The latest map of construction supply deals, openings, and closures so far in 2023 shows something unusual: A high level of greenfield...

DEALERS Kodiak Building Partners promoted Pat Moretti (right) to President of Ricci Lumber. Frontier Building Supply, another part of...

Six weeks into 2023, we already have seen one transaction that's far bigger than anything done in 2022, as well as announced intentions...

The supply chain will have far fewer kinks this year than it suffered the previous two, but challenges remain, particularly in finding...

By Mark Barnard, CEO, SnapDragon Associates LLC Conversations with manufacturers, distributors, and retailers reveal more companies than...

DEALERS Wilson Lumber announced these organizational changes: Co-owner Robb Wilson as CEO; John Marshall as President/COO; Josh...

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...

DEALERS Builders FirstSource named Dave Rush as its permanent CEO. Rush had been interim CEO in the weeks since David Flitman resigned....

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...