DEALERS Builders FirstSource appointed Stephen J. Herron (right) as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, responsible for overseeing the...

Affordable housing, truck drivers, and credit card fees dominated the discussions March 30 when members of the National Lumber and...

Roughly 50 dealers affiliated with the American Building Materials Alliance (ABMA) promoted a set of key requests to U.S. Senate and...

We all know LBM dealers nationwide will see demand slow from the often-robust sales we're seeing now, but now we're beginning to identify...

The latest map of construction supply deals, openings, and closures so far in 2023 shows something unusual: A high level of greenfield...

DEALERS Kodiak Building Partners promoted Pat Moretti (right) to President of Ricci Lumber. Frontier Building Supply, another part of...

Six weeks into 2023, we already have seen one transaction that's far bigger than anything done in 2022, as well as announced intentions...

The supply chain will have far fewer kinks this year than it suffered the previous two, but challenges remain, particularly in finding...

By Mark Barnard, CEO, SnapDragon Associates LLC Conversations with manufacturers, distributors, and retailers reveal more companies than...

DEALERS Wilson Lumber announced these organizational changes: Co-owner Robb Wilson as CEO; John Marshall as President/COO; Josh...

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...

DEALERS Builders FirstSource named Dave Rush as its permanent CEO. Rush had been interim CEO in the weeks since David Flitman resigned....

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...

A 2022 decision involving Kodiak Building Partners and an ex-employee from a company that Kodiak acquired serves as a reminder that...

The construction supply industry typically ends the year with a flurry of acquisitions, but barring a large number of major surprises,...

DEALERS The Clyde Cos., which includes Sunpro, promoted Jeremy Hafen to CEO. He already was president. McCray Lumber and Millwork...

... 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....

ABC Supply is going to Canada. Lowe’s is leaving it. SRS Distribution continues to diversify. Builders FirstSource is right-sizing its...

DEALERS Contract Lumber promoted Jim Bieser (right) to CEO. Ambassador Supply promoted Joshua Ratcliff to President...

Jim Inglis has played an important role in improving the self-service experience at major home centers around the world. But now he sees...