March 31:
- Holmquist Lumber, Grove City, Minn., will close. More.
- Honsador closed one of its branches in Kauai, Hawaii, in April 2016.
March 22:
- A mystery lumber business is for sale in Iowa. More.
- A mystery business in Tennessee is for sale. More.
- Riley Lumber, Bloomfield, Conn., is closing. More.
- Lumber One, Avon, Minn., has undergone a significant remodel and will have a grand re-opening in April. More.
March 20:
- Hilltop Lumber in Ottertail, Minn., is building a new showroom across the street from its current yard. Hilltop expects to hold a grand opening for the new facility this August.
March 15:
- Somerville Lumber Company will hold a grand opening of its recently expanded showroom in Bridgewater, N.J., on April 8. It will have a grand opening for its all-new showroom in Flemington, N.J. on May 6.
- Square Deal Lumber Co. has closed. 3It had locations in Glasgow, Horse Cave, and Cave City, Ky.
March 8:
- An unnamed building materials distributor is for sale in Southeast Minnesota. More.
- Talbert Building Supply Co. purchased its location in Asheboro, N.C. from Hedgecock Builders Supply Co. Talbert had been leasing the property from Hedgecock since 2015 when Talbert took over the location. More.
- A mystery lumberyard and hardware store is for sale in Ocean County, N.J., has had a price reduction. More.
March 1:
- U.S. Building Supply, Denver, Colo., purchased a new facility in Loveland, Colo. More.
February 22:
- Some LBM closures take a lot longer than others to complete. In Norwood, Pa., Harper’s Hardware Store and Lumber Yard closed in 1989, but it didn’t auction off the last off its materials until this month, on Feb. 20. Details
February 15:
- The owner of Junction Building Supply, DeKalb Junction, N.Y., will be opening a hardware store in Gouverneur, N.Y. More.
February 8:
- An unidentified dealer in North Dakota has put itself up for sale with an asking price of $1.8 million. Details
- Weakly Watson Hardware, Brownwood, Texas, will be closing after being in business since 1876. More.
- 84 Lumber has opened a new store and showroom in Riverhead, Long Island, N.Y. Details
February 1:
- US LBM acquired Ridout Lumber, which has nine locations in Arkansas and one in Missouri.
January 30:
- The ProBuild in Osakis, Minn., will be changing its name to Builders FirstSource.
January 18:
- National Lumber acquired Babel’s Paint & Decorating, which has locations in Norwood, Needham, Foxboro, Canton, and Brockton, Mass., in March 2016.
- Carter Lumber closed its location in Hillsboro, Ohio, in 2015.
- Bliffert Lumber moved its location on 5030 N. 35th Street to a new location on Packard Ave., Cudahy, Wis.
January 4:
- R.P. Lumber acquired a Silvis, Ill., location that used to be a ProBuild store.
- Beacon Roofing Supply acquired American Building & Roofing, Inc. More.
