Our customers include hardware stores, retail home centers, building materials dealers, lumber yards and paint stores. We also fulfill on-line orders for customers who are shopping Amazon.com, Cornerhardware.com and many other Internet sites. We provide over 50,000 SKUs and we have competitive programs with over 1,000 manufacturers and have approximately 1,400 customers.
We have a customer-centric business philosophy and our management is constantly looking for ways to enhance our service and our marketing programs. Our underlying philosophy is, "If we don't take care of our customer, someone else will."
Utilizing a well-grounded on-line Internet strategy, we have further opened our communication lines with customers. Through our web site customers can place orders, manage accounts, view merchandise assortments, read marketing information and learn about new products.
Our dedication to customer service has helped guide the company throughout its history and helped position Blish-Mize Co. as one of the survivors in an era of fierce consolidation and competition in our industry.
Company management is now in its fourth and fifth generation of the founders. More than 136 years after Blish, Mize and Silliman arrived in Atchison, the company they founded is still running strong.