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Home & Garden Showplace, the garden center business unit of True Value Company, today announced Primera as its newest member.

Established in 1999, Primera represents the nation’s largest distribution cooperative in the professional turf and ornamental industry. Currently, over 60 owner-distributors serve thousands of markets through their collective national distribution across the U.S.

Appliance maker Whirlpool Corporation’s board of directors has appointed James Loree, president and CEO of Stanley Black & Decker, Inc., to its board of directors.

The move is effective immediately, according to Whirlpool who said that Loree will serve on the board’s audit committee and the corporate governance and nominating committee.

Chain Store Age, a sister publication of HBSDealer, recently spoke with Kyle Nel, executive director of Lowe’s Innovation Labs, who discussed the mission and activities of the retailer’s proprietary technology development center.

Hearth & Home Technologies is recalling a number of its gas fireplaces, gas stoves, gas inserts and log sets, citing a tendency for the gas valve to leak.

The recall affects about 20,000 units of Heat-N-Glo, Heatilator, Outdoor Lifestyles and Quadra Fire products, which encompass both natural and propane gas indoor and outdoor fireplaces, stoves, inserts and log sets.

Central Garden & Pet Company has named two new senior executives to its leadership team, effective Oct. 10.

William Lynch has been named senior VP operations, having most recently served as senior VP global operations for Moen, Inc.

At his previous post, he was was responsible for supply chain strategy, engineering, strategic sourcing, planning, manufacturing, logistics, quality, and customer service. He also spent over 30 years at The Clorox Company in numerous management positions.

Chelsea Building Products has hired Matthew Coulson as its research and development engineer specializing in proprietary PVC formulations. As part of Chelsea’s research department, Coulson will focus on the continued improvement of their PVC and composite PVC formulations.
 

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It's official. US LBM Holdings announced on Wednesday afternoon a new ownership deal.

Private equity firm Kelso & Company entered an agreement to purchase a majority of the equity interests in Green Bay, Wisconsin-based US LBM Holdings. BlackEagle Partners LLC and certain members of US LBM will be investors alongside Kelso, according to the announcement.