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ProBuild Holdings, the nation’s largest LBM chain, reduced its employee head count by 127 positions, according to an article in the Denver Business Journal. The cuts were spread across the nation and targeted administration positions, including jobs in finance and human resources.

ProBuild Holdings, the nation’s largest pro dealer, has announced a restructuring that will eliminate several high level management positions, lay off a number of people, and institute a hiring freeze at its Denver headquarters. 

In an internal memo obtained by Home Channel News, ProBuild’s CEO Rob Marchbank outlined the new leadership and reporting structure of the Denver-based company. The executive VP operations layer of management will be eliminated, and all senior VPs of operations will report directly to Marchbank.

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.

ProBuild Holdings has announced the appointment of Robert Marchbank, the former CEO of European operations for Wolseley, as its new CEO.  Fred Marino, who had filled the role of interim CEO for the past several months, will continue to serve as vice chairman of the company’s board of directors.

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Several former executives from ProBuild Holdings, led by former CEO Paul Hylbert, have announced their plans to form a building materials distribution company called Kodiak Building Partners. 

ProBuild Holdings has confirmed that it is leaving the Chicago market, where it waged a battle with labor union members a year ago. A spokeswoman for the Denver-based pro dealer, the largest in the industry, told Home Channel News that the company would close its Yorkville, Ill., and Westmont, Ill., facilities by Dec. 16.

An investment group led by Paul Hylbert, former CEO of ProBuild Holdings, and Boreas Advisors have announced the acquisition and recapitalization of Barton Supply, a Colorado fabricator and distributor of structural and reinforcing steel products and accessories.

ProBuild Holdings CEO Bill Myrick is no longer with the Denver-based pro dealer, according to an internal memo obtained by Home Channel News.

The email was distributed Monday morning to ProBuild Holdings employees informing them that Myrick, who held the title of president and CEO, is no longer with the company. Fred Marino will take over as CEO, while a search for a permanent replacement is launched, according to the memo. Marino currently serves as vice chairman of the board of ProBuild.

The memo was from Perry Odak, chairman of ProBuild.

Denver-based ProBuild Holdings acquired the assets of Harbert Lumber Co., a building materials supplier based in Colorado, with locations in Grand Junction, Glenwood Springs, Aspen and Steamboat Springs. 

Terms of the sale agreement were not disclosed. 

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ProBuild Holdings, the nation’s largest LBM chain, is closing 20 locations in various locations across the country by the end of the month, Home Channel News has learned.

News of the closures first surfaced at the Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, which was notified by ProBuild of impending layoffs at its Jackson, Wis., yard. A news item posted on the Home Channel News website brought reports from vendors who had been asked to take back inventory at other locations slated for closure.