OrePac Buys DCs, Moulding Plant

OrePac Building Products, Wilsonville, Or., has gone on an acquisition spree, purchasing Dallas Planing Mill, Dallas. Or.. and Welco Lumber USA's distribution yards in Tumwater, Wa., and Kansas City and Springfield, Ms.

OrePac hoped to complete its purchase of hemlock moulding manufacturer/distributor Dallas Planing Mill by the end of May. Current owner Doug Brittingham will continue with OrePac as general manager. Steve

Rupea will transition from sales manager to millwork manager.

Sales at the newly acquired Tumwater DC will be coordinated with OrePac's facilities in Tacoma. Wa.. and Wilsonville, Or.

OrePac has also become the Pacific Northwest distributor for all Welco cedar fencing products manufactured at Welco's mills in Shelton. Wa.. and Naples,Id.

BMC West Parent Consolidates

Building Materials Holding Corp., San Francisco, Ca., will unify and streamline its BMC West and SelectBuild operations.

"BMC West and SelectBuild have traditionally maintained their independence not only in terms of branding, but also with regard to strategy, purchasing, administration and leadership," said president and chief operating officer Stanley M. Wilson. "While maintaining the unique brand identities of each, we intend to flatten our management structure and reduce our operational organization from 13 regions into seven regions."

The seven new regions are Pacific (California, Northern Nevada), Southwest (Arizona, Southern Nevada), Intermountain (Colorado, Idaho, Montana, Utah), Midwest (Illinois), Northwest (Oregon, Washington), Southeast (Florida), and Texas.

The company also will shut down a number of underperforming units and has identified another group of business units for potential consolidation. BMC West is closing its millwork and

LBM distribution centers in Merced and Bakersfield, Ca. Two nearby DCs in Modesto and Fresno, Ca., will service the region.

SelectBuild Arizona will discontinue operations in Tucson, Az., July 18, and service the area from Phoenix, Az.

At the corporate level, the group's accounting, accounts payable, purchasing, payroll, and information technology support will be absorbed into existing corporate support operations.

lnland Timber Plans Move

Inland Timber plans to relocate from Grand Terrace, Ca., to a new 36.2-acre site in nearby San Bernardino. Its current location has been acquired through eminent domain so a new high school can be built.

"They're a $100 million a year business," said local councilman Tobin Brinker. "I want the city to help this go as quickly as possible."

Inland wants to build a 5,322-sq. ft. office building, 12,000-sq. ft. storage shed, and 29O00-sq. ft. milling business at the new property. The site is adjacent to a store owned by Stock Building Supply, the North Carolinabased parent of Inland Timber.

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