Little Hardware Earns Big Honor from Stihl
Little Hardware, which has been serving the residents of Mountain Brook, Alabama, since 1944, was cited in HBS Dealer as a 2026 Stihl All-Star.
Owned by Frank Davies Jr., who purchased the store from founder Lewis Little in 1965, the store joined the Paladin family just over a year ago. Little Hardware is now managed by Frank’s son, Frank Wesley Davies III.
Little Hardware joined Paladin in 2026. Read more
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