Chandler Material Supplies Acquires Essex Timber & Plywood

Cairngorm Capital Acquires Chandlers Building Supplies and Merges It with Parkers to Create Independent Builders' Merchant Group

October 11, 2019

Building Products

Cairngorm Capital has acquired Chandlers Building Supplies Limited and will merge it with its existing builders' merchant brands Parker Building Supplies (Parkers), Stamco and Fairalls to form the Independent Builders' Merchant Group. The enlarged business will operate 37 branches across the Midlands and South East with combined revenues of £180 million and over 750 employees; Chandlers contributes 14 branches, approximately £60 million in revenue and over 230 employees.

National Timber Group Acquires SV Timber

September 20, 2022

Building Products

Cairngorm Capital-backed National Timber Group has acquired SV Timber Limited, a specialist timber merchant with three branches across the Midlands. The bolt-on expands NTG's Midlands footprint and customer reach; SV Timber's founders Edward Holder and Richard Rowley will remain involved as the business relocates its flagship site from Ilkeston to larger premises in Nottingham.

Contract Lumber Acquires Cedar Supply

November 26, 2024

Building Products

Ohio-based Contract Lumber has acquired Cedar Supply, a family-owned Texas lumber and building materials supplier that has operated in the state for more than 50 years. The acquisition expands Contract Lumber’s footprint across Texas — including its first entry into the Dallas market — while preserving Cedar Supply’s operations and employee continuity.

US LBM Acquires Holderness Supplies

December 5, 2023

Building Products

US LBM has acquired Holderness Supplies, a Tucson-based manufacturer of floor and roof trusses and distributor of engineered wood products. The purchase expands US LBM’s manufacturing footprint in Arizona and strengthens its supply of specialty lumber and engineered wood products to local builders; Holderness’s longtime leader Rich Alejos will remain to manage operations.

Berkley Capital Acquires Majority Stake in Chilewich

March 15, 2022

Consumer Products

Berkley Capital, the private equity investment vehicle of W. R. Berkley Corporation, has acquired a majority interest in Chilewich, the New York–based design-led textile products company. The investment will support product innovation, brand marketing and expansion of Chilewich’s national and global reach while founders Sandy Chilewich and Joe Sultan retain minority stakes and advisory roles.

Boise Cascade Acquires Coastal Plywood Company

July 25, 2022

Building Products

Boise Cascade Company (NYSE: BCC) has completed the acquisition of Coastal Plywood Company, including manufacturing operations in Havana, Florida and Chapman, Alabama. The deal expands Boise Cascade’s plywood manufacturing capacity and footprint in the southeastern United States.