St. Jacobs, ON, April 7, 2017 -Home Hardware Stores Limited is pleased to announce Hanover Home Hardware Building Centre as the recipient of the annual Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award.

The award was presented on April 3, to Dan and Emily Moulton, Dealer-Owners of Hanover Home Hardware Building Centre for epitomizing the values on which Home Hardware was co-founded by Walter J. Hachborn over 50 years ago - value, service and dependability.

Grant Allen, Terry Davis, Emily Moulton, Dan Moulton, Dave Tucker, Dale MacPherson

Now in its 20th year, the award pays tribute to the top store selected from close to 1,100 stores across Canada for achieving the highest standards in retailing, merchandising, Staff performance and overall quality and service.

Dan and Emily Moulton and their Staff in Hanover are considered leaders within Home's Dealer-Owner network as well as within their community. In addition to providing superior customer service and expert advice, Hanover Home Hardware Building Centre demonstrates a strong social conscience through the support of many organizations including the Hanover and District Hospital and projects assisting several youth, seniors and community groups.

"We are honoured and humbled to be selected as Home Hardware's Store of the Year for Canada. We take an active interest in our community and great pride in serving the residents of the Hanover region. This award would not have been possible without the dedication of our entire Staff and team"

- Dan and Emily Moulton, Dealer-Owners, Hanover Home Hardware Building Centre

"Hanover Home Hardware Building Centre truly exemplifies what the Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award stands for. Dan and Emily Moulton are outstanding ambassadors for the Home brand as they provide their community with tailored products and advice for any projects".

- Terry Davis,CEO, Home Hardware Stores Limited

PROUD OF MY HOME AWARD
The Walter J. Hachborn Store of the Year Award is presented to the top gold store from 23 Proud of My Home Award recipients. All Proud of My Home Award recipients demonstrate strong Staff performance, superior customer service, excellence in interior and exterior store presentation and active participation in Dealer network initiatives.

Congratulations to Hanover Home Hardware Building Centre and the following 22 stores, who were presented with the 2016 Proud of My Home Award:

• Geerlinks Home Hardware Building Centre - St. Thomas, Ontario
• Brantford Home Hardware - Brantford, Ontario
• Sutton Home Hardware - Georgina, Ontario
• Picton Home Hardware Building Centre - Picton, Ontario
• Smitty's Home Hardware Building Centre - Pembroke, Ontario
• Heritage Home Hardware Building Centre - Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario
• Swanson's Home Hardware Building Centre - Kitchener, Ontario
• Callbecks Home Hardware Building Centre - Summerside, Prince Edward Island
• Buck's Home Building Centre - Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
• Springdale Home Hardware Building Centre - Springdale, Newfoundland
• Dauphin Home Hardware - Dauphin, Manitoba
• Zak's Home Building Centre - Hague, Saskatchewan
• Fort St. John Home Hardware Building Centre - Fort St. John, British Columbia
• Cochrane Home Hardware Building Centre - Cochrane, Alberta
• Pioneer Home Hardware Building Centre - Campbell River, British Columbia
• Timberjack Home Hardware Building Centre - Edson, Alberta
• Les Enterprises Nova Inc. - Rawdon, Quebec
• Quincaillerie Sainte-Julie Inc. - Sainte-Julie, Quebec
• Quincaillerie Home Hardware - Rimouski, Quebec
• Grand Pappy's Home Furniture - Chilliwack, British Columbia
• Geerlinks Home Furniture - St. Thomas, Ontario
• Aylwards Home Furniture - Grand Bank, Newfoundland

About Home Hardware Stores Limited
Home Hardware Stores Limited is Canada's largest Dealer-owned hardware, lumber, building materials, and furniture home improvement retailer with close to 1,100 stores under the Home Hardware, Home Building Centre, Home Hardware Building Centre and Home Furniture banners with annual retail sales of over $6 billion. Founded in 1964 in rural St. Jacobs, Ontario, Home Hardware remains 100% Canadian owned and operated. Through the Home Hardware network, Dealer-Owners have access to 100,000 quality, brand name and private label products, a state-of-the-art distribution system and extensive marketing and training programs. Offering a mix of tradition and innovation, Home Hardware Stores Limited has received designation as one of Canada's Best Brands and Best Managed Companies and is committed to helping Canadians with all of their project needs. More information about the company is available at homehardware.ca.

For further information, please contact:
Jessica Kuepfer, Public Relations Manager, Home Hardware Stores Limited, (519) 664-4612. jessica.kueper@homehardware.ca

Carly Verhoeven, Public Relations Coordinator, Home Hardware Stores Limited, 519-664-2252 ext. 6676, carly.verhoeven@homehardware.ca.