LBM's M&A Market Features Robust End-of-2022 Activity and Plenty of 2023 Plans
As final numbers for 2022 trickle in--and new reports for 2023 arrive--the M&A scene in construction supply continues to be robust. Webb...
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Craig Webb
- Jan 9
- 4 min
LBM People in the News, January 2023
DEALERS Builders FirstSource named Dave Rush as its permanent CEO. Rush had been interim CEO in the weeks since David Flitman resigned....
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Craig Webb
- Jan 6
- 6 min
Tony and Craig Talk About Dave: Flitman’s Brief, Notable Impact on LBM
Editor's Note: At the end of this story, see comments from readers. The Construction Supply world first learned on Aug. 28, 2018, that an...
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Craig Webb
- Jan 5
- 2 min
Restrictive Covenants Need to Limit their Scope in Order to Be Effective, Kodiak Case Suggests
A 2022 decision involving Kodiak Building Partners and an ex-employee from a company that Kodiak acquired serves as a reminder that...
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Craig Webb
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
LBM's Late-2022 Acquisitions Stick to Year's Small-Deal Trend
The construction supply industry typically ends the year with a flurry of acquisitions, but barring a large number of major surprises,...
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Craig Webb
- Dec 16, 2022
- 4 min
LBM Dealers in the News, December 2022
DEALERS The Clyde Cos., which includes Sunpro, promoted Jeremy Hafen to CEO. He already was president. McCray Lumber and Millwork...
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Craig Webb
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
How to Prepare for 2023's Potential Slowdown? Imagine You're Speeding Down a Road and ...
... a warning sign alerts you to trouble ahead. What do you normally do? Take your foot off the accelerator, but don't hit the brakes....
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Craig Webb
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
Through Buying, Selling, and Closing Yards, Dealers Are Revealing Their Strategies
ABC Supply is going to Canada. Lowe’s is leaving it. SRS Distribution continues to diversify. Builders FirstSource is right-sizing its...
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Craig Webb
- Nov 16, 2022
- 5 min
LBM Dealers in the News, November 2022
DEALERS Contract Lumber promoted Jim Bieser (right) to CEO. Ambassador Supply promoted Joshua Ratcliff to President...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 19, 2022
- 5 min
This Home Depot Pioneer's No. 1 Worry: Theft. His No. 1 Tip for LBM Success: Focus on GMROI
Jim Inglis has played an important role in improving the self-service experience at major home centers around the world. But now he sees...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
Two 24-Branch Buys Top Construction Supply's Latest M&A Action. Lumberyards Stick to Small Deals
Two big deals show up on construction supply's M&A scoreboard this month: ABC Supply's acquisition of 24 U.S.-based locations from the...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
If Your E-Mail Marketing Stats Have Gotten Wacky Lately, It's Not Your Staff's Fault
E-mails have become a crucial part of many dealers' promotions, growing in importance when the COVID pandemic made communications a vital...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 18, 2022
- 3 min
As the Supply Chain Untangles, What Will Matter Most to Your Customers? Price
Two of LBM’s leading research and marketing groups are urging manufacturers and dealers to plan now for a 2023 business environment in...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 18, 2022
- 3 min
LBM Dealers in the News, October 2022
DEALERS Scherer Bros.' COO, Mark Scherer (right), was named President and COO. He succeeds former President Peter Scherer, who will...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 20, 2022
- 5 min
More Dealers Have Started Hiring People with Drug, Criminal Pasts. Gina Schaefer's Done it for Years
You may soon hear about Recovery Hardware, a new book by the owner of a nearly $50 million chain of hardware stores who regularly hires...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 19, 2022
- 2 min
Nearing the 4th Quarter, LBM's Pace of Deals Hasn't Slowed, But Fewer Yards Are Involved
Year-to-date, the construction supply community has had 97 deals made by 50 buyers. At this same point in 2021, Webb Analytics counted...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 19, 2022
- 4 min
LBM Dealers in the News, September 2022
DEALERS TAL Holdings picked Richard Anderson to be its new CFO, while Renee Coffman was promoted to Director of Vendor Relations and...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 16, 2022
- 3 min
Wood's Wild Times Made These Traders More Cautious. They Doubt the Current Calm Will Last
Lumber price volatility and supply chain snafus will continue to propel an evolution in how framers should buy and use lumber, a quintet...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 12, 2022
- 3 min
Do it Best Leaders See Echoes of 2019 in LBM’s Future, Combined with COVID-Era Advances
The 20% rise in attendance at Do it Best’s Fall Market in Indianapolis on Sept. 9-11 served as testimony to the generally good, albeit...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 29, 2022
- 2 min
Bubble, Bubble, Toil and Cashflow Trouble: How to Run Credit and Collections in a Recession
By Thea Dudley While many financial experts are predicting a recession in 2023, the credit community is buzzing that we'll see more...
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