LL Flooring, formerly Lumber Liquidators, one of the nation’s largest specialty retailers of high-quality, hard-surface flooring, today announced a partnership with the National Flooring Contractors Apprenticeship Program (“NFCAP”), in efforts to lend its resources and professional networks to help address the future need for flooring contractors and advance the profession. LL Flooring made the announcement […]
Tractor Supply Supports Future of Agriculture by Joining U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action
Tractor Supply Company (“Tractor Supply”), the largest rural lifestyle retailer in the United States, today announced it has joined U.S. Farmers and Ranchers in Action (“USFRA”). The Company is also endorsing USFRA’s Decade of Ag Vision. “As the largest rural lifestyle retailer, Tractor Supply recognizes and supports the important role that farmers and ranchers play […]
Trex Hits the Nail on the Head With New Product Innovation
The same commitment to innovation that drove Trex to invent composite decking nearly 30 years ago continues to be a driving force behind the company’s category and industry leadership. Adding to its long list of product innovation credits and accolades, the company has been honored with a 2021 Golden Hammer Award by Hardware + Building […]
Mortgage Applications Increase in September 15th MBA Weekly Survey
Mortgage applications increased 0.3 percent from one week earlier, according to data from the Mortgage Bankers Association’s (MBA) Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey for the week ending September 10, 2021. This week’s results include an adjustment for the Labor Day holiday. The Market Composite Index, a measure of mortgage loan application volume, increased 0.3 percent on […]
Madison’s Reporter: Lumber Prices Rise Yet More as Demand Returns
Customers who had been waiting on the sidelines since spring, to see how far down lumber prices would go, returned to the scene and booked significant purchases in the week before the Labour Day long weekend. Sawmills gleefully extended order files as secondary suppliers — who had been running on lean inventories themselves — did […]
NAHB: What the Biden Vaccine Mandate Means for Home Builders
President Joe Biden last week announced a sweeping vaccine mandate to bring the latest surge in COVID-19 cases under control. Central to the administration’s plan is a requirement that every employer with more than 100 employees require the vaccine for its workforce or provide for weekly testing. The new mandate will be levied and enforced […]
ABC Supply Co., Inc. Opens Location in Centreville, Maryland
ABC Supply Co. Inc., the nation’s largest wholesale distributor of roofing, siding and other select exterior building products, has opened a new location at 601 Ruthsburg Road in Centreville, Maryland. Ryan Laverdiere manages the new branch. He began his career at ABC Supply in 2018 at the company’s Cheverly, Maryland, location. After building strong relationships with customers and succeeding in […]
ABC’s Construction Backlog Indicator Plummets in August; Contractor Confidence Down
Associated Builders and Contractors (“ABC”) reports today that its Construction Backlog Indicator fell sharply to 7.7 months in August, according to an ABC member survey conducted Aug. 19 to Sept. 1. The reading is down 0.8 months from July 2021 and down 0.3 months from August 2020. ABC’s Construction Confidence Index readings for sales, profit […]
Fencing Supply Group Acquires Vinyl by Design
Fencing Supply Group (“FSG”), a group of industry-leading distributors and manufacturers of fencing and outdoor living products, today announced that it has acquired Vinyl by Design, a full-service provider of vinyl fence, vinyl railing, decking, and aluminum railing and fence located in New Paris, Indiana. “We are thrilled and honored that Vinyl by Design has […]
The Softwood Lumber Board and U.S. Department of Agriculture Sign Memorandum of Understanding to Support Net-Zero Carbon Construction and Resilient Forests
The Softwood Lumber Board (“SLB”) is pleased to announce the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (“MOU”) that builds upon the existing collaborative relationship between the SLB and the U.S. Department of Agriculture (“USDA”). Under the MOU and effective immediately, the SLB and USDA expand a public-private partnership that seeks to grow demand for wood […]