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

6/13/2023
Supply chain concerns arise over Canadian wildfires
U.S. Senator Chuck Schumer proposes sending more firefighters and forestry workers to Canada.

Andy Carlo
6/13/2023
Construction Input Prices recede in May
Big pricing losses in lumber and steel lead year-over-year declines.

Andy Carlo
6/12/2023
McCoy's promotes Rae and Bishop to vice president
Melanie Rae and Brandon Bishop have a combined 35 years of experience at McCoy's.

Andy Carlo
6/12/2023
Benjamin Obdyke is now an ESOP
Employees will now have a direct stake in the company’s future and a share in its financial progress.

Andy Carlo
6/12/2023
Management moves from Envision Outdoor Living
Decking and railing manufacturer hires managers from inside and outside the industry.

Andy Carlo
6/12/2023
Lowe's rolls out new line of Sherwin-Williams pro paint
The home improvement retail giant is now offering HGTV Home By Sherwin-Williams Spec Right Interior Paint.

Andy Carlo
6/12/2023
The spreading threat of organized retail crime
Retail shrink is a dangerous $100 billion menace.

Andy Carlo
6/12/2023
HBI's Brady inducted into Housing Hall of Fame
The CEO of the Home Builders Institute served as chairman of the NAHB in 2016.

Andy Carlo
6/11/2023
Cameron Ashley partners with TimberHP
TimberHP has developed high-performing, cost-competitive, sustainable wood fiber insulation.

Andy Carlo
6/11/2023
Koopman opens on the Cape
The Massachusetts dealer’s 12th location features a 9,030-square-foot drive-through lumberyard and working kitchen design center.

Andy Carlo