Press Releases

2021 International Builders Show Will Be Held Virtually

October 15, 2020

Due to health and safety concerns and ongoing travel restrictions stemming from the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) today regretfully announce that the 8th annual Design & Construction Week® (DCW) featuring NAHB’s International Builders’ Show® (IBS) and NKBA’s Kitchen & Bath Industry Show® (KBIS) will no longer be an on-site event.

BMC Recognized as a 2021 Military Friendly Employer

October 15, 2020

BMC Stock Holdings, Inc., one of the nation’s leading providers of diversified building materials and solutions to new construction builders and professional remodelers in the U.S., today has earned recognition as a 2021 Military Friendly® Employer.

84 Lumber Hosts 'Interview Day' to Fill Florida Openings

October 8, 2020

84 Lumber, the nation’s largest privately held building materials supplier, is launching a full-scale recruitment effort to fill immediate openings at its locations in greater Orlando, which include stores in Winter Garden, Tavares, and Sanford as well as a door shop in Tavares. 

US LBM Acquires Georgia’s Maner Builders Supply

October 7, 2020

The shareholders of Maner Builders Supply Co. have sold the company to US LBM Holdings, LLC.

Simpson’s VP of Engineering Receives Top Recognition

October 7, 2020

Simpson Strong-Tie announced the Annie Kao, vice president of engineering, has been included on the Girl Greek X List of Top 60 Women Leading Engineering Teams.

Boise Cascade Opening New 12-Acre Facility in Nashville Market

October 7, 2020

Boise Cascade has completed the purchase of a new property with building structures in Gallatin, Tennessee.

Simpson Strong-Tie Wins 2020 Pro Tool Innovation Award for Quik Drive® Cordless Auto-Feed Screw Driving Multipurpose System

October 6, 2020

Simpson Strong-Tie, the leader in engineered structural connectors and building solutions, has received a Pro Tool Innovation Award (PTIA) in the Drills/Drivers-Decking, Cordless category for its Quik Drive® PRO200SG2 multipurpose system.

Stiles Strengthens U.S. Presence with Deal Manufacturing Purchase

October 6, 2020

Building on the long-term relationship between MINDA and Stiles, both companies are pleased to announce MINDA’s immediate acquisition of Deal Manufacturing in North Carolina and the subsequent formation of MINDA North America.  

Littfin Joins Canadian Component Manufacturing Group, All-Fab

October 5, 2020

Littfin Truss of Winsted, Minnesota has joined with the All-Fab Group of Winnipeg, Manitoba. 

Industry Mourns the Loss of MiTek’s Gene Toombs

October 5, 2020

Gene Toombs, who grew St. Louis-based MiTek into a billion-dollar company during his tenure, died over the weekend while traveling in Brunswick, Georgia. He was 79.