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April 22, 2013
Shelly Enterprises joins US LBM Holdings

US LBM Holdings announced the acquisition of seven-unit Shelly Enterprises of Telford, Pa., the company’s ninth acquisition since 2010.

February 25, 2013
Edward Hines Lumber plans May opening

The new building center and showroom will occupy the site of the former Franklin Emery (F.E.) Wheaton Lumberyard.

Buffalo Grove, Ill.-based Edward Hines Lumber, a subsidiary of US LBM Holdings, will open a full-service building supply center and showroom in May in the Chicago area.

The new facility will occupy the site of the former Franklin Emery (F.E.) Wheaton Lumberyard. The downtown Wheaton, Ill., property has been vacant since F.E. Wheaton closed in 2010. The new lumberyard will be managed by former F.E. Wheaton 
general manager of 28 years, Pat Briody.

January 15, 2013
H&H to join Lyman Lumber Co.

US LBM Holdings has acquired H & H Lumber Co. of Superior, Wis., which will become part of the Lyman Lumber Co. 

H&H serves the northern Wisconsin and greater Duluth, Minn., markets, providing home builders, specialty contractors and professional remodelers with a full-suite of building materials and services. The company joins Lyman Lumber Co., a US LBM division that is one of the largest building material suppliers in Minnesota and Wisconsin. 

July 10, 2012
Industry Scoreboard’s fastest-growing companies

The Home Channel News 2012 Top 300 Industry Scoreboard is rife with double-digit percent gainers. Here are the top 10 companies, ranked by home channel retail sales gains: 

November 3, 2011
Lyman Lumber joins US LBM Holdings

Lyman Lumber, the Excelsior, Minn.-based pro dealer, has been acquired by BlackEagle Partners, the parent company of US LBM Holdings. Serving the Minneapolis-St. Paul metro area as well as parts of Wisconsin, Lyman Lumber includes lumberyards in Chanhassen, Minn., and Eau Claire, Wis., as well as Carpentry Contractors Corp. and Automated Building Components.

July 7, 2011
John H. Myers joins US LBM Holdings

John H. Myers, a six-unit chain of LBM outlets located throughout south central Pennsylvania and Northern Maryland, has joined US LBM Holdings as its seventh division.

Revenues for Myers, No. 99 on the HCN Pro Dealer Scoreboard, topped $55 million in 2010, and the company is on track to exceed that pace in 2011, according to the announcement. The company also operates showrooms featuring kitchens, flooring, windows, doors and other products for the custom and regional builder, remodeler and consumer.

January 10, 2011
Bullish!


The prolonged housing downturn has pushed the building materials industry into uncharted waters where everyone is trying to hold their place in a shifting topography of competitors, suppliers and customers. Big or small, LBM operators are learning that the rules of engagement have changed. Here today, gone tomorrow, back next week in a reconfigured shape.


What a perfect time to try something new. 


December 2, 2010
US LBM Holdings hires CFO

US LBM Holdings has appointed Rick Kolaczewski as its new chief financial officer, effective Nov. 30....