US LBM to acquire Washington, D.C., building materials distributor
US LBM, a distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has acquired Arrowhead Stairs & Trim, a producer and installer of millwork, hardware and exterior cedar products in the Dallas-Ft. Worth area.

GAITHERSBURG, Md. -- US LBM, a distributor of specialty building materials in the United States, has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Barrons, a provider of lumber and building materials to professional builders in the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area.

Founded in 1947, Barrons serves professional builders with specialty products, such as decking, millwork and special-order items. 
Barrons operates two facilities that service the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area including a 6.6-acre property in Gaithersburg, and a 14.7-acre property in Manassas, Va., both locations include a showroom, warehouse, and lumberyard. 
In October, US LBM acquired BuilderUp, another building materials distributor in the D.C. metropolitan area.

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