Manufacturers & Timber Companies News

Manufacturers & Timber Companies

• 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.

   

• 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

   

• ProSales 100 Dealers' Component-Making Activities

  Most PS100 members that make components appear content with what they're doing now.

   

• 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

   

• 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

   

• 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.

   

• Bellavita Tile's Traverwood

  Bellavita Tile's Traverwood is a water- and stain-resistant product featuring the look of natural wood and the durability and easy clean-up of porcelain.

   

• Bosch RHS181 Compact Rotary Hammer

  Bosch introduced the RHS181 compact rotary hammer, which it calls the most powerful product of its type on the market.

   

• Owens Corning TruDefinition Duration Shingles

  Owens Corning's TruDefinition Duration shingles pack several color granules in each shingle, providing multiple options to color a roof.

   

• Tapco Group's Wellcraft Egress Well Covers

  Tapco Group's Wellcraft Egress Well Covers make it easy to escape when needed but also can withstand hurricane-rated wind speeds.

   

• 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.

   

• Hot Finds from IBS

  Our favorite products from the 2012 International Builders' Show