Sears Trostel Lumber & Millwork

down 50 percent in April 2020. “But as we got to know the virus a little more, and more clear guidance came out from state and local officials, we loosened that up a bit,” recalls Curt Viehmeyer, General Manager and co-owner. “And the second half of the year at Riverside ended up being the strongest six months that we’ve had, at least until we go back before the recession of 2008.” It was a similar story for their manufacturing facility, although the timing was a little different. That side of the business didn’t slow down until the end of 2020. “November and December were challenging months,” Viehmeyer acknowledges, “and I think the cause was projects that were delayed in the spring because of COVID. Finished trim is installed towards the end of a project, and the projects that would have started in April and May were put on hold temporarily, which set-back the timing for interior finishes for those projects. So, we saw a huge fall off in sales late in the year. But sales have gone crazy since SEARS TROSTEL LUMBER & MI LLWORK