Younger Brothers Companies

Employee Size

2-10

Headquarters

West Chester, OH

Since 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.

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