Specialty building materials distributor US LBM acquired Georgia Truss, an Atlanta-area manufacturer and supplier of structural roof and floor trusses, and Comtech, a manufacturer and supplier of structural roof and floor trusses in North Carolina.
Georgia Truss designs, manufacturers, and supplies roof and floor truss components to contractors, developers, and multifamily, commercial, and residential builders in the greater Atlanta metro area.
“Georgia Truss is a respected name in the Atlanta region, and we’re excited they have joined US LBM,” US LBM president and CEO L.T. Gibson said in a news release. “The combination of Georgia Truss and our recently opened truss facility expands US LBM’s manufacturing capabilities in the Atlanta area, allowing us to meet the continued demand for structural framing products in a key Southeast housing market.”
Georgia Truss will operate as part of US LBM’s Brand Vaughan Lumber, which operates multiple Georgia locations, including a floor and roof truss manufacturing facility outside of Atlanta that opened earlier in 2022. Brand Vaughan supplies a wide range of building materials to professional builders, such as lumber, engineered wood products, windows, exterior and interior doors and trim, rebar, roofing, and siding. Brand Vaughan also provides installation services, including structural framing, siding, windows, housewrap, millwork, and exterior interior doors.
Comtech, founded in 1970, manufactures floor and roof trusses and provides engineered wood products to builders in the Carolinas, including Raleigh, Pinehurst, and Greenville, and along the coast from Morehead City to Myrtle Beach and Pawley’s Island.
“The addition of Comtech’s truss manufacturing capabilities enhances the strength of US LBM’s network in the Carolinas, expanding our service offering and product mix across several key markets in the region,” Gibson said in a news release announcing the Comtech acquisition. “With a well-earned reputation for quality and service, we’re pleased Comtech is joining US LBM.”
Post-acquisition, Comtech will operate as part of US LBM’s Professional Builders Supply, which distributes residential and commercial building materials, including lumber, siding, trim, doors, windows, decking, and railing, to builders and remodelers across the Carolinas. Professional Builders Supply also provides turn-key installation services, including residential roofing and siding.
Buffalo Grove, Ill.-based US LBM has expanded at a rapid pace following private equity firm Bain Capital Private Equity in November 2020. The distributor has completed around 20 acquisitions since November 2020, including deals to acquire Professional Builders Supply, American Construction Source, Oldham Lumber, and Higganbotham Brothers. In 2022, the distributor acquired Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber, Crown Components, Truss Fab Companies, and Deco Truss.
US LBM offers a portfolio of specialty products, including windows, doors, millwork, wallboard, roofing, siding, engineered components, and cabinetry.
