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Plywood Company of Fort Worth
Plywood Company of Fort Worth is one of leading & largest single-location, independent family owned, operated GREEN plywood supply & lumber distributor in Dallas-Fort Worth & surrounding North Texas.
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US LBM Expands in Mid-Atlantic with Maryland’s BuilderUp Acquisition
By Vince Harvey / October 29, 2021BuilderUp, a regional building supplies distributor and manufacturer serving customers in Maryland, Northern Virginia, and the Washington, D.C. area, has been bought by US LBM, a prominent distributor of...
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NAR: Pending Home Sales Fell by 2.3% in September
By Bobby Craig / October 28, 2021According to the National Association of Realtors, pending home sales fell slightly in September after increasing in the previous month. Contract activity fell month over month and year over...
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JCHS: Remodeling Expected a ‘Strong’ Growth Through 2022
By Chris Gordon / October 26, 2021According to the Leading Indicator of Remodeling Activity (LIRA) from Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, “strong growth” in home improvement and maintenance expenditures is predicted to continue...
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Trex Plans to Build $400 Million Plant in Arkansas
By Phil Garcia / October 26, 2021Trex Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of wood-alternative decking, will build a $400 million facility and campus in the Little Rock Port, Arkansas. Over the next five years, the...
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West Fraser Timber to Acquire U.S. South OSB Mill
By Jack Bjorklund / October 26, 2021West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. signed an agreement to purchase Georgia Pacific’s oriented strand board (OSB) plant near Allendale, South Carolina, for roughly $280 million. The acquisition is expected...
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DSI Expands Distribution Network with Sherwood Lumber
By Daniel Moore / October 24, 2021Sherwood Lumber has joined Digger Specialties Inc. (DSI), the premier supplier of aluminum railing in North America, in expanding its distribution network. Sherwood Lumber, headquartered in Melville, New York,...
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Axalta Launches Annual Wood Color Collection, Wood Vibes: Blossom
By Owen Everett / October 21, 2021Wood Vibes: Blossom is the 2022 edition of Axalta’s Industrial Wood Coatings color trends campaign, which focuses on home interior color trends, including wood finishing trends. The new collection...
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Outdoor Furniture Brand POLYWOOD Launches Upscale Designer Series
By Phil Garcia / October 21, 2021POLYWOOD, the longest-established maker of outdoor furniture produced from authentic POLYWOOD lumber, is expanding into new markets with the introduction of its PW Designer Series. POLYWOOD was named one...
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McCoy’s Building Supply to Open in Spicewood, Texas
By Zach Myers / October 19, 2021McCoy’s Building Supply has laid the groundwork for a new location in Spicewood, Texas. The project is set to open in the summer of 2022. Builders, remodelers, do-it-yourselfers, and...
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MoistureShield Expands in Northeast U.S. with 7 New BlueLinx Branches
By Glenn Pierce / October 19, 2021MoistureShield, a division of CRH Company Oldcastle APG, has extended distribution with BlueLinx branch locations in Charlotte and Raleigh, NC, Denville, NJ, Yaphank, NY, Burlington, VT, Bellingham, MA, and...