Founded in Akron in 1932, family-owned Carter Lumber supplies professional builders and homeowners with building materials through more than 180 locations across 15 states. Its unusual reach includes 15 component manufacturing facilities producing job-specific trusses, wall panels and engineered wood products, alongside design, millwork and installation support. The company remains part of the privately owned Carter-Jones Companies, headquartered in Kent, Ohio.
84 Lumber CompanyFounded in 1956 by Joe Hardy, 84 Lumber remains a privately held, family-owned company based in Eighty Four, Pennsylvania. Under President Maggie Hardy, it has grown to more than 320 facilities in 34 states while continuing to serve professional builders through building materials and construction services. The company is nationally certified as a woman-owned and woman-operated business through WBENC.332510EIGHTY FOUR, PA
Rindler Truss LtdBorn from a local builder’s need to make his own roof supports, Rindler Truss Ltd. now designs and builds custom wood roof and floor trusses for projects across Midwest Ohio, eastern Indiana and surrounding communities. Melvin Rindler’s sons bought the original one-building operation in 1994 and expanded it onto an adjacent 15-acre site, where a 35-person team serves residential, agricultural and commercial builders. With more than 40 years of truss experience, the company combines computer-controlled production with carefully selected lumber and delivery equipment capable of handling trusses up to 93 feet long.ST HENRY, OH
Shelter Systems LimitedFounded by the Hikel family in 1976, Shelter Systems manufactures structural wood building components in Westminster, Maryland, including custom roof and floor truss systems. Now in its third generation of family ownership, the company operates from a 120,000-square-foot facility serving builders across the Mid-Atlantic. Its in-house design staff brings more than 198 years of combined experience and supports projects ranging from residential construction to multi-building campuses.WESTMINSTER, MD
Younger Brothers CompaniesSince starting with framing in 1976, Younger Brothers Companies has grown into an Arizona-based group that helps build homes from foundation to finish while supplying materials and manufacturing building components. Its 30-acre Peoria campus brings together a lumber yard, truss and panel plants, and a construction-supplies warehouse, supporting residential trade contractors and home builders across the Valley. The company’s work ranges from high-production post-tension foundations to custom millwork made in its Arizona shop.WEST CHESTER, OH