USG completed the sale of its building products distribution business, L&W Supply Corp., to ABC Supply Co. Inc. for a total cash consideration of $670 million.
GMS Inc., a North American distributor of gypsum wallboard and suspended ceiling systems, announced its acquisition of United Building Materials, Inc. and United Construction Products, Inc. (collectively, “UBM”) located in Ohio.
The Drake Group will celebrate its 21st anniversary with their annual fall meeting in San Diego from Sept 30th to October 2nd. Founded in the summer of 1995 by a group of visionary independently owned gypsum specialty dealers, The Drake Group is unique in that it is the only gypsum specialty dealer group fully owned and operated by the member companies for the sole benefit of the members.
"We are disappointed and surprised at the recent call for boycotts of our drywall products by some Canadian customers and certain Western Canadian Associations, and through commentary in the Canadian media, related to our Anti-Dumping Complaint and the subsequent Provisional Duties announced by the Canadian Border Services Agency on Sept. 6...."
The Gypsum Association (GA), which represents the North American manufacturers of gypsum wallboard, has released an industry-wide environmental product declaration (EPD) for glass mat gypsum panels. The EPD provides vital environmental performance information addressing energy consumption, water consumption, global warming, waste, air emissions and other metrics related to production.
