Sales Staff
JASON LAEZZA
President
Jason joined us in 2014. Jason graduated from Valdosta State University in 1999. He started as a manufacture sales representative in 2004 calling on the hardware co-op accounts as well as hardware distributors. Jason enjoys spending time with family on and off the fields/courts as well as baseball & golf.
Jason is responsible for Industrial/Contractor Supply as well as Hardware sales in Florida.
PAUL WHORTON
VP Industrial Sales
Paul joined the agency in 2008. He comes to us from a Manufacture Representative in which he had been working with since 2001 in the Contractor/Industrial Supply industry. Before becoming a manufacture representative Paul worked in all facets of the business at a compressed air and pumping systems dealer for 11 year.
Paul covers Alabama, Mississippi, & the Panhandle of Florida for Industrial/Contractor Supply. He enjoys fishing, boating and bicycling during his off time.
JIMMY TUBBS
VP Hardware Sales
Jimmy joined us in 2015. Prior to working for Julian C. Scruggs Jimmy worked as a buyer for Wallace Hardware. After leaving Wallace Hardware he worked as a Manufacture Representative for 2 years. Jimmy was accepted to the Hardware Marketing Council in 2023.
Jimmy is responsible for Hardware & Industrial/ Contractor Supply Sales in Tennessee.
Roger Hackman
Territory Manager
Roger has worked in the hardware industry for 41 years. He comes to us after 37 years at Seymour Midwest after serving as Vice President of Sales and Marketing.
Roger is responsible for Industrial/Contractor Supply sales in Kentucky.
Justin Wilson
Territory Manager
Justin joined the agency in 2022. Justin worked in the sporting goods industry for over 10 years, where he has been involved in sales, marketing and the manufacturing of different products. He enjoys playing golf and watching football on the weekends.
Justin is responsible for Industrial Supply sales in Tennessee.
Jim Fricker
Territory Manager
Jim joined us in June 2018. He is joining us from Lowes were he has worked in many different capacities. Jim has 15 years of outside sales experience and 25 years of manufacturing experience.
Jim is responsible for Industrial, Contractor Supply and Safety sales in Georgia and South Carolina.
Craig Reilly
Territory Sales Manager
Craig comes with a long history in the industrial plumbing industry. Most recently, Craig served as National Sales Manager with a worldwide recognized brand. Craig is responsible for Industrial, Contractor Supply, Safety and Plumbing wholesale in NC, VA, and MD.
