Throwback Thursday: Carter Lumber’s shore thing

Almost 10 years to the day have passed since Home Channel News, the precursor of HBSDealer, published this story on Kent, Ohio-based Carter Lumber’s purchase of Griggs Lumber in Point Harbor, North Carolina.

The Jan. 23, 2006, page 7 headline of Home Channel News reads: “Carter Lumber hits the Outer Banks.”

Executives described the move as a partnership with a family-run business that was well respected in the local markets. “They have the knowledge and we want to keep that knowledge,” said Carter Lumber’s Neil Sackett, grandson of company founder W.E. Carter.

In the past 10 years, the massive wave of change that struck the LBM industry has had its impact on the Griggs deal. In April 2015, Carter announced that Griggs Lumber would become part of its Kempsville Building Materials company, with seven locations from Ashland, Virginia, to Buxton, North Carolina.

“By making this change, we firmly believe that the Carter Lumber Family of Companies has strengthened our ability to service the these markets,” said Jeff Donley, president and chief operating officer.

Today, Carter operates 142 locations in 12 states.