Industry News
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Pella Launched An E-commerce Website
By Bobby Craig / June 9, 2021Transparency in online pricing is a major issue for window and door buyers today. According to homeowners, not knowing the price is a major impediment to continuing the online...
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Canada’s Interfor Acquires 4 Georgia-Pacific Sawmills in the United States
By Jack Bjorklund / June 8, 2021Interfor, a Canadian lumber producer, has agreed to buy sawmill operations in Bay Springs, Mississippi, DeQuincy and Fayette Louisiana, and Philomath Oregon from Georgia-Pacific Wood Products and GP Wood...
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Nucor to Acquire Insulated Metal Panels from Cornerstone Building Brands
By Owen Everett / June 7, 2021Nucor Corporation announced the signing of a definitive purchase agreement to acquire Cornerstone Building Brands’ insulated metal panels (IMP) business for $1 billion in cash, or approximately 10 times...
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Doman Building Materials Announced The Acquisition Of Hixson Lumber Sales
By Bobby Craig / June 6, 2021Doman Building Materials Group Ltd. is pleased to announce the acquisition of Hixson Lumber Sales of Texas. The Company paid approximately US$375 million in cash for the assets of...
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NAHB: Building Material Shortages are Widespread
By Chris Gordon / June 5, 2021The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported that building material shortages are now more prevalent than at any time since the NAHB began tracking the issue in the...
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US LBM To Acquire J.P. Hart Lumber and Hart Components
By Daniel Moore / June 3, 2021US LBM has reached an agreement to acquire J.P. Hart Lumber and Hart Components, a building products distributor and manufacturer with eight operating locations in Texas. US LBM will...
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MI Windows to Expand Its Pennsylvania Manufacturing Facility; Create Nearly 100 New Jobs
By Bobby Craig / June 1, 2021MI Windows and Doors, a manufacturer of vinyl, aluminum, and fiberglass windows and doors, has begun construction on a 90,000-square-foot addition to its Gratz Pennsylvania facility. The project, which...
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TAL Holdings Expands to Idaho, Montana; Acquires 4-Unit Badger Building Center
By Chris Gordon / May 30, 2021TAL Holdings has reached an agreement to acquire Badger Building Center, a four-unit dealer with locations in Post Falls, Idaho, Sagle, Idaho, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and Kalispell, Montana. Badger...
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Forest Products Supply Will Offer KLEER Lumber Products in Midwest
By Owen Everett / May 29, 2021Forest Products Supply (F.P. Supply) has begun stocking KLEER Lumber PVC trim, moldings, and sheets at its Columbus and Indianapolis locations. LBM dealers in Indiana, Kentucky, and western West...
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Brickworks Opens New Masonry Supply Center in North America
By Owen Everett / May 27, 2021Glen-Gery’s, Brickworks North America, has announced the grand opening of a new masonry supply center in the greater Des Moines metropolitan area. Des Moines has a new 25,000-square-foot masonry...