Buzz Withers began his career, in 1969, as a licensed residential contractor, building high-end custom homes in the foothills of Virginia.

In 1982, he changed his focus to custom millwork and opened his first shop at Pawley's Island. In less than a year, his business demanded a larger building, which was situated in Charleston, a dominant market for historic restoration. He then adopted the name Withers Industries, Inc., based on a drawing done by his son of a huge corporate-like building that bore the name Withers Industries, Inc.