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RETAIL REVIEW - Continued from page 21 84 Lumber’s newest location offers local communities building materials such as roofing, trim, treated lumber, windows and doors. In addition, the company provides special orders to local residents in need and single-day turnaround for more specific projects. 84 Lumber operates more than 250 stores, component manufacturing plants, custom door shops, custom millwork shops and engineered wood product (EWP) centers in 30 states. In addition to Big Pine Key, the company has recently opened stores in Riverhead, NY.; Holbrook, MA; Ruskin, FL; and Greensboro, NC. For more information, visit www.84lumber.com. Professional Builders Supply Completes Purchase of Wilmington Operations Wilmington, NC—Professional Builders Supply, located here, has closed on the .5 million purchase of the property and facility on U.S. 421, where the company moved its Wilmington operations in October 2016. PBS buys all species of Softwood lumber from a variety of suppliers, including Cypress, Southern Yellow Pine, Spruce, Engelmann Spruce/ Lodgepole Pine, Inland Red Cedar and Radiata Pine, among others. The firm bought the 10-acre property at 3941 U.S. 421, including a 50,000-square-foot facility built by McKinley Building Corp. The previous owner was Seamist Properties LLC. Professional Builders Supply sells building materials to single-family homebuilders and some multi-family customers. Founded in Raleigh in 2003, it opened a Wilmington location in 2009. The company moved from its former location on Military Cutoff Road in Wilmington to the new facility in November 2016. At the time, the company had about 30 employees; it has since added about 12 more workers. Strategically located right off the Wilmington bypass that opened in December and connects Brunswick County and New Hanover County, Professional Builders Supply has shortened the drive to its customers in Brunswick County, increasing efficiency. The recent construction boom is evident in that area, making the new location even more ideal. For more information, visit www.pb-supply.com. Brown’s True Value Begins Building New Location with Lumberyard Iowa City, IA—Brown’s True Value, headquartered here, has begun construction on a new 14,000-square-foot store in Marengo, IA. It anticipates to be moved in by mid-summer and will replace the current Marengo location. The new location will be about twice as large as the company’s current location, and the additional space will allow the store to have a lumberyard on site. A store representative stated they are carrying Pine in a variety of sizes. Owner Mark Swift said lumber would be the only new product the store will offer, and will continue to sell hardware, paint, appliances and other needs for the homebuilding market. The store will be located next to Big G Foods, a setup that’s common in cities of Marengo’s size. For more information, visit www.truevalue.com/brownstruevalue. Forest Products Supply Opens Omaha Distribution Center Omaha, NE—Forest Products Supply, headquartered in St. Louis, MO, opened a seventh distribution center here recently. The new distribution center will serve most of Nebraska and western Iowa, and has distribution rights to key specialty products, such as Trus Joist engineered wood, James Hardie siding, and Interfor boards. The new facility, like all FPS branches, will carry a broad product line of lumber and panels as well as other specialty products. The expansion is a direct result of the success FPS has had at its Kansas City branch over the past few years, serving customers in the states of Nebraska and Iowa. The new Omaha facility and expanded product base positions FPS to substantially increase sales in both states. For more information, visit www.fp-supply.com. Menards to Open Two Stores in Missouri Springfield, MO—Menard Inc., headquartered in Eau Claire, WI, will open two stores here sometime in late summer, Springfield East Menards and Springfield West Menards. In addition to home improvement products, the Menards locations will feature full-service lumberyards with a covered warehouse, a garden center, appliances, a pet department and groceries. One Menards will be at East Chestnut Expressway and U.S. 65. The other will be on Sunshine Street, west of West Bypass. Both of the Menards stores will be built in accordance with the company’s largest store format; however, information about the square footage of each store was not available. Menards sells Pine and Cedar dimensional lumber, studs and more as well as White Pine logs and some hardwoods. J.P. Hart Lumber Receives Tax Abatement for Investment in Texas Lumberyard Sherman, TX—J.P. Hart Lumber Company has received a modified tax Continued on page 35 www.softwoodbuyer.com Inland Lumber Producers Host 34th Annual Tournament Coeur dAlene, IDThe Inland Lumber Producers (ILP) recently welcomed guests to its 34th annual invitational golf tournament, held here a the Coeur dAlene Resort. The team of Phil Bradeen, of Vaagen Brothers Lumber Inc., and John Berglund, of Sapphire Lumber Co., won the horserace golf game. The second place team was comprised of Luke Wenner, of Palet Service Corp., and Damien Fallin, of Exterior Wood. The third place team included Ron Cluster, retired from Idaho Forest Group, and Pat Duchien, of Bi terroot Forest Products. Prior to the golf game, the ILP featured a option of various activities, including fishing, airplane rides, para-sailing, touring and shopping. Breakfast Mixer a the resorts Lakeview Terrace. Guests who chose no to participate in the golf games had the Photos By Te ry Mi ler Vol. 32 No. 5 The Softwood Industrys Only Newspaper .Now Reaching 38,414 fi rms (20,000 per issue) September/October 2017 Dave Cochenour and Joe Penrod, Alta Forest Products, Chehalis, WA; Dan Gri fiths, Fraserview Cedar Products Ltd., Surrey, BC; Phil Schumock, McFarland Cascade Inc., Tacoma, WA; and Brad Howard, Security Contractor Services Inc., Sea tle, WA Canyonvile, ORThe Umpqua Valley Lumber Association (UVLA) leading buyers of lumber products, including plywood, engineered wood recently celebrated and specialty its annual Customer Appreciation A tendees re- panels. Banquet & Golf ported tha the Tournament during event started with a multi-day event. the Helgate Jetboat The Seven Feathers Casino, located included a dinner Excursion, which here, served as the later that evening primary venue for at The OK Corral, the gathering. This located in Grants invitation-only event Pass, OR. included industry- The next morning kicked o f with Hot Springs, VAThe Omni Homestead Resort & Spa, located here, served as the site for the recent 2017 Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association Inc. (SLMA) Annual Conference. This years three-day conference was packed with networking activities and keynote sessions, plus the Chairmans Gala, which closed ou the festivities. A this summers SLMA Conference, Frank Beamer, champion co legiate coach from Virginia Tech, was scheduled as keynote speaker. He was followed by Michael Swanson, an Additional photos on pages 22 & 24 Additional photos on pages 20 & 22 Photos By Zach Mi ler Umpqua Valley Lumber Association And Industry Leaders Convene Jason Jacobson, Andrea Ramos and Ma t Robinson, Hampton Lumber Co., Portland, OR The Import/Export Wood Purchasing News P.O. Box 34908 Memphis, TN 38184-0908 Address Service Requested Je f and Chery l Bowers and Sydney Souza, Bowers Forest Products, Beavercreek, OR; Hanna Smith, Vaagen Brothers Lumber Inc., Colvi le, WA; and Ralph Schmidt, Columbia Cedar Inc., Ke tle Fa ls, WA SLMA Conference Features Trade Expo, Networking, Keynote Sessions Continued on page 32 Justin Boyer, Buckeye Pacific LLC, Portland, OR; Rex Burns, Boise Cascade, Denver, CO; and Lee Greene, C&D Lumber Co., Riddle, OR Additional photos on pages 26 Chris Matier, E len Nelson and Kenzie Church, Lucidyne Technologies, Corva lis, OR; and John Rhea, Lucidyne Technologies, Bossier City, LA Photos By Cristie & Co. 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RETAIL REVIEW - Continued from page 34 incentive for an million investment in its lumberyard here, according to published reports. J.P. Hart Lumber stocks all common sizes, grades, species, and lengths of Softwood framing lumber, as well as engineered wood products, OSB sheathing and fascia, soffit and post products in Cedar and Fir. The tax incentive was recently modified based on the amount of the capital improvements the company is making to the Sherman facility. Originally a .5 million project with 5,000 of incentives, the scope of the project expanded to include a larger footprint on 30 acres of land and an additional investment. With the changes, Hart is seeking the maximum 5,000 it could recoup from the agreement. The company has reported the facility has already started receiving materials and likely will have a soft opening, adding the construction phase is complete. After modifying the original tax abatement, the Grayson County Commissioners approved a separate five-year abatement for the lumberyard. Under the terms of that agreement, valued at just over 0,000, commissioners agreed to abate 50 percent of the company’s property taxes over the first three years of the term, with 25 percent of the taxes abated in the remaining two years. For more information, visit www.hartlumber.com. Busy Beaver to Open Five New Centers in 2018 Pittsburgh, PA—Busy Beaver, headquartered here, plans to open five new home improvement centers in Pennsylvania, Ohio and West Virginia this year. Its new Grove City, PA location opened in March and a store in Greenville, PA is scheduled to open in May. The additional locations will be announced during the first quarter. The Grove City location is 50,000 square feet, larger than the average 35,000 square feet of its other 18 stores. The center will feature an indoor lumberyard as well as a new farm and ranch department and designated contractor service center. The company hired approximately 35 employees, both full-time and part-time, for the new store. Busy Beaver was founded in 1962 with three lumber yards located in Clairton, Verona and Carnegie, PA. The company quickly expanded and began opening fullline home improvement centers throughout the 1970s and 1980s. Currently, Busy Beaver operates 18 stores and employs more than 350 people. “We’re excited about our continued expansion plans for Busy Beaver during the next year across the entire region. Starting with Grove City, we’ll be pleased to offer local residents and businesses a customer-friendly store experience that addresses the needs of DIYers and supports local contractors,” said Joe Kallen, chief executive officer, Busy Beaver. For more information, visit www.busybeaver.com. growth of our value-added offerings and the enhancement of our customer mix. We welcome Shone Lumber’s employees to the BMC family and look forward to continuing their reputation of providing outstanding service and quality products to its customers.” Founded by Bill Shone in 1957, Shone Lumber is now led by Bill’s son, John Shone, who will remain with BMC. With three facilities consisting of a combined 110,000 square feet of assembly, warehouse and showroom space, Shone Lumber is competitively located to serve markets in Delaware, New Jersey and Philadelphia as well as to address the growth potential in Northeast Maryland. In 2017, Shone Lumber generated net sales of approximately million. With over billion in annual net sales, BMC is one of the nation’s leading providers of diversified building products and services to professional builders and professional remodelers in the U.S. residential housing market. BMC’s portfolio of products and services spans building materials, including millwork and structural component manufacturing capabilities, consultative showrooms and design centers, value-added installation management and an innovative eBusiness platform. BMC serves 43 metropolitan areas across 18 states, principally in the South and West regions. For more information, visit www.buildwithbmc.com/bmc/ or www.shonelumber.com. ■ WWW.SOFTWOODBUYER.COM BMC Stock Acquires Shone Lumber Atlanta, GA—BMC Stock Holdings Inc., a leading provider of diversified lumber and building materials in the U.S., recently announced it will acquire the business of W.E. Shone Lumber Co., a leading supplier of building materials in Delaware. Shone Lumber operates facilities in Newark, Middleton and Georgetown, DE. It offers a variety of Softwoods from Pine to Spruce as well as hardwoods. “With an attractive customer profile, including strong relationships with custom homebuilders and professional remodelers, Shone Lumber is an excellent addition to our service capabilities in the Mid- Atlantic region,” said Dave Keltner, interim president and CEO of BMC. “Strategic tuck-in acquisitions, such as this one, are an important part of our strategy to improve our margin profile through the Species: Sizes: Textures: For more information visit LockDeck.com. Email Gunnar Brinck at GBrinck@disdero.com or call Softwood Forest Products Buyer ■ May/June 2018 Page 35
