Specialty building materials distributor US LBM acquired Professional Builders Supply, a supplier of building materials to local, regional, and national custom production professional builders in North and South Carolina. The acquisition continues a string of busy expansion activity for US LBM dating back to November 2020 and marks the distributor’s second deal in the past week, following the company’s announced acquisition of Barrons.
“This exciting new partnership with US LBM allows Professional Builders Supply to continue delivering an unequaled level of service while expanding the range of materials and services we can provide to our customers and communities,” Van Isley of Professional Builders Supply said in a news release. “We are incredibly eager to join a like-minded industry leader in US LBM that shares our core philosophy of treating our people with care, honesty, and respect so they in-turn do the same for our customers.”
Professional Builders Supply, founded in 2003, operates 12 locations in the Carolinas selling, installing, and distributing residential and commercial building materials such as lumber, siding, trim, doors, windows, decking, and railing. The company provides turn-key installation services for multifamily applications through its PBS Commercial brand and for residential roofing and siding via SouthEnd Exteriors. According to US LBM, Isley will continue to lead Professional Builders Supply’s day-to-day operations post-acquisition.
With the addition of Professional Builders Supply, US LBM operates 31 locations in the Carolinas under multiple banners, including GBS Builders Supply, Jennings Builders Supply & Hardware, Maner Builders Supply, Myrtle Beach Building Supply, and Parker’s Building Supply.
“Professional Builders Supply is recognized as a people-first, growth-focused leader both in the Carolinas and across the building materials industry, and we are proud to welcome the entire team to the US LBM family,” US LBM president and CEO L.T. Gibson said. “The addition of a preeminent operator in Professional Builders Supply to our existing successful network in the Carolinas puts US LBM in a leading position in the rapidly growing housing markets of Raleigh-Durham, Charlotte, Charleston, Wilmington, and Greenville-Spartanburg.”
Buffalo Grove, Ill.-based US LBM has expanded at a rapid pace following private equity firm Bain Capital Private Equity in November 2020. In the past 12 months, the distributor has acquired Zeeland Lumber in November 2020, Ridgefield Supply Company, Tri-County Building Supplies, and Jennings Builders Supply & Hardware in December 2020, Gilcrest/Jewett in January 2021, Villaume Industries in February 2021, Higginbotham Brothers in May 2021, J.P. Hart Lumber and Hart Components in June 2021, Brand Vaughan Lumber Company and Home Center Supply in July 2021, North Georgia Building Supply, Junior’s Building Materials, and Massey Builders Supply in August 2021, Mid-Cape Home Centers and Northern Building Supply in September 2021, Oldham Lumber in October 2021, and Arrowhead Stairs & Trim in November in addition to its recent acquisition of Barrons.
The distributor also completed a mega-merger with LBM giant American Construction Supply in May 2021, adding more than 70 locations to its portfolio with the acquisition.
US LBM has also opened greenfield locations in New Castle, Del., Paterson, N.J., and Yeadon, Pa., since November 2020. US LBM offers a portfolio of specialty products, including windows, doors, millwork, wallboard, roofing, siding, engineered components, and cabinetry.
