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901.854.2212 sedonagroup.com you’ve got some sales experience,’ was the man’s reply. Cooper wisely heeded his advice and got a job selling janitorial supplies. He returned to the lumber yard exactly two years later and the owner, impressed by Cooper’s tenacity, hired him. There he learned how to sell lumber, windows, and doors.

Cooper dreamed of one day opening his own lumber yard, but decided to join Mark Evans, owner of Thrifty Building Supply, a lumber yard Mark’s father, Farrell Evans, started in 1984.

“I started writing down goals and presented a business plan to Evans,” he says.

The owners took note — of both his vision and his can-do spirit. By 2015, Cooper was named managing partner. They further expanded, opening the Door Shop in Olive Branch, Mississippi and a lumber yard in Oxford, Mississippi. Cooper bought the company upon Mark Evans’ retirement in 2021.

Maximus Begins

He soon rebranded the business, changing their name from Thrifty to Maximus Building Supply. He chose Maximus, Latin for greatest, because that’s what he strives to be.

“I felt Thrifty no longer reflected our customers or employees as well as the level of service we bring,” says Cooper.

But being in Collierville is a perfect fit, says Cooper. “Collierville’s location is ideal and we love being members of the Chamber. The builders are great in this area and there is a lot of growth in this market.”

He’s made significant improvements to their building on Highway 72, refurbishing the storefront, adding a cedar porch, and paving the parking lot, bringing the business more curb appeal. The interior received upgrades too, where customers can view the company’s selection of windows and doors.

Cooper notes that almost half of his employees are under the age of 35. “The industry average is 6 percent, so I take pride in that. As long as my employees are competitive and want to win, I can make them into salesmen. You can be successful if you put in the work.”

One innovation Cooper developed is a color-coded computerized building software, Precision Pro, that gives framers specifics about where each piece of lumber goes and a delivery timeline for supplies.

“We went from pad and paper to a computerized color plan layout. Using this, framers know exactly where the pieces go,” says Cooper, saving builders time and money.

When it comes to community involvement, the company supports a number of charitable organizations, including St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Cooper created a special house wrap the company sells to their customers to help raise funds.

Cooper and his team have big plans for the future, including growing the company beyond Shelby County. He is all about goal-setting, showing a page from his notebook with strike-outs of tasks accomplished this week and what is yet to be done. When you lean on faith, the sky’s the limit.

Maximus Building Supply is expanding in West Tennessee with a location in Brighton, TN later this summer.