Q3 2023 Dealer, Distributor, and Manufacturer News

September 20

• Western Materials is joining the Independent Distributor Alliance Corporation.
• Teague Lumber in Kansas City and Rock Creek Lumber in Red Lodge, Mont., will change their names to Mead Lumber.
• Boise Cascade announced the planned addition of a door shop in Commerce City, Co.
• 1build announced a partnership with Buildxact to power its new complementary pricing assistant feature.
• Industrial Wood Technology now offers APEX Fortified Lumber, its new thermally modified lumber product.
• Temporary Wall Systems (TWS) is opening two locations in Kansas City, Mo., and Kansas City, Kansas.
• Do it Best member-owned Mt. Pleasant Hardware celebrated their 100th business anniversary.

September 13

• Eastern Metal Supply announced that Alliance Aluminum Products will officially become Eastern Metal Supply.
• East Haven Builders Supply and Ridgefield Supply Company, under the US LBM banner, are combined under the single brand of East Haven & Ridgefield Building Supply.
• West Fraser Timber Company entered into an agreement to acquire Spray Lake Sawmills in Cochrane, Alberta, Canada.
• TimberHP announced the beginning of sales of its first wood fiber insulation product, TimberFill, on the North American market.
• Cameron Ashley Building Products announced the expansion of its distribution partnership with LP Building Solutions.
• Huskie Tools announced its parent company Spartaco Companies acquired Ronin Revolution Corp., a manufacturer of battery-powered ascenders and climbing accessories.

September 6

• MoistureShield is partnering with Great Southern Wood Preserving to expand distribution of the manufacturer’s composite decking portfolio and newly added railing product line in Fombell, Pa., and Millwood, Ky.
• USA Today Sports launched the 2023 US LBM Coaches Poll in conjunction with the American Football Coaches Association. The poll will be sponsored through the 2026 football season by US LBM.
• LP Building Solutions pledged to support the Manufacturing Institute’s “35×30” initiative. The effort is looking to add half a million women to the industry, which would increase female representation to 35% from 29%.
• Mid-America Lumbermens Association has merged with Northwestern Lumber Association to create a building material trade association covering dealers and suppliers in Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri, Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Wisconsin, and upper Michigan.
• Modern Mill announced a partnership with OrePac Building Products.
• SRS Distribution expanded its partnership with Texas A&M to include a Name, Image, and Likeness Deal with starting quarterback Conner Weigman.
• Ipe Woods USA planted over 5,600 trees in the Amazon Rainforest.

August 30

• Envision Outdoor Living Products entered an exclusive multi-year partnership as the Official Outdoor Living and Official Composite Decking and Railing Partner of the Kansas City Chiefs.
• PaintLine added paint sundry distributor Lancaster to its distribution network.
• Universal Supply, a division of US LBM, partnered with Tando Composites to be the flagship dealer for Beach House Shake in the southern New Jersey market.
• Atlas Roofing Corporation broke ground on its 34th North American shingle manufacturing facility, located in Clinton, Iowa. The $200 million project will be 500,000 square feet built on 150 acres.
• SRS Distribution announced a strategic partnership with soccer clubs Dallas FC and Rayados de Monterrey FC.
• The Home Depot Foundation announced an incremental investment of more than $6 million in skilled trades and launched new strategic partnerships to help address the nearly 400,000 job openings across the sector.
• Third-generation, family-owned lumber and building material supplier Crystal Lumber celebrated its 70th business anniversary.
• Omnia Exterior Solutions announced a partnership with Black Hills Exteriors, a roofing and exteriors company in Rapid City, S.D.
• LP Building Solutions announced the launch of its first Amazon storefront, featuring select LP Structural Solutions accessories.

August 23

• LP Building Solutions awarded more than 60 scholarships to the children of LP team members for the 2023-2024 academic year.
• Beacon is accepting nominations for its annual Beacon of Hope, a program awarding veterans new roofs.
• The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) announced the Forest City Trading Group is the newest member of the association’s Manufacturers and Services Council.
• 84 Lumber has been recognized on the Inc. 5000 List of America’s Fastest Growing Companies.
• DMSi announced the North American launch of Frameworks, an LBM point of sale/ERP system that runs completely on the web.
• California Drywall transitioned to a 100% employee stock ownership plan.
• Fortress Building Products completed the sale of the assets of its composite decking subsidiary, as well as the associated North American distribution rights, to Eva-Last Americas.

August 16

• The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) announced that Run Payments is the newest member of the association’s Manufacturers and Services Council (MSC).
• SRS Distribution announced the integration of the Roof Hub platform with JobNimbus, a provider of roofing solutions.
• Fastenal Company entered a scrap supply agreement with Trex Company. Through the partnership, Fastenal is collecting used PE film in its distribution centers, branches, and customer-specific onsite locations and shipping it to Trex to use the material in the manufacture of Trex’s composite decking products.
• Top Rail Fence opened a location in Houston.Northern Tool + Equipment opened its third retail location in Austin.
• Belco Forest Products is expanding its headquarters facility and enhancing its operations ahead of the company’s 45th anniversary.
• Metrie, a manufacturer and distributor of millwork solutions, is building a manufacturing facility in Woodbridge, Ontario, in the Toronto market.

August 9

• The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association partnered with J. J. Keller & Associates to offer members of the association a discount on certifying trainers in entry-level driver training.
• Modern Mill, the manufacturer of ACRE, has partnered with Coastal Forest Products.
• Digger Specialties Inc. entered a distribution partnership with Hood Distribution.
• The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association announced that Culpeper Wood Preservers is the newest member of the association’s Manufacturers and Services Council.
• James Hardie Building Products announced a national agreement with D.R. Horton, as the builder’s national supplier for their hard siding and trim category through December 2026.
• Wolf Home Products opened a 1 million-square-foot warehouse in Wilmington, Ill.
• Huber Engineered Woods achieved a negotiated settlement with Louisiana-Pacific Corporation in a patent infringement lawsuit. LP will continue to manufacture and sell its Structural I sheathing with integrated water-resistive overlay under the WeatherLogic brand name.
• Gerretsen Building Supply is celebrating their 100th business anniversary.

August 2

• Maximus Building Supply is expanding in West Tennessee with the acquisition of the assets related to the operations of Brighton Lumber Company.
• TopBuild Corp., an installer and specialty distributor of insulation and building material products, entered into an agreement to acquire Specialty Products & Insulation.
• Top Rail Fence opened a Utah branch with a location in the Wasatch Front corridor.
• Investment company Rival Holdings launched operations, combining Ambassador Supply and VIA Developments under one umbrella.

July 26

• Fortress Building Products entered a distribution partnership with Carolina Atlantic.
• ECI Software Solutions launched Sprurce eCommerce. Metrie, a manufacturer and distributor of millwork solutions, added a new retail distribution center in Louisville, Ky.
• Better Doors and Windows and Compose Build announced their merger, which forms a vertically-integrated supply chain for the door manufacturing and construction landscape in Texas.
• Ceiling and wall systems manufacturer Armstrong World Industries acquired BOK Modern.

July 19

• Sunbelt Forest Products added Deckorators composite decking, railing, and accessories to its product portfolio.
• DSI’s Westbury railing will be marketed and distributed in the Northwest through a partnership with Alexandria Moulding.
• Snavely Forest Products, bolstered its product offering in the Texas market with the addition of UFP-Edge, a wood siding, pattern, and trim product manufacturer.
• MoistureShield is partnering with Mid-Am Building Supply to expand distribution of its composite decking portfolio in the Midwest.

July 12

• Carlisle Construction Materials opened a new facility in Sikeston, Mo.
• Mead Lumber launched a rebranding initiative, which includes a new logo, a new website, and a new web address. Some locations will also change their name to Mead Lumber, while others will keep their name but will follow the new logo and design scheme.
• Kolbe Windows & Doors is expanding its manufacturing capabilities with a 27,000-square-foot facility in Phoenix, Ariz.
• Gillfor Distribution has partnered with Tando Composites to distribute Beach House Shake and TandoStone from their 14 distribution locations.
• James Hardie launched Hardie Honors, a product rebate program for first responders in the United States and Canada.
• Beacon reached an agreement with Clayton, Dubilier & Rice (CD&R) to repurchase all of the outstanding shares of its Series A Cumulative Convertible Participating Preferred Stock held by CD&R’s affiliate.
• The Detering Company appointed Del Westmoreland as the company’s vice president in the Houston market, overseeing Detering Millwork and Lumber operations and growth in Houston markets.
• Kodiak Building Partners announced a charitable contribution of $20,000 to Tunnel to Towers through the Patriot Project to help with long-term support and mortgage-free homes for fallen first responder families with young children. Cooper Equipment Rentals Limited acquired Warner Rentals and Scotty’s Rentals and Landscaping.

July 5

• Tando Composites is expanding its partnership with Parksite to distribute the TandoStone product line within Parksite’s Maryland and North Carolina distribution markets.
• Eastern Engineered Wood Products

announced the opening of a new distribution center in thee Anderson, S.C.

• Sherwood Lumber announced its partnership with TYPAR Building and Construction as an exclusive distributor of TYPAR products in tri-state, mid-atlantic, and select New England states.
• LP Building Solutions announced the expansion of its LP SmartSide Trim & Siding product line into California through a partnership with International Wood Products and Taiga Building Products.
• OrePac Building Products purchased a 40-acre, 130-square-foot facility near Roseburg, Ore., for the purpose of manufacturing molding and millwork products.
• ProVia agreed to purchase the assets of Premier Profile Lamination in Youngstown, Ohio, a laminator of PVC components for the door and window industry.
• Vista Railing Systems is expanding its distribution network with the addition of Carolina Atlantic Forest Products in northern Georgia.
• Ace Hardware Corporation announced plans to open a new retail support center located in Kansas City, Mo.
• LP Building Solutions announced the grand opening of the LP Innovation Center in Minnesota. 84 Lumber, Installed Building Products, Beacon Sales Acquisition, L&W Supply, and SRS Distribution were among the companies recognized with a National Preferred Partner Award by David Weekley Homes.