Q3 2019 Openings, Closures, and Acquisitions

Sept. 30

• MWP Building Supply acquired Blue Ridge Builders Supply. Announcement
• Alabama dealer Russell Building Supply opened a new location in Auburn, Ala. Story
• Heritage Landscape Supply Group acquired hardscape and landscape distributor MCS Landscape Supply.

Sept. 25

• Installed Building Products acquired Northeast Spray Insulation and Minnesota Spray-Foam Insulation. Announcement

Sept. 23

• Timberline Enterprises acquired the assets of Braintree Lumber Company. Story
• Tolko Industries is cutting lumber production at its Armstrong and Soda Creek mills in British Columbia by 20%. Story

Sept. 18

• Randall Brothers acquired Atlanta-based PMC Building Materials. Story
• Kenora Forest Products will temporarily curtail operations at its Kenora, Ontario sawmill, citing prolonged weak international and domestic lumber markets and high softwood lumber duties imposed by the U.S. Story

Sept. 16

• SRS Distribution opened greenfield locations in Dayton, Ohio, Fayetteville, N.C., Pittsburgh, Pa., and Sun Valley, Calif. Announcement
• Canadian lumber company Teal Jones is halting all coastal logging, citing weak lumber demand. Story
• ABC Supply opened a new branch in Sharonville, Ohio. Announcement
• Tolko Industries is closing its Kelowna lumber mill in British Columbia for an “indeterminate period,” citing high log costs and low lumber prices. Story

Sept. 11

• Busy Beaver’s Canton, Ohio, location is relocating and rebranding. When the store reopens after relocation in October, it will operate under the True Value Hardware store banner. Story
• Kuiken Brothers opened its ninth building materials location in Newark, N.J. Announcement

Sept. 9

• BMC Stock Holdings acquired Sacramento, Calif.-based Heritage One Door & Carpentry. Story
• Shelly’s Building Supply and Universal Supply, divisions of national distributor US LBM, have partnered on a co-branded location in Kimberton, Pa. Announcement
• Vancouver-based Interfor will close its Hammond sawmill in Maple Ridge, British Columbia, by the end of the year. The move, done to better align manufacturing capacity with available log supply, will eliminate 147 jobs. Story
• American Construction Source acquired Cotter, Ark.-based Contractor’s Truss Systems. Story
• McCoy’s Building Products opened a branch in Bay City, Texas. Announcement
• SRS Distribution acquired St. Joseph, Mich.-based Schultz Roofing Supply Company. Announcement
• 84 Lumber is opening a new branch in Chesterfield, Va., in November. Story

Sept. 4

• HD Supply Holdings acquired Presto Maintenance Supply. Announcement
• Westech Building Products is planning to close its Mount Vernon, Ind., facility in late November, a move that will leave more than 80 employees out of work. Announcement

Sept. 2

• L&W Supply opened a new location in Fishersville, Va. Announcement

August 28

• An ABC Supply location in Macon, Ga., burned down after a fire broke out at the branch. Story

August 26

• L&W Supply opened a new location in Little Rock, Ark. Announcement
• Contractor Jody Gooslin and businessmen Donovan Beckett and Murphy Poindexter purchased an 84 Lumber building in Williamson, W.V., that closed earlier this year. The trio plans to re-open the building as a lumberyard this fall under the name Local Lumber and Supply. Story
• ABC Supply opened new branches in Auburn, N.Y. and La Mirada, Calif.
• SRS Distribution acquired 21-branch, Texas-based Travis Roofing Supply.

August 21

• Wisconsin millwork and door distributor Western Building Products is moving its headquarters in Wauwatosa, Wis. Story
• Hancock Lumber broke ground at the future home of its tenth lumberyard and kitchen design showroom in Saco, Maine. Announcement
• Kuiken Brothers opened a new branch in Newark, N.J.

August 19

• Conifex Timber is indefinitely curtailing operations at its El Dorado, Ark., sawmill. The curtailment is expected to reduce Conifex’s U.S. South lumber production by 21 million board feet to the end of the year.
• TRTF Community House, a non-profit looking to buy family-owned businesses, purchased Allen & Allen, a San Antonio lumber company founded in 1931. Story
• Tolko Industries will reduce shifts at its Armstrong, Lumby, and Heffley Creek operations in British Columbia. The curtailment will impact more than 700 workers. Story

August 12

• Brown Building Materials in Spokane, Wash., is closing its doors after 60 years in business. Story
• Cameron Ashley Building Products opened a new distribution center in Lebanon, Pa.

August 7

• CPS Distributors, a member of the Heritage Landscape Supply Group, opened a location in Colorado Springs, Co. Story
• Homewood Holdings acquired the assets of Total Trim Construction. Story
• British Columbia-based Sinclair Group Forest Products will curtail sawmill operations in Vanderhoof, Fort St. James and Prince George, Canada, for two weeks. Story
• Curtis Lumber opened two new branches in Sidney and Richmondville, N.Y. Story
• Interstate + Lakeland Lumber will open its fifth location in Westport, Conn. Story
• Eldredge Lumber and Hardware plans to open a new location in Sanford, Maine, in early 2020. Story
• True Value is will close its regional distribution facility in Lehigh County, Pa., in November. Story

August 5

• Foundation Building Materials (FBM) opened three new locations in Corpus Christi, Texas, New Braunfels, Texas, and Lewisville, Texas. Announcement
• U.S. Fence Solutions acquired Western Access Controls. Story
• Kodiak Building Partners acquired Washington-based Builders Alliance. Story
• BMC Stock Holdings acquired Washington state supplier Kingston Lumber. Announcement

July 29

• Universal Supply opened a new location in Columbia, Md. Announcement
• Heritage Landscape Supply Group, a wholly owned subsidiary of SRS Distribution, acquired Normac, Inc.

July 24

• Building Products Inc. broke ground at the company’s new millwork facility in Evansdale, Iowa. Story
• Conifex Timber is temporarily curtailing operations at its Mackenzie, British Columbia, sawmill. Announcement

July 22

• L&W Supply opened three locations in Modesto, Calif., Boise, Idaho, and Green Bay, Wis.
• ABC Supply opened a new location in Boise, Idaho. Announcement

July 17

• Cameron Ashley Building Products opened a distribution center in Houston, Texas. Story

July 15

• ABC Supply opened a new branch location in Stockton, Calif. Announcement
• SRS Distribution acquired two-unit, Texas-based Slover Roofing Supply. Announcement

July 10

• Kemp Lumber and Building Supplies in Kemp, Texas, was destroyed in a fire. Story
• A fire burned down 130-year-old business Greene Lumber Company in Greene, Iowa. Story
• Alexander Lumber opened a new lumberyard in Iowa City, Iowa.
• Carter Lumber will open a manufacturing operation in York County, Pa. The project includes the purchase and renovation of a 64,300-square-foot warehouse. Story
• San Diego, Calif.-based private equity investment firm Silver Canyon Group formed Fulcrum Building Group to acquire a majority interest in South Bay Lumber of Santa Rosa Beach, Fla., and Navarre Lumber of Navarre, Fla.

July 8

• L&W Supply opened new locations in Frisco, Texas, and Springfield, Va.

July 3

• SRS Distribution opened four new greenfield locations in Florida. Story
• Homewood Holdings acquired the assets of Custom Choice Door. Story

July 1

• ABC Supply opened a new branch location in Twinsburg, Ohio. Announcement
• Ohio-based Carter Lumber acquired the property of now-defunct DuBell Lumber. Story