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Roseburg Forest Products to Build New Plant in South Carolina
Springfield, Ore. – Oregon-based Roseburg Forest Products will expand its operations in the southeastern United States with construction of a new engineered wood products plant...
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Editor’s Note: Desperately Seeking Good People
When I first joined the LBM industry back in 1990, the major threat was the explosion of big box stores—and the prematurely projected demise...
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Tough Call: Bridging the Sales/Culture Gap
What to do when your relationship-based sales reps collide with price-only buyers?
As the second-generation owner of a company with four full-service yards, most of...
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Guardian Building Products Moves in Maine
Greenville, S.C. — Guardian Building Products (GBP) has announced the move of its Waterville, Maine distribution facility. The new and larger branch location has...
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Wardlow Named Director of EWP at Cedar Creek
Cedar Creek has announced the hire of Mike Wardlow as Director of EWP. A native of West Tennessee, Mike received his Bachelor's degree in...
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NAHB: Builders Report Shortages of Framing Lumber
For several years now, the recovery in single-family home building has been hampered by shortages of labor and lots. Availability of building materials, meanwhile, has not been...
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In Depth: Siding
Above: Elm Grove™, the latest vinyl siding offering in the Exterior Portfolio® brand from Royal Building Products, features a new raised woodgrain that, according...
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The One Thing More Important Than Industry Experience
A respected lumberyard owner recently told me that he’d never hire someone without industry experience. I disagreed with the gentleman, and when he asked...
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ABC Supply Acquires Capstone Supply
BELOIT, Wis.—Building products distributor ABC Supply Co. Inc. has acquired the assets of Capstone Supply, LLC, a distributor of select exterior building materials, primarily roofing and siding.
Capstone Supply...
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Lumbermen’s Acquires Michigan Prestain
GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Building materials and supply company Lumbermen’s, has acquired Michigan Prestain, a manufacturer of pre-finished wood products. The sale involving the Grand Rapids...
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