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Julie and Don Herndon

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Founders
Classic Wood Flooring

Laureate 2020

Don was born in South Carolina, grew up in Miami, moved to Melbourne in 1964 and worked at Radiation which is now L3Harris. After working in a corporate environment, Don had an opportunity to get in the flooring business in 1971. He and his crews started working for several local flooring and big box stores.

Don married Julie in 1991. Born and raised in Melbourne, Julie was working as an office manager at a dental office at the time but started helping Don with his scheduling and books. Julie told Don he should open his own business. His reply? “Only if you do it with me” and Classic Wood Flooring was born in 1998.

Their first location was 900 sq ft in a stripmall on Suntree Blvd. Julie selling, scheduling and bookkeeping while Don measured, installed and oversaw the crews. They were at that location for 6 years and in 2004 moved to their current location on US1.

Even in the down turn, Julie and Don are proud to say they did not let any employees go. Classic Wood Flooring is not just a retail store. They have partnered with several local custom builders and growing their commercial division thanks to their great sales team, office staff, and installers who insist on selling quality products, excellent customer service and expert installations.

The most important thing to know about Julie and Don, though, is that they’d like giving back to their community to be their legacy. They are intimately involved with AMI Kids, JA, Nana’s House, Club Esteem, Boy Scouts, Candlelighters, Brevard Rescue Mission, Habitat for Humanity, Neighbor Up Brevard, and Promise of Brevard.

Awards the Herndons have received include the 2014 Florida Retailer of the Year, 2015 Eckerd Walk of Fame, 2017 Founders Forum Founder of the Year Finalist, 2018 Melbourne Regional Chamber of Commerce Impact Award, and 2019 Brevard Republican Party Business of the Year,

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