Tucked between Mountain Brook and English Villages on Cahaba Road, Little Hardware has been quietly solving problems and stocking shelves since 1960. Tools, paint, plumbing supplies, pet food, grill accessories, lawn and garden — if you need it around the house, there’s a reasonable chance it’s already on a shelf inside. If it’s not, they’ll find it.
Frank Wesley Davies III has been part of the store his entire life. His father purchased it in 1965, and Frank spent his childhood doing what kids who grow up in family businesses do: stocking shelves, making deliveries, learning the rhythm of the place. He joined full time in 1982 — not because it was a grand plan but because the opportunity was right in front of him.
“After I started, I realized it would be my life’s work,” Davies said. “It was a great opportunity to make a career — rewarding work with great clientele.”…