November 8, 2006

Builders FirstSource, Inc., Dallas, TX, supplier and manufacturer of structural and related building products for residential new construction in the U.S., has acquired Waid Home Center, Inc.  Based in Auburn, AL, Waid is a full-line building materials supplier with sales of $25 million in 2005. Its product offerings include: lumber, tools, windows, roofing, molding, paint, […]

The Timken Company has opened a new aerospace precision products center in Chengdu, China. The plant is expected to include sales, engineering support and customer service capabilities for a range of aerospace bearings and other precision products.Timken selected Chengdu as the location for its sixth plant in China in part because it is a major

Tencarva Machinery Company, Greensboro, NC, has acquired Engineering Equipment Company, Richmond, VA. Engineering Equipment Company had $8 million in sales last year.Tencarva reported that the acquired company has strong sales coverage in Virginia, with very little overlap with Tencarva’s territory.  ‘The acquisition of Engineering Equipment Company broadens our footprint in both the Virginia industrial and municipal