TAL Holdings reached an agreement in principle to acquire four-unit dealer Badger Building Center, with stores in Post Falls, Idaho, Sagle, Idaho, Bonners Ferry, Idaho, and Kalispell, Montana. After a transition period, Badger Building Center will begin operations as part of the TAL family of companies on june 7, 2021.
“It is exciting to expand into the new markets of Idaho and Montana. Badger is a strong company and will be an excellent beachhead for us as we grow into this new geography,” TAL CEO Dave Dittmer said in a news release. “We will continue to support the legacy of the Badger family by operating under the Badger Building Center name as a division of TAL Holdings.
Badger Building Center was established in 1983 by Mike and Sandy Badger. The company is currently owned and operated by Lee Badger, son of Mike and Sandy, and his wife Kim.
“The culture and operating philosophies of Badger Building Center and TAL Holdings are very similar. That was a key reason for us to align our company with TAL,” owner Lee Badger said in a prepared statement. “Coupling the resources and market strengths of each company will be profitable for both organizations.”
Badger and his team will be joining the TAL organization in the day-to-day management and operation of the Badger locations.
“This acquisition is ideal for TAL. We enter a new strategic market, Badger supports our expansion criteria, and it helps us diversify from our Oregon and Washington base,” Dittmer said. “Idaho and Montana have been on our radar for a while. It is great to enter these new markets through the Badger Building Center company.”
Prior to the acquisition, Vancouver, Wash.-based TAL Holdings had six operating divisions: Tum-A-Lum Lumber, Marson and Marson Lumber, Browne’s Home Center, Gerretsen Building Supply, Lake Chelan Building Supply, and Mount Vernon Building Center. All six divisions provide contractors and homeowners with a wide assortment of building materials and services. TAL Holdings acquired Lake Chelan Building Supply in March 2020 and Mount Vernon Building Center in April 2021. Tum-A-Lum Lumber serves the Hood Driver, The Dalles, and Pendleton markets in Oregon; Marson and Marson serves the Leavenworth, Wenatchee, and Cle Elum markets in Washington in addition to Chelan, Browne’s Home Center serves the San Juan Islands of Washington; Gerretsen Building Supply serves the Roseburg, Ore., market; Lake Chelan Building Supply serves customers in Mason, Wash., and Chelan, Wash.; and Mount Vernon Building Center serves the Mount Vernon, Wash,. market.
