Building Materials

Milwaukee, Wis.-based American Lock Co., a division of Master Lock, unveiled its Stainless Steel Solid Body Padlocks. 

Designed with complete corrosion-resistant construction, the padlocks are described as ideal for heavy-duty industrial and marine applications. They offer custom made-to-order options to fit any application, with a stainless steel exterior and stainless steel and brass internal components.  

Owens Corning has named two new executives to lead its building materials and composites divisions, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC).

Chuck Dana has been appointed group president, building materials, and Arnaud Genis has been appointed group president, composites, succeeding Dana. These changes are effective immediately.

Karel Czanderna, currently the group president of the building materials group, has resigned and will leave the company following a transition period.

Leeds, Ala.-based Marvin's Building Materials and Home Centers will open a new store in Monroeville, Ala., this spring. The store will be the company's 27th home center and will be built on the site of a former Food World grocery store.

The new, 35,000-sq.-ft. store is expected to be open for business in late May. The location will include an attached lawn and garden center and drive-through lumberyard.

BMC has opened an additional yard in north Houston. The new lumber and building materials facility will augment BMC’s existing lumber business presently located in Rosenberg, Texas, southwest of Houston, the company said.

“Our Houston market, already one of the strongest in the nation and growing, will be supported with the opening of this facility,” said Peter Alexander, BMC CEO.

After bursting onto the scene in 2010, US LBM quickly won honors as “one of the fastest-growing companies” in the building materials universe. More than five years later, it still holds that distinction.

Rugby Holdings LLC., a subsidiary of Langley, British Columbia-based Hardwoods Distribution Inc., purchased Downes & Reader Hardwood Company Inc. Downes & Reader is a distributor of hardwood lumber with four locations in the US Northeast and annual sales estimated at $25 million.

Downes & Reader services both the wholesale and retail customer segments.

Versatex Building Products, LLC, is adding a fourth realistic woodtone finish for 2018.

A shade called Amber will be added to Versatex’s Canvas Series of premium PVC surfaces for porch and veranda ceilings.

Introduced earlier this year, the Canvas Series was developed for projects that call for the classic look of hardwood overhead, without the mess of onsite finishing or the cost of old-school installation, the company said. Other tones in the series include black cherry, walnut, and tropical macore.