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UFP Industries acquired Endurable Building Products
By Daniel Moore / May 4, 2021UFP Industries, Inc. announced today that Endurable Building Products, LLC’s assets have been acquired by a wholly-owned subsidiary of UFP Construction, LLC. Endurable, headquartered near Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a...
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Certainteed Introduces New Tile Backer Products for Use in High-Humidity Environments
By Vince Harvey / May 4, 2021CertainTeed is expanding its GlasRoc wall and ceiling material portfolio with two new gypsum tile backer panel options: GlasRoc Tile Backer and Glas Rock Tile Backer Type X. The...
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US LBM Acquires Higginbotham Brothers
By Glenn Pierce / May 3, 2021Higginbotham Brothers, a building products dealer with 38 locations in Texas and two in Oklahoma, has been acquired by US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in...
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Palmer-Donavin Expands Siding Offering With ProVia Manufactured Stone
By Bobby Craig / May 3, 2021Palmer-Donavin is expanding its exterior siding offering with ProVia manufactured stone. According to Palmer-Donavin, manufactured stone enhances the beauty of home exteriors while also increasing the value and return...
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Soaring Lumber Prices Add Close to $36,000 to the Cost of New Single-family Home
By Jack Bjorklund / May 2, 2021The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) reported in February that high lumber prices had added more than $23,000 to the average cost of a new home. The rising...
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Employees Acquired Ward Lumber
By Chris Gordon / May 2, 2021Ward Lumber employees have purchased the 130-year-old company as a worker-owned cooperative. The transaction represents the first employee ownership transition of its kind in New York’s North Country region....
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RoyOMartin Increases Capacity for Eclipse OSB Radiant Barrier
By Glenn Pierce / May 2, 2021At its Corrigan Texas facility, RoyOMartin is adding a new production line for Eclipse OSB Radiant Barrier. Bobby Byrd, RoyOMartin’s director of sales, stated, “As always, RoyOMartin strives to...
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OZCO Building Products Acquired by Hillman Companies
By Zach Myers / April 29, 2021OZCO Building Products has been acquired by The Hillman Companies. OZCO is a leading manufacturer of outdoor hardware in the United States and Canada, with annual net revenue of...
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Professional Builders Supply Establishes Distribution Center in Charlotte
By Daniel Moore / April 29, 2021Professional Builders Supply (PBS) has opened a new distribution facility in Charlotte, North Carolina, to increase its capacity and product offering in the market. The exterior trim and siding...
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NewLife’s $80 Million Arizona Sawmill Kicks Off Production
By Glenn Pierce / April 29, 2021NewLife Forest Restoration with its operating entity, NewLife Forest Products, celebrated the opening of their new 425,000-square-foot sawmill and remanufacturing facility in Bellemont Arizona, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony attended...