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.
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It nets GMS three locations between Ottawa and Ontario and more than 50 employees.
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.
Richards Building Supply has more than 60 branches across the West, Midwest, North and Southeast regions of the U.S.
The building materials distributor tapped Mike Hiller as its next COO, and Coley O’Brien as CHRO.
The purchase boosts US LBM's presence in the fast-growing Charlotte metro market.
SBSI nets three Tennessee locations with the expansion, giving it 14 overall across the five U.S. states.
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Solid housing construction spend more than offset a second straight nonres decline. Get the full numbers and growth/decline changes here.
This is the second acquisition for SouthernCarlson in 2026.
Builders FirstSource opened 2026 with another year-over-year sales decline as weak housing starts, commodity deflation and lower operating leverage pressured margins and earnings, though acquisitions and share repurchases provided some offset.
Distribution always had rich data on new construction — but almost nothing on the market that's already standing. The replacement and renovation market has been a data desert for decades. That's starting to change with AI.
It’s the second-largest purchase price we’ve ever seen in the market behind Home Depot’s $18 billion SRS deal and caps a remarkable 12-month span of aggressive growth for QXO.
It nets GMS three locations, including its first in the Colorado Springs market.
It's the second announced deal in as many weeks for Hillman, growing its presence in the U.S. Southeast.
BBB is set to buy Lumber Liquidators parent F9 brands for $150 million, following news of a separate $150 million deal a week earlier for The Container Store and related brands. Get the key details here and context on what to watch from these developments.
The company said the move is in direct response to customer and supplier feedback calling for a more unified enterprise structure.
Set to complete by mid-year, it represents a new product vertical for building materials-oriented SRS, netting it 42 locations across the Southeast U.S.
It was the fourth straight monthly decline for private nonresidential spending, which is now down 8% from its December 2023 all-time high.
It adds a U.S. Southeast foothold for Washington-based Trimlite.
