Miscellaneous Retail Businesses

United Hardware

Maple Grove, MN · Founded 1945 · UNHW

United Hardware Distributing Co. is a wholesale hardware distributor that grants memberships to retail hardware store, home center, and lumber yard operators under the Hardware Hank®, Trustworthy® Hardware, or Golden Rule® Lumber Center trade names, and sells hardware and related products to its members on a cost-plus basis.

2026 Franchise 500
Unranked
—
units (2024)
-5.3%
year over year

Units by Year

609
2021
577
2022

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$306,790 – $2,176,550
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$3,450
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
—
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

No royalty fee — cooperative; members purchase Class A shares equal to 2% of semimonthly warehouse merchandise purchases

Leadership

  • Ken Lieuwen

    Vice Chairman of the Board and Director

  • Megan Zarbano

    Secretary and Director

  • Dan Stroinski

    Director

  • Mike Wilmes

    Director

  • Duane Esdohr

    Director

  • Paul Wippler

    Director

  • Chad Ruth

    President and Chief Executive Officer

  • Bradley Martin

    Vice President and Chief Financial Officer

  • Rob Kupfer

    Strategic Development Manager

  • Robert Eastman

    Regional Manager

On File

FDD years
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Franchisee records
575
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
0
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
72 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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