In the early 1990's while David Hogan worked for a northern Louisiana laminate manufacturer, he saw the need for a wholesale distributor of hardwoods and architectural building products. Hogan Hardwoods came into being in June of 1993 to supply primarily cabinet shops, furniture makers, and millwork shops. The company began in Ruston, Louisiana with eight employees. Five of those original eight can still be found working along side the other 105 people currently employed by Hogan Hardwoods.

The company began expanding in 1996 by opening a yard in Lafayette, Louisiana and another in Little Rock, Arkansas. In August of 1998, they opened their fourth yard in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. Their next expansion will be in Dallas, Texas with yard number five. They also have a Hardwood Concentration Yard in Simsboro, Louisiana. With customers Louisiana, Texas, Arkansas, Mississippi, Oklahoma, Missouri, Tennessee, and Alabama, Hogan Hardwoods maintains a fleet of curtain-walled trucks to deliver their products.

Today the company is much larger and stronger thanks in part to Advantage Business Computer Systems. Hogan Hardwoods learned about Advantage from other hardwood distributors who were successfully using the Advantage System. They began using the Advantage System in July of 1996. Heather Conly, Marketing Director, says, "Advantage is great for multi-location operations because we all connected. E-mail through Message Manager allows us to be in constant communication with each other without tying up the phone lines. We are also able to transfer inventory from one location to another very easily and efficiently."