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

4/26/2022
Pending home sales continue to decline
NAR Chief Economist Lawrence Yun expects existing-home sales to fall 9% in 2022.

Andy Carlo
4/26/2022
Masco posts big sales in Q1
Decorative architectural product sales jump 17%.

Andy Carlo
4/26/2022
HIRI expects home improvement spending slowdown
The institute says consumer spending rose by 15% and 13.3% over the past two years

Andy Carlo
4/25/2022
Jeld-Wen unveils Auraline composite line
The manufacturer says 40% of dealers do not have composite windows in their product lineups.

Andy Carlo
4/25/2022
New home sales fall 8.6%
The average price of single-family new home sales for March jumped 26.3% from the same period a year ago.

Andy Carlo
4/25/2022
Armstrong posts solid Q1 sales
Mineral Fiber net sales increased 7.7% to $203.2 million for the period.

Andy Carlo
4/24/2022
L&W Supply acquires DWS Building Supply
The move expands the building product distributor’s presence in Texas and New Mexico.

Andy Carlo
4/24/2022
UFPI president and COO Webster retiring
Pat Webster will step down after a 37-year career at UFP Industries.

Andy Carlo
4/21/2022
HoldRite celebrates 40 years of plumbing solutions
In 1982, master plumber George Hubbard created the first HoldRite 101-18 bracket.

Andy Carlo
4/21/2022
NSCS acquiring American Contractors Supply
Atlanta-based American Contractors Supply is a distributor and supplier of tilt-up products.

Andy Carlo