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Walter Hachborn, CM (July 24, 1921 – December 16, 2016) was a Canadian businessman and co-founder, with two others, of Home Hardware, a Canadian home improvement and construction retailer which supplies contractors and individual retail consumers.
Dec 7, 2018 · This is how the co-founder of Home Hardware started earning pocket change: as a stock boy at Hollinger Hardware in St. Jacobs, Ontario, earning his keep sweeping floors in 1938.
- Jules Torti
Dec 17, 2016 · Walter Hachborn, co-founder of Home Hardware Stores and member of the Order of Canada, has died, he was 95. A statement from Home Hardware says Hachborn died Saturday, but does not give any ...
Dec 23, 2016 · Hachborn was a visionary in the Canadian home improvement retail industry, leading the growth of the dealer-owned chain from its beginnings in the 1960s to over 1,100 stores today. He was a towering figure in the industry for more than 60 years, recognized for his business ethics, community involvement and bow tie style.
Dec 19, 2016 · Walter Hachborn, who helped start the Canadian cooperative hardware business in 1964, passed away on Dec. 17. He was still president emeritus of the company, which has more than 1,000 stores across Canada.
Jan 9, 2017 · Walter Hachborn grew Home Hardware from its lone location in St. Jacobs, Ont., to a multibillion dollar company with 1,100 locations across Canada. HO, Home Hardware/The Canadian Press. In a ...
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Dec 19, 2016 · Family, friends and a long list of people whose lives he touched will descend on St. Jacobs this week to mark the contributions of Home Hardware co-founder Walter Hachborn, who died Dec. 17 at the age of 95.
