(Updated June 29, 2022)
Openings, Closures, and Acquisitions
- Westlake Ace Hardware is acquiring Guerneville Fulton Ace Hardware.
- L&W Supply acquired the assets of American Building Materials.
- Kodiak Building Partners acquired nine-unit Sun Mountain Custom Doors.
- Koopman Lumber & Hardware acquired Boilard Lumber.
Click here to view previous openings, closures, and acquisitions from the second quarter.
Dealer, Distributor, and Manufacturer News
- Builders FirstSource raised more than $700,000 on behalf of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society at its fifth annual corporate charity golf tournament.
- Neolith celebrated the opening of its New Jersey distribution center.
- Lowe’s and SkillsUSA announced the home-improvement retailer will support 1,200 high school students focused on the construction trade with a donation of more than $200,000 in tools to help launch their careers.
- Pacific Woodtech reached a deal to acquire LP Building Solutions’ Engineered Wood Products business for $210 million.
- Tropical Forest Products announced its premium Black Label brand of Ipe and other tropical hardwoods will be available through L.L. Johnson Lumber locations in Charlotte, Mich., and South Bend, Ind.
- The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) announced LP Building Solutions is the recipient of the SFI President’s Award for 2022, an award giving annually to an organization or individual that leads the forest community on important issues related to sustainability, education, and collaboration.
- Orro announced its lighting and home control system now integrates with the Alarm.com home security system and app.
- NSI Industries acquired Remke Industries, a manufacturer and supplier of electrical connectors.
- McCoy’s Building Supply finalized the purchase of 12.8 acres of land in Lockhart, Texas.
Click here to view previous dealer, distributor, and manufacturer news from the quarter.
Construction Supply People in the News
- BlueLinx Holdings appointed Bryan Hall and Joan Burke as regional vice presidents of the south and north regions, respectively.
Click here to view previous personnel announcements from the second quarter.
New Products
- LATICRETE introduced the Pro-Mix Station, a mobile pourable chart that helps eliminate dust and provides combined batch consistency for self-leveling underlayment, overlayment, and epoxy projects.
- INOX debuted the ISM7000 Smart Lock.
Click here to view previous product announcements from the quarter.
