About Us

The business now known as Scott’s Building Center was founded by T.J. Prather in Toledo at some point before 1900.  Prather sold the business to Henry Tippett, who in turn sold it to Kelley & Wisely.  Armour Grain Co., doing business as the Neola Elevator Company, bought the business in 1910 and hired young E.B. Cutts to manage the lumberyard.  Cutts eventually bought the business in 1923 and operated it for many years some of those in partnership with young Garnet Grafton of Lerna.

I started at Toledo Builders Supply sweeping driveways when I would get into trouble at the age of 6 or so.  My sister Barb and I would get to help with inventory and checking addition on tapes against inventory sheets every year.  I tagged along with contractor’s watching mostly in 4th grade had a hammer put in my hand putting on roofing, drywall, and plywood at Richard Redfern’s in 6th grade.

My dad offered me a full time job in Aug 1984 came back to help run SBC mostly in Sales till 1996 when dad got sick and I stepped in as interim manager, dad retired in 1997 and I managed the yard till my dad passed away in Dec 2018.  My sister & I jointly owned SBC till Nov 2019 and then I came full owner of SBC.  My children Kristan, Michael & Matthew have all worked at the yard similar to myself from early ages.  Kristan is working full time at the yard helping with advertising, general sales and some bookkeeping, Matthew has been full time at the yard since college and is learning the business and fills the roll of Assistant Manger.

I’m a 1974 graduate of Cumberland High School. 

I started working part-time at the yard in 2006, started working Evapco also in 2006.  Was in 4H till I was 18.  Graduate from Cumberland High School in 2006.
Rode on floats as a little kid with my sister, brother & cousins.  Helped my sister Kristan build floats for the parades.

Came full-time at the yard 2007, learning the business, helping my grandpa bob and my father.  Helped with the change from Ace to Do it Best in 2007.  I have built up the Milwaukee department, and know I’m one of the biggest Milwaukee dealers in the area.

I started on the Greenup Volunteer Fire Department in 2017.  I’m also on the Cumberland Co. Sportsman’s Club Board.

I got married in November of 2020 to Julie (Deters) Scott. We just had our 1st child in December of 2021, and we are expecting our second child in May 2023. 

I’m currently the Assistant Manager at the yard.

I started working part time here in 1996 when I was 16.  Answering phones, helping with inventory, helping customers.  When I was a little kid I would help my Grandpa Bob & Grandma Rose on floats for parades.  My 2 brothers Michael & Matthew would also help & ride in parades.  After Grandma Rose passed away in Sept of 1998 we didn’t do any floats but I continued helping at the yard.  In May of 2008 was my 1st float building and designing.  We got 1st place in the Toledo Springfestival Parade.  We have continued putting floats together for parades.  After Grandpa Bob passed away in Dec 2018 I have not done a float for any parades. We did one for the Mardi Gras parade in Greenup in 2019.  We were Grand Marshalls of the parade in Loving Memory of Bob Scott.  We have been in parades since then with a lumberyard truck.

I’m finally was able to get a Rewards program going, working on the website, Facebook page, advertising, and learning the paint machine.  I was able to get customization with ORCA.   We have a great selection of ORCA coolers and chasers with local schools and also the NFL, MLB and some Scotts Building Center cups.  They are made in the USA.  If there is one thing that my Grandpa Bob would tell you, you have to have a good relationship with your customers and community.