Our History
Yoders Building Services was founded on
LOVING PEOPLE FIRST, DELIVERING LUMBER SECOND.
THE HISTORY OF
THE YODER FAMILY
DRIVEN BY A LOVE FOR PEOPLE AND SERVICE
1979
THE YODER FAMILY MOVED TO FAIR PLAY, SOUTH CAROLINA. FLOYD AND ELLEN YODER HAD A HEART FOR PEOPLE AND THEIR COMMUNITY.
1986
THEY BEGAN TO EXPLORE VARIOUS AVENUES TO SUPPORT THE CAMP AND THEIR FAMILIES. FLOYD DID RESEARCH AND DISCOVERED THAT BUILDERS IN THE FAIR PLAY AREA HAD TO DRIVE 20 MINUTES OR MORE FOR SUPPLIES. EQUIPPED WITH HIS EXPERIENCE IN THE BUILDING INDUSTRY. FLOYD BEGAN TO LAY THE GROUNDWORK FOR YBS. THE YODERS PURCHASED 9 ACRES AT THE CURRENT LOCATION AND OPENED WITH 4 EMPLOYEES AND 1 DELIVERY TRUCK.
1989
40 CAMPERS WERE QUICKLY OUTGROWING THE 80 ACRES AT CAMP. THEY WERE FORCED TO RELOCATE THE CAMP TO A 500 ACRE LOCATION IN WESTMINSTER, SC. FLOYD HAD A PASSION FOR THE BOYS WHO FOUND THEIR WAY TO CAMP AND WAS EAGER TO SEE THEM GROW AND MATURE INTO FINE GOD-FEARING MEN.
1996
INSTALLED SALES DEPARTMENT BEGAN WITH GARAGE DOORS
2011
YODERS CONTINUED TO GROW AND A NEW SHOWROOM ADDITION WAS COMPLETED
2021
A TRUSS SHOP WAS STARTED AND MOVED TO PRATER GIN. A BRANCH OF YODERS WAS FORMED: TOP EDGE COMPONENTS.
1981
FLOYD PURCHASED 9 ACRES TO BUILD A BOY’S CAMP AND IT BECAME A FUNCTIONING ORGANIZATION. HE WANTED TO SERVE HIS COMMUNITY BY ESTABLSHING A PLACE WHERE TROUBLED BOYS COULD BE NURTURED.
1988
HURRICANE GILBERT DEVASTATED JAMAICA AND THE YODERS WERE LED TO SEND BUILDING MATERIALS AND OTHER SUPPLIES FOR THE JAMAICAN RELIEF EFFORT. IN THE ENSUING YEARS. TEAMS FROM YBS CONTINUE TO BUILD HOMES IN JAMAICA.
1994
YODERS BUILDING SERVICES CONTINUED TO EXPAND
2001
FLOYD YODER ESTABLISED A BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND JAMAICA RELIEF MINISTRIES WAS FOUNDED. HE MOVED TO JAMAICA ALONG WITH HIS WIFE, ELLEN YODER, FOR 15 MONTHS WHILE THE GROUNDWORK WAS BEING LAID FOR THE MINISTRY. THE WORK IN JAMAICA INVOLVES WORKING WITH THE ORPHANGES, FOSTER HOMES, AND BUILDING HOMES.
2019
YBS BOUGHT 35 ACRES IN ANDERSON COUNTY FOR FURTHER GROWTH OPPORTUNITES - YBS DISTRIBUTION CENTER
2025
TOP EDGE COMPONENTS 2 BEGAN IN ARCADIA, FLORIDA.