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...

A 2022 decision involving Kodiak Building Partners and an ex-employee from a company that Kodiak acquired serves as a reminder that...

The construction supply industry typically ends the year with a flurry of acquisitions, but barring a large number of major surprises,...

DEALERS The Clyde Cos., which includes Sunpro, promoted Jeremy Hafen to CEO. He already was president. McCray Lumber and Millwork...

... 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....

ABC Supply is going to Canada. Lowe’s is leaving it. SRS Distribution continues to diversify. Builders FirstSource is right-sizing its...

DEALERS Contract Lumber promoted Jim Bieser (right) to CEO. Ambassador Supply promoted Joshua Ratcliff to President...

Jim Inglis has played an important role in improving the self-service experience at major home centers around the world. But now he sees...

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...

E-mails have become a crucial part of many dealers' promotions, growing in importance when the COVID pandemic made communications a vital...

Two of LBM’s leading research and marketing groups are urging manufacturers and dealers to plan now for a 2023 business environment in...

DEALERS Scherer Bros.' COO, Mark Scherer (right), was named President and COO. He succeeds former President Peter Scherer, who will...

You may soon hear about Recovery Hardware, a new book by the owner of a nearly $50 million chain of hardware stores who regularly hires...

Year-to-date, the construction supply community has had 97 deals made by 50 buyers. At this same point in 2021, Webb Analytics counted...

DEALERS TAL Holdings picked Richard Anderson to be its new CFO, while Renee Coffman was promoted to Director of Vendor Relations and...

Lumber price volatility and supply chain snafus will continue to propel an evolution in how framers should buy and use lumber, a quintet...

The 20% rise in attendance at Do it Best’s Fall Market in Indianapolis on Sept. 9-11 served as testimony to the generally good, albeit...

By Thea Dudley While many financial experts are predicting a recession in 2023, the credit community is buzzing that we'll see more...

While we've focused historically on dealers selling products for the building envelope--lumber, doors, windows, siding, and such--what's...

So much attention gets paid to acquisitions and closures of construction supply facilities that it's easy to forget we're also seeing...