Industry News
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NAHB: Why Do Builders Keep Using Lumber Despite Price Increases?
By Vince Harvey / July 13, 2021A lack of experienced workers, the relative cost of materials, and buyer resistance are the most frequently cited reasons for not switching from wood-framing. Despite the fact that the...
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NKBA Projects Kitchen and Bath Spending Will Skyrocket
By Jack Bjorklund / July 12, 2021The National Kitchen & Bath Association has revised its spending projections for 2021. The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) revised its 2021 industry sales projection upward to $170.9...
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Interfor Completes 4 Georgia-Pacific Sawmills Acquisition
By Owen Everett / July 12, 2021Interfor, a Canadian forest products conglomerate, announced the completion of its acquisition of four sawmills from Georgia-Pacific. The mills, which were announced in May, are located in Bay Springs...
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Roseburg Forest Products to Build New Sawmill In North Carolina
By Chris Gordon / July 10, 2021Roseburg Forest Products, based in Springfield, intends to construct a new high-capacity lumber mill in Weldon, North Carolina. North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper announced the project on July 1...
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Empire Moulding & Millwork Adds New Hampshire Distribution Center
By Bobby Craig / July 10, 2021Empire Moulding & Millwork, a building products company based in Zeeland Michigan has agreed to lease a distribution center in New Hampshire. Empire Moulding & Millwork, a Novo Building...
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ABC Supply Acquires Gutter Source Assets
By Daniel Moore / July 10, 2021ABC Supply Co. Inc., a building products distributor, has acquired the assets of Gutter Source, LLC in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Gutter Source’s gutter supply business, located at 531 N....
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L&W Supply Acquires Builders Firstsource’s Gypsum Operations
By Daniel Moore / July 7, 2021Builders FirstSource, Inc. has agreed to sell the assets of its stand-alone Eastern U.S. Gypsum Distribution Operations to L&W Supply Corporation. L&W Supply is a top specialty distributor of...
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US LBM Completes American Construction Source Acquisition
By Zach Myers / July 7, 2021US LBM, a leading specialty building materials distributor in the United States, has completed its previously announced purchase of American Construction Source from Angeles Equity Partners, LLC and Clearlake...
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Heartland Building Center Locations Acquired by Mead Lumber
By Phil Garcia / July 6, 2021Heartland Building Center, with locations in Hays, Stockton, and Russell, Kansas, has been acquired by Mead Lumber. Heartland Building Center, founded in 1892, is a full-service lumber and building...
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Nation’s Best is Expanding in New Hampshire
By Daniel Moore / July 3, 2021Caron Building Center in Berlin, New Hampshire, was purchased by Nation’s Best. Caron Building Center will continue to operate under its current brand name, with its key leadership team...