Behind the Working Hands – Sept 2017
To see the full Spahn & Rose working hands album, please visit CITY’s Facebook page.
Service Manager Ken Schnor outside Spahn & Rose’s Corporate Office in Dubuque, IA. CITY currently services the majority of Spahn & Rose locations in Iowa and Wisconsin.
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co. received its charter from the State of Iowa, January 24, 1904. In 1911, the yard in Dubuque and the Corporate Office suffered a devastating fire. But giving up wasn’t an option for the men who founded the company. Spahn & Rose then built a new lumberyard at 11th & Jackson Street. In 2015, they moved to a new location at 250 Harrison Street.
Spahn & Rose Lumber Co. was born before two world wars, survived two national economic calamities & has seen plenty of historic cultural events.
As the Midwest grew, so did Spahn & Rose. At one time, there were 42 lumber yards bearing the Spahn & Rose name. With improvements in transportation, smaller operations were consolidated with nearby yards to be more efficient.
The Spahn & Rose operational blueprint has always been small markets. Dubuque is as big as it gets. Today, Spahn & Rose has 24 retail lumber and building material stores in Iowa, Illinois & Wisconsin. It’s a matter of the right fit, & smaller lumberyards remain the heart of the business. That is what we do best & is obvious in our longevity.
“I have always felt that CITY and Spahn & Rose had a lot in common. We both have very similar values in the way we service our customers. We have been with CITY for a long time and that is because they have truly earned our business. There is a reason we continue to resign with CITY because I appreciate doing business with another local business like CITY.”
– Ken Funke – Spahn & Rose Lumber Co.
To see the full Spahn & Rose working hands album, please visit CITY’s facebook page.
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