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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...
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L&W Supply Acquires Florida’s G. Proulx Building Materials
L&W Supply Corporation has expanded its business in Florida. ABC Supply’s Chicago-based subsidiary has announced the acquisition of G. Proulx Building Materials is a company located in Fort Lauderdale,...
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Gypsum Management & Supply Acquires AMES Taping Tools
AMES Taping Tools Holdings has been acquired by Gypsum Management & Supply (GMS), a specialty distributor of interior building supplies. AMES is a professional drywall finishing industry supplier of...
