U.S. housing starts bounced back in June after a sharp May decline, driven by a jump in multifamily construction. Building permits declined both month-to-month and year-over-year, while completions increased.
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Trex is realigning its North American distribution network around SBP while expanding relationships with three regional distributors and transitioning away from Boise Cascade.
The century-old contractor equipment and concrete supplies distributor will add four Iowa locations and expand White Cap’s product and service capabilities across portions of the Midwest.
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U.S. construction spending edged higher in May, helped by continued public sector gains and residential improvement. Private nonresidential spending, however, declined for an eighth straight month. Get all the key data and charts here.
The deal expands IDI’s spray foam and polyurea capabilities in the Midwest, following its acquisition of Design North Supply one day earlier.
QXO officially closed on its acquisition of TopBuild, adding insulation distribution and installation scale to its fast-growing building products platform and positioning the company near the top of MDM’s Building Materials/Construction Top Distributors List.
Homebuilding AI company Higharc raised $95 million in Series C funding and named US LBM as the first partner for its new AI Estimating product for building materials distributors.
The deal gives Insulation Distributors. Inc. a formal presence across Montana, Alaska and the broader Northwest, adding a spray foam and polyurea distributor with locations in Billings, MT and Anchorage, AK.
QXO’s acquisition of TopBuild cleared a major hurdle with shareholder approval from both companies. The transaction is expected to close July 1, positioning QXO as one of North America’s largest publicly traded building products distributors.
The deal expands GMS’ complementary products portfolio and South Texas presence, marking its fourth completed acquisition announced in 2026.
Koch has served contractors along Ohio’s Lake Erie shoreline for more than 70 years. It marks ABC's second deal announced in June.
It signals continued languishing market conditions, as April's decline was likewise revised sharply downward. May's figure was its lowest since the height of COVID-19 lockdowns.
The tuck-in deal expands ABC Supply Interiors’ Milwaukee-area presence and adds its eighth Wisconsin location for that business unit formerly known as L&W Supply.
It's just the latest service-side acquisition for BFS.
Acquired by HD in late 2023, Construction Resources has expanded its surfaces distribution footprint in the U.S. Southeast by adding a natural stone and quartz provider.
The deal adds six Southern California locations for Decks & Docks and marks its second acquisition of 2026.
Oridian Capital Partners formed AnchorPoint Foundations to consolidate foundation repair, basement waterproofing, crawl space and concrete lifting providers — a niche with clear relevance for distributors serving residential repair, building products and specialty contractor channels
Solid housing construction spend more than offset a third straight private nonres decline. Get the full numbers and growth/decline changes here.
Berkshire Hathaway’s all-cash deal for Taylor Morrison would add one of the nation’s largest homebuilders to its housing portfolio, which already includes Clayton Homes and building products businesses.
