For the last four decades it’s been all hands on deck for Berryville, Ark.-based Maverick Supply. The six-employee plumbing and electrical distributor, which is celebrating its 40th anniversary in 2015, was started in the early 1970s by William “Dee” Burch and has remained a family-run operation ever since out of a 15,000-sq.-ft. building situated on three acres in Carroll County. Burch started the business after buying quantities of plumbing supplies bigger than he needed and brokering the leftovers to area contractors. The response led to the formation of Maverick, which now consists of Burch family members Jack Burch, his wife, Dee Burch, brother Gene Burch, sister Maria Burch-Whiteside, along with Robb McDaniel and Darrell Stephens.
Jack Burch recently took time to talk to Supply House Times about a variety of topics, including the importance of community involvement, Maverick’s customer training and the role of the small local distributor.