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from BPD February 2023
The Armadillo Evolution collection is now even better, with deeper and more realistic wood grain embossing, greater scratch and scuffing resistance, improved slip resistance, and a matte finish. It looks so much like real wood that you won’t be able to tell the difference. (And if you can’t tell the difference don’t worry, we’ll keep your secret).
US LBM SELLING FELDMAN, ROSEN, WALLBOARD SUPPLY TO L&W
US LBM has agreed to sell three of the its operating divisions—Feldman Lumber, Rosen Materials, and Wallboard Supply Co., and their subsidiaries Coastal Roofing Supply, Eastern Wallboard Supply, and Richardson Gypsum—to L&W Supply.
US LBM acquired Feldman Lumber and Wallboard Supply in 2014 and Rosen in 2015. Combined, they operate 42 locations in 12 states and primarily sell and distribute interior materials, such as wallboard, acoustical ceilings, and steel framing.
“The alignment of L&W Supply’s product focus with that of Feldman Lumber, Rosen Materials, and Wallboard Supply will be a great benefit for the customers and associates of these divisions,” said US LBM president and CEO L.T. Gibson.
The deal is expected to close in the second quarter of 2023.
Anthony Pauses Arkansas Mill
Effective Jan. 7, the Anthony Timberlands curtailed operations at its sawmill in Malvern, Ar., for one month, while it works with the Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality to ensure its water permitting and waste management programs are in order.
During that time, lumber inventory levels are being drawn down at the facility’s planer mill, which also will eventually pause operations.
ATI president Steve Anthony charges that some in the community are trying to shut down the mill, falsely claiming that a massive petrochemical spill at the mill harmed livestock downstream. “There has never been, in the 48-year history that ATI has operated the Malvern sawmill, any kind of large-scale petrochemical spill,” nor “a single environmental complaint,” Anthony says.
He insists the mill generates “very little process water discharge, primarily kiln condensate and boiler blowdown, which is essentially city water”—basically rainfall. Stormwater running through the facility is routed to a water clarifier, cleansing out any petroleum products.
ADEQ water quality analysis in 2019-2021 showed no impairment or presence of heavy metals.
During the closure, ATI “will evaluate its options going forward.”
