2026 Event & Calendar Sponsors
Ace Hardware Corp. ................................................................ www.acehardware.com
American Fence Association www.americanfenceassociation.com
American Wood Protection Association ................................... www.awpa.com
APA–The Engineered Wood Association www.apawood.org
Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers Association ................ www.appalachianwood.org
Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club www.lumberclub.org
Arxada .................................................................................... www.wolmanizedwood.com
Associated Building Material Distributors www.abmda.com
Associated California Loggers ................................................. www.californialoggers.com
Augusta Home & Garden Show www.showtechnology.com
AWFS Fair ............................................................................... www.awfsfair.org
Baltimore Home Show www.mdhomeshows-bc.com
Batibouw .................................................................................. www.tradefairdates.com
Benjamin Obdyke .................................................................. www.obdyke.com
Big Ocala Home & Garden Show ............................................ www.showtechnology.com
Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club www.blackbarthoohoo181.org
BLD Connection ...................................................................... members.bldconnection.org
Blish-Mize www.blishmize.com
Budma ..................................................................................... www.budma.pl/en
Builder’s Supply Association of West Virginia www.bsa-wv.com
Buildex Vancouver ................................................................... informaconnect.com
Building Material Suppliers Association www.mybmsa.org
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Cameron Ashley Building Products ......................................... www.cameronashleybp.com
Central Florida Home Expo www.orlandohomeexpo.com
Charleston Remodeling Expo .................................................. www.homeshowcenter.com
Charlotte Build, Remodel & Landscape Expo www.homeshowcenter.com
Collin County Home & Garden Show ...................................... www.showtechnology.com
Colorado Springs Home & Landscape Expo www.homeshowcenter.com
Columbus Home Improvement Show ...................................... www.homeshowcenter.com
Combilift ................................................................................. www.combilift.com
Composite Panel Association www.compositepanel.org
Connecticut Home & Remodeling Show www.cthomeshow.com
Construction Suppliers Association www.gocsa.com
Corpus Christi Home & Garden Show www.showtechnology.com
Coverings www.coverings.com
Deck Expo/Pool Spa Patio Expo www.poolspapatio.com
Decorative Hardwoods Association www.decorativehardwoods.org
Do it Best/True Value www.doitbestcorp.com
Downtown Raleigh Home Show www.raleighspringshow.com
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Eastern New York Lumber Dealers Association www.nrla.org
El Paso Home & Garden Show www.showtechnology.com
Epicor www.epicor.com
Equip Exposition/Hardscape North America www.equipexposition.com
Fastmarkets www.fastmarkets.com
Expo Richmond www.exporichmond.com
Fastmarkets www.fastmarkets.com
Midwest Association of Rail Shippers ...................................... www.mwrailshippers.com
Minneapolis Home Building & Remodeling Expo www.homeshowcenter.com
Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association ................ www.mlmalumber.com
Missouri Forest Products Association www.moforest.org
Montreal Wood Convention ..................................................... www.montrealwoodconvention.com
Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers www.mslbmda.org
National Association of Home Builders.................................... www.nahb.org
National Association of Wholesale-Distributors www.naw.org
National Frame Building Association ....................................... www.nfba.org
National Hardware Show www.nationalhardwareshow.com
National Hardwood Lumber Association.................................. www.nhla.com
National Lawn & Garden Show www.nlgshow.com
National Lumber & Building Materials Dealers Association ..... www.dealer.org
National Retail Federation www.nrf.com
National Wood Flooring Association ........................................ www.nwfaexpo.org
National Wooden Pallet & Container Association www.palletcentral.com
Nebraska Builders Home & Garden Show www.hbal.org
New England Association of Rail Shippers www.nears.org
New Hampshire Retail Lumber Association www.nrla.org
New Jersey Home Show www.acshomeshow.com
NHS Concept to Commerce www.nationalhardwareshow.com
North American Building Material Distribution Association www.nbmda.org
North American Deck & Railing Association www.nadra.org
North American Rail Shippers Association www.railshippers.com
North American Wholesale Lumber Association www.nawla.org
Northeastern Forest Products Equipment Expo www.northernlogger.com
Northeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association www.nelma.org
Northeastern Pennsylvania Home & Garden Show www.showtechnology.com
Northeastern Retail Lumber Association www.nrla.org
Northern Utah Home Show www.northernutahhomeshow.com
Northwest Remodeling Expo www.homeshowcenter.com
Nova Building Products ........................................................ www.novausawood.com
Oregon Logging Conference www.oregonloggingconference.com
Orgill
www.orgill.com
Pacific Logging Congress www.pacificloggingcongress.org
Pacific Northwest Association of Rail Shippers ....................... www.pnrailshippers.com
PACOA www.pacoa.com
Pasadena Home Show ............................................................ www.pasadenahomeshow.com
PCBC www.pcbc.com
Peak Auctions .......................................................................... www.peakauction.com
Pittsburgh Remodeling Expo www.homeshowcenter.com
Portland Wholesale Lumber Association ................................. www.portlandwholesalelumberassociation.org
Florida Hardware Co. .............................................................. www.floridahardware.com
Forest Economic Advisors www.getfea.com
Forest Products Machinery & Equipment Expo ................. www.sfpaexpo.com
Forest Products Society www.forestprod.org
Fort Worth Home & Garden Show ........................................... www.texashomeandgarden.com
Fox Cities Home & Garden Show www.showtechnology.com
Frame Building Expo ............................................................... www.nfba.org
Garden State Home Show www.njhomeshow-me.com
Gateway Home Show .............................................................. www.gatewayhomeshow.com
GlassBuild America www.glassbuildamerica.com
Great Southern Wood Preserving ........................................ www.yellawood.com
Greater Frisco Home & Garden Show www.showtechnology.com
Greater Philadelphia Home Show ........................................... www.greaterphillyhomeshows-vf.com
Greater Roanoke Home & Garden Show www.showtechnology.com
Greenbuild ............................................................................... www.greenbuildexpo.com
Greenville Remodeling Expo www.homeshowcenter.com
Hardlines Distribution Alliance ................................................. www.hdaworks.com
Hardwood Manufacturers Association www.hmamembers.org
Hartford Home Show ............................................................... www.homeshowhartford.com
Hearth, Patio & Barbeque Expo www.hpbexpo.com
High Point Market .................................................................... www.highpointmarket.org
Home & Outdoor Living Show www.newenglandhomeshows.com
Home Design & Remodeling Show ......................................... www.homeshows.com
Hoo-Hoo International www.hoohoo.org
House-Hasson Hardware Co................................................... www.househasson.com
Houston Home & Garden Show www.houstonhomeandgardenshow.com
Hudson Valley Home Show ..................................................... www.acshomeshow.com
Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club www.hoohoo.org/clubs/63
Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association........................ www.ilmda.com
Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s Association www.ihla.org
Inspired Home Show/Home + Housewares Show................... www.theinspiredhomeshow.com
International Builder’s Show www.buildersshow.com
International Hardware Fair ..................................................... www.eisenwarenmesse.com
International Mass Timber Conference www.masstimberconference.com
International Pool/Spa/Patio Show/DeckExpo......................... www.poolspapatio.com
International Roofing Expo www.theroofingexpo.com
International Surface Event ..................................................... www.intlsurfaceevent.com
International Wood Products Association www.iwpawood.org
International Woodworking Fair ............................................... www.iwfatlanta.com
Jacksonville Home Show
www.jacksonvillespringhomeshow.com
JLC Live Show www.jlclive.com
Kentucky Forest Industries Association www.kfia.org
Kitchen & Bath Industry Show www.nkba.org
Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association www.kcma.org
Lake States Lumber Association www.lsla.com
KopCoat.................................................................................. www.kopcoat.com
LBM Advantage www.lbmadvantage.com
LIGNA www.ligna.de
Lincoln Home Show www.hbal.org
LMC ......................................................................................... www.lmc.net
Los Angeles Build Expo www.buildexpousa.com
Louisville Build, Renovate & Landscape Expo www.homeshowcenter.com
Low Country Home & Garden Show www.showtechnology.com M N
Madison Home Expo
www.homeshowcenter.com
Material Handling Equipment Distributors Association www.mheda.org
Mid-States Distributing www.msdist.com
Sarasota Bradenton Spring Home Show................................. www.homecentershowflorida.com SFI www.forest.org
Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference ...................................... www.sclcexpo.com
Society of Wood Science & Technology www.swst.org
Southeast Building Conference ............................................... www.sebcshow.com
Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association www.slma.org
Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association......................... www.cypressinfo.org
Southern Forest Products Association ................................... www.sfpa.org
Southern Pressure Treaters Association ................................. www.spta.org
Southwest Association of Rail Shippers www.swrailshippers.com
Straight Line Transport ......................................................... www.straight-line-transport.com
Suburban Maryland Spring Home Show www.acshomeshow.com
Suburban Michigan Home Show ............................................. www.acshomeshow.com
Suburban Pennsylvania Spring Home Show www.lancasterhomeshow.com
Sustainable Forestry Initiative ................................................. www.forest.org
Tacoma Remodeling Expo www.homeshowcenter.com
Transload Distribution Association........................................... www.tdana.com
Umpqua Valley Lumber Association www.uvla.net
United Hardware...................................................................... www.unitedhardware.com
University of Innovative Distribution www.univid.org
Virginia Forestry Association ................................................... www.vaforestry.org
Wallace Distribution Co. www.wallacedistribution.com
West Coast LBMA ................................................................... www.lumberassociation.org
West Palm Beach Spring Home Show www.acshomeshow.com
Western Building Material Association .................................... www.wbma.org
Western Forestry & Conservation Association www.westernforestry.org
Western Pallet Association ...................................................... www.westernpallet.org
Western Red Cedar Lumber Association www.realcedar.com
Western Retail Lumber Association ......................................... www.wrla.org
Western Roofing Expo www.westernroofingexpo.com
Western Wood Products Association....................................... www.wwpa.org
Wichita Remodeling Expo www.homeshowcenter.com
Window & Door Manufacturers Association ............................ www.wdma.com
Wood Industry Conference www.woodworkingindustryconference.com
World Millwork Alliance ............................................................ www.worldmillworkalliance.com
World of Concrete www.worldofconcrete.com
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7-8 BLD Connection blueprint reading & material take-off, Fargo, ND
7-9 North American Deck & Railing Association summit & awards gala, Clearwater Beach, FL
8 Council on Forest Engineering western region seminar, Lebanon, OR
13 Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club meeting, Concord, NC
13-14 BLD Connection yard/delivery operations workshop, Lawrence, KS
13-14 Missouri Forest Products Association winter meeting, Jefferson City, MO
13-15 BLD Connection Estimating 1-2-3, Inver Grove Heights, MN
13-15 Midwest Association of Rail Shippers winter meeting, Schaumburg, IL
19-21 BLD Connection BizCon North, St. Cloud, MN 19-22 Supply-Build Canada Edmonton, Canada
19-22 World of Concrete Las Vegas, NV Martin Luther King Jr. Day
20 Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club general meeting & initiation, McClellan, CA
20 Western Building Material Assn introduction to building material sales, Portland, OR
20-22 International Roofing Expo Las Vegas, NV
14 BLD Connection sales course, Sioux Falls, SD
14-16 Associated California Loggers annual meeting, Reno, NV 14-16 Lake States Lumber Association annual winter meeting, Green Bay, WI
21 American Wood Protection Association winter executive committee meeting, Bartow, FL 21 Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club Industry Night, Redwood Valley, CA
21 BLD Connection Legacy 2 roundtable, St. Cloud, MN
21-22 Western Building Material Association estimating workshop, Portland, OR
15 Eastern New York Lumber Dealers Assn annual tradeshow, Saratoga Springs, NY
15-16 Oregon State University cutto-length seminar, Corvallis, OR
2-4 Greater Philadelphia Spring Home Show Columbia, SC 2-4 Columbus Building & Renovation Expo Columbus, OH
9-11 Charleston Build, Remodel & Landscape Expo Charleston, SC
9-11 Colorado Springs Home Building & Remodeling Show
Colorado Springs, CO
9-11 Greater Philadelphia Spring Home Show King of Prussia, PA
9-11 Madison Home Expo Madison, WI
9-11 Sarasota Bradenton Spring Home Show Sarasota, FL
16-18 Fox Cities Home & Garden Show Appleton, WI
16-18 Greater Cincinnati Remodeling Expo Sharonville, OH 16-18 Greenville Remodeling Expo Greenville, SC
16-18 Louisville Build, Renovate & Landscape Expo Louisville, KY 16-18 Minneapolis Home Building & Remodeling Expo Minneapolis, MN
10-11 Suburban Pennsylvania Home Show Lancaster, PA
22 Humboldt Hoo-Hoo Club crab feed, Eureka, CA
22-24 House Hasson Hardware winter market, Nashville, TN
Home Show Hartford, CT 23-25 Greater Charlotte Home + Landscape Show Charlotte, NC 23-25 Home & Garden Shows Corpus Christi, TX; Raleigh, NC; Savannah, GA; Wilkes-Barre, PA 23-25 Portland Build, Remodel & Landscape Show Portland, OR
23-26 Western Pallet Assn annual meeting, Rancho Mirage, CA
27-29 BLD Connection Estimating 1-2-3, Omaha, NE
1 Pittsburgh Remodeling Expo Pittsburgh, PA
11-13 National Retail Federation annual expo, New York, NY
New Year’s
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1-4 Retail Supply Chain Conference Kissimmee, FL
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6-8 Indiana Home & Garden Show Indianapolis, IN 6-8 Northwest Remodeling Expo Seattle, WA 16 3 4 5 7 2 6 1 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
3-4 BLD Connection BizCon South, Altoona, IA 3-6 BUDMA Poznan, Poland
11 Illinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association Expo, Bloomington, IL
11-12 Buildex Vancouver Vancouver, BC
11-12 Building Material Suppliers Assn annual Learning Exchange & LBM Expo, Hickory, NC 11-12 Mississippi Lumber Manufacturers Association annual meeting, Oxford, MS
5-7 Orgill spring market, Orlando, FL 5-7 Sierra-Cascade Logging Conference Anderson, CA 5-7 Southern Pressure Treaters Association annual meeting, Point Clear, AL
6-7 Northern Utah Home Show Layton, UT
6-8 Colorado Springs Home & Garden Show Colorado Springs, CO
President’s Day
17-18 BLD Connection lumberyard design & operational excellence workshop, Rochester, MN 17-19 International Builders Show/ Kitchen & Bath Industry Show Orlando, FL
Building Material Association estimating workshop, Bozeman, MT 24-26 Ace Hardware spring convention, Louisville, KY
19-21 Oregon Logging Conference Eugene, OR
20-22 Charlotte Home & Remodeling Show Charlotte, NC 20-22 Fort Worth Home & Garden Show Fort Worth, TX 20-22 Greater Roanoke Home & Garden Show Roanoke, VA
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2-4 LBM Advantage annual buying show, Nashville, TN
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8-12 Cameron Ashley Building Products dealer show, Lake Buena Vista, FL
9-11 Fastmarkets Forest Products Europe Conference, Barcelona, Spain
3-6 International Hardware Fair Cologne, Germany
MARCH
16-17 Southwest Association of Rail Shippers annual meeting, Houston, TX
16-18 North American Wholesale Lumber Association T-100 conference, Dana Point, CA 16-19 University of Innovative Distribution Indianapolis, IN
10 Appalachian Lumbermen’s Club meeting, Roanoke, VA
10-12 Inspired Home Show Chicago, IL 10-12 LMC annual meeting, Chicago, IL
4-5 BLD Connection blueprint reading & material takeoff, Little Rock, AR
4-8 Appalachian Hardwood Manufacturers annual meeting, Naples, FL
6-8 Connecticut Home & Remodeling Show Hartford, CT
6-8 Do it Best/True Value spring market, Denver, CO
6-8 Jacksonville Home & Patio Show Jacksonville, FL
6-8 Tacoma Remodeling Expo Tacoma, WA
6-8 West Palm Beach Spring Home Show West Palm Beach, FL
23-25 Pacific Northwest Association of Rail Shippers spring meeting, Vancouver, BC
17-18 National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association spring meeting & legislative conference, Washington, DC
17-19 International Wood Products Association World of Wood annual convention, Colorado Springs, CO
St. Patrick's Day
11 Northeast Retail Lumber Association IDEAS show, King of Prussia, PA
11-12 Forest Economic Advisors Global Softwood Log & Lumber Conference, Vancouver, BC
24-25 BLD Connection yard & delivery operations workshop, St. Cloud, MN
24-25 Window & Door Manufacturers Association spring meeting & legislative conference, Washington, DC
24-26 BLD Connection Estimating 1-2-3, Madison, WI
18-20 Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association/ Southern Forest Products Association spring meeting & expo, Miramar Beach, FL
18-21 Hearth, Patio & Barbecue Expo New Orleans, LA
25 Southern Cypress Manufacturers Assn annual meeting, Jacksonville, FL
25-27 Hardwood Manufacturers Assn national conference & expo, Jacksonville, FL
25-27 National Hardwood Lumber Assn intro to grading hardwood lumber, Memphis, TN
25-27 National Wooden Pallet & Container Assn annual leadership conference & expo, Fort Lauderdale, FL
19-21 Blish-Mize buying market, Overland Park, KS 19-21 Redwood Region Logging Conference Eureka, CA
13-15 Charleston Remodeling Expo Charleston, SC 13-15 Colorado Springs Remodeling Expo Colorado Springs, CO 13-15 Fox Cities House & Outdoor Living Show Appleton, WI 13-15 Greater Cincinnati Home Expo Sharonville, OH
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20-22 Home & Outdoor Living Show Foxboro, MA
20-22 Portland House & Outdoor Living Show Portland, OR
20-22 Rio Grande Valley Home & Garden Show McAllen, TX
21-22 PACOA spring dealer market, Flushing, NY 21-22 Pasadena Home Show Pasadena, CA
27-28 JLC Live Providence, RI
27-29 Columbus Home Improvement Show Columbus, OH
27-29 Greater Frisco Home & Garden Show March 27-29, Ford Center at the Star, Frisco, TX
27-29 Home & Outdoor Living Show Lincoln, RI
Peak Auctions LBM auction, St.
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7 Western Building Material Association introduction to building material sales, Seattle, WA 7-9 Kentucky Forest Industries Association annual meeting, Lexington, KY
12-14 Construction Suppliers Association roundtable, Turks & Caicos
12-14 Western Wood Products Association annual meeting, Vancouver, WA 12-15 Composite Panel Assn spring meeting, Bonita Springs, FL
14 North American Wholesale Lumber Association regional meeting, Montreal, PQ 14-16 Montreal Wood Convention Fairmont Queen Elizabeth, Montreal, PQ
8-9 Western Building Material Association estimating workshop, Seattle, WA 8-10 New England Association of Rail Shippers spring meeting, Newport, RI
1-2 Wallace Distribution Co. spring dealer market, Sevierville, TN
9 West Coast LBMA Southern California golf tournament, Irvine, CA 9-15 Mid-States Distributing owners meeting, Sea Island, GA
21-23 BLD Connection
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16-19 Associated Building Material Distributors annual distributors & suppliers meeting, Bonita Springs, FL
25 Peak Auctions LBM auction, Concord, NC
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