b'S P O N S O R P R O F I L ETindellsSupplying Building Ma terials Since 1892Tindells Building Materials, for overlabor to get the job done. Currently,We try to offer the customer a one-stop 130 years, has been locally owned.Tindells installs insulation, garage doors,shopping experience. We have our own The business was started as a sawmillfireplaces, windows and exterior doors,truss plant, door shop and installed sales operation by Fate Tindell in 1892. Backcountertops and cabinets. The punch- division. All of our services are provided then, the sawmill was moved aroundout division installs shelving, mirrors, bathby our own in-house employees. to wherever the lumber was. Pulled byhardware, locksets and shower doors.Our sales force includes two kitchen horses and powered by steam, it finallydesigners, and we have two estimators ended up in Halls, on the same site whereSince 2018, the truss plant has had theon staff using the latest 3D design our headquarters is located today. ability to precision cut all I-joists andsoftware, providing the ability to see laminated beams to within 1/16 of anyour project from every angle.In the late 1950s, Tindells added buildinginch. The Hundegger saw can also route materials to its selection of services, andany product to accommodate HVACThe company, which employs 240 a decade later, the sawmill operationsystems. This provides the opportunity people in East Tennessee, has five stores was phased out. For more than 130to plan HVAC installation and avoidand warehouses in Knoxville, Maryville, years, the Tindells name has beenunexpected surprises later in theSevierville, Morristown and Cleveland.associated with lumber and buildingconstruction process. The entire system materials in one form or another, so itsis engineered and saves customers timeTindells is very active in the community no surprise that Knoxvilles builders relyduring installation. and each year, provides support to on Tindells when they showcase theirlocal schools and institutions of learning. best at the annual Parade of Homes.The company is now in its fourthThey participate in the local high school This year, again, we supplied materialsgeneration of family-ownership. TodaysRide and Decide program, Great and services to over 75% of the homesfocus is on bringing new solutions toSmoky Mountain Council, East Tennessee included in the Parade. the builders to make the process ofChildrens Hospital, YOKE, United Way, homebuilding as fast, efficient andseveral local schools, HBAGK, as well as In these days of increasing laboreffective as possible. Our ability toa 5-year commitment to the Boy Scouts shortages, Tindells turnkey solutionsanticipate our customers needs is whatof America.provide both the material and thesets us apart, says Johan van Tilburg.'