DEALERS McCoy's Building Supply promoted Melanie Rae to VP of People Development, Benefits, and Training; Brandon Bishop to VP of...

By Craig Webb President, Webb Analytics Their languages may differ, but construction supply dealers the world over share the same...

Even as it forecasts a sales decline this fiscal year, The Home Depot (THD) plans in multiple ways to sell more and bigger projects to...

Two years of impressive annual returns have suddenly reversed course for building material dealers, if the Q1 returns from public...

There's growing recognition of the need for employers to support the financial wellbeing of their employees beyond traditional benefits...

Forty-six deals involving 40 buyers have resulted in 200 LBM-owned operations changing hands so far this year, Webb Analytics' latest...

DEALERS Your Building Centers announced that Tim Leupold (right) has been promoted to President and CEO. Leupold has held those positions...

The drywall sector has jumped to the forefront of construction supply's M&A activity in recent weeks, thanks mainly to three major deals:...

DEALERS Builders FirstSource appointed Stephen J. Herron (right) as the company’s Chief Operating Officer, responsible for overseeing the...

Affordable housing, truck drivers, and credit card fees dominated the discussions March 30 when members of the National Lumber and...

Roughly 50 dealers affiliated with the American Building Materials Alliance (ABMA) promoted a set of key requests to U.S. Senate and...

We all know LBM dealers nationwide will see demand slow from the often-robust sales we're seeing now, but now we're beginning to identify...

The latest map of construction supply deals, openings, and closures so far in 2023 shows something unusual: A high level of greenfield...

DEALERS Kodiak Building Partners promoted Pat Moretti (right) to President of Ricci Lumber. Frontier Building Supply, another part of...

Six weeks into 2023, we already have seen one transaction that's far bigger than anything done in 2022, as well as announced intentions...

The supply chain will have far fewer kinks this year than it suffered the previous two, but challenges remain, particularly in finding...

By Mark Barnard, CEO, SnapDragon Associates LLC Conversations with manufacturers, distributors, and retailers reveal more companies than...

DEALERS Wilson Lumber announced these organizational changes: Co-owner Robb Wilson as CEO; John Marshall as President/COO; Josh...

As final numbers for 2022 trickle in--and new reports for 2023 arrive--the M&A scene in construction supply continues to be robust. Webb...

DEALERS Builders FirstSource named Dave Rush as its permanent CEO. Rush had been interim CEO in the weeks since David Flitman resigned....