Weyerhaeuser to Sell Princeton, B.C., Lumber Mill to Gorman Group
Weyerhaeuser Company announced it has reached an agreement to sell its lumber mill in Princeton, British Columbia, to the Gorman Group, owners of Gorman Bros. Lumber Ltd., a family-owned wood products manufacturer headquartered in West Kelowna, B.C. The purchase price is approximately $120 million CAD in cash, which includes Weyerhaeuser’s manufacturing facility, all associated timber […]
Do it Best Group Appoints Marianne Thompson To Lead Strategic Integration of Do it Best and True Value
Do it Best announces the appointment of Marianne Thompson as its new executive vice president of transformation and integration, a new role created to lead the next phase of integration for True Value and United Hardware into the Do it Best organization. This move represents another bold step in the company’s transformation journey—focused on building […]
Marvin Promotes Innovation Leader to Vice President Role
Marvin has announced a leadership promotion for Lindsay Schroeder to vice president of strategy execution. In her new role, Schroeder will lead the company’s strategic execution efforts, translating plans into actionable initiatives, ensuring alignment across departments and driving successful implementation to achieve Marvin’s transformational organizational goals. In her almost two decades with Marvin, Schroeder has […]
Hancock Lumber Announces Plans to Acquire Massachusetts-Based Johnson Lumber
Hancock Lumber is excited to announce its plans to acquire Johnson Lumber, a single-location lumberyard located in Salisbury, Mass. The transaction is expected to close on May 31, 2025, with the location officially beginning operations as Hancock Lumber on Monday, June 2—marking Team Hancock’s twelfth lumberyard and its first in Massachusetts. Founded in 1963 and […]
LMC Names Jeremy Neill as the Director of Hardware
LMC is proud to announce the appointment of Jeremy Neill as the new director of hardware. Neill began his career journey in the LBM industry by joining Shelly Enterprises where he earned 18 years of industry experience. Before joining LMC, Neill worked in account management and business development for Coca-Cola for 5 years. Neill joined […]
Cultured Stone Expands Cobblefield Profile with Serene New Color, Salt Flat
Westlake Royal Building Products (“Westlake Royal”), a Westlake company, announces the launch of Salt Flat, a new colorway from Cultured Stone. Available in the Cobblefield profile, Salt Flat’s elegant, neutral palette makes it ideal for a variety of architectural applications. Inspired by the expansive tranquility of vast desert landscapes, Salt Flat blends understated light grays and soft, warm […]
Nuvo Raises $45M to Accelerate the Future of B2B Trade
Nuvo, the network accelerating modern B2B trade, announced that it has raised $45 million in funding from Sequoia Capital, Spark Capital, Founders Fund, Index Ventures, Human Capital, Foundation Capital, Susa Ventures, Pear VC and prominent angel investors including Gokul Rajaram, Max Mullen (Founder, Instacart), Matt MacInnis (COO, Rippling), Sanjit Biswas and John Bicket (Samsara founders), […]
Westlake Royal Building Products Sales Leader Paul Burleson Named a 2025 Legend of the Home Improvement Industry
Westlake Royal Building Products (“Westlake Royal”), a Westlake company, is proud to announce that Paul Burleson, senior account executive of national remodeling accounts and a recognized industry thought leader, has been named a 2025 Legend of the Home Improvement Industry by Dave Yoho Associates. The Legends of the Home Improvement Industry award honors leaders who exemplify […]
PLM Welcomes Two New Members to its Board of Directors
Pennsylvania Lumbermens Mutual Insurance Company (PLM), the largest mutual insurer dedicated to wood-related businesses, appointed two new members to its Board of Directors: Steve Sallah and Don Blackwell, CPA. Sallah and Blackwell have a proven track record with careers in financial leadership positions at major lumber and building materials and insurance businesses, respectively. “Steve and […]
JC Snavely & Sons and LMC Celebrate 90 Years of Collaboration and Success
Members of the LMC team joined J.C. Snavely & Sons at their yard in Lancaster, Penn. to celebrate 90 years of partnership. J.C. Snavely & Sons is currently the final founding member of LMC. The lunch was prepared by local family-owned business, Harvey’s Main Street Barbecue. For 90 years, they have supported each other, demonstrating […]