Andy Carlo

Andy Carlo

LBM Editor

Author Profile

Andy Carlo has written about the lumber and building material industry, along with hardware and home improvement retail markets, since 2001.

Carlo wrote for HBSDealer's predecessors, National Home Center News and Home Channel News from 2001 until 2007. The LBM and Social Media Editor has written for a number of industry publications prior to joining HBSDealer in October 2017.

Prior to writing about the industry, Carlo worked for DM Construction, a New York-based residential custom home builder and remodeler in addition to writing for and managing several regional newspapers.

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR

7/26/2022
Epicor study sheds light on ERP and cloud use
According to the 2022 Insights Report, 90% of decision-makers at companies said moving to the cloud was worth the effort.

Andy Carlo
7/26/2022
Pending homes sales down 8.6% in June
Buying a home in June was 80% more expensive than buying a home in 2019.

Andy Carlo
7/25/2022
ABC expands in Virginia
The roofing and building materials distributor sets up shop in Farmville.

Andy Carlo
7/25/2022
New home sales step back in June
The average sales price for a new single-family home declined 11.2% compared to the prior month.

Andy Carlo
7/25/2022
Sales soar at Simpson Manufacturing
North American sales jump 30.2% in the second quarter.

Andy Carlo
7/25/2022
Avon Plastics and Britton Lumber partner in New England
Britton will distribute Armadillo composite deck products and TurboClip fasteners.

Andy Carlo
7/25/2022
Armstrong World Industries sales rise in Q2
Architectural specialties sales increase 20.3% to $86.5 million for the quarter.

Andy Carlo
7/24/2022
Survey: More home builders say sales are weaker than expected
The latest BTIG/Homesphere Builder Survey hits a record low.

Andy Carlo
7/24/2022
Building Industry Partners welcomes new operating partner
Industry veteran Jeff Cook joins the LBM-focused investment firm.

Andy Carlo
7/24/2022
Sue Lords retires from Kodiak Building Partners
Lords joined the company as vice president of human resources in 2018 and was promoted to chief human capital officer in 2020.

Andy Carlo