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EXHIBIT 32.2

CERTIFICATION OF VICE PRESIDENT - FINANCE OF

NOLAND COMPANY

PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the quarterly report of Noland Company (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended March 31, 2005 as filed with the Securities and exchange Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Arthur P. Henderson, Jr., Vice President - Finance of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to the best of my knowledge:

1) The Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and

2) The information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 has been provided to Noland Company and will be retained by Noland Company and furnished to the Securities and Exchanged Commission or its staff upon request.

Arthur P. Henderson, Jr.

Arthur P. Henderson, Jr.

Vice President - Finance

May 6, 2005