Beacon announced that Brooke Laizure, owner of Whirlwind Roofing & Construction, won the 2024 North American Female Roofing Professional of the Year, recognizing her dedication to the roofing industry and community empowerment.
Saint-Gobain completed its C$880 million acquisition of The Bailey Group, adding 700 employees and 12 sites in Canada; this is its third major Canadian acquisition in three years.
ABC Supply Co., Inc. raised over $5.2 million for the nonprofit ‘Homes For Our Troops,’ surpassing its $4 million goal with a $1 million match; ninety cents of every dollar donated supports building homes for injured veterans.
US LBM acquired RAKS Building Supply, expanding into central New Mexico; with the acquisition of RAKS, US LBM now operates 12 locations across the state.
ABC Supply Co., Inc. expands with six new locations in Oklahoma, Arizona, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Ohio, further expanding its footprint across the United States.
US LBM named Russell Tiejema as executive VP and CFO, succeeding Patrick McGuiness. Tiejema has more than 30 years of experience and was previously CFO at Masonite International.
James Ernest Coston, a longtime roofing distribution professional and member of the Florida Roofing and Sheet Metal Contractors Association, died on May 26 at age 70 after battling cancer.
The recent market expansions are part of the distributor's Ambition 2025 plan, which has added seven new locations and completed four acquisitions that added 23 branches year-to-date in 2024.