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Florida LBM Experts’ Outlook: Chaos Now, Resilient Scrambling Later
From left: Danny Bachman, Dixie Plywood; Jim Kirkvliet, Parliment Building Products; Don Magruder, RoMac Lumber; Shyam Reddy, BlueLinx;...

Craig Webb
Sep 2, 20255 min read


Duties on Canadian Lumber Are Going Up Dramatically. When Will We See an Impact?
Source: Commerce Department via NLBMDA The Commerce Department's more than doubling of countervailing and antidumping duties on Canadian...

Craig Webb
Aug 13, 20252 min read


LBM People in the News, August 2025
DEALERS Company Individual Title Location/Notes 84 Lumber Ashley Cyprowski Cecil Senior Marketing Manager 84 Lumber Tedra Schadt...

Craig Webb
Aug 13, 20254 min read


What to Do on a Seven-Day, 400-Mile Bike Ride Across Iowa? Visit LBM Dealers, of Course
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics Harken Lumber, Aplington Imagine being at your lumberyard in your town of just 1,100 people,...

Craig Webb
Aug 13, 20253 min read


Analysts Issue Bullish Ratings on QXO, More for Jacobs' Past Successes and M&A Skills, Less for Current Efforts
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics Stock analysts' initial ratings on QXO issued in recent weeks are universally positive, relying...

Craig Webb
Aug 13, 20253 min read


Deals by Hammond Lumber, Decks & Docks Highlight Summer's LBM M&A Action
LBM facilities acquired (blue pins), newly opened (green) or closed (red) YTD 2025. Source: Webb Analytics Ware-Butler Building Supply ...

Craig Webb
Aug 12, 20252 min read


LBM People in the News, July 2025
DEALERS Company Individual Title Location/Notes 84 Lumber Larry Lowe Store Manager Upper Marlboro, MD ABC Supply Gus Suarez Branch...

Craig Webb
Jul 9, 20253 min read


LBM M&A Mid-Year Update: Both More and Less Than It Appears
Source: Webb Analytics Two different sets of numbers are telling two very different stories in LBM's mergers and acquisitions market so...

Craig Webb
Jul 8, 20252 min read


The Home Depot to Buy Drywall Specialist GMS for $5.5B, Topping QXO's Bid
Locations of 435 Gypsum Management and Supply stores (blue dots) and 795 SRS Distribution Inc. stores (orange dots). Source: Webb...

Craig Webb
Jun 30, 20252 min read


Here We Go Again: QXO Proposes to Buy Drywall Giant Gypsum Management & Supply
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics QXO late June 18 took its second giant step toward becoming a $50 billion company by proposing...

Craig Webb
Jun 18, 20252 min read


LBM Dealers Plan to Increasingly Pass Along Product Price Hikes, Survey Suggests
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics One of the best and freshest surveys of construction supply suggests dealers are increasingly...

Craig Webb
Jun 18, 20252 min read


LBM People in the News, June 2025
Sponsored by SnapDragon Associates DEALERS Company Individual Title Location/Notes 84 Lumber Trevor Ellis GM Augusta, GA 84 Lumber Bailey...

Craig Webb
Jun 18, 20255 min read


LBM Deals Pace Has Turned Sluggish Since Mid-April
LBM facilities acquired (blue pins), opened or soon to open (green) or closed (red) YTD in continental U.S. Source: Webb Analytics The...

Craig Webb
Jun 17, 20252 min read


QXO's Beacon Takeover Wasn't the Only Big LBM Deal Recently
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics LBM openings, closures, and acquisitions YTD 2025. Black dots: QXO's acquisition of Beacon...

Craig Webb
May 8, 20252 min read


LBM People in the News, May 2025
DEALERS Company Individual Title Location/Notes 84 Lumber James Petty Operations Manager Summerville, SC ABC Supply Kyle Hancock OSR ABC...

Craig Webb
May 6, 20254 min read


Webb Analytics’ 2025 Construction Supply 150 Reveals Dealers’ Struggle to Advance in Tough Times
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics Cover of the 2025 Construction Supply 150 Over half of America’s most important sellers of...

Craig Webb
May 5, 20253 min read


Why AI Should Be Part of Every Department in your Business
By John Marshall* AI isn’t just a buzzword or some tool for the marketing team—it’s something every part of your LBM business can use to...

Craig Webb
Apr 9, 20253 min read


The Trump Administration's Magic Act: For LBM, How Much Is Real? How Much an Illusion?
By Craig Webb, President, Webb Analytics LMC President and CEO Paul Ryan spoke for many on March 7 when he discussed the news from...

Craig Webb
Apr 9, 20254 min read


Three Green LBM Shoots Bring Hope to a Currently Gloomy M&A Market
LBM facilities acquired (blue pins), that have or will open (green pins) or that have closed (red pins) YTD 2025. Source: Webb Analytics...

Craig Webb
Apr 9, 20252 min read


LBM People in the News, April 2025
DEALERS Company Individual Title Location/Notes 84 Lumber Sam Harris Multi-Family Project Manager 84 Lumber John Pierce Warehouse Manager...

Craig Webb
Apr 8, 20255 min read
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