National Lumber Company, one of the Mid-Atlantic’s oldest and most trusted family-owned building material suppliers, announced today the acquisition of Fisher Lumber in Rockville, MD. The move expands National Lumber’s footprint in the Washington, DC metro area and reaffirms its position as a growing independent supplier.
Founded in 1919, National Lumber has been serving builders, remodelers, and contractors across Baltimore, Washington, and beyond for over a century. Following the acquisition, National will continue to serve Fisher Lumber’s longtime customers—as well as new customers—throughout the DC metro region, bringing expanded resources, delivery capabilities, and product access.
“This acquisition is about more than growth—it’s about preserving the tradition of family- owned service in our industry,” said Kevin Fruman, co-owner of National Lumber. “We’re proud to welcome Fisher’s team into the National family and excited to begin serving their customers.”
“National Lumber has been built over five generations on relationships, reliability, and resilience,” added Neal Fruman, co-owner of National Lumber. “Acquiring Fisher allows us to expand our reach while staying true to what makes us different: independence, personal service, and deep local roots.”
The Rockville location strengthens National Lumber’s ability to serve builders and remodelers across the DC metro area and marks another milestone in its growth as one of the last privately held, family-run lumber and building material suppliers in the region.
Following the acquisition, Fisher Lumber will be renamed National Lumber. National is excited to welcome Fisher’s longtime store manager, Tim Allen, along with the Fisher team, into the National family.
About National Lumber Company
National Lumber Company was founded in 1919 in Baltimore, Maryland, by Alexander Fruman– patriarch to a five-generation family business. Shortly after his arrival from Eastern Europe at the turn of the 20th century, Alexander, a carpenter by trade, sensed the growing need for custom-made window and door sashes. This hastened the birth of National Lumber Company. The first three employees, Alexander and sons Isadore and Phillip Fruman, set up shop in the ‘Little Italy’ section of East Baltimore.
In 1958, the purchase of the well-established P.M. Womble Lumber Company, located in a four city-block residential area known as Canton, two miles to the east, afforded National Lumber to develop business in the industrial and commercial sectors. Womble had an existing sawmill and planing operation in place.
Upon Isadore’s death in 1965, his son Leonard assumed the company reins and in 1968, Leonard’s son Arnold joined the firm. Leonard had the foresight to move the business three miles to the Northeast to its current location at 4901 Pulaski Highway (Route 40 East). On Pulaski Highway National Lumber occupies almost 10 acres and is located on a major east – west thoroughfare running through Baltimore City. In 2000, the addition of Arnold’s two sons, Kevin and Neal Fruman led National Lumber into its fifth generation of family leadership.
In March 2020, in response to increased demand from customers in the Washington, DC metro area, National Lumber was excited to open a brand new Design Center location in downtown Chevy Chase
Currently, the supply of building materials is heavily focused on lumber, interior and exterior door units, high-end windows, kitchen cabinetry, primed moldings, drywall, and an extensive hardware selection. National Lumber is proud to offer everything you need for your building project.
