JUNE 2021 NEWSLETTER

June 2021






Newsletter



Batesville-Brookville-Connersville-Oxford-Edinburgh-Centerville

Winchester-New Castle-Eaton-Aurora-Frankfort-Lebanon-Gas City

A word (or two) from Charlie.



Sales continue to be very strong for GHC and I am sure a good portion of this is due to material pricing. As I am sure
you know, lumber and building material prices are at an all-time high some by as much as 300-400%. Our April sales hit over 10
million for the first time ever and almost every store is having record months. Again, I say how fortunate we are to be in a
thriving business that has not been negatively impacted by the pandemic. I am sure that most of you are relieved to not have to
wear mask in the stores anymore, but of course if you choose, you are more than welcome to continue wearing them.

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With good weather here, our 14 location in Hartford City is really starting to move along (see attached pictures). The
building slab should be poured within 2 weeks and then the steel building will go up shortly after that. As of now we are on
scheduled to open in September with a grand opening sometime in October. A big thank you to Danny Yoder, who is basically
supervising the construction and doing a great job. Not only was Danny instrumental in getting Gas City built, but he does
outside sales at there as well.
Hartford City Progress
Thank you, Danny.
We have a new addition here at the Central
Office. April McFarland will be assisting in the
Accounts Receivable Department, as well as other
areas as needed.

We have also added a home plan designer at
Our Batesville location, Tony Werner. Tony started on
May 24th and has spent many years in the
construction field and has significant computer
background and knowledge. Tony is a much-needed
addition to be able to draw blueprints for our clients
at Batesville and some other stores.
Welcome Tony and April!

With GHC’s continued to growth, we are adding on to the Central Office. We are converting an apartment that was
next to us into more office space and a much needed conference room. Several here in the office have been helping with
demolition and construction, thank you very much. In one day’s time, they got all of the demolition and most of the framing
done. At this rate we should be able to occupy it in the next few weeks. Thank you to everyone for your help!
The LBM (Lumber Building Material) Journal has done their annual ranking of the top 100 Lumber Building Material
st
Dealers in the United States. They rank GHC as the 51 largest in the United States. What an honor to be nationally
recognized. Here is the link if you would like to read the article.
https://lbmjournal.com/the-lbm-journal-100/


It is such a relief to finally see some significant light at the end of the tunnel in reference to the current pandemic. A
big thank you to all of you for all of your hard work and dedication for getting us thru it and to continue to help grow GHC and
make it the best it can be!


Charlie

Email: [email protected] Office: (812) 934-4282 Cell: (812) 212-0678

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A FEW WORDS FROM PAUL…

I have been blessed to work for Gillman’s for the
last 11 years. Earlier this year I received a
summary of my Social Security earnings over my
lifetime. My 1 entry was in 1970 and I made
st
$487.00 that year at the age of 15 where I
pumped gas and washed taxi cabs after school
and on weekends.

51 years of working, WOW, gone in a flash. My
last 11 years have been a great journey with
Gillman’s. I started out as a department head,
graduated to assistant manager and eventually
manager of the Oxford branch. It was a shaky
start for me as manager but I want all of you to
know that with the support of Charlie, Mary Jo
and so many others at the home office, I was able
to succeed and have a great end to my career.
My coworkers have been the real reason for our
success in Oxford. Four of our current
employees, Paula, Steve, Rocky and Dave have
been there since the store opened in 2005, 16
years. My assistant manager Auggie, department
heads, cashiers, yard manager and drivers
continue to be the loyal and dedicated stabilizing
backbone of the store. You should all know that
in all the companies I have worked for,
GILLMAN’S, is by far the best at providing
support, coaching and the equipment needed to
operate a successful business. The support team
at the home office has grown in numbers and also
in quality as the company has grown from 6
THANK YOU PAUL! stores when I started to its current number.


I have a wonderful wife, Jan, and we have been
YOUR CONTRIBUTION MADE THE married for 42 years. I have two daughters, Pam
and Kim, who are both married. I have two
OXFORD STORE WHAT IT IS TODAY. grandsons with a third grandson on the way. It
YOU TOUCHED THE LIVES OF SO has been quite an adjustment from raising girls to
MANY AND BROUGHT JOY TO handling very active boys. I have a woodworking
EVERYONE THAT WAS FORTUNATE shop that I plan to work in and broaden my skills
ENOUGH TO CROSS YOUR PATH. and build furniture. I plan on doing more fishing
and hunting, things that I enjoyed earlier in my
life but got away from do to to thing called LIFE.
WE THANK YOU FOR HELPING MAKE
OUR COMPANY WHAT IT IS TODAY.
I wish all of you continued success and health in
life.
BEST OF LUCK ON A FUN AND
RELAXING RETIREMENT! Sincerely Paul

GILLMAN HOME CENTER: June 2021
CONGRATULATIONS

To our graduating team members.



















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Anthony will graduate from Franklin Brock will graduating from Rossville Jacob will be graduating from Franklin
County high school in 2021. Middle High School in 2021. County high school in 2021.
He attended the Whitewater Career His chosen area of study is He attended the Whitewater Career
Center for automotive. He will be Electrical apprenticeship with the Center for construction.
attending UNOH in the fall for International Brotherhood of Jacob plans to make a career in
Automotive. Electrical Workers (IBEW). Construction.

Bianca Flieman Sarah Johnson Taylor Townsley






















Bianca is graduating from East Sarah is graduating from Union Taylor is graduating from Batesville
Central High School in 2021. County High School in 2021. High School in 2021.
She plans on attending Ball State She plans on attending the She plans on attending Purdue
University in the fall and majoring in University of Cincinnati in the fall University in the fall and majoring in
Biology and Pre-Medicine in hopes of and majoring in Biology. Biochemistry. She also plans on
becoming a doctor. attending Vanderbilt for Med-School.

GILLMAN HOME CENTER: June 2021
CONGRATULATIONS

To our graduating team members.



















Gabe Gunter Josh Trabel Colt Swingle






















Gabe will graduate from Batesville Josh will be graduating from Colt will be graduating from Batesville
High school in 2021. Oldenburg Academy in 2021. High school in 2021.
He plans to attend Ivy Tech in the He will be attending Franklin His post graduation plans are yet
fall and work locally until he is of to study Cyber Security. to be decided, as he is looking
age to enroll in the Police Academy. into military service and pursuit of a
career as an electrical lineman.

Madison Poe Addie Shannon Titus Harpring






















Madison is graduating from Addie is graduating from Titus is graduating from
New Castle High School Southwestern Jr. Sr. Edinburgh Community
In 2021. She will be High School in 2021. High School in 2021.
Attending Manchester She will be attending the Next year he intends on
University to major in International Business College of joining the Navy.
Elementary Education. Indianapolis for Vet Tech.

GILLMAN HOME CENTER: June 2021
CONGRATULATIONS

To our graduating team members.



















Conner Bilby Jaiden Flynn Zach Marcum






















Conner will be graduating from Jaiden will be graduating from Zach will be graduating from
Blue River Valley Tri High School in 2021. New Castle High School
High School in 2021. He is currently a registered In 2021. He will remain with
Gillman Home Center
he will be attending Ivy Tech EMT and will be attending a part time while seeking Full time
to major in Computer Science. yet to be decided school to
become a medical assistant. employment in the workforce

Kylee Sebastian Brady South Mont Manford























Kylee will be graduating from Brady will be graduating from Mont will be graduating from
South Dearborn South Dearborn South Dearborn High School
High School in 2021. High School in 2021. In 2021. He will be heading to
She plans on attending Ivy Tech He plans on enlisting in the Hobart for welding and
to study business. US Air Force. intends on becoming a pipe fitter
or iron worker

GILLMAN HOME CENTER: June 2021
KNOW THE GILLMAN DIFFERENCE


VS
THE OTHER GUYS
YOUR HELPFUL CORNER
TO UNDERSTANDING WHY YOUR
CUSTOMERS SHOULD CONTINUE TO
CHOOSE GILLMAN HOME CENTER
Did you know that all Gillman Home Centers offer the best quality lumber available
on the market? Many Big Boxes cut quality corners on many products, including the
lumber they offer their customers.


Treated lumber warranties vary by quality. Gillman ONLY SELLS treated lumber
rated as “Ground Contact”. This means that the lumber will be Warrantied even if it
comes into contact with the ground. Most big boxes either sell only “Non Ground
Contact” or price customers with the lower quality product before jumping them up in
price to the “Ground Contact” level. This versatility of lumber gives your customers a
wider variety of options for their varying projects.


Also, current competitor delivery times on lumber can range up to two weeks. All
Gillman Home Centers offer next day delivery (same day delivery in some cases).
Competitor Delivery fees can be from $50 to $150. We offer $15 Delivery inside of
20 miles.


As lumber sticker shock continues to plague our customers, these types of facts will
help your customer choose Gillman with confidence. Better Lumber, Faster.






























June 20, 2021

GILLMAN HOME CENTER: June 2021
Congrats to our May Shout-Out Winners!

Together you all make
The Gillman difference.


Batesville: Riley Allen - He did a GREAT job re-setting
the Milwaukee/Dewalt lawn equipment in Aisle 6!
Nominated by Denise Britch
Brookville: Vernon Metcalf - for working as hard as he does! Nominated by Ron Presley
Amber Roberts - for working Sunday when we were short handed and went above and
beyond to keep it all rolling. Nominated by Tonia Boggs
Connersville:Jim Gambill - Putting tiller on Kubota.
Nominated by Jeff Tuttle
Oxford: Rockey Young - For putting stamps on 1,000 envelopes for monthly statements.
Nominated by Paula Robinson
Edinburgh: Gene Beller - Warehouse looks great! Nominated by Doug Newton
Centerville: Matt Brummett - for helping get orders ready. Appreciate your help!
Nominated by Will Reynolds
Winchester: Steve Smith (OZ) - Making sure that all price changes are in all Departments. Oz has
taken the brunt of all the changes and made it his personal goal to complete them as
they come into play. Thank you OZ! Nominated by Dave Scarrette
New Castle: Krystina Ellison - Helping with the rental reports. Thanks!
Nominated by Gary Coffman
Eaton: Gary Shepherd - Staying late to finish customer deliveries, excellent customer service!
Nominated by Brad Davis
Aurora: Nick Bischoff - Thank you so much for working over and skipping lunch to take care of
the customer! You are always so willing to jump in and help in stressful situations.
Thank you for all you do!! Nominated by Jessica Robinson
Frankfort: Eric Emery - Eric has gotten the hang of things super quick. Has been a huge help in
rental and helping us get our cycle counts done. Eric always steps up when we need
help with cutting glass or filling propane. Nominated by the whole Frankfort team
Lebanon: Damon Lee- Thank you for the extra work and time put in the last couple of weeks while
we were short staffed. Nominated by Bill Stuteville
Gas City: Nick Mullins for always being more than willing to help out with anything in the store and
the yard. Also thank you for always providing great service to the customers when
asked for help. Nominated by Tim Eggleton
Charlie: Jim Handley – Charlie Gillman received a call from a business associate that is building a
new home in Bloomington, Indiana that Jim helped with his lumber package. The
customer was overly impressed with the professionalism and courtesy extended by Jim.
Nominated by Charlie Gillman









Rob Harbaum (Brookville) – 6/2 Kevin Desena (Centerville) – 6/6 Kelly McClain (Centerville) – 6/23
Billy Lisby (Edinburgh) – 6/2 Pam Buckler (Connersville) – 6/7 Scot Baker (Aurora) – 6/24
Colton Burton (Edinburgh) – 6/2 Wally Durham (Connersville)- 6/8 Andrew Burgener (Gas City) – 6/24
John Patterson (Office) – 6/4 Diane Niemann (Frankfort) – 6/9 Josh Sizelove (Oxford) – 6/27
Jeni Quinlan (Brookville) – 6/4 Julianna Land (Aurora) – 6/10 Nick Mullins (Gas City) – 6/27
Jim Schneider (Eaton) – 6/6 Morgan Stirn (Brookville) – 6/13 Brandon Bolos (Batesville) – 6/27
Jim Powell (New Castle) – 6/6 Steven Metcalf (Office) – 6/14 Jennifer Davis (Eaton) – 6/28
Tammy Hargrave (Winchester) – 6/6 Dawn Sebastian (Batesville) – 6/18 Ray Steele (Connersville) – 6/30

GILLMAN HOME CENTER: June 2021

OUTSTANDING CUSTOMER Reviews OF THE MONTH





OXFORD











AURORA







WEB CONTACT

Gas city











WEB CONTACT

eaton

























Brock Dunk (Frankfort) – 1 Year Daren Smith (Batesville) – 1 Year
Theo Martini (Batesville) – 1 Year Greg Weidner (Eaton) – 1 Year
Bob Pierce (Eaton) – 1 Year Noah Schmahl (Batesville) – 1 Year
Jaylend Russell (Frankfort) – 1 Year Israel King (Centerville) – 1 Year
Keith Haza (Edinburgh) – 1 Year Haley Hertel (Brookville) – 1 Year

Reflection on how we got here is key to our continual growth as a Family.
Thank you for your part in making Gillman Home Center what it is today and will be tomorrow!

GILLMAN HOME CENTER: June 2021
IMPORTANT INFO:


If you have questions for our 401K
Representative, they will be coming
around to our stores within the next
couple of weeks.

Let me know if you are interested in
talking to/meeting with our
representative.

Q: When am I eligible for 401K?



A: You must meet these criteria:
Be a Full Time team member working 30+ hours per week (at least worked 1,000 hours)
●
Be 21 years old
●
If you meet these two criteria, you are eligible to start contributing the January 1st or July 1st
after 1 year of employment. (Example: Katie was hired March 2020 - she is eligible July 2021.)


You will be automatically enrolled at 4% with 1% company match unless you sign a waiver.

If you wave your initial enrollment, you can enroll any January 1 or July 1 following that.

You can enroll online, select your % and investments anytime, then it will automatically start
deducting when you are eligible to start contributing.


Once enrolled, you can change your investments anytime and you can change your %
contribution each quarter (Jan 1, April 1, July 1, Sept 1).

401K website:
https://www.benefitwebaccess.com/apb/



If you have trouble logging in, please let me know.
Thanks, Please email me any questions you have!

Deidre
812-934-4282 Others may also want to know!
[email protected]


New Gillman



Team Members




Billy Lisby (Edinburgh) – Troy Stearns (Edinburgh) – Daniel Beeks (Gas City) - Brooklyn Paider (Gas City) – Joel Doan (New Castle)
– Cierra Byrge (Connersville) – Dawn Sebastian (Batesville) – Dennis Shelton (Aurora) – Clyde Pennington (Batesville) – Robert
Nobbe (Edinburgh) – Keith Murray (Gas City) – April McFarland (Office) – Ronald Sutton (Centerville) – Jonathan Hughes (Frankfort)
– Megan Miller (Eaton) – Mary White (Eaton) – Tony Werner (Batesville) – Jeremy Boggess (Brookville) – Everett Rockhill (Lebanon)
– Sarah Dillhoff (Oxford) – Zach Cox (Winchester) – Jessica Holsington (Winchester) – Josh Southard (Batesville)

GILLMAN HOME CENTER: June 2021



Employee Snapshots




Centerville: Mark Gartrell

Mark came on board late last summer as a
Department Head. He’s been in retail sales for 30
years serving as a Department Head, Cabinet and
Appliance Manager, and also as a General
Manager. Before that he lived in Florida and
worked at the Disney World parks and hotels.


He has 2 children, Trevor, 25 and Molly, 21, and
also two fur babies he wanted to mention, Sully
and Mya (his big baby rescue pitties).


Mark is an avid motorcyclist, fisherman, and loves
to cook; He also enjoys outdoor concerts, his
favorites being Godsmack and Shinedown.


Mark’s previous retail experience has definitely
been an asset to our front end sales department!
We’re glad to have him!



Winchester: Keith Hart


A seasoned veteran of the business for over 28
years, Keith has been a staple of the Winchester
store since 2013 as their Outside Sales / Estimator.


Married to his wife, Teresa, for almost 39 years Keith
is genuinely surprised that she has put up with him
for so long. They have 3 grown sons and 3
grandchildren.


When he is not enjoying time with his family, he can
be found on a kayak, antiquing, remodeling, or
woodworking. Talk about a handy guy!


Currently, Keith is working on building a custom
play-set for his grandchildren to enjoy when they
visit.


“I love my job and working at Gillman Home Center”
– says Keith. We love you too buddy!

GILLMAN HOME CENTER: June 2021
HOME OFFICE
UNDER RENOVATIONS













The office began some renovations last week

to create some much needed breathing room.






































See something fun?

See something unique?

See a staff member going


above and beyond?





WE WANT TO SEE!





Grab a pic and get it to Rob!

[email protected]

GILLMAN HOME CENTER: June 2021

JUNE CROSSWORD




















































The first correctly completed June crossword to be sent to
[email protected]
Will win a pair of tickets to a Cincinnati Reds game!

CONGRATULATIONS TO PAULA ROBINSON FROM
THE OXFORD LOCATION ON THE CORRECT SUBMISSION
ON THE MAY CROSSWORD AND TAKING HOME THE REDS TICKETS!

MAY CROSSWORD ANSWERS