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Featured Builder's Profile / Muskoka, Central Ontario CA
Chamberlain Timber Mart
Chamberlain Timber Mart offers quality building materials & renovation supplies from lumber, siding, windows & doors, drywall, roofing, tools, hardware, paint, plumbing, electricals, flooring, & more in Muskoka Central Ontario, Canada.
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Knauf Insulation to Build a New Production Facility in Central Texas
By Glenn Pierce / September 22, 2021The Knauf Group (Iphofen, Germany), a family-owned company, has announced the expansion of Knauf Insulation North America with a 600,000 square foot state-of-the-art plant to be built at the...
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AGC Survey: Nearly 80% of States have Construction Levels Below Pre-pandemic
By Alex Matthews / September 20, 2021The construction industry appears to be hurting in more ways than one, but the Associated General Contractors of America (AGC) sees some bright spots in the 2021 Workforce Survey....
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ABC Supply Expands to Three New Locations
By Daniel Moore / September 20, 2021ABC Supply has just announced the opening of new sites in Maryland, Oregon, and Utah. Ryan Laverdiere is in charge of the new Centreville, Maryland site. Laverdiere began his...
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Rising Lumber Prices Propelled a Long-Simmering Canada/US Dispute to the Forefront
By Jack Bjorklund / September 15, 2021The cost of lumber in the United States grew by 288 percent between April 2020 and June 2021. The rise in lumber prices pushed to the forefront a long-simmering...
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Fencing Supply Group Acquires Vinyl by Design
By Phil Garcia / September 14, 2021Fencing Supply Group, a major distributor and producer of fencing and outdoor living goods, announced the acquisition of Vinyl by Design, a full-service provider of vinyl fence, vinyl railing,...
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Hancock Lumber Plans to Acquire Winnipesaukee Lumber
By Daniel Moore / September 14, 2021Hancock Lumber announced its intention to acquire Winnipesaukee Lumber, an independent, family-owned building materials supplier based in Wolfeboro, New Hampshire. Hancock stated that the two firms want to collaborate...
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Fencing Supply Group Acquires Capitol Wholesale Fence Company
By Bobby Craig / September 14, 2021Fencing Supply Group (FSG) has purchased Capitol Wholesale Fence Company, a full-service provider for commercial, industrial, and residential customers in Nashville, Tennessee. Capitol has offices in Nashville, Tennessee, and...
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Builders FirstSource Acquires Texas’ Apollo Software
By Owen Everett / September 13, 2021Builders FirstSource stated on Thursday that it has purchased Apollo software assets from Katerra, a construction technology firm, for approximately $4.5 million. Construction budgeting and scheduling, design collaboration and...
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Simpson Strong-Tie Collaborates with Hundegger to Support American Mass Timber Market
By Owen Everett / September 12, 2021Simpson Strong-Tie and Hundegger have announced a joint indirect investment in their North American sales and service representative partner, Hundegger USA, LC. “We have known and worked with Hundegger...
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GAF Acquiring Premium Synthetic Underlayment Manufacturer FT Synthetics
By Phil Garcia / September 8, 2021GAF, the biggest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer in North America, said that it has signed a formal agreement to purchase FT Synthetics, a British Columbia-based manufacturer of synthetic underlayments...