Lezzer Lumber has seen a lot in 90 years

Lezzer Lumber says it is planning several events throughout the year to celebrate the company’s 90th anniversary. Contractor shows and Open House events at many locations will mark the occasion.

“We would like to thank the generations of customers and friends who have trusted us to provide them with their building and home improvement materials and we look forward to serving in the future,” said Michael Lezzer, Lezzer Lumber CEO, who represents the third generation of family ownership.

What started in our small hometown of Curwensville, Pa., has grown over the last 90 years to include 11 retail stores, a truss manufacturing facility, three commercial door locations , servicing not only Pennsylvania but the surrounding states. Lezzer currently employs 425 people.

In 1927, Michael H Lezzer, along with his two cousins, Charlie and Lewis Sandri, started the Lezzer-Sandri Lumber and Farm Equipment Company on State Street in Curwensville.

In 1949, Michael branched out with his two sons, Maurice and Ken with the lumber portion of the business and named it Lezzer Lumber Co.  The office and warehouse were originally located on State Street in Curwensville, where they remained until a devastating fire in 1971 forced Lezzer to move to their present site on Schofield Street.  It was then that Lezzer began to evolve from a traditional lumber yard to a home center servicing builders, remodelers, commercial builders and homeowners.

Here are some more highlights from the company’s timeline:

1972 – Lezzer Lumber retail store opens in DuBois, Pa.

1977 – Lezzer Lumber retail store opens in Indiana, Pa.

1980 – Lezzer Lumber retail store opens in Butler, Pa.

1983 – Lezzer Lumber retail store opens in Pennsdale, Pa.

1984 – Lezzer Lumber retail store opens in State College, Pa.

1996 – Lezzer acquires White Brothers, a commercial door manufacturer, and renames the facility Lezzer Commercial Doors in Williamsport, Pa.

1999 – Lezzer Truss Systems manufacturing facility opens in Curwensville, Pa.

2000 – Lezzer Pro-Installations formed, offering installation services to retail customers

2001 – Lezzer Holdings formed, reorganizing the company into business type-specific divisions. Lezzer Holdings is the parent corporation of all Lezzer companies and is headquartered in Curwensville, Pa.

2004 – Lezzer Lumber retail store opens in Harrisburg, Pa.

2007 – Lezzer acquires J.H. Brubaker Lumber Company, a lumber and building materials retailer servicing Lancaster County, and renames the company Lezzer Lumber. The acquisition adds retail locations in Lancaster, Pa., and Manheim, Pa.

2009 – Lezzer acquires Construction Resources United located in Forest Hill, Maryland and renames the company Construction Solutions Unlimited. More commonly known as CSU, the division provides installed framing packages, including exterior doors, windows, roofing and siding for new construction projects. In 2011, the division was relocated and now operates out of Manheim, Pa.

2015 – Lezzer Design Center opens in Lewisburg, Pa., as well as the 10th Lezzer Lumber retail store opening in Hollidaysburg, Pa.