BlueLinx announced today that the purchase by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products South LLC of the former International Paper Engineered Lumber facility at Thorsby, Ala., provides BlueLinx with a significant opportunity to expand its engineered lumber business in the Central, Southwest,and Midwest Markets.

BlueLinx currently services its customers using Georgia-Pacific engineered lumber in these markets under the Wood I BeamT and G-P Lam® Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL) brand names, but the recent acquisition of the Thorsby, Ala. facility by Georgia P acific will significantly increase market presence and product availability. The Thorsby facility has the ability to considerably expand the supply of engineered lumber available through BlueLinx in these markets as well as in our existing core markets.

Key Benefits of Engineered Lumber

• Engineered Lumber provides greater strength and stability over longer spans than dimensional lumber
• Allows homebuilders and developers the ability to create large, open spaces, and high ceilings in residential construction.
• Strengthens our commitment to provide solutions for our customers with our products, national sales organization, inventory management, and logistic services

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BlueLinx offers more than 10,000 products from over 750 supplier companies, with strategic vendor relationships with many well-known building products manufacturers. Our procurement specialists seek out products from around the world to present our customers with a wide selection and value. The products we distribute are known and used in residential and commercial construction, manufacturing, manufactured housing, repair and remodeling, and home improvement do-it-yourself projects.

Drawing from decades of experience in the building products industry, our professional team works closely with each of our customers to provide tailored solutions. With a unique combination of market coverage, the strengths of a local and national sales force, the buying power of centralized procurement, and the efficiencies of centralized accounting and systems technologies, BlueLinx is able to maximize value for its customers and vendors.

As the largest building products distributor in the industry, BlueLinx is positioned to deliver on our promise. Headquartered in Atlanta, with approximately 2,800 employees, BlueLinx operates in all of the major metropolitan areas of the United States through our network of more than 70 warehouses and many third-party operated warehouses.

Over 900 trucks deliver to more than 11,500 customers, including building material dealers, industrial manufacturers, modular and manufactured housing producers and home improvement retailers. We also offer a growing selection of distribution services that use our transportation assets and facilities. A sophisticated logistics network ensures that our customers can count on us for reliable, efficient deliveries.