Parr Lumber

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Parr Lumber
Type Private
Industry Building materials, retail
Founded1930;93 years ago (1930)
Headquarters Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
45°33′39″N122°54′32″W / 45.5607°N 122.909°W / 45.5607; -122.909 Coordinates: 45°33′39″N122°54′32″W / 45.5607°N 122.909°W / 45.5607; -122.909
Number of locations
44 stores
Key people
CEO - Mike Howell
ProductsBuilding material, lumber, truss-way, cabinet, countertops, opti-frame, hardware, tools
Revenue$372.7 million (2007)
Number of employees
1550
Website Parr Lumber

The Parr Company Inc. is a lumber and building supplies dealer based in Oregon. [1] The Hillsboro, Oregon, based company has 44 locations in Oregon and Washington and is the 18th largest residential building supplies dealer in the United States. [2]

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History

Parr Lumber started in 1930 when Dwight Parr purchased a lumberyard in Vancouver, Washington. [3] [4] By 1998, the company had grown to 13 stores with annual revenue of $243 million in sales. [5] In 1999 Parr Lumber purchased six lumber yards from Copeland Lumber to bring the total number of stores to 19. [5] The company started a special "Ladies Night" program in 2003 that focuses on helping female customers with home improvement training. [4] Some of Parr's locations are represented by the Teamsters Union. In 2004, the company and the union fought a public relations campaign over the negotiations for a new contract. [6]

By 2005 Parr had grown to 31 locations and annual revenues of $417 million. [7] This made them the 19th largest residential construction supplier in the country. [7] In 2006, they were also among the 25 fastest growing residential construction suppliers in the nation, [7] and the company received an award from the University of Oregon’s College of Education for their partnerships with schools. [8] In 2007, Parr had grown to 38 locations with $372.7 million in sales while employing 740 people. [9] This made them the 14th largest professional sales dealer in the United States by revenue. [9] In 2009, Parr closed its locations in Woodland, Washington, Madras, and Redmond during the home building downturn due to the housing bubble. [10]

Jim Boyer was named as president of the company in April 2013, while CEO David Hamill was expected to retire at the end of 2013. [2] The company acquired Country Homes Building Supply in Spokane, Washington, in November 2016. [11]

Operations

Store in Forest Grove, Oregon PARR Lumber in Forest Grove Oregon.JPG
Store in Forest Grove, Oregon
Headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon Parr Lumber headquarters - Hillsboro, Oregon.JPG
Headquarters in Hillsboro, Oregon

The privately owned building supplies company based in Hillsboro employs 1400 people. [9] [12] Parr has operations in Oregon and Washington. [2] The primary market segment for the company is contractors and homeowners

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