Home Hardware Stores Limited is pleased to announce Marianne Thompson has been appointed to the new role of Chief Commercial Officer, effective Monday, September 12, 2022. In this role, Marianne will be responsible for Home Hardware’s overall commercial strategy with a focus on driving business growth and expanding market share. As Chief Commercial Officer, Marianne […]
JELD-WEN Appoints Catherine A. Halligan to Board of Directors
JELD-WEN Holding, Inc., a leading global manufacturer of building products, today announced the appointment of Catherine A. Halligan to its board of directors, effective September 5, 2022. Today’s announcement adds a fourth woman to JELD-WEN’s board of directors and expands it to eight members, seven of whom are independent. “Cathy brings extensive board experience and […]
Floor & Decor Launches the Grand Opening of its Mooresville, North Carolina Store
Floor & Decor a leading specialty retailer of hard-surface flooring, will expand its nationwide footprint when it opens the doors to its newest location in Mooresville, North Carolina on September 14, 2022. The Floor & Decor warehouse store and design center will open with a team of about 50 full-time and part-time associates led by […]
ABC Supply Co. Inc. Opens Location in Cheswick, Pennsylvania
ABC Supply Co. Inc., the nation’s largest wholesale distributor of roofing, siding and other select exterior and interior building products, has opened a new location at 460 Nixon Road in Cheswick, Pennsylvania. Michael Mrakovich will manage the branch. Mrakovich joined ABC Supply in 2009 as an inside sales associate and in 2014 managed a storm […]
Roseburg Investigating Possible Failure of Ash-Spraying Machinery as Source of Mill Fire
Roseburg Forest Products Co. (“Roseburg”), the operators of the veneer mill at the center of the Mill Fire, is investigating whether the possible failure of a water-spraying machine from a third-party equipment manufacturer led to the ignition of the Sept. 2 structural fire. Roseburg’s mill produces its own electric power in a co-generation facility fueled […]
Madison’s Reporter: Lumber Prices Drop as Labour Day Approaches
An old adage often used by Madison’s to explain the typical seasonal cycle of lumber prices is, “Labour Day is the beginning of the end and US Thanksgiving in the end of the end.” Meaning that lumber prices usually drop around Labour Day then keep falling until US Thanksgiving, which normally marks the lowest prices […]
Kodiak Building Partners Expands Gypsum and Acoustics Presence with the Acquisition of Western Interior Supply
Kodiak Building Partners announced the acquisition of Western Interior Supply based in Denver, Colorado. Western Interior Supply was founded in 1985 to locally source and distribute Division 9 acoustical materials in the Denver-area commercial building industry. Over the past few decades, Western Interior Supply has thrived under the leadership and collaboration of its core team […]
TAL Holdings Hires New CFO
TAL Holdings, one of the fastest growing family-owned building material centers in the Pacific Northwest, named Richard Anderson as chief financial officer and Renee Coffman as director of vendor relations and category management. “We are excited for the impact that these two leaders will have at TAL,” says Jason Blair, CEO. “Richard brings extensive experience […]
Palmer-Donavin Announces New Management and Department Updates
Palmer-Donavin is proud to announce Josh Miller is leading its new Business Analytics department, Josh Thompson is the new Vice President of Product Management, and Stephanie Kuntz isnow Director of Marketing. With a focus on data and analytics, the company recently announced the addition of a new Business Analytics department. Josh Miller, previously Director of […]
Fortune Brands Announces Key Organization and Leadership Changes
Fortune Brands Home & Security, Inc. (NYSE: FBHS, the “Company”, or “Fortune Brands”), an industry-leading home and security products company, today announced key organization and leadership changes, enabling the Company to drive accelerated growth and productivity. “The upcoming separation of our company represents more than just the creation of two world-class, public companies; it also […]