Industry News
As summer turns to fall in a year that has been anything but normal, the nation’s most in-demand housing markets are not the usual suspects.
Kodiak Building Partners announced internal promotions that the company says will further enhance its pursuit of a vision of “Creating a culture that empowers local leaders to succeed in the communities they serve” and improve its responsiveness and collaboration across all companies.
Hawaii-based HPM Building Supply doubled its Oahu footprint, became Hawaii’s exclusive distributor for SCAFCO steel framing, and expanded its product selection to include CertainTeed acoustical ceiling panels and other commercial interior materials.
Interfor Corporation, the Vancouver, British Columbia-based lumber producer, has reached an agreement to sell its specialty sawmill located in Gilchrist, Ore. to Neiman Enterprises Inc.
In a strong signal that housing is leading the economic recovery, builder confidence in the market for newly-built single-family homes increased five points to hit an all-time high of 83 in September, according to the latest NAHB/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Hancock Lumber has been named a “Best Places to Work in Maine” for the 7th consecutive year.
84 Lumber, the nation’s largest privately held building materials supplier, today announced its 2020 Vendor of the Year: Southeast Forest Products. The award is presented every year and is based on various factors including sales growth and above-and-beyond service.
A Texas-based producer of structural building components is adding another plant in Ringgold, Georgia, to build and fabricate wooden trusses and engineered beams to serve the Tennessee Valley.
Offsite construction continues to emerge as an innovative approach to challenges that impact the home building industry, whether it’s effective response for disaster relief or reduced materials waste to cut down on costs.
