California

84 Lumber Announces California Expansion Plans

The dealer is planning five new facilities in the state, including a truss plant and framing yard in Bakersfield.

Beacon Opens Branches in California, Colorado, and Texas

California Dealers Deemed Essential, WCLBMA Offers Social Distancing Tips

California Moves to Create Affordable Housing on Surplus Land

Can Robots and CLT End Homelessness?

SRS Adds Greenfield Locations in Four States

CalPlant Will Make Green MDF From Local Agro-Waste

ABC Supply Opens 45th Branch in California

ABC Supply Continues Expansion in California

Pacific Portfolio Investor Acquires Assets of California Dealer

ABC Supply Buys 3-Unit DRI Supply

2 Private Equity Firms Buy Meek’s

Reminder to California Dealers: Changes to Warning Labels are Going Into Effect

Foundation Building Materials’ 2Q Net Grows 32% on 14.3% Sales Increase

Foundation Building Materials Buys Multi-Unit Specialty Dealer in Mid-Atlantic

Katerra, a Potential LBM Disruptor, to Open Northern California Mega Plant in 2019

California Supreme Court Redefines Who’s an Independent Contractor in That State

Commentary: The Solar Roofing Mandate Is ‘Another Stupid California Dream’

Foundation Building Materials Posts $1.1M Net Loss in 1Q; Sales Rise 11.9%

BMC to Pay $4.5M in Settlement of California Class Action Case

L&W Supply Buys 3-Unit NorCal Dealership

SRS Expands with 3 New Greenfield Spots

WCLBMA Celebrates Centenary with New Book, Picks Next Officers

Changes to Prop 65 Distress CA Dealers

Central Valley Picks Ex-OSH Exec as Its New CFO

Foundation Building Materials: Despite Hurricanes, 3Q Sales Will Near $540mln

Meek’s Announces a New CEO, Unifies its Two Divisions

Sales Skyrocket at Acquisition-Rich FBM, but Net Profit Is Modest

ProSales 100 Newcomer: Homewood Building Supply

ProSales 100 Newcomer: NorCal Lumber

Foundation Building Materials’ First Earnings Report Shows $3.9m ln Net

Wallboard Dealer Foundation Building Materials Goes Public

Want-Ads Aren’t Working? Try This Dealer’s Alternative Pitch

Capital Lumber Buys Plywood Distributor in Sacramento

SRS Opens Quartet of New Stores in CA, WA

The ProSales 100 Top 10 Through the Years

Hayward Lumber’s Owner Aims to Monetize Air Quality Concerns

84 Plans Major Expansion in the West

84 to Open 10 Locations, Close 8; Expand Manufacturing

GP Has Begun Printing Actual Sizes on Its Lumber. Are Others Doing the Same?

SRS Distribution Continues Western Expansion

Chocolate Factory Is Born Inside California Lumber Yard

Beacon Roofing Supply Opens Oxnard, Calif., Branch

Yosemite Lumber Purchased by Company Manager

ABC Supply Opens Two New Branches

How the Lowe’s 2×4 Case Has Affected Its Labeling

Lowe’s Unveils Robotic Sales Associates

Ganahl Lumber Shuffles GMs as Mark Ganahl Becomes President

Lowe’s 2×4 Case Documents Add to Allegations About Undersized Lumber

WCLBMA: Lowe’s Case Partly Involves Labeling Non-Wood Products as Wood

District Attorney OKs Nominal Lumber Descriptions

Lowe’s $1.6M Settlement Lists 2×4 Labeling Requirements

‘Unlawfully Advertised’ 2x4s Cost Lowe’s $1.6M

Roofing Supply Group Opens Locations to Service Sacramento and Seattle

Dealer, Distributor, and Manufacturer News

Cornerstone Joins Forces With San Antonio Dealer

ProBuild CEO: We’ve Become More Flexible Yet More Consistent

California Lead-Paint Fight’s Future Uncertain

California Judge Orders $1.1 Billion Lead-Paint Payment

CA Judge Orders 3 Firms to Pay $1.1Billion for Lead-Paint Abatement

Keep Warm (or Cool) with New Insulation Products

BMC Moves Into Sacramento by Acquiring Millwork Firm

Mark Ganahl Picked to Lead WCLBMA

Water-Repellent Engineered Wood

Clear Advantage

Lowe’s Plans To Move Ahead with Orchard Supply Acquisition

PSBU: Openings, Closures, and Acquisitions

My Yardsticks: John Mensinger, President, American Lumber Co., Modesto, Calif.

CA Dealers Continue To Grapple With Lumber Tax Implementation

California Lumber Tax a Knot for Retailers