BMHC Buys Installation Companies

Building Mate-rials Holciitr-u Cor1t.. San Francisco. Ca.. has acrluirccl trio busincsses throush il\ colltfactor \erviccs subsidiarr. Sc-lr-ctBLr iltl C'onstruction. 1'ornrcllr knorvrr as B\lC' Construction.

Thc first. Daris Blothcrs Fnrnting. pltrr itle: tul nke _\ l'r'lrrrrirru \rr\ iee \ l(r hi-uh-r,olun.rc production hontcbui ldcrs in Southcrn C'ulifornia's InlrLnd Empirc lesion ancl hacl l(X)5 saler of Sl l0 nrillion.

"Davis Brothcrs is a strollg adclition to SelectBuilcl und. being a highlrregurtled lrirrlirrs errnrplrrrr in thc Inlancl Empire arca. * ill f'urthc-r ettItltt,. c ()r..1I c\istirtc eortrlruLli()ll opcrations in S0r,rthcrn California."

BMC West parent compan)' sititl Robcrt \lcllor. B\1HC' e huirnlrn. l)fr-sidcltt urrd c.c-.o. "Our businc:r \tratcg\ rs tirctrscd ()lt r.\pandiltg b()llt ()Llf filltgC ot C()lt:truetit)lt \CI\ i!e\ i.rn(l ottr qcogralthic rcaeh thltrugh uctlui'i tions lrnd organic grtlri th.

Building Materials Holdin-v Corp. may be a possible takeover target.

BMHC's stock price and options actir,itity have been on the rise since talk of a possible acquisition surfaced in late Au-rust.

Thc scconcl crrntpln). -f trplrnc \\'intlorr r & Doors. :upplics arrtl irtstulls u irtdorr s lurcl :lidins tlttor: lor' hi!llt-rolurttc Prorluction hotlc buildcrs in thc sr.'uter Phoc-nir..\2.. rnirrkct. Thc contpan\ !L-ncnrtcd rc\ cnuc of Sl9 ntillion ftrr tlrc- ll-rlonth pcriocl enrlc'cl June 10. l(XXr

"Thcrc is currcntlr \tr()ng dL-nttutd rttll()ltS Scle.tBtr iltl '\ eu\l(rtllL'r'\ in .\riztlrta to inclurle rr intlorr supplr irncl irtstallation serr icc: rr ith our ll'trrlitrc

Possible suitors include a prirate equitl firm. European constructiolt equipment distributor. and Home Depot Supplr. nhich has been accelerating its nurnber of acquisitions of late.

BMHC refused ttr contnlent on "rnarket rumors.'

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