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Builders FirstSource Acquires California TrusFrame
By Vince Harvey / September 2, 2021Builders FirstSource, Inc. announced the acquisition of California TrusFrame, LLC, the state’s largest independent producer of value-added building products, for $179.5 million. CTF, founded in 1982, is a leading...
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Bosch Upgrades High-Powered, High-Torque Dedicated Tuckpointing Grinder & Dust Guard
By Chris Gordon / September 2, 2021Bosch Power Tools has released an updated version of its 5-inch high-powered, high-torque specialized tuckpointing grinder with dust shield. The GWS13-52TG is intended to replace the 1775E. This innovative...
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Building Industry Partners Forms North American Component Manufacturing Platform
By Daniel Moore / September 2, 2021Building Industry Partners has formed American Laminations, a new specialty building products component manufacturing platform, in collaboration with building industry veteran Ted Rock of North American Specialty Laminations. BIP...
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US LBM Acquires Mid-Cape Home Centers
By Phil Garcia / September 2, 2021US LBM, a leading specialty building materials distributor in the United States, has acquired Mid-Cape Home Centers, a building products and home improvement company with six locations along Massachusetts’...
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YellaWood Launches ‘Protector’ Stains and Sealants
By Daniel Moore / August 31, 2021YellaWood, a treated wood provider, is launching its first-ever line of stains and sealants. YellaWood Protector is available in four different colors in one-gallon cans and five-gallon buckets: Crystal...
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Milwaukee Tool Expands in Mississippi
By Chris Gordon / August 30, 2021Milwaukee Tool will establish a new manufacturing site in Clinton, Mississippi. According to Milwaukee Tool, the 357,000-square-foot building, which is expected to open in November, will handle expanded capacity...
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Riverhead Building Supply Acquires Mozzone Lumber
By Vince Harvey / August 30, 2021Riverhead Building Supply, a family-owned LBM distributor, purchased the assets of Taunton, Massachusetts-based Mozzone Lumber Company. Riverhead has made its first foray into the state of Massachusetts with this...
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Shaw/Stewart Lumber Acquires Minnesota’s Kruse Lumber
By Glenn Pierce / August 28, 2021Shaw/Stewart Lumber Co., based in Minneapolis and a supplier of building materials and millwork solutions to the construction industry, has acquired Kruse Lumber in Rochester, Minnesota. The acquisition is...
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Owens Corning Introduces PINK Next Gen Fiberglas Insulation
By Bobby Craig / August 25, 2021Owens Corning, the firm that pioneered fiberglass insulation, has introduced its most recent innovation: PINK Next Gen Fiberglas insulation. This improved insulation solution, which uses modern fiber technology, allows...
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DSI Expands Manufacturing in Pennsylvania
By Glenn Pierce / August 24, 2021Digger Specialties, Inc. (DSI), a North American provider of aluminum railing, has opened a new manufacturing site in Williamsport, Pennsylvania. According to the corporation, the new plant is under...