Parr Lumber
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The Parr Company Inc. is a lumber and building supplies dealer based in Oregon.[1] The Hillsboro, Oregon, based company has 44 locations in Oregon and Washington and is the 18th largest residential building supplies dealer in the United States.[2]
History
Parr Lumber started in 1930 when Dwight Parr purchased a lumberyard in Vancouver, Washington.[3][4] By 1998, the company had grown to 13 stores with annual revenue of $243 million in sales.[5] In 1999 Parr Lumber purchased six lumber yards from Copeland Lumber to bring the total number of stores to 19.[5] The company started a special "Ladies Night" program in 2003 that focuses on helping female customers with home improvement training.[4] Some of Parr's locations are represented by the Teamsters Union. In 2004, the company and the union fought a public relations campaign over the negotiations for a new contract.[6]
By 2005 Parr had grown to 31 locations and annual revenues of $417 million.[7] This made them the 19th largest residential construction supplier in the country.[7] In 2006, they were also among the 25 fastest growing residential construction suppliers in the nation,[7] and the company received an award from the University of Oregon’s College of Education for their partnerships with schools.[8] In 2007, Parr had grown to 38 locations with $372.7 million in sales while employing 740 people.[9] This made them the 14th largest professional sales dealer in the United States by revenue.[9] In 2009, Parr closed its locations in Woodland, Washington, Madras, and Redmond during the home building downturn due to the housing bubble.[10]
Jim Boyer was named as president of the company in April 2013, while CEO David Hamill was expected to retire at the end of 2013.[2] The company acquired Country Homes Building Supply in Spokane, Washington, in November 2016.[11]
Operations
The privately owned building supplies company based in Hillsboro employs 1400 people.[9][12] Parr has operations in Oregon and Washington.[2] The primary market segment for the company is contractors and homeowners
References
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- ↑ Kish, Matthew. Housing hit. Portland Business Journal, August 24, 2007.
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- ↑ Lumber Company Inc. American City Business Journals. Retrieved on February 27, 2008.
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External links
- Home Channel News
- Energy Trust of Oregon
- Parr begins stocking recycled plastic timbers - Beaverton Valley Time