Canfor Pulp Products Inc. (“Canfor” or the “Company”) is announcing temporary NBSK and BCTMP production reductions at Northwood Pulp and Taylor Pulp in response to the significant transportation interruptions being experienced in British Columbia (“BC”). The Company’s pulp shipments have declined as a result of the recent weather-related transportation disruptions. With pulp mill inventories nearing […]
Woodgrain Expands with Acquisition of North Carolina Door Shop
Woodgrain has purchased Lowe’s Thomasville Millwork door shop in Lexington, North Carolina. This acquisition increases Woodgrain’s position in the Southeast United States, while further bolstering Woodgrain’s millwork and door manufacturing capabilities and presence within Lowe’s home improvement stores across the Southeast and Mid Atlantic. This marks the second former Lowe’s Millwork door shop acquired by […]
EPA Recognizes Tractor Supply Company as a Leading Green Power User
Tractor Supply Company (“Tractor Supply”), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, today announced that it recently joined the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Green Power Partnership. Tractor Supply is using more than 61 million kilowatt-hours (kWh) of green power annually, which is enough green power to meet 15 percent of the Company’s electricity […]
GMS Reports Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Results
GMS Inc. (“GMS” or the “Company”), a leading North American specialty distributor of interior building products, today reported financial results for the fiscal second quarter ended October 31, 2021. Second Quarter Fiscal 2022 Highlights (Comparisons are to the second quarter of fiscal 2021) – Net sales of $1,150.6 million increased 41.5%; organic net sales increased […]
US LBM Acquires Professional Builders Supply
US LBM, a leading distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has acquired Professional Builders Supply, a top supplier of building materials to local, regional and national custom and production professional builders in North and South Carolina. Founded in 2003, Professional Builders Supply today operates 12 locations in the Carolinas, selling, installing and […]
Statistics Canada: Building Permits, October 2021
The total value of building permits increased 1.3% to $10.3 billion in October, led by gains in British Columbia (+15.0%) and Ontario (+4.5%). Construction intentions in the non-residential sector were up 4.2%, while the residential sector edged down 0.1%. On a constant dollar basis (2012=100), building permits increased 0.7% to $7.0 billion. New Brunswick Sees […]
Paper Excellence Announces Indefinite Curtailment of Catalyst Paper Tiskwat Mill in Powell River, BC
Paper Excellence today announced the indefinite curtailment of operations at its Catalyst Paper tiskwat mill. The ongoing contraction of global paper markets and paper prices, particularly in Asia, are creating significant on-going financial losses at the mill. Despite the best efforts of the mill’s committed team of employees, the facility is simply not viable under […]
Cook & Boardman Acquires BlueViolet Networks
The Cook & Boardman Group LLC (“Cook & Boardman” or “C&B”), the leading specialty distributor of commercial door entry solutions and systems integration services has announced the acquisition of Fountain Valley, CA-based BlueViolet Networks (“BlueViolet” or “BVN”). Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Founded in 1979 by John Paul, BlueViolet is a leading security […]
West Fraser Announces Completion of U.S. South Lumber Mill Acquisition
West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. (“West Fraser” or the “Company”) announced today that further to its news release of October 12, 2021, the U.S. regulatory review has been completed and the other closing conditions have been satisfied. As such, the Company is proceeding to close the acquisition of the Angelina Forest Products lumber mill located […]
Ace Hardware Opens First Store Under New Franchise Model in Mexico
As Ace Hardware continues to grow globally, Ace Hardware International Holdings, Ltd., a subsidiary of Ace Hardware Corporation, announces it opened its first store in Monterrey, Mexico on October 28, 2021, with a plan to open 13 additional stores by the end of 2022. The store is the first under Ace’s new turnkey franchise model […]