Parr Lumber

Infobox_Company
company_name = Parr Lumber
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1930
industry = Building materials, retail
location = Hillsboro, Oregon, USA
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products = Building material, lumber
revenue = $372.7 million (2007)
num_employees = 740
homepage = [http://www.parr.com/ Parr Lumber]

Parr Lumber Company Inc. is a lumber and building supplies dealer based in Oregon. [Kish, Matthew. [http://www.bizjournals.com/portland/stories/2007/08/27/story1.html Housing hit.] "Portland Business Journal", August 24 2007.] The Hillsboro, Oregon, based company has 38 locations in Oregon and Washington and is the 14th largest residential building supplies dealer in the United States.

History

Parr Lumber started in 1930 when Dwight Parr purchased a lumberyard in Vancouver, Washington.cite web
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title = The History of Parr Lumber
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accessdate = 2007-02-03 ] Rich, Susan. [http://www.nwrenovation.com/17parrlumber%20.html Parr Is on Par as One of the Last Great Oregon Companies.] "Northwest Renovation". Retrieved on November 7 2007.] By 1998, the company had grown to 13 stores with annual revenue of $243 million in sales.cite web
last = Caulfield
first = John
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title = Copeland progresses in liquidation of yards
work = Company Business and Marketing
publisher = Home Channel News
date = June 7, 1999
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accessdate = 2007-02-03 ] In 1999 Parr Lumber purchased six lumber yards from Copeland Lumber to bring the total number of stores to 19. The company started a special "Ladies Night" program in 2003 that focuses on helping female customers with home improvement training. 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. [Hunsberger, Bret. Teamsters push fight into high profile. "The Oregonian", May 20 2004.]

By 2005 Parr had grown to 31 locations and annual revenues of $417 million.cite web
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first = Chris
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title = New Era: The 2006 PROSALES 100
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publisher = PRO SALES MAGAZINE
date = May 1, 2006
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accessdate = 2007-02-03 ] This made them the 19th largest residential construction supplier in the country. In 2006, they were also among the 25 fastest growing residential construction suppliers in the nation, and the company received an award from the University of Oregon’s College of Education for their partnerships with schools. [ [http://www.uoregon.edu/~uadvance/awards/entries/927.html University Awards.] University of Oregon, accessed November 7 2007.] In 2007, Parr had grown to 38 locations with $372.7 million in sales while employing 740 people.cite journal|last=Carlo|first=Andy|date=May 1, 2008|title=The 2008 ProSales 100|journal=ProSales Magazine|publisher=Hanley Wood|url=http://imgs.ebuild.com/cms/PROSALES_Magazine/2008/May/51509/PS100_1.pdf|accessdate=2008-09-10] This made them the 14th largest professional sales dealer in the United States by revenue.

Operations

The privately owned building supplies company based in Hillsboro employs 740 people. [ [http://www.bizjournals.com/gen/company.html?gcode=Parr Lumber Company Inc.] American City Business Journals. Retrieved on February 27 2008.] Parr has operations in Oregon, Washington, California, Arizona and Utah. The primary market segment for the company is contractors.

References

External links

* [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0VCW/is_1_26/ai_59135792 Home Channel News]
* [http://www.energytrust.org/news/070719_ParrLighting.pdf Energy Trust of Oregon]
* [http://www.beavertonvalleytimes.com/sustainable/story.php?story_id=120243243858425200 Parr begins stocking recycled plastic timbers]