Q2 2019 Openings, Closures, and Acquisitions

July 1

• ABC Supply opened a new branch location in Twinsburg, Ohio. Announcement
• Ohio-based Carter Lumber acquired the property of now-defunct DuBell Lumber. Story

June 26

• Conifex Timber entered a definitive purchase agreement with Hampton Lumber for the sale of Conifex’s Fort St. James sawmill in British Columbia for $39 million plus the market value of finished lumber and log inventory at closing. Announcement

June 24

• Cameron Ashley Building Products opened a distribution center in North Las Vegas, Nev. Story
• The Heilman family acquired Falmouth, Ky.-based Barnes Hardware and Lumber and rebranded the business as Heilman Hardware, Lumber and Farm Supply. Story
• Weyerhaeuser reopened its distribution center in Redding, Calif., after the facility was nearly destroyed by a wildfire. Story
• ABC Supply opened a new location in Ypsilanti, Mich. Announcement
• Orgill plans to open a 780,000-square-foot distribution center in Rome, N.Y. The facility will be operational by early 2022. Story

June 19

• Cassity Jones Lumber and Building Materials opened a new location in Bossier City, La.
• L&W Supply opened a new branch in Inglewood, Calif.
• West Fraser is expanding production cuts in British Columbia due to supply constraints. The Canadian company will permanently close its Chasm lumber mill and eliminate the third shift from its 100 Mile House mill in the third quarter. Story
• Rex Lumber’s Troy, Ala., sawmill will be fully operational by August 1. Story

June 17

• American Construction Source acquired Albert Lea, Minn.-based Freeborn Lumber Company. Announcement
• ABC Supply opened a new branch in East Orange, N.J. Announcement
• Norbord Inc. will be indefinitely curtailing production at its OSB mill in British Columbia, Canada, starting in August. Story
• Superior Lumber is closing its Clear Lake, Iowa, location. Story
• Mike and Jennie Dodd sold their business Dodd Builders Supply to Griffin Lumber and Hardware. Story
• Louisiana-Pacific Corporation’s Peace Valley facility in Fort St. John, British Columbia, will indefinitely curtail production of OSB beginning in the third quarter. Announcement
• Canfor is temporarily shutting down its mill in Taylor, British Columbia, due to a combination of weaker market conditions and short-term fiber constraints. Announcement

June 12

• Hibbert Lumber in Davis, Calif., will close after more than seven decades of business. Story
• Hancock Lumber moved into its new headquarters in Casco, Maine. Story
• Canada-based lumber producer Canfor will curtail operations at all its British Columbia sawmills, except its WynnWood facility, for two to six weeks. Story

June 10

• Meek’s Lumber closed its Bourbon, Mo., location. Story
• Frank Miller Lumber is expanding operations at its headquarters in Union City, Ind., with a $3.4 million investment. The project is scheduled to be completed by the end of 2022. Story
• Canada-based Western Forest Products temporarily will curtail production at its Duke Point, Saltair, and Chemainus sawmills in British Columbia so it can align production volumes to match current customer demand. Story

Cameron Ashley Building Products opened a new location in Phoenix, Ariz.

June 5

• Homewood Holdings acquired The Door Mill and Valley View Window and Door from owners Kelly Slade and Joel Lacy. Story
• Higginbotham Brothers & Company acquired Mineola, Texas-based Cade’s Building Materials. Higginbotham now operates 39 locations across the state of Texas. Story
• Canfor Corporation will close its Vavenby sawmill in British Columbia in July. Story
• GMS acquired the acoustical and drywall operations of J.P. Hart Lumber Company. Announcement

June 3

• LaSalle Lumber celebrated the grand opening of the company’s 125-acre facility in Louisiana. The sawmill project is a partnership between American company Hunt Forest Products and Canadian company Tolko Industries. Story
• Canada-based Kalesnikoff Lumber plans to have its $35 million mass timber plant operational by 2020. Story
• SRS Distribution acquired Erie, Pa.-based distributor Presta Contractor Supply. Announcement
• Ace Hardware plans to expand its Wilmer, Texas, distribution center, more than doubling the size of the existing 450,000 square-foot facility. Story
• Gatesville, N.C.-based Gates Milling will merge with sister company, American Cypress & Hardwood to operate as a single entity under the Gates Milling brand.
• Justin and Kristin Meeks opened their second Pease River Supply location in Quanah, Texas.

May 29

• 84 Lumber’s Vandalia, Ohio location is a near total loss after a storm rolled through the city. Story

May 27

• Canton, Mich.-based Mans Lumber and Millwork opened a new showroom in Ann Arbor, Mich. The showroom is the company’s third location. Story
• McCoy’s Building Supply closed its Lawton, Okla., store location. Announcement

May 22

• Pittsburgh-based retailer Busy Beaver assumed ownership of Three Sons’ True Value Hardware in Minerva, Ohio. It will be branded as True Value of Minerva.

May 20

• Family-owned Galloway Lumber in Galloway, British Columbia, has been sold to a new owner. Story

May 15

• Busy Beaver will open its Calcutta, Ohio, location on May 24. Announcement
• Hillsboro, Ore.-based Parr Lumber acquired the two manufacturing facilities of Trus-Way. Announcement

In May, Snavely Forest Products will open a division in Houston, Texas, distributing products, such as LP SmartSide Siding & Trim, LP SmartStart EWP, TYPAR, Versatex Trimboards, composite decking, EDCO Products and other building materials.

May 6

• Kodiak Building Partners acquired Nebraska-based Christensen Lumber, the 69^th largest company on the 2018 ProSales 100.
• Foundation Building Materials (FBM) acquired Canadian distributor Select Acoustics Supply. Announcement

May 1

• Youngblood Lumber in Minneapolis, Minn., is winding down operations. A liquidation sale for the company could end at the end of the week. Story
• Fisher Hardware and Lumber in Santa Monica, Calif., will close in the summer of 2020. Story
• L&W Supply acquired one-unit Colorado distributor Metro Building Products. Announcement

April 29

• The owner of Willard Square Home Repair plans to open a lumberyard in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Story
• ABC Supply opened branches in Avondale, Ariz., and Rosenberg, Texas.

April 24

• SRS Distribution opened three greenfield locations in Kansas, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. Announcement
• U.S. Lumber formed USL Direct in Grand Rapids, Mich. The division will focus on high volume millwork sales.
• Wholesale distributor Snavely Forest Products is opening a Houston, Texas, division.

April 17

• Professional Builders Supply expanded into the Greenville-Spartanburg, S.C., market with its ninth location. Story
• Bliffert Lumber & Hardware purchased the former Neu’s Supply Line lumberyard in Germantown, Wis., and opened a new location under the Bliffert Lumber & Hardware brand. Announcement
• April 15
• ABC Supply opened a new branch location in Mashpee, Mass. Announcement
• Boise, Idaho-based Franklin Building Supply is building a truss facility in Jerome, Idaho. Story
• Georgia-Pacific will close down its Coos Bay, Ore., lumber mill and lay off all of the site’s 111 workers. Story
• April 10
• SRS Distribution opened four greenfield locations in North Dakota, Massachusetts, Texas, and Washington. Announcement
• Universal Supply, a division of US LBM, opened a new location in Edgewood, Md. Announcement
• Beacon Roofing Supply opened four new greenfield locations in Texas, Florida, and Nevada. Announcement

April 8

• US LBM acquired six-unit Mississippi distributor Bailey Lumber & Supply. Announcement

April 3

• Mid-Cape Home Centers acquired Falmouth, Mass.-based Wood Lumber Company. Announcement
• Construction and building materials company Sunroc Building Materials closed on the asset acquisition of Willard, Utah-based truss manufacturer Sierra Truss. Announcement
• US LBM acquired BM Windows of Las Vegas. Announcement