Dealer Profile

Anyone who has worked at a lumberyard—not to mention owned and operated one—knows that you need to wear many hats on any given workday.

For a company to succeed in its market for 104 years and counting, Jay Andrew, president of Henry Poor Lumber said the formula is quite simple.

You’d be hard pressed to hear a boastful word from the ownership team at Walker Lumber & Supply in Nashville, Tennessee—unless it’s about their staff.

In an industry in which it’s common to work alongside family members, the leadership team at Koopman Lumber demonstrates how to do so successfully while also adhering to fiercely independent values and topping an 800% revenue growth over the past 12 years.

Kylie Holland is in the early stages of transitioning to an ownership role as her father, Jay Curtis, is looking down the road to retirement.

At an event honoring the lumberyard’s centennial, Paul spoke not of the great achievement of his family business, but of the community and the families of employees who have supported Barden Lumber for a century.

Chase Lumber celebrates 125 years of customer focus.

In a small county in Central Washington, Knudson Lumber serves customers with the same tools and philosophies as some of the world’s largest online retailers.

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.

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...