Latest Manufacturer News

Latest Manufacturer News

• Eagle Materials' Wallboard and Paperboard Unit Rebounds to $15.1 Million 4Q Op Gain

   

• Ply Gem Rebounds with $1.2 million Operating Gain

  Ply Gem saw first-quarter operating earnings rebound to a gain of $1.2 million from a loss of $14.2 million a year ago on a 19% jump in sales to $239.1 million for the same period, the company reported today.

   
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  Why You Should Prepare for a Coming Product Shortage

  Many of the same signs that are pointing us out of the homebuilding trough are directing us toward a time of commodity shortages and price spikes.

   

• 1Q Lumber Sales Jump 22% at Western Forest Products

   

• Masonite's 1Q Adjusted EBITDA, Sales Up for North America Segment

   

• Trex Rebounds With $12.3 Million 1Q Net Profits

  Trex more than doubled its year-ago profits while rebounding from a fourth-quarter 2011 loss to total $12.3 million in earnings for the first quarter 2012.

   

• Plum Creek's 1Q Manufacturing Segment Op. Profits Unchanged

   

• Weyerhaeuser’s 1Q Earnings Plummet 59% Despite Sales Growth

  Weyerhaeuser’s net earnings fell 59% from the same period a year ago to reach $41 million during the first quarter, the company reported. The loss comes despite a 5% rise in net sales to $1.49 billion for the period ended March 31.

   

• Building Material Manufacturers in the News – April 2012

  Featuring: Advanced Environmental Recycling Technologies, Atlas, Atrium CertainTeed, Bonsal American, Boral, Dow Building Solutions, Epicor, Fomo Products, Leviton, MaxLite, National Nail Corp., Oldcastle, TOTO, TXI, Villeroy & Boch

   

• Potlach Wood Products Rebounds With 72% Jump in 1Q Operating Income

   

• UFP Reports First Quarter Sales to Independent Retailers Up 25%

  Universal Forest Products Inc.’s Retail Building Materials segment hit $196.9 million in net earnings for the first quarter of 2012, up 12.3% from the same period a year ago, the company announced today.

   

• USG Subsidiary L&W Supply Reports 13% Same-Store Sales Increase

   

• Husqvarna Recalls Hedge and Grass Trimmers

  Husqvarna is voluntarily recalling its grass and hedge trimmers after receiving reports of fuel leakage, the federal Consumer Product Safety Commission reports.

   

• Building Material Manufacturers in the News - March 2012

  Featuring: Associated Materials, Alpha Pro Tech, Atlas Roofing, Atrium Companies, Azek, CertainTeed Corp., DMSi, Insulfoam, ProVia, Roseburg, Simpson Strong-Tie, and Weyerhaeuser.

   

• Ply Gem 4Q Loss Lightens; Sales Climb 9.9%

  Ply Gem Inc.'s net loss for the fourth quarter improved to $15.2 million from a year-earlier $19.6 million on a 9.9% rise in net sales to $242.4 million.

   

• Integrity Composites Acquires GAF’s DuraLife Brand

  Integrity Composites, a Maine-based manufacturer, has acquired the DuraLife composite decking line from GAF Building Materials, the company announced today. The company said it plans to continue making and shipping the line’s decking, railing, porch, and marine dock products.

   

• 4Q Net Income at Ainsworth Remains Flat Despite 26% Jump in Sales

  Fourth-quarter net income at Ainsworth remained even with the same period a year ago at C$2.8 million (US$2.8 million), despite a 26% jump in sales to C$69.5 million (US$68.8 million). For the year, net income fell 30% to C$8.3 million (US$8.2 million), while adjusted EBITDA plunged almost 80% to...

   

• Net Loss Increases Despite Higher Sales at Masonite in 4Q

  Masonite fell deeper into the red during the fourth quarter with a $778,000 loss after posting a $20,000 loss during the same period a year ago, the company announced. The results come despite a 14% increase in sales to $383.8 million for the period ended Dec. 31.

   

• Boral USA Maintains Losses Despite Revenue Increases in First Half 2012

   

• Trex Sinks Further Into Red With 4Q Loss

  Trex slid further into the red during the fourth quarter, from the same period a year ago, with an $18.3 million loss for the period ended Dec. 31. The composite decking and railing products manufacturer posted a net loss of $512,000 during 2010’s fourth quarter.