Buyers Reopen Dozens Of Stock Yards

New-and in some cases previous-owners are reviving shuttcrcd Stock Building Supply locations in Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, and Wisconsin.

Nearly all locations had been leased by Stock, so the chain agreed to sell only inventory and equipment.

Private equity firm Building Industry Partners, Dallas, Tx., agreed to take over Stock's four yards in Connecticut. scven in New York. and l3 in Wisconsin. all in partnership with thcir respective general managers.

The yards will become thrcc scparate, independcnt chains. The New York facilities will return to the name Bellevue Builders Supply, based in Schenectady under president Grcg Gaskell. The Connecticut yards will be renamed East Haven Builders Supply, based in East Haven under president Antonio Rossano, who sold the yards to Stock in 2005. Thc Wisconsin yards will operate as Wisconsin Building Supply, based in Green Bay and overseen by president Bill Imig. The deals are expected to close by September 30.

Mutt Ogden. BIP's managing principal. said, "As a building industryfircused invcstment firm, we believe in the long-tcrm fundamental demand outlook for hclusing and associated building products, and view the currcnt U.S. housing rnarket ciownturn as an opportunity to help outstandin-c. independent building products cclmpanies survivc and ultimately prosper as residential construction markcts return to healthier levcls ovcr the next decade."

In addition, PC Building Materials, New Albany. In., acquired Stock's Sellersburg, In., facility, and Brancl Vaughan Lurnber. Tucker, Ga., the yard in Asheville, N.C.

Jacobi Hardware, Wilmington. N.C.. bought back the commercial door shop in Wilmington.

Commonwcalth Door & Hardware. Salem. Va., purchased the inventory ol'Stock's commercial door plant in Charleston, S.C., and hired its workcrs for a new plant in North Charleston.

Kitzmans Lumbcr & Building Matcrials, Rocklord, Il., acquired Stock's Loves Park. Il.. facility as its fburth location. Stock had purchased the 36-year-old yard from Wolohan

Lumber in 1998 and closed it in May. Weeks earlier, Stock closed deals on facilities in Colorado. Montana. Illinois and Virginia.

Workers Sue Westlake Ace

A class-action suit filed by 135 current and former employees of Westlake Hardware, Lenexa, Ks., can go fbrwarcl afier certification by a fcderal jud-ue.

Filcd Iast year. the lawsuit includcs all front-cncl supervisors, later known as administrative managers, who wcrc cmployed as such fiom July 3 I , 2005, to the present. vlb unertry tbc{r a l4e rErrscr d roflaaement portc fur llSood Tr€silirg Pl€nte sucfi m: -lrhlvc aflbh FailEsuch ae repailrib, Serns, act|abrE

The suit alleges that Westlake misclassilicd the liont-end supervisors as salary exempt under thc Fair Labor Standards Act and thus improperly denied them overtime pay.

Brendan J. Donclon. an attornev for the plaintiffs. said that the employees' testimony showcd they typically worked more than -50 hours a week without overtinrc pay.

Westlake operates more than 80 Ace Hardware storcs in Kansas. Missouri, Nebraska. Iowa. Oklahoma, Texas and New Mexico.

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Listings are often submitted months in advance. Alwavs vcriJv dates and lot'ations with sponsor before naking pluns to attend.

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Massachusetts Retail Lumber Dealers Association - Sept. 9, board meeting, Mansfield, Ma.; (800) 292-6752.

Northern New York Lumber Dealers Association - Sept. 9, board meeting, Norwood, N.Y.; (800) 292-6752.

BC Wood - Sept. 10-12, global buyer's mission, Whistler Conference Center, Whistler, B.C.; (87'7) 422-9663.

New Hampshire Retail Lumber Association - Sept. 11, board meeting, Portland, Me.; (800) 292-6152.

Peak Auctioneering - Sept. 12, LBM auction, Kansas City, Mo.; (800) 245-9690.

HDW - Sept. 12-13, market, Shreveporl, La.; (318) 686-8527

Hoo-Hoo International - Sept. l2-15, annual convention, Harrah's Hotel & Casino, Reno, Nv.; (800) 979-9950.

Monroe Hardware Co. - Sept. 14-15, market, Carolina First Center, Greenville, S.C.; (704) 289-3121

Door & Hardware Institute - Sept.16-26, annual conference & expo, Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando, Fl.; (703) 222-2010.

Twin Cities Hoo-Hoo Club - Sept. 18, annual LBM auction, Scott County Fairgrounds, Jordan, Mn.; (612) 490-8583.

Blish-Mize Co. - Sept. 18-19, fall market, Overland Park, Convention Center, Overland Park, Ks.; (800) 995-0525.

Kentucky Forest Industries Association - Sept. 18-19, wood expo, London, Ky.; (800) 203-9217.

Roof Coatings Manufacturers Assn. - Sept. 18-19, fall meeting, Hyatt Regency O'Hare, Rosemont, Il.; (301) 230-2501.

Wisconsin Retail Lumber Association - Sept. 21, golf outing, Wrightstown, Wi.; (262) 250-1835.

Northeastern Young Lumber Execs - Sept. 22-25,timber tour, Eugene, Or.; (800) 292-6'752.

Northwestern Lumber Association - Sept. 23, golf outing; Sept.24, clay shoot, Broken Bow, Ne.; (800) 896-5134.

Eastern Building Material Dealers Assn. - Sept.23-25, fall board meeting & golf, Gettysburg, Pa.; (800) 296-3278.

Florida Industrial Woodworking Expo - Sept. 24-25, Orange County Convention Center, Orlando, Fl.; (828) 459-9894.

Peak Auctioneering - Sept.26-27, LBM auction, Kentucky State Fairgrounds, Louisville, Ky.; (800) 245-9690.

Forest Products Society - Sept.28-30, international conference on wood adhesives, South Lake Tahoe, Nv.; (608) 231-1361.

Building Component Manufacturers Conference - Sept. 30Oct.2, Phoenix, Az.; (608) 310-6722.

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True Value Co. - Oct. 2-5, fall market, Salt Palace Convention center, salr Lake ciry, ur.; (773) 695-5000.

Peak Auctioneering - Oct. 3-4, LBM auction, Marion County Fairgrounds, Indianapolis, In.; (800) 245-9690.

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Mid-Hudson Lumber Dealers Association - Oct. 5, golf outing, Powelton Club, Newburgh, N.Y.; (800) 292-6752.

Association of Millwork Distributors - Oct.7-12, annual convention, San Antonio, 'tx.; (72'7) 372-3665.

National Hardwood Lumber Assn. - Oct. 9-11, annual convention, Sheraton-Copley Place, Boston, Ma.; (800) 933-0318.

Peak Auctioneering - Oct. 10-ll, LBM auction, Kane County Fairgrounds, St. Charles, Il.; (800) 245-9690.

Do It Best Corp. - Oct. 10-13, fall market, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, In.; (260) 748-5300.

Southern Forest Products Association - Oct. 10-13, annual meeting, Roosevelt, New Orleans, La.; (504) 443-4464.

Peak Auctioneering - Oct. l7-18, LBM auction, Cuyahoga County Fairgrounds, Berea, Oh.; (800) 245-9690.

Irlorida Builcling llaterial Association rccosn izccl fornrcr. t' BN,IA borrlrl chuir Doug LaChupcllc. Wcst (-orrst Truss. u itlr the Churlic Ilarnclcn Inclr.rstll Scrr icc Au ulrl rlLrling its |cccnt collvclrtion in Kissrnrntcc. Fl

Robbins [Jnginccring carnctl thc Kcrr l.ipnran \lcnrolial Associutc ol' 1hc Yclr Auulrl. u hilc Sid Tur lor. Diric I)lvrvoocl & [-unrbcr. u on tl.tc Lcslic Tharton Sulcs E xcellcncc i\n alcl

Photo e or crage ol' FBMA's cl'cnt u ilJ appclr in ncxt nronth's BP1).

Northcastern Rctail Lunrber .\ssocialion uill holcl its annLurl rrrcctin-g Oct. l.l-l-t at Wcrrtnorth bv the Sea. Nor f'astle. N.H.

Alicr rrrorning nrcctin-ls. uttcnclees can plll golf at Wcntworth Countrv Club. 'l'hlt ercnins. Brarl Bcnson. Bcnson Lumbcr' & Hurclu urc. Dclrv. N.l l.. u ill bc installccl as tlrc ussociation's ncw chlrinnan.

N{ussachusctts RetaiI l-r-rrnbcr' f)calcrs uill plcscnt an Oct. l0 senrinar. in Rarnhlrnr. on builtling e oclcs li)r. onc ancl two-lunrilv dlvcllings.

'\l'l'iliatccl ilnnual ltrcctinss will bc hcltl Oct. l8 in Plantsvillc. Ct.. by thc l-unrbcr Dcalcrs Association ol' C'onnecticut arrrl in Holbrook. N.Y.. br thc I-ong Isluncl Lunrbcr r\ssociatiorr.

Southcrn Builcling Nlaterial

Association installctl ncu ol'ficcls ancl clirecturs rluling its rccent sunrnrcr contcrcncc in Vilginia Bcach. Va.

Ncri chairr.r.ran is Todcl Mcrriss. Dixic Lunrber. Easlcr'. S.C.: lst vice chairnran Mikc Chlistian. Nlasser

Builcler's Supply: 2nd vicc chair

Patricil .lortcs. .loncs Lumbcr: 3r.cl vicc chuir- Lcon Huncvcutt. Loct-tst

Lurrbcr. ilnal inmrc(liutc past clrailrnan

Slci'c Smith, (1.W. Smith Lr,rnrbcr'.

Ncri clirectors incluclc (lirl South

C'lrolina) Thurl Shulcr. Southern

[-unrbcr': Jon Sticr'. Sticl Supplll Grcu

Cilcgory. BLr ilclcrs Supplr. and I-()Lr tlLrtching.s. GBS Lunrbcr: (1or

Tcnnessecl .lav Pior''rlcy. Palkcs

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Lannonr: []r'cnt Stcri alt. Ste\\'art

Builcler SLr pply. antl .l oe Allcn.

Anclerson [-urnber. and (lirr Virginia)

Brr.rce Shclton. Calrps Home Builcling

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Southcastern l,unrber Nlanuf':rcturers Association u'clconrcrl nclv chairnrun Dar id RichboLrls. ll.W. Culp l-Lr rrber. Ncu Lonrlon. N.C.. clLrrirrg its annuul nrccting in Anrclia lslrntl l:1. ( sac ltlrotos, p. 10-1 I ). Hc srrccccrls Chur-lcs Thonras lll. ShutlurrIak Lunrbcr'. ShLrclLrlIak. N'ls.. lntl is .joinetl b1 lst r icc chril Danrtr WIritc. T.R. Millcr Mill. Br.cr.rton. Al.: lrrrl vice chuir' .lohrrnl' Hirll. Industrial Wtrotl PlotlLrcts. Clinrar. N.Cl .: treu sulcl Bcr.t Stinrpson Jr.. CiLrll' I-t-rnrbcr. l\,1obilc. Al.. irnrl rtcri'rlilcclors Vincc Alnroncl Alnroncl Br'o(hcls Lunrtrcr. ('oushaltlr. Llr.. ancl Fr-ccl -[-a1,lor .1r.. Tlot Lr-rnrbcr-. Tnn. N.C'.

Association of Millwork Distribulors l-ol tltt'l'ir'.t lirttt'is opctlilts il\ traclc sh()\\ to thc cntirc housing uncl building nrltcrial in(lustr\ AMI)'s :1-5th unnuul con\ cutlon. Oct. 7 -l r in San Antonio. Tx.. r.i ill inclLrtlc a three-(lir\ nrillri'ork crpo. cight crl Lrcatronll scssions. und a kcvnolc aclciress b,i, lirnler Southnest Airlincs c.e.o. Howur(l Putnunr.

North American \\'holesalc Lumber Associatiurr cxpects ll0 crhibiting nranufacturcrs ancl ol cr' I .100 lttcnclccs at its r-rpct-rnring'fraclcrs Nllr.kct Nor. -i 7 in Chicago. Il.

Southern l'orest Proclucts Association has sct its annual Inccting li)f Oct. I0- |3 at 'l'he Rooscvelt Hotcl. Ncu Or'le-lns. I-a.

APA-'l'he Engincered Wood Association pfesenlc(l its Innovation in Safctl Ari arcl to Rov()Multin. Alexanclria. [-a.. tirr its Winning u ith Wellncss crnployec l)rosranr.

Sal'cst Compauv Awards $cllt tc) Anthonr Forest [)roducts. El l)oraclo. Ar.. und LP. \ashr illc. Tn.

Thc Safetl' & Hcalth Au ards Plognrnr rlso honolcd 1t) inrlir rdLral nrills lcpresentins five APA nrcmber firnrs Anthonr t-P. G-P. Roseburg Forcst Ploducts. unrl Nolborul.