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Pittsburgh-based Snavely Forest Products named Brett Kerr as the company’s newest mass merchant representative.

The company said Kerr brings experience from the logistics industry and is a graduate of California University of Pennsylvania with a degree in business administration.

Pittsburgh-based PPG Industries reached a deal to acquire the North American architectural business of AkzoNobel, N.V., for $1.05 billion.

The acquisition includes the addition of about 600 AkzoNobel-owned paint stores, creating a combined network of about 1,000 company-owned stores serving the North American market.

Pro dealer 84 Lumber opened a new store on Oct. 26 in Bridgeville, Pa., outside of Pittsburgh, marking the first new unit for the pro dealer in six years. The two-story store will be located on a seven-acre property that includes a kitchen and bath design showroom, a lumber warehouse, railroad spur and truss plant.

ProBuild Holdings, the nation's largest pro dealer, has decided to close down some of its newly built facilities in the Pittsburgh area, as well as operations in Hagerstown, Md. 

An HCN confirmation of an internal memo by ProBuild CEO Rob Marchbank last week showed that the Denver-based pro dealer has revisited its decision to operate three brand new LBM facilities in the Pittsburgh region. 

An attempt to reach ProBuild for comment or explanation received no response.

Roofing distributor ABC Supply will open a new store in Carnegie, Pa., on Aug. 1. The 42,000-sq.-ft. facility will contain a warehouse and showroom space in two buildings. Designed to serve residential and commercial construction professionals, the new store will carry a complete assortment of low-slope and steep-slope roofing materials, siding, windows, doors, gutter, decking and related tools and equipment. 

ProBuild Holdings has announced the opening of a new location in Altoona, Pa., approximately 100 miles east of Pittsburgh. Grand-opening ceremonies will be held on Jan. 20.

The 65,000-sq.-ft. Altoona facility will include a kitchen, bath and millwork showroom, as well as a full assortment of building materials. ProBuild Altoona also offers installation services for both builders and homeowners.

Last year, ProBuild opened two other locations near Pittsburgh, which is the home turf of rival pro dealer 84 Lumber: White Oak, Pa., and Morgantown, W.Va.

According to the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, a Pittsburgh woman is working with Ace Hardware Corp. to open a store geared toward the urban dweller. 

Pittsburgh-based Versatex Trimboard introduced a new 4-in. x 6-in. version of its labor-saving, one-piece Versawrap PVC column cladding system. 

The product minimizes field cutting, eliminates mitering and increases curb appeal by ensuring aligned corners on every column, according to the company. The 4-in. x 6-in. wrap complements the 4-in. x 4-in., 6-in. x 6-in. and 8-in. x 8-in. sizes.

Pittsburgh-based Yale Industrial Trucks acquired MH Equipment's Twinsburg, Ohio, business.

Yale Industrial Trucks operates as Burns Industrial Equipment, which is now the authorized Hyster lift truck dealer for select counties in the Cleveland area.

According to an article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, the market dynamics of the Pittsburgh area are enticing ProBuild into western Pennsylvania. 

The designer of outdoor furnishings, structures and accessories says its made-in-the-USA business model could help keep product flowing.

Recognizing that casual retailers' inventories are currently at a low point, Pittsburgh, Pa.-based Creekvine Designs is poised to provide quick and drop ship services for their extensive American-Made product line. 

The company announced its drop ship and quick ship capabilities to fill in-season order requests.