NEWS & UPDATES FOR C-SUITE EXECUTIVES AND LBM INDUSTRY MEMBERS

12/01/2023 How a commercial door and hardware dealer hired a President to regain profitability after unexpected turnover led to a rapid...

12/01/2023 How a lumber and building materials dealer hired a General Manager who performed a turnaround by empowering the team and...

12/01/2023 How a private equity firm turned around an installed-sales specialty dealer by hiring an exceptional President to take control...

12/01/2023 How a family-owned and operated LBM dealer hired a General Manager to turn around a truss manufacturing plant after the leader...

12/01/2023 How a commercial roofing provider hired a CFO that shifted the culture to focus on how their customers valued their service...

12/01/2023 How a building materials manufacturer struggling to grow hired a VP of Sales that increased sales from $100m to $300m in 2...

12/01/2023 How an architectural door and hardware business built an internal hollow metal shop from scratch by hiring the right...

12/01/2023 How an independent lumber and building materials dealer achieved a cultural turnaround by adding a Human Resources leader to...

12/01/2023 How a startup building materials manufacturer with an innovative product, but was lacking an effective sales strategy, grew...

12/01/2023 How a Truss Sales Manager contributed to 3x company sales growth by redefining what makes a good customer. EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:...

12/01/2023 How a private equity firm made a seamless transition to a new President taking over for retiring owner-operators with legacy...

11/15/2023 Imagine you are CEO of a 7,000-person company. The pressure you feel every quarter to hit EBITDA goals gets compounded during...

10/06/2023 Virtually all great leaders are part psychologists. They get lots out of their team members because they can recognize two...

10/02/2023 Several men flew from far-away Finland to the Midwest last week to show attendees at the Building Component Manufacturers...

09/15/2023 Successful companies write strategic plans to set growth goals, distribute resources effectively, and adapt to changing...

09/15/2023 Leaders are rising to the challenge of creating cohesive teams focused on a common goal. The solution starts with developing a...

08/21/2023 As the saying goes, those who do not remember the past are doomed to repeat it. Our industry learned some tough lessons over...

08/04/2023 I’ve recently noticed a lot more concern among LBM people—particularly late-stage Gen Xers and young Baby Boomers—about their...

07/31/2023 It has been three months since LP announced it was dissolving Entekra, one of this decade's most ballyhooed homebuilding...

07/16/2023 Despite the presence of the #1 LBM Dealer in their market, some independent dealers are still capturing high-profit market...