Georgia-Pacific Engineered Wood Products to be Distributed by U.S. Lumber

ATLANTA, Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- U.S. Lumber is adding Georgia-Pacific engineered wood products (EWP) to its already broad specialty-oriented building products offering. 

U.S. Lumber is working to finalize terms with Georgia-Pacific, expected to go into effect on February 13, 2012, which will provide for U.S. Lumber to supply dealers with a complete line of Georgia-Pacific engineered wood products, including Wood I Beam™ joists, GP Lam® laminated veneer lumber (LVL), Fiberstrong® rim board and laminated beams.

"We are very pleased to be adding Georgia-Pacific engineered lumber to the U.S. Lumber product offering," said Lawrence Newton, CEO of U.S. Lumber.  "This addition broadens our commitment to serve our customers by distributing the best products in the industry."   

These products will be available out of the U.S. Lumber distribution centers in Atlanta, Ga., Greenville, S.C. (excluding North Carolina), and Nashville, Tenn.  Dealers served from these branches will be able to buy full units of material or job lot quantities. 

"This is a great opportunity to work with U.S. Lumber and we believe our combined resources will give dealers the perfect solution for their engineered wood product requirements," said Paul Watterson, general manager for Georgia-Pacific Wood Products. "Their experience selling specialty wood products makes them a great fit within our EWP strategy."

About U.S. Lumber Group, Inc.

Established in 1987, and based in Atlanta, GA, U.S. LUMBER has grown to cover 15 southeastern and mid-Atlantic states with branches in Atlanta, Greenville, Raleigh, Nashville, Jacksonville, Mobile, and Baltimore.  The company carries the largest, broadest, and deepest specialty product inventory position in the country, specializing in exterior trim products, interior millwork, pattern stock, flooring, siding, and decking.  MDF, PVC, and fiber cement composites compliment a product mix that serves new home construction as well as remodeling, repair, and redesign.  U.S. LUMBER is known in the market for consistently delivering the highest level of personalized service in the industry.

About Georgia-Pacific

Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose and related chemicals. The company employs more than 40,000 employees at approximately 300 locations in North America, South America and Europe. Georgia-Pacific has long been among the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers, with brands such as Plytanium® plywood, DryPly® water-repellent plywood, Thermostat®  radiant barrier sheathing, Nautilus® wall sheathing, Ply-Bead® panels and  Wood I Beam™ joists offered by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC and DensArmor Plus® interior panels, DensGlass® Exterior Sheathing and ToughRock® gypsum board offered by Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. The familiar consumer brands of Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LP include Quilted Northern®, Angel Soft®, Brawny®, Sparkle®, Soft 'n Gentle®, Mardi Gras®, So-Dri® and Vanity Fair®.  Dixie Consumer Products LLC, a Georgia-Pacific company, manufactures the Dixie® brand of tabletop products. For more information, visit www.gp.com/build or call 800-284-5347.

SOURCE Georgia-Pacific Wood Products