Bluelinx Holdings began as the distribution division of Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1954 with 54 warehouses used for storage and distribution of the company’s plywood. By 1994 the division had expanded to 130 warehouses throughout the United States.
In 2004 senior leadership of the division, along with Cerberus Capital Management, bought purchased the assets of the division and spun it off to create a publicly traded company named Bluelinx Holdings.
Today Bluelinx Holdings distributes 10,000 building products to 11,500 customers through 50 distribution centers. Products include roofing, insulation, molding, engineered wood products, plywood, oriented strand board, and lumber.
Bluelinx Holdings trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BXS, is #931 in the Fortune 1000, has 1,700 employees, and had $1.98 billion in revenue in 2014.
Bluelinx HoldingsBluelinx Holdings began as the distribution division of Georgia-Pacific Corporation in 1954 with 54 warehouses used for storage and distribution of the company’s plywood. By 1994 the division had expanded to 130 warehouses throughout the United States.
In 2004 senior leadership of the division, along with Cerberus Capital Management, bought purchased the assets of the division and spun it off to create a publicly traded company named Bluelinx Holdings.
Today Bluelinx Holdings distributes 10,000 building products to 11,500 customers through 50 distribution centers. Products include roofing, insulation, molding, engineered wood products, plywood, oriented strand board, and lumber.
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Bluelinx Holdings trades publicly on the New York Stock Exchange under the ticker symbol BXS, is #931 in the Fortune 1000, has 1,700 employees, and had $1.98 billion in revenue in 2014.