SRS Acquisition Corp. merged its five locations in Illinois and Minnesota into a new division called Midwest Roofing Supply. More
The Softwood Lumber Board, the industry committee that will oversee the recently launched softwood lumber check-off program, elected officers and created four standing committees during its first meeting on Nov. 29 in Chicago. More
Hundman Lumber, a Bloomington, Ill.-based dealer, announced it will merge with Alexander Lumber, a dealer based out of Aurora, Ill. The merger is expected to close during the first quarter of 2012. More
L&W Supply, USG's distribution arm, wants to be more than just a drywall company, president and CEO Brendan Deely says. In an interview with ProSales, Deely says the Chicago-based company is doing a number of things to help customers as well as boost its own position within the LBM industry. More
ProBuild will close its two remaining Chicago-area facilities and exit the market by Dec. 31. The move comes just over a year after ProBuild shut two other facilities in the area in the wake of a seven-week-long Teamsters strike. More
SRS Acquisition corp. acquired Century Building Supply, a roofing, siding, and millwork distributor servicing the northern Illinois area. The announcement comes a week after SRS opened two new locations, in Hartford, Conn. and Joplin, Mo., and acquired a roofing supply company in Tulsa, Okla. More
The Illinois Lumber and Material Dealers Association named Dan Martin of Peoples Complete Building Center in Watseka, Ill., as its 2010 Lumberman of the Year. More
Doug Jones will become president of Edward Hines Lumber Co. when current president Gerry Wille retires on Jan. 31, Hines parent company US LBM announced. More
A Chicago lumber company that continued to receive city contracts after its owner admitted to attempting to defraud the city in 2007 was permanently debarred on Dec. 1. More
A Chicago lumber company continued to receive city contracts after it's owner admitted to attempting to defraud the city in 2007. More
