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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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Certainteed Launches Insulpure Building Insulation
By Jack Bjorklund / September 11, 2021CertainTeed has introduced InsulPure, their newest insulation product, which includes a new and enhanced fiberglass composition meant to give better performance, higher efficiency, and higher quality, according to the...
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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...
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US LBM Acquires Michigan’s Northern Building Supply
By Jack Bjorklund / September 2, 2021Northern Building Supply, a full-service building products distributor and retailer with two locations in northern Michigan, has been acquired by US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials...