NEWS
NHS Joining IBS in 2023
The National Hardware Show will be held in concert with the International Builders’ Show and the Kitchen & Bath Industry Show in Las Vegas Jan. 31-Feb. 2.
Stock+Field Is Now RP Home & Harvest
R.P. Lumber Co., Edwardsville, Il., is rebranding all 22 Stock + Field locations it acquired through the bankruptcy process this past spring to their new …
PLIB Publishes Revised Grading Rules
Pacific Lumber Inspection Bureau (PLIB) has published a new grading rules book, WCLB Standard Grading Rules for West Coast & Imported Softwood Lumber, No. 18, 2022.
MoistureShield Launches New Aegis Clip for Composite Decking Line
MoistureShield has announced the new MoistureShield Aegis Clip, offering a 90-degree installation process for grooved boards, designed to be used on both wood or steel …
Lumbermen’s Joins ABMDA
Lumbermen’s, Inc. , Grand Rapid, Mi., has joined co-op Associated Building Material Distributors of America and moved all of its supplier rebate programs to ABMDA.
Olsen on Sales: Always & Nevers
THERE ARE stylistic differences in sales. Some sellers are more relationship based and laid back, while others are more hustle/bring value serious type sellers. Master Sellers calibrate their style to the customer preference. While style is important, there are approaches that are always and never techniques.
RESEARCH NEWS
BFS Adds Apollo Software
BFS Adds Apollo Software Builders FirstSource has purchased the Apollo software platform from bankrupt CLT manufacturer Katerra for $4.5 million. Introduced in early 2019, Apollo provides design collaboration and workflow, …
Film Promotes Hardwood Industry
Banks Hardwoods, White Pigeon, Mi., has released a new educational short film for training, outreach, and promotion. The nine-minute documentary recounts how hardwood lumber is manufactured in a modern sawmill. …
NELMA Launches Comprehensive New Website
ONCE UPON A TIME, in a land far, far away, the accepted business model was to maintain multiple websites with vanity URLs in order to broaden online informational reach. But …
MOSO Acquires German Manufacturer
Bamboo specialist MOSO International BV has acquired Bambeau Becker & Großgarten GmbH, located in Frechen, Germany. For the time being, the brands and sales structures of both companies remain unchanged. …
City Mill Provides Sweet Assistance to Girl Scouts
Eight-unit Hawaiian home improvement chain City Mill has stepped up to help out the Girl Scouts. The state’s COVID-19 restrictions forced the cancellation of over 1,100 Girl Scout Cookie booths …
Bell Partners with West Coast Treater
Bell Lumber & Pole Co., Minneapolis, Mn., has reached an agreement with AmeriTies West, LLC, The Dalles, Or., providing Bell with a West Coast source for custom treating of Bell …
