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Building Materials/Construction

QXO Completes $17B TopBuild Deal, Pushing Annual Revenue Past $16B

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.

July 1, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

Homebuilding AI Firm Higharc Raises $95M, Partners with US LBM

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.

June 30, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

Insulation Distributor IDI Acquires Design North Supply to Expand Northwest

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.

June 30, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

QXO, TopBuild Shareholders Approve $17B Deal

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.

June 29, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

GMS Acquires Central Materials in South Texas

The deal expands GMS’ complementary products portfolio and South Texas presence, marking its fourth completed acquisition announced in 2026.

June 23, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

ABC Supply Acquires Koch Building Products in Sandusky

Koch has served contractors along Ohio’s Lake Erie shoreline for more than 70 years. It marks ABC's second deal announced in June.

June 22, 2026

Economic Trends

May U.S. Housing Starts Plunge to 6-Year Low

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.

June 16, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

ABC Supply Interiors Acquires Wallboard Inc. in WI

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.

June 9, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

Builders FirstSource Acquires Construction Finishing Installer in Boise

It's just the latest service-side acquisition for BFS.

June 2, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

Home Depot-Owned Construction Resources Acquires Luxury Stone Distributor Vitoria

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.

June 2, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

Decks & Docks Adds 6 SoCal Locations with J&W Lumber Buy

The deal adds six Southern California locations for Decks & Docks and marks its second acquisition of 2026.

June 2, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

Oridian Capital Launches Foundation Repair, Waterproofing Platform AnchorPoint

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

June 1, 2026

April U.S. Construction Spending Beats Expectations on Public Strength

Solid housing construction spend more than offset a third straight private nonres decline. Get the full numbers and growth/decline changes here.

June 1, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

Berkshire Hathaway to Acquire Homebuilder Taylor Morrison in $8.5B Deal

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.

June 1, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

SRS Distribution Adds CORCO’s Commercial Roofing Division

SRS Distribution’s latest bolt-on adds a longtime Chicagoland commercial roofing business, continuing a busy 2026 acquisition pace for the Home Depot-owned distributor.

May 29, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

GMS Acquires Peridot Supply in Canada

It nets GMS three locations between Ottawa and Ontario and more than 50 employees.

May 28, 2026

Economic Trends

April U.S. Housing Starts Dip as Single-Family Activity Slows

U.S. housing starts declined in April as single-family construction slowed, while building permits rebounded month-over-month amid continued volatility in residential construction activity.

May 21, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

Richards Building Supply Acquires USBS in Denver

Richards Building Supply has more than 60 branches across the West, Midwest, North and Southeast regions of the U.S.

May 20, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

Builders FirstSource Sets COO Succession Plan

The building materials distributor tapped Mike Hiller as its next COO, and Coley O’Brien as CHRO.

May 19, 2026

Building Materials/Construction

US LBM Acquires Builders Supply Company in Carolinas

The purchase boosts US LBM's presence in the fast-growing Charlotte metro market.

May 14, 2026

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