New to the game: Steve Bennett bets on Pilot Lumber’s potential
For Steve Bennett, purchasing Pilot Lumber in Bellevue Kentucky was an opportunity to bet on himself running, owning, and investing in a company he believed in.
Dealer of the Year: TK Building Supply
LBM Journal's 2022 Dealer of the Year Awards, sponsored by Epicor, recognize four LBM companies of different sizes that epitomize the entrepreneurial spirit. By...
Dealer of the Year: Capital Lumber Company
Butch Heimsoth uses just four words to describe how he and Capital Lumber in Cheyenne, Wyoming came to be named an LBM Journal Dealer of the Year: Take care of customers.
Dealer of the Year: RAKS Building Supply
A company isn’t selected as an LBM Journal Dealer of the Year just because it has its own hot air balloon. Nor does a lumberyard have to serve as the setting for an episode of the hit TV show Breaking Bad to receive recognition.
Dealer of the Year: Spahn & Rose
LBM Journal's 2022 Dealer of the Year awards, sponsored by Epicor, recognize four LBM companies of different sizes that epitomize the entrepreneurial spirit. By...
Anchor Lumber: Embracing the next generation
While lumber dealers across the country face challenges brought on by a shortage of staff members, Alex McGehee of Anchor Lumber in Silvis, Illinois has an interesting perspective.
Diversification drives Hills Flat Lumber
Jeff Pardini, third-generation owner of Hills Flat Lumber Co., knew since he was a young boy that he wanted to run the family’s lumberyard.
Small Kansas town rallies behind its lumberyard
There was a time about five years ago when Randy Kemp was about to lock the doors at Eskridge Lumber for good.
Connected Communities: Gold Beach Lumber builds on relationships
Like his father, grandfather, and great-grandfather before him, Ryan Ringer says it’s Gold Beach’s connection to the communities it serves that has allowed the company to prosper.
‘Joes and Pros’ Ivey’s Building Materials embraces customer mix
The two Ivey’s Building Materials locations are fairly different, which has helped the company remain diversified regardless of any fluctuations in the building or remodeling markets.