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Koopman Lumber has announced plans to acquire Lyon & Billard, a building materials supplier in central Connecticut.
Lyon & Billard currently operates four Connecticut locations, including Berlin, Cheshire, Meriden and East Hampton, and serves customers in parts of Massachusetts, New York, Rhode Island and Vermont in addition to Connecticut.
“Lyon & Billard has built a well-known brand in Connecticut, with a history that runs deep,” says Dirk Koopman, CEO of Koopman Lumber. “We are excited to welcome their team into the Koopman family and provide the tools, systems and support needed to help them and their customers thrive well into the future.”
Upon completion of the acquisition that is not yet finalized, Lyon & Billard will continue operations under its current name, now branded as “Lyon & Billard, Part of the Koopman Lumber Family.” Koopman Lumber will support the integration by providing its ERP system, BisTrack training for employees and initiating renovations at several locations.
“We could not have asked for a better partner than Koopman Lumber,” says Edd Goralnick, president of Lyon & Billard. “They are the real deal: family-owned, fiercely committed to doing the right thing and ready to invest in our people and our future. This is going to be fun.”
