The lumberyard that took 130 years to build.

When Ganahl Lumber opened the doors to its new 18.5-acre location in Torrance, CA, you could tell right away it was special. A state-of-the-art gem.

So, where did the vision come from? A combination of Ganahl’s 130 year history of operational excellence and CT Darnell’s experience building on over one thousand LBM facilities. Together, they made a powerful team.

ABC Supply opened a 26,000sq. ft. branch in Austin, Tx.

Beacon added greenfield locations in Augusta, Ga.; Brownsville and Georgetown, Tx.; and acquired both distributor First Coastal Exteriors, Mobile, Al., and Pearl, Ms.; and Whitney Building Products, 77-year-old Boston, Ma.-based distributor of commercial and multifamily waterproofing and restoration products.

West Fraser Timber Co. indefinitely curtailed its Perry, Fl., sawmill due to high fiber costs and softening lumber markets.

Structurlam temporarily suspended operations at its Conway, Ar., mass timber plant due to a customer contract cancellation.

US Lumber Brokers, Del Valle, Tx., is a new stocking distributor of Tantimber’s ThermoWood modified timber.

Palmer-Donavin, Columbus, Oh., now stocks Malarkey Roofing Products’ Highlander NEX AR and Vista AR architectural shingles and accessories, expanding distribution of Malarkey products into the Midwest.

Boise Cascade expects to start production in June at a 10th door shop—a 150,000-sq. ft. millwork facility in Kansas City, Mo.

Shuqualak Lumber saw one dry kiln destroyed and a second damaged by a late-night fire Dec. 26 at its planer mill in Shuqualak, Ms.

Masonite acquired door system component manufacturer Endura Products, Greensboro, N.C.

Ambassador Supply, Fort Wayne, In., bought Continental Carpentry Components, Wanatah, In.

Genesis Products, Goshen, In., has acquired cabinet drawer component manufacturer BHK of America, South Boston, Va.

EGGER will invest $38 million in its particleboard/TFL plant in Lexington, N.C. EGGER subsidiary Timberpak has acquired Novem Industries, a wood recycling facility in Charlotte, N.C., to supply materials to the Lexington facility.

Sightline Commercial Solutions, Minneapolis, Mn., purchased Trex’s commercial products division.

Specialty Building Products Buying Amerhart

Specialty Building Products has agreed to acquire Midwest regional distributor Amerhart.

Founded in 1940, Amerhart is a third-generation, family-run distributor of building materials serving customers from 10 locations in Wisconsin, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, and Missouri.

Following the completion of the acquisition, expected in first quarter 2023, Amerhart will maintain its current brand name, geographic locations, management team, and team members, led by CEO Mark Kasper and president/COO Chad Warpinski, as part of SBP.

Specialty’s other operating brands are U.S. Lumber, Alexandria Moulding, DW Distribution, Millwork Sales, and Reeb.

Spartan Launches Ig Railing

Spartan Railing, Bloomington, Mn., has rolled out a new brand identity—IG Railing—to better align with its illuminated glass railings. The launch, which includes new logo and website (IGRailing.com), creates a better connection to global partner and patent holder Illuminated Balustrade Australia. Spartan Railing LLC remains the U.S. business entity.

IG Railing’s frameless glass railing system features over 12 LED color options via WiFi or remote control.

IG Railing also signed up several new partners, including Great Lakes Railing, Grand Rapids, Mi., and The Garham Group, Nunica, Mi., to service Michigan and portions of Indiana and Ohio; sales rep Langenfeld Sales, Oswego, Il., to support existing distribution in Wisconsin, Illinois, northwest Indiana, and eastern Iowa; and BMD, Riverside, Ca., to cover Southern California.

Koopman Adding In Cape Cod

Eleven-unit Koopman Lumber, Whitinsville, Ma., is building its first store on Cape Cod with plans to open in April.

The 8,759-sq. ft. store in Dennis, Ma., will feature a window & door showroom, 9,030-sq. ft. drive-thru lumberyard with Auto-Stak racking, and two warehouse buildings totaling 4,759 sq. ft.