Britton Lumber Company a distributor of building materials throughout New England and Upstate New York and a manufacturer of Eastern White Pine boards, today announced its planned acquisition of Denison-Cannon Company, a Billerica, Massachusetts based distributor of building materials. The transaction is expected to close in February 2026.
Founded in 1920, Denison-Cannon serves packaging and pallet manufacturers and lumber dealers throughout the New England region. Denison-Cannon offers a wide range of forest products and building materials from its strategically located facility with an experienced team of both sales and transportation professionals. The Company has been led by Peter Hyatt and Carmen Mattuchio for 40+ years, and both will join the Britton Lumber team together with their colleagues.
The acquisition further diversifies Britton Lumber’s customer base and product mix while at the same time expands Britton’s presence in Massachusetts and opens new markets in Rhode Island and Connecticut, currently served by Denison-Cannon.
“We are thrilled to add the experienced team of professionals at Denison-Cannon to our wholesale division and to add a location in Massachusetts to better serve our customers in Southern New England,” said Brian Moses, General Manager of Britton Lumber’s Wholesale Division. “The packaging business that Peter and Carmen have grown over the years adds a different mix to our customer base which was an important factor in our purchase. I look forward to welcoming the Denison-Cannon team to Britton Lumber.”
About Britton Lumber Company
Britton Lumber Company currently operates two divisions: Manufacturing, which produces Eastern White Pine boards with a sawmill, dry kilns and planer mill in Bath, NH; and Wholesale Distribution, which sells building materials from warehouses in Fairlee, VT, and Gray, ME. The company’s manufactured products are sold through our wholesale distribution as well as other wholesalers and distributors in North America. The Wholesale Distribution division buys a wide variety of building materials from manufacturers and distributes them to over 300 retail lumber yards and home centers in the Northeast. The company is family-owned with the next generation in place and employs approximately 70 people.
