Study Group: Building Materials Industry Experts(?)
Council Members in this Study Group: 1276
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President
David Willis & Associates, LLC
David Willis is the President of David Willis and Associates, a firm providing consulting services in the building materials industry. Mr. Willis has more than 20 years of experience in the aggregates, cement, and concrete manufacturing industry. He also has experience in managing business development...
Consultant
Rick Tomlinson Consulting
Rick Tomlinson is the Owner and Consultant at Rick Tomlinson Consulting, a firm providing consulting services in the building materials sector. Mr. Tomlinson has more than 30 years of experience with Georgia Pacific/BlueLinx. He has experience in managing sales operations, and coordinating lumber and...
President and Chief Executive Officer
ENAP, INC.
Russell Kennedy is the President and Chief Executive Officer at ENAP, a lumber and building materials cooperative. Mr. Kennedy is responsible for managing and developing building materials business to secure financing. He has experience in identifying and negotiating acquisitions for future growth in...
John BaileyPartner
Onesource Global Manufacturing
John Bailey is the Owner of Onesource Global Manufacturing, a firm providing consulting services in the building materials industry. Mr. Bailey has more than 20 years of sales and marketing experience in the residential and commercial fiberglass market. He also has experience in the residential roofing...
Managing Director
Adidome Ceramics Company Limited
Graham Smith is a Managing Director of Adidome Ceramics Company Limited. Mr. Smith has more than 40 years of experience in private sector Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) development, productivity improvement, market development, business support services, regulatory and environmental issues, and...
General Manager
Lattanzio Lumber
Robert Katz is a General Manager at Lattanzio Lumber, a building materials and drywall distributor. Mr. Katz has more than 25 years of experience in the gypsum wallboard industry. He was the Head of Domtar Gypsum, which was the third largest producer of gypsum wallboard in North America, with more than...
Senior Partner
PRINCIPIA PARTNERS LLC
Louis Rossi is a Senior Partner with Principia Partners. Mr. Rossi has more than 20 years of consulting experience, working with many of the Fortune 500 chemical and building products companies at senior management levels. Prior to founding Principia Partners, he directed a chemicals practice at Opinion...
Mel BuddConsultant & Founder
Consulting Plus Ltd
Mel Budd is the founder of Consulting Plus, a UK-based firm providing research and marketing services to the flooring and building material industries. Mr. Budd’s main expertise is in flooring and he has an excellent knowledge of the flooring market in the UK and Europe including vinyl, wood, laminate,...
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GLG NewsSMAnalyses by this Study Group's Experts(?)
Strong aggregates price increases nationwide in 2007.
The ATA freight index shows YOY gain. Could this signal that those carriers who have weathered the current storm are about to be rewarded?
As continued high fuel plagues the trucking industry, fuel surcharges have become more accepted. Carriers have become insulated from the impact of high fuel by transferring this risk to the shipper in the form of a fuel surcharge.
Increased truck weight helps the environment, lowers congestion, and drives efficiencies.
The depressed housing market has caused headaches for all domestic building material suppliers (Mohawk Industries, Home Depot, etc.). At the same time the weak dollar has created opportunities that manufacturers can use to offset their loss with new business.
Most Common Company Types:
- Building Materials Manufacturer
- Building Materials Distributor (ei)
- Cement Producer (ei)
- Consulting Firm (ei)
- Door and Window Manufacturer
- Flooring Manufacturer (ei)
- Glass Manufacturer (ei)
- Roofing Manufacturer (ei)
- Aggregates Producer (ei)
- Construction Stone Manufacturer (ei)
Most Common Job Types:
- Sales
- President
- Director
- General Manager
- Marketing Manager
- Business Development Manager
- Owner
- Division Manager
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