 7 september 2016 at 22 32 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view