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UFPI Subsidiary Acquires MSR Forest Products
Sales Articles - 7 hours 59 min ago
Universal Forest Products Inc. announced today that one of its subsidiaries has purchased certain assets of Haleyville-Ala.-based regional roof truss and lumber supplier MSR Forest Products. The move will merge UFPI’s existing operations in Haleyville with those of MSR, as well as picking up a MSR plant in Waycross, Ga.
UFPI Subsidiary Acquires MSR Forest Products
Sales Articles - 9 hours 9 min ago
Universal Forest Products Inc. announced today that one of its subsidiaries has purchased certain assets of Haleyville-Ala.-based regional roof truss and lumber supplier MSR Forest Products. The move will merge UFPI’s existing operations in Haleyville with those of MSR, as well as picking up a MSR plant in Waycross, Ga.
Builders FirstSource To Open New Distribution Center
Sales Articles - 13 hours 51 min ago
Builders FirstSource today announced plans to open a distribution center in Clarksville, Tenn., following last months’ notice of a new distribution center in Jarrell, Texas. The company has closed 28 locations since 2008, none of which were in Clarksville. During that time the company opened lumberyards in Riviera Beach, Fla., and Manassas, Va.
Eagle Materials' Wallboard and Paperboard Unit Rebounds to $15.1 Million 4Q Op Gain
Sales Articles - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 09:36
Fourth-quarter operating profits at Eagle Materials’ Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard division recovered from a loss of $420,000 a year ago to post a gain of $15.1 million, of which $10.3 million is attributed to wallboard and $4.7 million to paperboard, the company announced today. Segment revenues for the period grew 23% to hit $79.8 million, with wallboard counting for $61.2 million of segment revenues and paperboard for $18.6 million. The company credits higher net wallboard sales prices and increased paperboard sales volumes offset by lower wallboard sales volumes for the increased operating profits.
ProSales 100 Reveals Marked Upturn in 2011 for America's Biggest Construction Supply Firms
Sales Articles - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 08:28
America’s largest pro-oriented construction supply companies last year recorded their biggest sales since 2008 and added 44 more facilities nationwide, but held the line on hiring, the latest ProSales 100 finds.
FY 2012 Op Profits Up 74% for Eagle Materials Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard Unit
Sales Articles - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 08:25
Fourth-quarter operating profits at Eagle Materials’ Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard division recovered from a loss of $420,000 a year ago to post a gain of $15.1 million, of which $10.3 million is attributed to wallboard and $4.7 million to paperboard, the company announced today. Segment revenues for the period grew 23% to hit $79.8 million, with wallboard counting for $61.2 million of segment revenues and paperboard for $18.6 million. The company credits higher net wallboard sales prices and increased paperboard sales volumes offset by lower wallboard sales volumes for the increased operating profits.
FY 2012 Op. Profits Up 74% for Eagle Materials' Gypsum and Paperboard Div.
Sales Articles - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 07:32
Operating profits at Eagle Materials’ Gypsum Wallboard and Paperboard division jumped 74% for the fiscal year 2012 on segment revenues of $295.9 million, an increase of 8% for the same period, the Dallas-based manufacturer of gypsum wallboard, paperboard and concrete announced today.
US housing starts rose to 717,000 in April
Sales Articles - Wed, 05/16/2012 - 07:04
WASHINGTON - U.S. builders began work on more homes last month, evidence that the battered housing market is slowly healing.
The Downsides of an Upturn
Sales Articles - Tue, 05/15/2012 - 08:12
Home builders and lenders gather to discuss when a recovery may materialize and the challenges that could bring.
Warmer weather pushes Home Depot 1Q profit up
Sales Articles - Tue, 05/15/2012 - 08:05
ATLANTA - Home Depot says its fiscal first-quarter profit climbed 27.5 percent as warmer weather brought consumers out for spring gardening and lawn products.
Builder Confidence Moves Up in May
Sales Articles - Mon, 05/14/2012 - 23:35
Gains were registered across all three components of the Housing Market Index this month.
Home Depot Highlights "Large" and "Small" Pros in 1Q Analyst Call
Sales Articles - Mon, 05/14/2012 - 23:27
In a call with analysts, representatives at The Home Depot differentiated between "large" and "small" pro customers, discussing a jump in demand for pro customers pulling in annual tickets of more than $10,000.
Ply Gem Rebounds with $1.2 million Operating Gain
Sales Articles - Fri, 05/11/2012 - 09:58
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.
Ainsworth’s 1Q Operating Income Rises Behind Sales Jump
Sales Articles - Fri, 05/11/2012 - 08:41
First-quarter operating income at Ainsworth rose to C$3.4 million (US$3.4 million) behind a 19% jump in sales, but net income still plummeted to C$700,000 (US$697,000), from a C$77.7 million (US$77.4 million) income a year ago.
GSA Approves Three Green-Building Certification Systems for Use
Sales Articles - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 10:04
Green Globes and the Living Building Challenge join LEED in passing the GSA’s review for use in federal projects, an increase from just LEED in 2007.
Beacon Roofing Supply Swings Into Black in Fiscal 2Q
Sales Articles - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 07:25
Beacon Roofing Supply swung into the black during its fiscal second quarter with as net income of $3.1 million compared to a net loss of $6.2 million during the same period a year ago. Net sales jumped 33% to $395.2 million for the period ended March 31.
84's Magerko Buys $1.9M NYC Condo
Sales Articles - Thu, 05/10/2012 - 07:23
Dealers and others wonder what the effect would be if opt out were reinstated.
