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 […]
Envision Outdoor Living Products Introduces Three Decking Colors Featuring New Cool Tread Technology
Envision Outdoor Living Products is combining comfort and beauty with three composite decking colors featuring its new Cool Tread Technology™. Part of the company’s Distinction Collection of capped composite decking, the three new colors with Cool Tread Technology boast a surface that’s up to 25% cooler with 25% better traction and 61% less moisture absorption than average […]
PPG Again Earns Equality 100 Award in 2023 Corporate Equality Index
PPG announced it again received a perfect score of 100 percent on the Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Foundation’s 2023 Corporate Equality Index (CEI), a national benchmarking survey and report on corporate policies and practices related to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer (LGBTQ+) workplace equality. PPG has been listed on the index for 20 years. […]
Weyerhaeuser to Enhance Southern Timberlands Portfolio
Weyerhaeuser Company announced it has entered into two distinct agreements with Forest Investment Associates to divest approximately 69,600 acres in Upstate South Carolina for $170 million, and to purchase approximately 60,700 acres of high-quality timberlands in Coastal North Carolina, South Carolina and Mississippi for $163 million. Key attributes of the transaction: “This transaction represents a unique opportunity to further optimize Weyerhaeuser’s Southern […]
UFP Global Holdings Ltd. Purchases Remaining Ownership Interests in Two Mexican Packaging Affiliates
UFP Global Holdings Ltd., a subsidiary of UFP Industries, Inc., announced that it has acquired the remaining ownership interests in each of two affiliates in Mexico: NORPAL S. de R.L. de C.V. and TIBASA Universal Forest Products S. de R.L. de C.V. The companies will be combined as UFP Palets y Embalajes S. de R.L. de C.V. and will […]
US LBM Expands Component Manufacturing Capabilities in Dallas-Fort Worth
US LBM, a distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has acquired the Dallas-Fort Worth operations of ZyTech Building Systems, a prominent building product manufacturer and distributor in North America. The facility acquired by US LBM is located in Fort Worth and primarily designs and manufactures structural building components, such as floor and […]
Weyerhaeuser Announces $96.2 Million Modernization Project to Reduce Carbon Emissions at Dodson Lumber Mill
Weyerhaeuser, one of the world’s largest private owners of timberland including 1.39 million acres in Louisiana, announced it is investing $96.2 million to modernize and decarbonize its Winn Parish lumber mill. The upgraded technology is designed to increase overall safety, productivity and product reliability. The investment will allow the company to retain 157 direct jobs […]
Westlake Royal Building Products Expands Accessory Options for Versetta Stone Siding
Westlake Royal Building Products USA, Inc. (Westlake Royal), a Westlake company, is expanding its Versetta Stone siding line with a new Large Light Box and new accessory colors. Featuring panelized installation, Versetta Stone siding provides the beauty and texture of authentic stone masonry without the added skill and time required for installation. The siding panels […]
US LBM Acquires Arizona Truss Manufacturer Holderness Supplies
US LBM, a distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has acquired Holderness Supplies, a top manufacturer of structural building components and distributor of engineered wood products in Arizona. Located in Tucson, Holderness Supplies operates an 11-acre facility where it manufactures floor and roof trusses and distributes specialty lumber, framing materials and engineered […]