The Building Center grows in S.C.
The Building Center, Inc. has acquired a 130,000 square-foot facility on 72 acres in Georgetown County, S.C.
The new acquisition will serve as a manufacturing facility, and lumber and distribution center for building materials for builders in North and South Carolina, the company said.
The Building Center currently operates in seven locations with the new Georgetown facility being the company's third roof and truss manufacturing facility. The property is serviced by CSX rail, The Building Center noted.
"We are extremely excited to add this battleship of a facility to our enterprise. Our plans are to manufacture roof and floor trusses there. It will serve as a lumber and building-material distribution center to better serve our customers," said Skip Norris, president of The Building Center.
Based in Charlotte, N.C. The Building Center said that it leverages its sizable, regional presence to purchase and sell branded and commodity products at competitive market prices.
The company’s Inventories are maintained and managed to meet the needs of individual markets, regional building practices, and metro architectural trends.
"Our mission is to be our customer's most-valued building partner,” Norris said. “That means we have the products he or she needs on hand, trucks to deliver, and manufacturing support throughout every inch of the Carolinas.”
The financial terms of the acquisition were not disclosed.
Founded in Charlotte in 1977, The Building Center maintains a fleet of more than 200 vehicles to service the Carolinas, with locations in Pineville, Gastonia, Greensboro, and Mebane, N.C.; along with locations in Columbia, Rock Hill, and Holly Hill, S.C.