Tindell's Building Materials, a locally-owned building materials supplier, started as a sawmill operation by Fate Tindell in 1892.
The company, which employs 215 people in East Tennessee, has five stores and warehouses in Knoxville, Maryville, Sevierville, Morristown and Cleveland. The Truss Manufacturing Plant is located in Karns, the Commodity Distribution Center is located in the Forks of the River Industrial Park and the Installed Sales Division and Millwork Shop are co-located with the company’s headquarters in Halls.
