Kodiak Building Partners Raises $500,000 to Support Children & Families
Kodiak Building Partners, a premier distributor of building materials and construction products, recently brought in $500,000 for its foundation through its first annual charitable golf tournament. The event brought together golf enthusiasts, philanthropists and industry leaders for the largest philanthropic effort organized by the Kodiak Building Partners Foundation, which was established as a 501(c)(3) organization […]
Weyerhaeuser Completes Sale of Initial Carbon Credit Offering
Weyerhaeuser Company announced an agreement for the sale of nearly 32,000 forest carbon credits at $29 per credit. This agreement marks Weyerhaeuser’s first transaction in the voluntary carbon market and represents the sale of all credits issued by ACR for the first year of the company’s Kibby Skinner Improved Forest Management (IFM) Project in Maine. Weyerhaeuser will immediately retire […]
RDI Elevation Rail from Barrette Outdoor Living Selected as 2023 Product Innovation Award Winner
Barrette Outdoor Living, a division of Oldcastle APG, announced that RDI Elevation Rail has been selected a 2023 Product Innovation Award (PIA) winner by Architectural Products. The annual awards program identifies several innovative solutions that help architects create beautiful, unique and high-performance projects. RDI Elevation Rail — an innovative horizontal cable railing system that installs 38% faster than […]
Woodgrain Completes Trimco Millwork Acquisition
Woodgrain, a millwork and building products company, has completed the purchase of Trimco Millwork, which has three total locations in Boise, Idaho; Salt Lake City, Utah; and Denver, Colorado. Trimco Millwork is a wholesale distributor of mouldings, exterior doors, interior doors, and other specialty building products. With the acquisition, Woodgrain increases its distribution center network […]
Simpson Strong-Tie Adds Steel Concealed Beam Hanger for Mass Timber Applications in Seismic Regions
Simpson Strong-Tie, continues to grow its lineup of mass timber hardware with the addition of the SCBH steel concealed beam hanger suitable for high-drift, high-capacity seismic applications. The new beam hanger provides a concealed connection to preserve a wood-only look while offering an allowable design load of approximately 20 kips (equivalent to 20,000 pounds of […]
Masonite Announces Transformative Acquisition of PGT Innovations, Creating a Door and Window Solutions Company with Over $4 Billion In Combined Revenue
Masonite, a global designer, manufacturer, marketer and distributor of interior and exterior doors and premium door systems, and PGT Innovations, a designer and manufacturer of patio door and premium window solutions, and recognized leader in technically advanced products for impact rated glass applications, today announced a definitive agreement under which Masonite will acquire PGT Innovations […]
Northeastern Retail Lumber Association Welcomes Doug Ford of Curtis Lumber as New Chair, Extends Gratitude to Outgoing Chair Nick Kuiken
The Northeastern Retail Lumber Association (NRLA) is proud to announce the election of Doug Ford, of Curtis Lumber Company, as the new Chair of the association. This election occurred during NRLA’s annual business meeting, coinciding with the LBM Expo at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, Conn. Doug Ford assumes the role following the commendable two-year tenure […]
Patwin Plastics Wins Best Featured Product at LBM Expo 2023
Patwin Plastics has been honored with the Best Featured Product Award at LBM Expo 2023 for its American Pro Cladding with InvisiClip Technology. The accolade was presented following a vote by retail attendees in the “Featured Product Pavilion” during LBM Expo 2023, hosted on December 6 & 7, 2023, at Mohegan Sun’s Earth Expo & […]
MoistureShield Expands Distribution in Michigan with Specialty Building Products’ Amerhart Brand
MoistureShield, a brand of Oldcastle APG, is partnering with Amerhart, an operating brand of Specialty Building Products (SBP), to expand distribution of its comprehensive composite decking portfolio in Jackson and Traverse City, Michigan. “Michigan’s expansive coastal area makes for the perfect market to bring our composite decking portfolio’s many features and benefits,” said Matthew Bruce, […]
Simpson Strong-Tie Expands Post Cap Lineup With Versatile, Medium-Capacity ACHZ Cap
Simpson Strong-Tie, a leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has added a medium-capacity option to its line of column caps. Filling the gap between the existing light-duty PCZ/AC post caps and heavy-duty CC/CCQ column caps, the versatile new ACHZ post cap offers a medium- to higher-level allowable load. The ACHZ post cap’s two-piece design creates […]