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Celebrating the employees and partners who helped build 50 years of service and success.
Mike Williams Buys Struggling Company
From the Ground Up: Looking Back at the Early Years of MR Williams As MR Williams celebrates 50 years in business, an article published by the Henderson Daily Dispatch in September 1990 offers a remarkable look at how quickly the company’s foundation was built. At the...
MR Williams Technology Progression
MR Williams has long viewed technology as essential to better service and stronger execution. In 1979, just a few years after Mike Williams acquired Watkins-Sydnor, the company invested in its first mainframe computer system, complete with a then-impressive 10MB hard...
Honoring 40 Years of Service and a Valued Partnership: Handy Andy’s and MR Williams
Honoring 40 Years of Service and a Valued Partnership: Handy Andy’s and MR Williams Andy Gates has proudly owned Handy Andy’s, a convenience and hardware store located in Rougemont, North Carolina since 1984. Celebrating four decades of exceptional service, Handy...