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

3/27/2022
Floor & Decor readies for North Portland opening
Floor & Decor continues to open a steady flow of new locations across the nation.

Andy Carlo
3/24/2022
Pending home sales slide again
Year-over-year transactions decline 5.4%, according to the February Pending Home Sales Index.

Andy Carlo
3/24/2022
Tractor Supply continues support of equestrian facility
Non-profit Friends of Franklin Parks opened the arena in 2015.

Andy Carlo
3/23/2022
After steel deal, LBM industry wants new softwood lumber agreement
NAHB and NLBMDA applaud U.K. tariff move but want more action from the White House.

Andy Carlo
3/23/2022
Department of Commerce at PDIS 2022
Brian Ledgerwood and Gary Stanley have more than 30 years of experience in the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Andy Carlo
3/22/2022
Lowe’s prices $5 billion note offering
Notes due from 2027 through 2062 will be used for general corporate purposes.

Andy Carlo
3/22/2022
New home sales step back in February
The average price of homes sold in February jumped 25.4% compared to the same period last year.

Andy Carlo
3/21/2022
Structurlam names VP of new Arkansas facility
Jason Trenn brings more than 20 years of lumber and forest products experience to the mass timber corporation.

Andy Carlo
3/21/2022
FBM enters New Mexico
Through a pair of acquisitions, Foundation Building Materials has also expanded its presence in the Northeast and West Virginia.

Andy Carlo
3/21/2022
Woodgrain acquiring Huttig
The deal is a $350 million all-cash transaction.

Andy Carlo