Northern Hardware Limited started operations in 1903 in Lloydminster as Scott Brothers, a general merchant enterprise. The Northern Hardware Company was founded in 1907 in Edmonton as an independent retailer. The Scott Brothers purchased

Serving Western Canada for Over 100 Years

Northern Hardware in 1908 and operated as a major retailer and later, as a general wholesaler. In 1966 Northern Hardware sold its inventory to   Ashdown's and niched as an architectural hardware specialty wholesaler. The operation grew with the addition of stock hollow metal doors and frames, with production shop service in Edmonton in 1971, and expansion of operations to the Calgary area in 1972.