By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics When one of housing's biggest optimists changes his outlook, attention must be paid. Stephen...

DEALERS US LBM announced that Wendy Radtke (right) has joined the company’s executive leadership team as EVP and Chief Human Resources...

The Building Center isn't just the name of a lumberyard in Charlotte. It's also symbolic of what a significant subset of construction...

DEALERS Kodiak Building Partners announced promotions of Greg Ulvedal and Kirk Dryden to Co-Presidents of the Interiors Group. They...

While only a handful of LBM operations have to report how they're doing every quarter, they are big enough to provide lots of leading...

High-flying lumber prices helped drive a 19.2% revenue increase by this year's Construction Supply 150, with vast differences in growth...

By Craig Webb, president, Webb Analytics* There's growing pessimism that the Federal Reserve can successfully pilot the U.S. economy to a...

Variety abounds in this latest monthly roundup of acquisitions, openings, and closures involving construction supply companies. No one...

DEALERS Beacon Building Products announced that Damien Katzenmeyer (left) has been appointed VP of Fleet while Alvin Cung has been...

Lumbermens Merchandising Corporation (LMC) made $7.9 billion worth of purchases on behalf of its member dealers in 2021, up 44% from a...

By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics The first wave of dealer reports for the 2022 Construction Supply 150 reveal both a happy and a...

It's common to get fixated on big dealers making big deals in construction supply's M&A space, but they're definitely not the only...

DEALERS Builders FirstSource hired Amy Bass Messersmith (right) as its Chief People Officer. BFS said Messersmith will oversee "all...

By Craig Webb, Webb Analytics Five executives at distribution companies that supply Florida with much of its building products say they...

Beacon unveiled this week a set of operational, technological, staffing, and financial strategies intended to accelerate sales and profit...

Fourteen acquisitions by 12 buyers that involved 62 construction supply locations. Twenty-six greenfield openings. Eight closings. By any...

As it nears $8 billion in annual revenue, SRS Distribution is growing so fast (more than 525 locations) and in so many ways (forays into...

(Editor's Note: This story was part of Webb Analytics' 2021 Deals Report. Click here to download the entire report.) By Craig Webb,...

By Ed Burris, President, Burris Advisory Group Even in these relatively profitable times, independent dealers’ margins are slim. Big...

DEALERS Peyton Ritter (right) has been named president of Triple R Brothers, a company established in 1947 by Ritter's great grandfather...