NEWS
Ace on Track to Open 170+ Stores This Year
Ace Hardware, the largest retailer-owned hardware cooperative in the world, has already opened 110 new stores in 2021, and is planning to open at least …
Lowe’s Tests In-Store Pet Centers
Lowe’s is introducing a pilot program to provide Petco’s pet services, such as mobile grooming and vet clinics for vaccinations, microchipping and pest prevention.
AZEK OPENS FIRST WESTERN FACILITY
Chicago-based AZEK Co. has begun production at its first facility in the western U.S. in Boise, Id., which will also serve as the headquarters for its western operations.
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 …
KODIAK BUYS SOUTHEAST’S SUNRISE
Kodiak Building Partners has acquired two-unit Sunrise Builders Supply of Mississippi and Tennessee.
Nation’s Best Acquires Arkansas Dealer
Nation’s Best, Dallas, Tx., is continuing its fast-paced growth trajectory with the acquisition of Weiss Do it Best Lumber in Perryville, Ar.
RESEARCH NEWS
SIMPSON STRONG-TIE ACQUIRES ESTIFRAME
Simpson Strong-Tie has acquired Elk Grove, Ca.–based EstiFrame Technologies, Inc.
US LBM SELLING FELDMAN, ROSEN, WALLBOARD SUPPLY TO L&W SUPPLY
US LBM has reached a definitive agreement to sell three of the company’s operating divisions, Feldman Lumber, Rosen Materials, and Wallboard Supply Co., and their subsidiaries Coastal Roofing Supply, Eastern Wallboard Supply and Richardson Gypsum, to L&W Supply. L&W Supply is an operating unit of ABC Supply.
KOOPMAN LUMBER ADDING IN CAPE COD
Eleven-unit Koopman Lumber, Whitinsville, Ma., is building its first store on Cape Cod with plans to open in April.
IWP President Officially Retires
Dave Stelle has officially retired as president at International Wood Products, Clackamas, Or., after 45 years, the last 26 with IWP.
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.
NELMA Grading Rules Now in Spanish
Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association announces that the grading rules and associated sections from the 2021 Standard Grading Rules for Northeastern Lumber has been translated into Spanish and can be accessed at www.nelma.org.
