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Show Thursday, June 28, 2007 AMERICAN FORK CITIZEN Page 5 ticker WHO'S WHO AND SMALL BUSINESS PROFHE BJ Plumbing co-owner Brad Richins Karissa Neely NORTH COUNTY STAFF Whether it is a professional plumber or the do-it-yourselfer who wants to learn, BJ Plumbing Plumb-ing in American Fork can help. BJ Plumbing sells plumbing supplies for the leaky faucet to the leaky sprinkler, and all the pipes and fittings that run between them. "We have a wide range of customers, from the plumber to the do-it-yourselfer, to the irrigation irri-gation guys. That's what makes us unique," said Lehi resident and co-owner Brad Richins. Richins said the store does both wholesale and retail sales, and encourages homeowners to come in for help. "Our motto is, 'There are Looking for a close A ' ' I .ii i " $ "''-,'" I - - -14-w ; 'JtFS- 4 v4 I '. -S;J '..y .V. . : 5- ' types of Metals, Steel, Autos, Appliances, Aluminum, Copper, Brass, Radiators, Stainless, Batteries. We offer Competitive our Customers, Stop IVhat's Your Teenager Doing TIiSo Otimtnor? nriTrrp (I For mar WHAT'S HAPPENING , right bags some items Friday lumbing helps plumbers on all levels no dumb plumbing questions.' If you don't know the name of something we'll walk you through it," said Richins. "I tell my employees that they may have heard the same question a hundred times already, but it's the first time that specific customer cus-tomer has asked that question." And Richins makes sure his employees know what they are talking about. He expects his employees to have field experience, like Dan Clawson. Clawson is one of the newest employees, with only three months of store time under his belt, but years of commercial plumbing experience to share. And Richins said that is what sets BJ Plumbing apart from big box stores. "We don't just have the part, convenient place to turn your scrap into Prices, Fast Friendly Service, and a True by and Give Us ATry! win UCRMCYCLLN 550 North Geneva Road Orem ((801)225-0001) I'lr " ii Today! X brio. Visit U t 360 E Stat In American Fork for customer Lloyd Draper at BJ we have the knowledge to go with it. And we share that with the customer and walk them through it," he said. During this interview, employees were doing do-ing just that with quite a few customers. Another unusual thing about the store is its supply of repair parts. "That's our number one growing line repair parts for toilets, faucets, sinks, etc. No one else does that around here. We can fix any kind of plumbing dilemma," Richins said. Richins started the first BJ Plumbing with his brother Jeff Richins, and his father Bob Richins, in Orem 14 years ago. The "BJ" in the name is from the first letters in Brad's and cash. We buy all Aluminum Cans, Commitment to DOLLARS W?A ! H 1 j MA ii I Plumbing in American Fork. Jeff's names. Richins did sprinkler installations instal-lations before this store, his brother Jeff was an accountant, accoun-tant, and his father was in oil. About 15 years ago, the Richins family was looking for a business they could do together. They are all from the Davis County area originally, and knew a friend who ran a successful plumbing supply store in Layton. They decided to use that store as a model, but open in Orem with the brothers commuting com-muting from Kaysville, so they didn't compete with the Layton store. Richins and his wife and daughter, now 9, moved to Lehi, and then eight years ago, they opened the American Fork store. Just under two 4.5 w 100 LISTING SERVICE (First 5 Coupons) (No Gimmics) Personal Guarantee - MLS m m mm mm v" 601 West 8tate St. LaH 763 8 Hwy 91 - Payaoo..... 1476 N Freadom Blvd Provo 333 N Freedom Btvd - Latino Branch.. 6S9-0777 90 W. 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Darren Burrup TheBirdDogRealtor.com cell 420-3189 mmm J CUT HERE L 'ry' 768-3312 469-9898 377-3674 mmmiyimuna up m ju,mv Candle Company volunteers with Habitat for Humanity Employees at For Every Body, a Lindon-based candle and air freshener manufacturer, manufac-turer, teamed up with Habitat Habi-tat for Humanity to renovate part of a home that will be given to a family in need. Volunteers from For Every Ev-ery Body work on Habitat projects the first Thursday of every month for six months. In June, the employees helped placed kitchen floorboards floor-boards in a home in Provo. "It was a great experi ence," accountant Tonja Merryweather said. "There's something about helping when you give of your time that's different than giving your money." For Every Body volunteers with Habitat for Humanity because t hey are concerned with the community and want to give their employees an opportunity to get out of the office and help those in need. "It was very satisfying to help out where we could," graphic artist Shane Allman said. "We felt like we were really contributing." Sherwin-Williams opens in A.F. Sherwin-Williams paint store has opened its d(xrs in American Fork. It is located at 198 N. Pacific Drive, near Kohl's in The Meadows. It is open Monday to Friday Fri-day from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Saturday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. They may be reached at 763-0553. The chain of stores was founded by Henry Wherwin and Edward Williams in 18(J6. Today there are more than 2,ti()0 company-owned stores in 50 states, Canada and Mexico. Lehi resident promoted to managing partner ABC Supply Co. Inc., located in Beloit, Wise, has promoted Darin Richardson, resident of Lehi, Utah and manager of its Murray, Utah store, to managing partner. Richardson joined ABC Supply Sup-ply in 2002 as manager of the Murray branch. 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