March 22
- Cultured Stone announced a refreshed brand position, including logo designs and color palettes.
- ABC Supply recommitted to Make-A-Wish with a new $3 million pledge.
- Kodiak Building Partners and Christensen Lumber Company announced Christensen is celebrating its 100th business anniversary.
- Festool announced the availability of its Work App for iOS and Android devices.
- Westlake Royal Building Products introduced the Immersive Experience, an online 3D interactive program designed to showcase products from all of the Westlake Royal brands.
- Derby Building Products announced its Tando Composites’ Beach House Shake and TandoStone brands will be distributed by Manion’s Wholesale Building Supplies’ branches in Superior, Wis., and St. Cloud, Minn.
- McCoy’s Building Supply will offer its customers Simpson Strong-Tie Deck Planner Software and Pergola Planner Software.
- Acme Tools is opening a new distribution center in Burnsville, Minn. The company says the facility will support its e-commerce division and better serve its increasing base of e-commerce customers throughout the United States.
March 15
- Beacon launched its third annual North American Female Roofing Professional of the Year.
- Gray Tools is improving its distribution by adding warehouse space in Brooklyn Park, Minn. Genesis Products completed the purchase of Funder America.
- UFP-Edge announced its Thermally Modified Wood Collection siding line will be distributed by Russin beginning in April of 2023.
March 1
- Fortress Building Products expanded its distribution partnership with R/W Specialties. Sunbelt Forest Products, updated its image with a new company logo and updated website.
- CertainTeed expanded the regional availability of Landmark ClimateFlex and Landmark Solaris AR. Landmark ClimateFlex will be available in the north central, east central, and lake central regions. Landmark Solaris AR expanded availability throughout all regions of the United States and Canada.
- Do it Best graduated the inaugural class from its LBM Academy.
- BlueTape announced TEMO Sunrooms is now offering net terms through its payment and financing portal.
- BlueLinx Holdings expanded its distribution partnership with LP Building Solutions. The expansion includes LP’s Siding Solutions brands and prefinished solutions in the Southeast and Midwest regions.
- Parr Lumber announced a strategic rebrand that includes a refreshed brand identity and new logo.
February 22
- HOVER announced a new partnership with ABC Supply.
- Vista Railing Systems is partnering with Minnesota Vinyl and Aluminum in Shakopee, Minn.
February 15
- Envision Outdoor Living Products launched two loyalty programs for professional contractors and stocking dealers.
- Big Rapids Lumber & Hardware is offering net terms through BlueTape.
- Global Leisure Investment Holdings, dba Global Leisure, introduced the SPIRE outdoor cooking brand.
- Saint-Gobain North America, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed Roofing, acquired the rights to technology from recycling partner Asphaltica that will allow the company to recycle asphalt shingle waste.
- Huber Engineered Woods no longer plans to develop a new oriented strand board (OSB) facility in Cohasset, Minn.
- Novo Building Products introduced “Custom Mouldings on Demand,” a program offering custom and short-run mouldings orders supplied through its Empire Moulding & Millwork and Southwest Moulding & Millwork divisions.
- Lowe’s and Klein Tools entered a partnership through which the home-improvement retail will offer the widest selection of Klein Tools products in the home improvement retail channel.
February 8
- MaterialsXchange launched its new e-commerce platform, which offers a streamlined ordering process where suppliers can list products either as an “ask” or a “bid” and buyers can receive alerts or order products directly.
- Wolf Home Products announced a partnership with Benjamin Obdyke to distribute its roof and wall systems in select U.S. locations.
- Foundation Building Materials partnered with the Los Angeles Angels as the team’s jersey patch partner.
- Lowe’s completed the sale of its Canadian retail business to Sycamore Partners, a private equity firm specializing in retail, consumer, and distribution-related investments.
February 1
- Mid-Cape Home Centers, a division of US LBM, was named the flagship dealer in Massachusetts for Tando’s Beach House Shake.
- LBM Advantage named its 2022 Vendors of the Year: CertainTeed Gypsum for commodities, Simpson Strong-Tie for specialties, US Lumber for millwork, and The Stock Market for kitchen and bath.
- Kebony North America signed with Holden Humphrey to distribute the Norwegian manufacturer’s line of dually modified wood cladding and decking products.
- Koppers Utility and Industrial Products, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Koppers Holdings, announced the purchase of a 70-acre property in Glendale, Ore.
- Boise Cascade announced partnerships with James Hardie Building Products at its Houston, Dallas, Milton, Fla., and Delanco, N.J., distribution locations.
- Carter Lumber is rebuilding its presence in Bowling Green with a $1.8 million investment. The construction is part of the company’s rebuilding efforts following the impact of tornadoes in western Kentucky in December 2021.
- Nova USA Wood Products has been named the exclusive provider of Rhino Wood in North America.
- Genesis Products entered an agreement to purchase Funder America.
- Moen broke ground on its Prologis Speedway North Distribution Center 1 in Las Vegas.
January 25
- The Mendocino Companies announced it has completed purchasing the assets of Utah Wood Preserving and portions of its affiliates.
- Simpson Strong-Tie announced a $1.3 million strategic investment in Higharc, an all-in-one home building platform for design, sales, and construction.
January 18
- Saint-Gobain, through building products subsidiary CertainTeed, intends to build a manufacturing facility and distribution center in Bryan, Texas.
- Koopman Lumber has been recognized as the “Best Family-Owned Business” by the Worcester Business Journal in the publication’s Best of Business Awards.
- The Kodiak Building Partners Foundation will host its first annual charity golf tournament at Arrowhead Golf Course in Littleton, Co., on Sept. 19, 2023.
- Simpson Strong-Tie announced the expansion of its Construction Trades Support program with Habitat for Humanity East Bay/Silicon Valley.
- Simpson Strong-Tie acquired Elk Grove, Calif.-based EstiFrame Technologies. EstiFrame provides component manufacturing and framing technologies to the construction industry, including the EasyFrame automated marking system.
January 11
- G Wood Pro expanded its U.S. distribution partnerships by adding Holbrook Lumber Company.
- Palmer-Donavin added Malarkey Roofing Products to the company’s offering. Palmer-Donavin is now stocking Highlander NEX AR and Vista AR Architectural Shingles along with accessories.
- Specialty Building Products, a distributor of specialty building products, reached an agreement to acquire Amerhart, a regional distributor of specialty building materials.
January 4
- Marto, the parent company of RoyOMartin, announced it will invest $9.5 million to install technologically advanced production equipment at its Natchitoches Parish lumber mill in Louisiana.
- Genesis Products acquired BHK of America. Metrie, the North American manufacturer and distributor of millwork solutions, acquired the Hemlock and Alder manufacturing and distribution business of Fred Tebb & Sons.
- Oldcastle APG, a CRH company, acquired the bagging assets of Grant County Mulch, based on Petersburg, W.V.
- Window and door manufacturer Pella acquired Win-Dor, a vinyl window and door manufacturer located near Brea, Calif.
- Weyerhaeuser Company and independent energy company Denbury announced an agreement for the evaluation and potential development of a CO2 sequestration site in Mississippi.
- Lumbermen’s Inc. of Grand Rapid, Mich., announced the company has moved all existing supplier rebate programs to ABMDA of Brentwood, Calif.
- The Hawaii Lumber Products Association announced it dissolved the organization on December 31, 2022.
- G Wood Pro expanded its U.S. distribution partnerships by adding US Lumber Brokers.
- Trex sold its commercial business to Sightline Commercial Solutions for $8.25 million.
- Masonite announced the completion of its acquisition of Endura Products.
