March 28:
- ABC Supply has decided to acquire a lease on a 39,646-square-foot warehouse at 4884 Duncanville Road in Dallas. Story
- An unnamed 62-year-old LBM operation in Dauphin County, Pa., is advertising itself for sale. The firm claims gross revenue of $1.75 million and is selling $308,000 worth of inventory separately. Sale notice
- Beisser Lumber has opened a new kitchen showroom just south of its yard in Grimes, Iowa.
- ABC Supply bought Robosson Supply in Sykesville, Md. Story
- Barnes Building Supply, a new steel specialty dealer in Ponca City, Okla., held a ribbon-cutting ceremony on March 22. Story
March 26:
- L&W Supply Corp., a unit of ABC Supply, has acquired Wright Brothers Supply, a specialty dealer with operations in Benicia, Chico, and Santa Rosa, Calif. Story
- SRS Distribution acquired Top-Notch Roofing Supply, a distributor of residential and commercial roofing products with two locations in Texas. Story
March 19:
- Northwest Drywall and Roofing Supply plans to relocate its Kalispell, Mont., location to the city’s Glacier Rail Park. Story
- March 14:
- Capitol Building Supply, a unit of GMS, the drywall, steel studs, and ceiling panels specialist, will open a new location in Frederick, Md., in May.
- A new store in Ellsborth, Wis., named Brenner Lumber will open this month. Story
- Harleyville Builders Supply of Holly Hill, S.C., has put itself up for sale. Asking price for the property is $2.4 million. The company would prefer to sell to a buyer who would keep the store open and the staff employed. Details
- Menards has won planning commission approval to build a store in Joplin, Mo. Story
- Meuser Lumber, Guttenberg, Iowa, has purchased Kuempel True Value Hardware, also of Guttenberg. Story
- Ace Hardware, Keokuk, Iowa, has opened an extensive indoor lumber storage warehouse. Story
March 12:
- Two unnamed dealers have put themselves up for sale. The first is based in Montana and has annual revenues of roughly $1.2 million, which is also its asking price. The second is in South Dakota, has annual revenues of $1.4 million, and is asking for nearly $700,000.
- An auction was held March 10 to sell what appear to be all the buildings, inventory, and rolling stock of Johnson’s Lumber & Sentry Hardware in Atlanta, Ill.
March 5:
- Busy Beaver, a DIY-oriented home improvement chain, opened on March 1 a new store in Grove City, Pa. Announcement
- Foxworth-Galbraith did a deal with Roswell Lumber that brought it the Builders Do it Center store in Roswell, N.M. Story
February 28:
- BMC Stock Holdings acquired Shone Lumber, a three-unit dealer based in Delaware. Announcement
- An unnamed dealer in northwest Illinois with $1.7 million in annual revenue has put itself up for sale. The owner is retiring. Details
- A second unnamed construction supply business with $1.4 million in annual revenue is for sale, again because the owner is retiring. It’s asking for roughly $700,000. Details
- Ohio Lumber has opened a new division, Ohio Lumber Brick & Block, in Huntsville, Ohio Story.
February 21:
- Forest Products Supply opened a new distribution center, its seventh overall, in Omaha, Neb.
February 14:
- Kamco Supply was identified as the eventual beneficiary of a land sale in Rochester, N.Y., where Kamco will expand and upgrade its current location. Story
- HD Supply has signed a lease for 89,000 square feet of industrial space in Edison, N.J. Story
- Nelson-Young Lumber Co.’s Nelson Truss unit plans to expand its plant in Edgerton, Wis. Story
- Brown’s True Value Hardware in Marengo, Iowa, will add lumber to its mix when it opens a new store this year to replace its current one. Story
February 12:
- An unidentified dealer in Polk County, Fla, with roughly $2.4 million in annual revenues has put itself up for sale. Details
February 7:
- Hancock Lumber acquired Mainely Trusses of Fairfield, Maine. Story
February 5:
- Foundation Building Materials acquired R M Supply, an independent distributor of wallboard, steel framing, and insulation, and ArmCom Distributing, an independent distributor of ceiling products. Story
- 84 Lumber is opening a new store in Big Pine Key, Fla.
January 31:
- Dakota Craft Building Materials and Components in Rapid City, S.D., is closing. Story
- Fred Ford & Co., Redlands, Calif., has closed. It mainly sold firewood. Story
- BMC is selling the land in Camarillo, Calif., where a former Stock Building Supply yard was located. The yard’s operations moved to a site in nearby Newbury Park, Calif., after BMC took over Stock. Story
- Schulte Hardware & Supply in Normandy, Mo., is closing. Story
January 24:
- ABC Supply opened a new branch in Fairfield, Calif.
- SRS Distribution acquired Venture Roofing & Building Supply, headquartered in Tulsa, Okla., with branches in North Little Rock, Ark., and the Texas communities of Richland Hills, Weatherford, and Melissa, Texas.
January 22:
- Universal Forest Products sold a 35-acre site in Medley, Fla. The new owner, Duke Realty, plans to build a distribution center there for an as-yet-unnamed client. Story
- A foreclosure sale is scheduled for Feb. 7 at H.N. Hinckley & Sons, Vineyard Haven, Mass., but the owner says he is striving to remain in business. Story
- Brown’s True Value Hardware in Marengo, Iowa, plans to move to a new store twice its current size and add lumber to its offerings. Story
- An unnamed $6.2 million dealer serving north Mississippi and north Alabama has put itself up for sale. More
January 15:
- Eric Elhardt has become the owner of Lakeside Lumber and Hardware, Marcell, Minn.
- Kildare Lumber’s branch in Paxton, Neb., has been put up for sale. All of Kildare’s other yards have been sold or closed. Story
January 10:
- Interior-Exterior Building Supply, a drywall and steel studs specialty dealer, has closed on a lease for a warehouse in southwest Orlando, Fla.
- Arrowhead Building Supply is building a new 70,000-square-foot facility in St. Peters, Mo., that will include a 7,000-square-foot showroom, a full-sized display home inside the showroom, and a “drive through window” for quick pickup of smaller items.
- ABC Supply opened a new branch in Valparaiso, Ind.
January 8:
- United States Building Supply, a distributor primarily of siding, windows, and doors, has leased 35,000 square feet of space in north Denver. Story
- In a deal involving two distributors of commercial construction products, New Berlin, Wis.-based construction supply distributor Brock-White Co. of Wisconsin has been acquired by Denver-based construction materials distributor Construction Supply Group. Story
January 3:
- Gene Gohlke Building Products, Denton, Texas, is closing this month. Story
- S.A. Foster Lumber’s branch in Overton, Neb., was purchased by store employee Tim Smith and now operates as Foster Lumber. Story
- The S.A. Foster Lumber branch in Sidney, Neb., began liquidation sales on Oct. 27 and now is closed. Story
- The S.A. Foster Lumber branch in Chappell, Neb., closed in September and then was reopened as Chappell Lumber. Story
- Chicago Lumber, Omaha, Neb., purchased the S.A. Foster Lumber branch in Kearney, Neb., and renamed it Century Lumber. Meanwhile, Heartland Lumber and Supply bought the Foster Lumber branch in Oshkosh, Neb., and new owners bought the Foster branch in Columbus, Neb., renaming it Great Plains Building Supply. Story
