In the early 1930’s, Charlton C Howard establishes Howard Lumber Company on Sunset Boulevard in Augusta, Georgia.

After some years, the firm moved to its former location at 1900 Milledgeville Road. The property was originally the site of Georgia Hardwood Lumber Company then operated by Owen Cheatham and Eugene Howard. Georgia Hardwood Lumber Company later became the Georgia Pacific Corporation.

In March of 1946 Howard Lumber Company was purchased by W.B Badger, J.W. Carson and Austin Kilham. The Badger and Carson families managed the business for 40 years.In late 1985 the present location of Howard Lumber Company opened at 475 Columbia Industrial Boulevard in Evans, Georgia and is now the corporate headquarters for all operations.

In December 2017, W.F. “Will” Badger purchased Howard Lumber Company from his father, W.J. Badger, continuing a long standing-family tradition. After years of working side by side and learning the business from the ground up, Will Badger took the helm with a commitment to honoring the company’s legacy while leading it into the future.