MRLDA 2025 Annual Meeting
The Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers Association (MRLDA) celebrated its 126th annual meeting on Thursday, November 13, 2025, at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Waltham, Mass. At this event, Kevin Brockmyre of Hood Distribution was honored as the Lumber Person of the Year and Frank Gring, retired of BROSCO received a Lifetime Achievement Award. Both […]
2025 MHLDA Annual Meeting
The Mid-Hudson Lumber Dealers Association (MHLDA) proudly celebrated its 2025 Lumber Person of the Year, Michael Beckerle of Beckerle Lumber, during a festive gathering on Thursday, October 30. The event took place at the Patriot Lounge in Stony Point, N.Y., where members, industry colleagues, and supporters joined in the evening’s festivities. Photo 1: Doug Ford […]
2025 LDAC Annual Meeting
The Lumber Dealers Association of Connecticut (LDAC) held its annual meeting banquet on October 15 at the Whittemore at the Vyne. During the event, LDAC celebrated their Lumber Person of the Year, Jim Bushka, of H.J. Bushka & Sons Lumber & Millwork who was joined by his vast family and friends. Bushka’s children, Eric, Randy, […]
NYLILA Annual Meeting 2025
The New York Long Island Association (NYLILA) held its annual meeting on Thursday, October 9 at TopGolf in Holtsville, N.Y. Folks enjoyed a barbeque dinner awards ceremony and simulated golf. The evening started with the election of officers, followed by the 2025 Lumber Person of the Year award to Mike Bindler of East Islip Lumber […]
WNYLDA 2025 Annual Meeting
The Western New York Lumber Dealers Association (WNYLDA) brought laughter and celebration to its Annual Meeting on Friday, November 7, at Rochester’s Char Steak & Lounge. Guests enjoyed an open-bar reception, dinner, and side-splitting comedy from a top comedian-magician. Steve Perry of Knapp & Schlappi Lumber was honored with the 2025 WNYLDA Industry Excellence Award, […]
CNYRLDA 2025 Annual Meeting
On Friday, October 24, the Central New York Retail Lumber Dealers Association’s (CNYRLDA) Annual Meeting at The Craftsman Inn in Fayetteville, N.Y., was a night of celebration, highlighted by honoring Tom Dando as the 2025 CNYRLDA Industry Excellence Award recipient. Photo 1: CNYRLDA Lumber Person of the Year Tom Dando (Tully Building Supply), with son-in-law, […]
VRLDA 2025 Golf Outing & Annual Meeting
The Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association (VRLDA) hosted its annual Golf Outing and Annual Meeting event at the Ralph Myhre Golf Course drawing 74 attendees and representatives from 11 retail companies. Although an approaching storm shortened golf to nine holes, the adjusted schedule kept the day running smoothly. VRLDA President Claudia Homan of Bethel Mills […]
ENYLDA/NNYLDA Annual Dinner Meeting
The Eastern New York Lumber Dealers Association’s (ENYLDA) and Northern New York Lumber Dealers Association’s (NNYLDA) Annual Meeting took center stage at the stunning High Peaks Resort in Lake Placid, N.Y., delivering an energizing and memorable evening for both associations. For years, each group held its annual meeting alongside other events—but this new combined format […]
Simpson Strong-Tie Introduces Strong-Bond, a Fast-Curing, Coloring-Changing Anchoring and Bonding Adhesive Ideal for DIYers
Simpson Strong-Tie, a leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has launched Strong-Bond™, a fast-curing adhesive for everyday anchoring and repair of concrete, masonry and stone. Strong-Bond features innovative Color Cure™ technology, which dispenses blue then changes to gray when cured for efficient, guesswork-free installation. Its fast-set formulation cures quickly across a wide range […]
Westlake Royal Building Products National Account Director, Alfred Kan, Named Recipient of the Mike Ulinski Leadership Award
Westlake Royal Building Products (“Westlake Royal”), a Westlake company (NYSE:WLK), is proud to announce that Alfred Kan, director of sales and national accounts for Westlake Royal Roofing and Stone Solutions, has received the Mike Ulinski Leadership Award at the KB Home 2025 Strategic Supplier Conference. The Mike Ulinski Leadership Award highlights suppliers who deliver on their […]