LBM People in the News, Mid-November Edition
* Lyman Lumber named Charlie Bradburn (right) as its new president. * BMC Stock Holdings announced that Michael Neese will join BMC as...
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Craig Webb
- Nov 18, 2019
- 27 min
Railing and Decking Trends: A Coast-to-Coast Report
by Craig Webb, president, Webb Analytics What’s popular today at America’s decking and railing suppliers? What trends are coming on that...
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Craig Webb
- Nov 11, 2019
- 2 min
FoxGal Buys a Katerra Manufacturing Plant in Arizona
Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co. (FoxGal) has purchased a manufacturing plant from Katerra based in the Phoenix suburb of Glendale, AZ, the...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 30, 2019
- 2 min
Newly Launched Service Bids to Be Electronic Exchange for LBM Products
A new business seeking to provide an electronic marketplace for buying and selling various raw materials went live Oct. 28 with a...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 23, 2019
- 2 min
Four (Usually Unmentioned) Challenges Mass Timber and Modular Must Overcome to Succeed
Talk to offsite construction's true believers and it can seem that modular construction, mass timber, and integrated building systems are...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 22, 2019
- 3 min
Nervous About Future Threats? Good. Now, Get Ready to Fight Back
Dangers, both imminent and en route, are getting a lot of attention in construction supply this fall. Amazon looks as big and dangerous...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 22, 2019
- 3 min
LBM People in the News, Mid-October Edition
Webb Analytics spotted 73 notable job changes at 44 construction supply companies since mid-September. Here's a roundup. Dealers McCoy’s...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 21, 2019
- 2 min
As Fall Arrives, Pace of LBM Deals Slows
Are M&A dealmakers getting cold feet these fall days, or are they just taking a pause in advance of a year-end rush? There were only 13...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 14, 2019
- 3 min
4 Slides, 4 Key Conclusions from the ProDealer Summit
You could fill a notebook with the quality content delivered at last week's ProDealer Summit, put on by the National Lumber and Builder...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 22, 2019
- 2 min
First Data from 2017 Economic Census Suggests Fewer LBM Dealers, Many More Dollars
The federal government's first report from the 2017 Economic Census, released Friday, shows that the category which includes construction...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 22, 2019
- 3 min
What Are Lumber’s Long-Term Price Prospects? Odds Are Good They’ll Stay Close to Current Levels
The consultants at Forest Economic Advisers (FEA) earn most of their living telling timber companies worldwide about the current state...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 22, 2019
- 2 min
Want Happier Customers? 1) Get a Delivery App. 2) Put a Moving Truck on It
Anticipation might be great for ketchup commercials, but it's no fun for customers awaiting your delivery. Lots of dealers know this from...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 21, 2019
- 3 min
Nearly 275 LBM Facilities Involved in Deals, Openings, and Closures So Far This Year
The current Webb Analytics database shows nearly 275 construction supply facilities have been involved in acquisitions, greenfield...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 13, 2019
- 2 min
Ace Hardware's New Venture Could Point the Way to How You Should Plot Your Future
Ace Hardware has decided it wants to be known for more than just being helpful at the store. The company announced Sept. 6 that it has...
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Craig Webb
- Sep 10, 2019
- 3 min
LBM People in the News, Mid-September Edition
* Cassity Jones Lumber elevated Cason Shrode (pictured at right) to president and COO. It's a stepping stone for future executive roles,...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 13, 2019
- 3 min
Here's a Side-by-Side Comparison of How the Big Public LBM Companies Are Doing These Days
External forces overwhelmed internal initiatives at most of the publicly traded LBM operations in the second quarter. BMC, Builders...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 13, 2019
- 2 min
BMC's Unpleasant $4.3mln Discovery Holds a Lesson for You: Trust, but Verify, AR's Work
You might think the differences between the giant public LBM dealers and a private independent are so vast that there's nothing a small...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 8, 2019
- 3 min
Lumberyard Deals Surge as Specialty Firms Opt for Greenfield Starts
Transactions involving lumberyards have come back in vogue this year. And if what happened last fall is a precedent, dealmaking in that...
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Craig Webb
- Aug 8, 2019
- 4 min
LBM People in the News, Mid-August Edition
* The Softwood Lumber Board hired Kabira Cher Ferrell to be its new VP for marketing and communications. She will lead SLB's "Think Wood"...
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Craig Webb
- Jul 11, 2019
- 4 min
There's Renewed Debate Over Treating Workers as Employees or Independent Contractors
A slew of conflicting developments this spring from courtrooms, legislative chambers, and regulatory offices are sowing confusion for...
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