Power Equipment Trade magazine Senior Associate Editor David Abbott travels to Watson Chapel, Arkansas to visit Chapel Hardware. Located in Watson Chapel, a suburb of Pine Bluff, Chapel Hardware is an old-fashioned, mom-and-pop type hardware store. Although its roots may be in hand tools, Chapel Hardware now enjoys a robust business with several lines of power equipment, including Stihl, Ariens and Gravely. Owner Paul Mayhan, 64, didn’t start out selling either hardware or lawn equipment. He was originally in the environmental business, as he says, ensuring underground storage tanks (USTs) met environmental regulations. By the late 1980s, the federal government had put into place a program requiring underground petroleum tanks at gas stations to meet certain criteria. Mayhan’s job for 14 years was getting the tanks up to that standard.

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Written By: David Abbott
Company: Chapel Hardware
Location: Watson Chapel, Arkansas
PET Issue: June 2017

Check out other articles in the June 2017 issue of Power Equipment Trade magazine.
Power Equipment Trade magazine’s June 2017 issue features Yreka, California’s Shasta Valley Chain Saw whose experience and exclusive focus brings success. A special section features the 2017 Chain Saw Annual, highlighting the latest in chain saw technology and accessories, and includes up-to-date Chain Saw Specification Charts. Also featured is Watson Chapel, Arkansas’ Chapel Hardware, whose owner made a second career in taking on a hardware store and power equipment dealership. The Dealer Spotlight details Delmont, Pennsylvania’s Fletcher’s Sales and Service recent expansion and building of a new location. Other articles cover the latest industry news and new products.