LBM's 'Pig in a Python' Moment: You're Busy Now, but Big Trouble May Be Coming in Some Markets
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...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 17, 2023
- 2 min
It's a Fluke That Could Be a Trend: Greenfield Opens of LBM Yards Rival Purchases
The latest map of construction supply deals, openings, and closures so far in 2023 shows something unusual: A high level of greenfield...
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Craig Webb
- Mar 16, 2023
- 5 min
LBM People in the News, March 2023
DEALERS Kodiak Building Partners promoted Pat Moretti (right) to President of Ricci Lumber. Frontier Building Supply, another part of...
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Craig Webb
- Feb 16, 2023
- 2 min
US LBM's Sale of Drywall Units to L&W, Greenfield Opening Plans Top Early '23 News
Six weeks into 2023, we already have seen one transaction that's far bigger than anything done in 2022, as well as announced intentions...
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Craig Webb
- Feb 16, 2023
- 2 min
Construction Supply Logistics Leaders See Conditions Improving After 2 Fraught Years
The supply chain will have far fewer kinks this year than it suffered the previous two, but challenges remain, particularly in finding...
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Craig Webb
- Feb 15, 2023
- 3 min
How to Develop Leaders Today … and for Tomorrow
By Mark Barnard, CEO, SnapDragon Associates LLC Conversations with manufacturers, distributors, and retailers reveal more companies than...
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Craig Webb
- Feb 15, 2023
- 6 min
LBM People in the News, February 2023
DEALERS Wilson Lumber announced these organizational changes: Co-owner Robb Wilson as CEO; John Marshall as President/COO; Josh...
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Craig Webb
- Jan 10, 2023
- 3 min
LBM's M&A Market Features Robust End-of-2022 Activity and Plenty of 2023 Plans
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...
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Craig Webb
- Jan 9, 2023
- 4 min
LBM People in the News, January 2023
DEALERS Builders FirstSource named Dave Rush as its permanent CEO. Rush had been interim CEO in the weeks since David Flitman resigned....
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Craig Webb
- Jan 6, 2023
- 6 min
Tony and Craig Talk About Dave: Flitman’s Brief, Notable Impact on LBM
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...
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Craig Webb
- Jan 5, 2023
- 2 min
Restrictive Covenants Need to Limit their Scope in Order to Be Effective, Kodiak Case Suggests
A 2022 decision involving Kodiak Building Partners and an ex-employee from a company that Kodiak acquired serves as a reminder that...
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Craig Webb
- Dec 18, 2022
- 2 min
LBM's Late-2022 Acquisitions Stick to Year's Small-Deal Trend
The construction supply industry typically ends the year with a flurry of acquisitions, but barring a large number of major surprises,...
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Craig Webb
- Dec 16, 2022
- 4 min
LBM Dealers in the News, December 2022
DEALERS The Clyde Cos., which includes Sunpro, promoted Jeremy Hafen to CEO. He already was president. McCray Lumber and Millwork...
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Craig Webb
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
How to Prepare for 2023's Potential Slowdown? Imagine You're Speeding Down a Road and ...
... 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....
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Craig Webb
- Nov 16, 2022
- 3 min
Through Buying, Selling, and Closing Yards, Dealers Are Revealing Their Strategies
ABC Supply is going to Canada. Lowe’s is leaving it. SRS Distribution continues to diversify. Builders FirstSource is right-sizing its...
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Craig Webb
- Nov 16, 2022
- 5 min
LBM Dealers in the News, November 2022
DEALERS Contract Lumber promoted Jim Bieser (right) to CEO. Ambassador Supply promoted Joshua Ratcliff to President...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 19, 2022
- 5 min
This Home Depot Pioneer's No. 1 Worry: Theft. His No. 1 Tip for LBM Success: Focus on GMROI
Jim Inglis has played an important role in improving the self-service experience at major home centers around the world. But now he sees...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
Two 24-Branch Buys Top Construction Supply's Latest M&A Action. Lumberyards Stick to Small Deals
Two big deals show up on construction supply's M&A scoreboard this month: ABC Supply's acquisition of 24 U.S.-based locations from the...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 19, 2022
- 2 min
If Your E-Mail Marketing Stats Have Gotten Wacky Lately, It's Not Your Staff's Fault
E-mails have become a crucial part of many dealers' promotions, growing in importance when the COVID pandemic made communications a vital...
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Craig Webb
- Oct 18, 2022
- 3 min
As the Supply Chain Untangles, What Will Matter Most to Your Customers? Price
Two of LBM’s leading research and marketing groups are urging manufacturers and dealers to plan now for a 2023 business environment in...
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