Weekes Forest Products buys Snavely Forest Products

Weeke's Forest Products, the St. Paul, Minn.-based building products distributor, has acquired Snavely Forest Products.

Snavely operates facilities in Pittsburgh, Pa.; Westminster, Md.; Greensboro, N.C.; Dallas, Texas; and Denver, Colo. while specializing in the distribution of engineered wood products, decking, cladding materials, building envelope and pine products.

Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The transaction is expected to close in the first quarter of 2018.

“We are thrilled to add a premier company like Snavely Forest Products to our two-step distribution family of companies. It’s rare to find a company such as Snavely Forest Products that has developed a culture of honesty, trust and reliability over more than 100 years of service to their customers and suppliers. There are so many synergies to explore between our two companies,” said Tom Le Vere, president of Weekes Forest Products.

Weekes operates distribution centers in St. Paul; Fargo, N.D.; Green Bay and Jackson, Wis.; Riverdale, Ill.; Comstock Park, Mich.; and Tampa, Fla.  

“The footprint of the Snavely distribution centers is a perfect extension to our own with zero overlap,” Le Vere said. Combined, Snavely and Weekes will service 17 states with lumber and building materials.

Weekes said it will retain the Snavely brand and logo going forward. name and quality image going forward.

“We are very excited to be part of Weekes Forest Products. Weekes’ and Snavely’s vendors and customers can be sure that the level of professionalism and service both companies represent will be stronger than ever as a result of this transaction,” said Steve Snavely, CEO of Snavely Forest Products.

Weekes Forest Products is an employee-owned company that distributes lumber and building materials including commodity and specialty lumber, panel products, engineered wood products, siding, decking, fencing.