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Britton Lumber Co., Fairlee, Vt., a distributor of building materials throughout New England and Upstate New York and a manufacturer of eastern white pine boards, has agreed to purchase Denison-Cannon Co., a Billerica, Ma.-based distributor of building materials. The transaction is expected to close in February 2026.
Founded in 1920, Denison-Cannon serves packaging and pallet manufacturers and lumber dealers throughout the New England region. Denison-Cannon offers a wide range of forest products and building materials from its strategically located facility with an experienced team of both sales and transportation professionals. The Company has been led by Peter Hyatt and Carmen Mattuchio for 40+ years, and both will join the Britton Lumber team together with their colleagues.
The acquisition further diversifies Britton Lumber’s customer base and product mix while at the same time expands Britton’s presence in Massachusetts and opens new markets in Rhode Island and Connecticut, currently served by Denison-Cannon.
“We are thrilled to add the experienced team of professionals at Denison-Cannon to our wholesale division and to add a location in Massachusetts to better serve our customers in Southern New England,” said Brian Moses, general manager of Britton Lumber’s Wholesale Division. “The packaging business that Peter and Carmen have grown over the years adds a different mix to our customer base which was an important factor in our purchase. I look forward to welcoming the Denison-Cannon team to Britton Lumber.”
“Britton Lumber has been a vendor of Denison-Cannon for decades providing us with high-quality eastern white pine boards for our customers,” said Peter Hyatt, VP of Denison-Cannon Co. “Over the last few years, we have watched the Moses family grow both Britton Lumber’s manufacturing facilities in Bath, New Hampshire and its wholesale distribution operations throughout New England and we felt Britton Lumber would be an excellent partner for both our customers and our employees,” said Carmen Mattuchio, President, of Denison-Cannon Company.
Founded in 1946, Britton Lumber Company, LLC is a forest products and building materials business. The Company currently operates two divisions: manufacturing, which produces eastern white pine boards in Bath, N.H., and wholesale distribution, which sells building materials from existing warehouses in Fairlee, Vt., and Gray, Me. In 2014, Robert Moses acquired ownership of the company and in 2018, his sons, John and Brian, both joined the family business.
