Business Operations

Thirteen-unit Bliffert Lumber & Hardware, Milwaukee, Wi., has acquired Madison area Chase Lumber and its three locations in Sun Prairie, DeForest and McFarland, WI. 

TAL Holdings, Vancouver, Wa., has reached an agreement in principle to acquire Ennis Lumber Co. and Beaverhead Home Center, a two-store chain in western Montana.

In a major expansion of its product lines, services and facilities, HPM Building Supply, Keaau, Hi., has acquired 87ZERO, a Honolulu-based firm specializing in custom cabinetry, architectural elements, furniture, fixtures, appliances, and global sourcing and manufacturing of interior products.

Roseburg Forest Products, Springfield, Or., will invest $700 million over the next four years to upgrade and expand its manufacturing operations in Southern Oregon, where the company was founded nearly 90 years ago.

TAL Holdings, Vancouver, Wa., has agreed in principle to acquire Harbor Rental and Saw Shop, Friday Harbor, Wa., complementing its Browne’s Home Center branch, which is also in Friday Harbor.

DMSi Software, Omaha, Ne., has acquired Millwork Development, a provider of e-catalog and configurator solutions, extending DMSi’s portfolio of industry-specific solutions that help dealers and distributors grow their businesses. 

US LBM has opened a new floor and roof truss manufacturing facility and building materials yard in Auburndale, Fl. 

Woodgrain is combining its Huttig Building Products and Woodgrain Distribution Division into a single entity known as Woodgrain.

Nation’s Best, Dallas, Tx., has acquired Patrick Building Supply & Rental in Stuart, Va., and its sister store Mountain View Home & Hardware in nearby King, N.C.