Place: 7700 N. Hayes Drive, near Park City

I-135 North, exit West on 77th St. North to Hayes Dr. {1st street South} 

Cost: Free, but wear comfortable walking shoes.

The Hayes Company is globally recognized as the leader in the industry for decorative lawn and garden products. The Hayes Company markets its decorative lawn & garden products to mass merchants, home improvement centers, gift shops, hardware stores, grocery and drug stores throughout the USA and internationally.

Located in Valley Center, Kansas, a suburb of Wichita, Kansas, the 450,000 square foot facility houses corporate offices, warehouse facilities and state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities.

Of special interest to consumers is their capability to produce a durable, weather-resistant powder coat paint finish on our steel wire products which include shepherd hooks, trellises, plant stands and other decorative products. Their powder coat paint process was developed using some of the most advanced thinking in manufacturing, controls, safety and ergonomics. The facility represents some of the best paint technology available anywhere in the world.

In 1979, Bob Hayes began his entrepreneurial career doing what he knew best - buying and selling lumber. Since that modest beginning, Bob's dream grew steadily and branched out from the initial business of lumber and building products into a line of decorative containers, trellises, plant stands, and other outdoor iron. Through a pattern of continuous growth, premier innovation, and entrepreneurial focus, Bob and his family have built their organization into a leading retail supplier.

Today, The Hayes Company is one of the most recognized names in lawn and garden decorative products business - a premier innovator and supplier in the lawn & garden category. “We’re passionate about our products and committed to the industry,” says Joe Hayes, Senior VP of Sales & marketing. “We are widely recognized as the global leader in this category.”

Their website is http://www.hayesco.com/

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