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• The 2012 ProSales 100

  The latest ProSales 100 group increased sales by 7.3% and added scores of new facilities.

   

• 2012 ProSales 100 Alphabetical Listing

  The members of the 2012 ProSales 100, sorted alphabetically

   

• How To Read the ProSales 100 Report

  After years of striving to be both realistic and optimistic in the face of bad news, it's great to describe this year's ProSales 100 in happier terms.

   

• About the ProSales 100

  Details concerning how we collect information for the ProSales 100 and how we report that data.

   

• 2012 ProSales 100 Profiles: SRS Acquisition

  For the 2012 ProSales 100, we focus on six companies that were exceptional in different ways.

   

• 2012 ProSales 100 Profiles: Matheus Lumber

  For the 2012 ProSales 100, we focus on six companies that were exceptional in different ways.

   

• 2012 ProSales 100 Profiles: Graber Post Building

  For the 2012 ProSales 100, we focus on six companies that were exceptional in different ways.

   

• 2012 ProSales 100 Profiles: Gutherie Lumber

  For the 2012 ProSales 100, we focus on six companies that were exceptional in different ways.

   

• 2012 ProSales 100 Profiles: ProBuild

  For the 2012 ProSales 100, we focus on six companies that were exceptional in different ways.

   

• Buyout of Roofing Supply Group Highlights Busy April for Dealmakers

  Yard Notables for May/June 2012

   

• 2012 ProSales 100 Profiles: Tibbetts Lumber

  For the 2012 ProSales 100, we focus on six companies that were exceptional in different ways.

   

• Openings, Expansions Are Beginning To Outnumber Closures Nationwide

  ProSales research indicates there have been more than twice as many facility openings as closures. Meanwhile, other dealers are expanding or rebuilding facilities. Among the latest...

   

• ProSales 100 by the Numbers, 2002-2011

  A historical look at ProSales 100 totals, both by themselves and in context, between 2002 and 2011

   

• ProSales 100 Sorted by Type

  These three lists show who the top ProSales 100 members are when separated based on what type of business they run.

   

• Top Percentage Rises and Falls Among ProSales 100 Companies

  It's a varied list--with varied underlying reasons--of ProSales 100 companies that showed the biggest percentage increases and decreases in sales.

   

• Get ‘em While They’re Hot: Big Dealers Grab Debt Refis

  Like homeowners who conclude that now is the best time to refinance a mortgage, several of America’s biggest LBM dealers all are securing new revolving credit facilities.

   

• ProSales 100: Members Expect Good Times To Come

  PS100 dealers showed lots of optimism in our latest survey, in part because so many increased their sales in 2011

   

• The 2012 ProSales 100 by Customer Source

  The share of revenue that ProSales 100 members get from their main customer groups is changing.

   

• One Big Reason Why America Is Running Out of Truck Drivers

  Federal data on worker pay indicates that truck drivers are losing ground to other workers in their pay. That's one likely reason why the number of truck drivers has fallen.

   

• ProSales 100 Dealers' Component-Making Activities

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