An Ohio lumber company opened a location in Columbia today, Sept. 3, the firm’s fifth location and fourth lumberyard in South Carolina.
Carter Lumber said the 1325 Veterans Road location is another step in the company’s expansion and continued investment to grow in Southern markets. The new facility will provide a comprehensive range of products and services to professional home builders in the greater Columbia area, according to a news release.
The Columbia location will employ 25 and serve as an extension of Carter Lumber’s Charlotte and Triad North Carolina markets, operating under the same management team headed by Market Vice President Brandon Kujawski.
“Carter Lumber has serviced builders in Columbia for years from our Charlotte market, but this new location will allow us to finally provide the complete package, from products to service, for those builders and many more,” Kujawski said in the release. “We strive to provide the best service in this industry, and we’re excited to prove that to home builders in Columbia.”
Gareth Rumley, a Columbia native and graduate of the University of South Carolina, has recently joined the company as the general manager of the new lumberyard. Gareth and the management team are currently interviewing for operations and sales positions and hope to build an industry-leading team for the market, the release stated.
The Columbia Carter Lumber will be full service, stocking a range of lumber and millwork products, as well as windows, interior and exterior doors, engineered wood products, cement siding, structural hardware and more. The lumberyard offers full estimating and design solutions for roof and floor trusses, wall panels, engineered wood floor systems and cabinetry. With included on-site management, the Columbia location will also offer turnkey installation services for framing, windows, cement siding, cabinets, doors and interior trim, the release said.
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Carter Lumber was founded in 1932 in Akron, Ohio. It is a private and family-owned company and the country’s fifth largest professionally focused lumber and building material supplier, according to the release. The company services its primarily professional builder customers through more than 170 locations across 13 states.
Carter Lumber operates under four branded divisions: Carter Lumber, Holmes Lumber Co., Kight Home Center and Kempsville Building Materials.
Other locations include Carter Lumber on Hands Mill Road in Rock Hill, Carter Lumber on W. Myrtle Beach Highway in Johnsonville and Carter Lumber in Easley, as well as Carter Kitchen & Bath at that same 4588 Calhoun Memorial Highway address in Easley.
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