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

8/2/2020
Masonite names new chief marketing officer
Jennifer Renaud joins Masonite with over 30 years of marketing and business development experience.

Andy Carlo
8/2/2020
Huttig swings to a profit
The building products distributor is closing locations in Ohio and New York as part of restructuring efforts.

Andy Carlo
8/2/2020
NLBMDA opposes supplemental unemployment
Study finds that a significant number of individuals would earn more while unemployed than returning to work.

Andy Carlo
8/2/2020
BMC builds profits in Q2
Acquisitions provide a 4.3% hike in sales for the pro dealer.

Andy Carlo
8/2/2020
US LBM acquires Maner Builders Supply
Founded in 1951, Maner operates three locations in Georgia and South Carolina.

Andy Carlo
7/30/2020
L&W Supply names 14 Managing Partners
Managing Partners must excel at customer satisfaction, associate development, and community development.

Andy Carlo
7/30/2020
55+ builder confidence ascends in Q2
A low supply of existing homes and interest rates are pushing up the market.

Andy Carlo
7/30/2020
Weyerhaeuser earnings and sales fall in Q2
COVID-19 prompted the forest products giant to curtail operations in the second quarter.

Andy Carlo
7/30/2020
Tractor Supply Foundation donates to diversity
Foundation commits $125,000 to organizations advancing opportunities for minorities in the agriculture, education, and civic fields.

Andy Carlo
7/29/2020
COVID-19 hammers Stanley Black & Decker Q2 sales
Tools and storage sales fall 16% in North America.

Andy Carlo