ProBuild Restructures Regions

ProBuild Holdings, Denver, Co., is moving to a new region structure and adopting a new "shared services" model-two enhancements designed to bring regional leadership closer to the customer and reduce costs associated with repetitive back office functions.

The restructuring will move critical sales and operating functions closer to similar customers grouped within smaller geographic areas. "Increasing customer responsiveness is the primary goal behind these organizational changes," said Bill Myrick, chief operating officer. "Given current market conditions, we feel it is critical that we get even closer to our customers. Grouping similar customers into more manageable service areas will enable our region leaders to successfully achieve this goal."

ProBuild's regional structure, formerly consisting of four regions (North, South, East and West), will grow to six regions:

. Northwest, based in Lacey, Wa., and headed by former Spenard Builders Supply president Ed Waite; Midwest, Winona, Mn., led by ex-North president Doug Ossefoort;

. Northeast, Morristown, N.J., led by market development president Joe Todd;

. Southeast, Atlanta, Ga., headed by ex-East president Buddy Ables;

. South Central, Tulsa, Ok., overseen by ex-South president Jim Cavanaugh, and Southwest, San Diego, Ca., led by ex-West president Joe Lawrence. With the new shared services model, said c.e.o. Paul Hylbert, "we can drive millions of dollars out of daily operations by consolidating and centralizing redundant functions that we currerftly perform both at region and at corporate levels."

G-P Kills Bluelinx Deal Early

Georgia-Pacific LLC will pay $18.8 million to end its master purchase, supply and distribution agreement with Bluelinx Holdings.

G-P originally planned to cancel the deal in May 2010. Bluelinx will continue to distribute G-P building products, including engineered lumber, which is covered under an exclusive three-year purchase made in

February 2009.

"We have been distributing Georgia-Pacific building products for over 50 years and look forward to continuing what we believe is a more sustainable long-term relationship for both of our companies," said George Judd, c.e.o. of Bluelinx.

Green Supplier Spreads Out

Reclaimed wood products specialist TerraMai is downsizing its Mount Shasta, Ca., office and by the fall will open a satellite branch in the San Francisco Bay Area.

As the company's focus has shifted from small residential to large retail and commercial clients, it saw the need to move to a more urban area. "It's a make-or-break opportunity," said marketing director Matt Nichols.

The Mount Shasta office's 15-person staff will be reduced by at least a third. The new office will employ six.

TerraMai will discontinue use of a mill in McCloud. Ca.. and instead outsource its milling to facilities closer to where it reclaims its wood.

The firm also has an office in New York and an employee in Bali. The Mount Shasta office, said Nichols, "will stay here indefinitely."