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Craig Webb
- Jun 24, 2019
- 12 min
Thirty-Four LBM Success Stories: How They Flew to the Top
Several weeks ago, I posted a message on LinkedIn asking for examples of people who started in the lowest ranks at a building material...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 18, 2019
- 2 min
2019's Pace of Deals, Openings, Closures Rivals 2018's Torrid Rate
Like two middle-distance runners constantly passing and re-passing each other, 2019's LBM deals, opening, and closures activity remains...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 17, 2019
- 3 min
LBM People in the News, mid-June Edition
84 Lumber picked John Hay to serve as its new divisional vice president of the Mid-Atlantic region. CNRG Stores named Vince Piets as SVP...
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Craig Webb
- Jun 3, 2019
- 1 min
BIP's Homewood Holdings Expands to AZ, Buys 2 Millwork Firms
Homewood Holdings expanded into the Phoenix market today with its announcement that it has acquired The Door Mill Inc. and Valley View...
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Craig Webb
- May 10, 2019
- 2 min
Through Mid-May, the Pace for LBM Deals, Openings, and Closures Tops Last Year's
Through May 10, we have seen a total of 127 LBM dealer locations that were acquired, opened for the first time, or closed, Webb Analytics...
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Craig Webb
- May 10, 2019
- 3 min
What's the Demand for Components Equipment? 'Like Throwing Meat to the Lions'
Jay and Joe Halteman have rarely been so popular. Their company, Wood Truss Systems, helps companies buy and sell much of the equipment...
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Craig Webb
- May 9, 2019
- 3 min
LBM People in the News, Mid-May Edition
The new Professional Builders Supply branch serving the Greenville-Spartanburg, SC, market will be led by Charlie Coggins as market...
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Craig Webb
- May 8, 2019
- 4 min
Public Dealers’ 4 Key Expectations: Higher Profits, Spending on Components, Better Tech, More Stores
LBM’s latest earnings reports and analyst calls revealed that the biggest publicly traded dealers are betting on investments,...
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Craig Webb
- May 6, 2019
- 4 min
The Debate Over Classifying Workers as Employees or Independent Contractors Has Flared Up Again
A slew of conflicting developments this spring from courtrooms, legislative chambers, and regulatory offices are sowing confusion for...
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Craig Webb
- Apr 12, 2019
- 4 min
LBM's Next Industrial Revolution Is About to Start. Here's How to Take Part in It
"All construction starts in one of two ways," my first publisher at ProSales told me a dozen years ago. "You start out with either a...
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Craig Webb
- Apr 12, 2019
- 2 min
Are Roofing Dealers Running Out of Companies to Buy?
Take note of all the green pins on the map above. They mark the 25 locations where a construction supply company is opening a location...
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Craig Webb
- Apr 11, 2019
- 2 min
LBM People in the News, April Edition
* US LBM Holdings named Tim Liester as EVP of operations and sales. Leister has been president of US LBM's Lyman Companies division since...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 13, 2019
- 2 min
LBM People in the News, March Edition (Including Two Very Big Changes)
The announcement involving President and CEO Paul Isabella's planned departure from Beacon Roofing Supply by Sept. 30 was rivaled only by...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 13, 2019
- 1 min
Isabella to Leave Beacon by Fall; Dealer Looking Now for a Successor
Beacon Roofing Supply looks to be in for a potentially extended transition at the top depending on who it picks to lead the firm after...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 13, 2019
- 2 min
LBM's Generally Good 4Q Results Will Be Hard to Repeat at Lumber-Heavy Firms This Quarter
With BlueLinx finally reporting on March 13 and an unexpected filing last week from US LBM, you now can see above how eight of the...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 13, 2019
- 2 min
Pace of M&A, Openings and Closures Has Speeded Up This Quarter from Last Year
During the first two and a half months of 2018, a total of 49 LBM facilities opened, closed, or were involved in mergers and acquisition...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 13, 2019
- 4 min
Three Paths Are Emerging for Builders. For Dealers, All Routes Lead to Opportunities--and Threats
Spend time, as I did, with the futurists and business leaders who populate the construction industry’s spring meetings and it becomes...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 12, 2019
- 2 min
US LBM Reports $38.3M Net in 2018; No Current Plans to Go Public
US LBM swung to a $38.3 million profit in 2018 from a $10.9 million loss the year before on an 8.3% rise in sales to $3.35 billion, the...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 11, 2019
- 1 min
LBM's M&A Deals--March Update
* SRS Distribution bought Roofing Products & Building Supply, a roofing specialist with three stores in Louisiana. Announcement *...
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