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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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ABC: Detailed Report on Contractor’s Tech Usage
The Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) issued its first Tech Report, a study of the new technologies and tools that ABC contractor members are utilizing on job sites to...
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R.P. Lumber Acquires Alexander Lumber
Alexander Lumber Co. of Aurora, Illinois, has been acquired by R.P. Lumber Co Inc. The 130-year-old family-owned business has locations in Illinois, Wisconsin, and Iowa. The sale, the specifics...
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DSI Expands Distribution in South Central and Southeast with Bluelinx
Digger Specialties, Inc. is extending its distribution network by opening four new BlueLinx distribution facilities in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma; Littlerock, Arkansas; and Atlanta, Georgia. In the markets...
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NAHB: Homebuilder Confidence Exceeds Expectations, Buyer Demand Remains Strong
According to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI), home builders’ confidence exceeds expectations as buyer’s demand is still on high. Increasing high prices...
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Building Materials Prices Increased at a Record Year-to-Date Rate Through October
According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ latest Producer Price Index (PPI) report, prices for goods used in residential construction excluding energy rose 0.8 percent in October (not seasonally...
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GAF Begins Production at Pennsylvania Insulation Manufacturing Facility
GAF announced the start of production at its fourth polyisocyanurate (polyiso) insulation manufacturing plant for its EnergyGuard family of products, which has extended the company’s commercial roofing activities. This...
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Ware-Butler Building Supply Acquires Maine’s Crescent Lumber
Crescent Lumber, a building supplies shop in Bangor, Maine, was purchased by Ware-Butler Building Supply and its parent company, Pleasant River Lumber. Crescent Lumber has facilities in Palmyra, Corinth,...
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James Hardie Opens New U.S. Headquarters in Chicago
James Hardie Industries, the world’s leading manufacturer and marketer of high-performance fiber cement and fiber gypsum construction solutions, recently celebrated the grand opening of its new state-of-the-art US headquarters...
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Brickworks Launch a New Design Studio in Baltimore
Glen-Gery Corporation’s parent company, Brickworks North America Corporation, announced the grand opening of its Design Studio in Baltimore. The Baltimore Design Studio will provide a modern and sophisticated space...
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ABC: Construction Backlog Bounce Back in October
According to an Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) member poll conducted from October 20 to November 2, the Construction Backlog Indicator increased to 8.1 months in October. The reading...
