McDonald Brothers, Inc. was founded in the fall of 1885, by brothers Moses and Daniel McDonald, in West End, NC. Angus McDonald is the grandson of Moses McDonald.

Moses and his family operated the business throughout the depression and into the World War II era. Moses died at age 80 in June of 1943. His son M.C. operated the business until his other son Allan, returned from World War II. M.C. and Allan ran the business together until M.C. died in 1955. At that point Allan and M.C.'s wife, Lillian, operated the business along with Lillian's son Chris until 1974 when Allan and his son Angus took over full operation of the company until Allan's death in 1992. The business is currently operated by Angus with the support of his children Logan and Charlotte, and Angus’ mother Virginia Cary, as well as an outstanding group of loyal employees.

McDonald Brothers was opened in West End, NC as a general store and included building materials until 1966. All sorts of things from handkerchiefs to naval stores, farm items and school buses were sold during this period.

In 1955, Allan opened a store at a tobacco warehouse in Carthage, NC. Soon afterward they moved to the old Tyson and Jones buildings near the First Presbyterian Church in Carthage where they operated there until closing in 1974. These buildings were burned by arson in 1975.

In 1965, a store was opened in downtown Southern Pines, NC and then was moved to the present McDonald Brothers location, 131 Brothers Road, off of US-1 North, in 1966. The business had major expansions during the 70’s and 80’s. In 1987, a major fire caused considerable damage. The business made deliveries the following day. This quick recovery occurred with the help of our great employees and suppliers as well as the efficiency of the Moore County fire departments. The clean up was done quickly and the new buildings were in use after only a few months.

McDonald Brothers acquired the Laurinburg and Rockingham operations of Sinclair Lumber in 1993 and that area is now serviced out of our Southern Pines location. Many of the great employees that started that first day are still a part of our growth in that area today. Also in 1993 McDonald Brothers purchased Mann’s Hardware in Sanford, NC. It began operations there as Service Hardware and Home Center . A new building was constructed in 1994 with an expansion in 1996 which added a lumber yard and warehouse. The McDonald Brothers name was added that spring to that location. With a combined effort of the Sanford employees and the Southern Pines employees the transition from a hardware only supplier to a complete builder’s supplier has been a successful one.

In the fall of 1996, McDonald Brothers opened a Rental Center at its Southern Pines location. The addition of this operation has been a great way to continue our purpose of being a great supplier to the folks who build in our area. Service is number one at all our locations. Other rental centers were opened in Sanford in 1999 and Siler City in 2007.

A new window and millwork store, Legacy Millwork Specialties, was opened in late 1999 in Durham, NC.

Additional expansions occurred during 2001 to 2007 including service to the Triad area of Greensboro and High Point, and purchase of Spence Home Center in Siler City in December of 2006. We then added a window and door liquidation warehouse in Siler City, NC. A reload logistics yard was opened in the winter of 2007 in West End, NC, servicing several clients with rail and truck logistics.

Today, we continue to sell to our great customers throughout central and eastern NC and northeast SC and show them what great service is all about.