Locally Owned and Still Thriving After 131 Years

Locally Owned and Still Thriving After 131 Years
Despite the challenges of our
very difficult environment, Smith
Phillips continues to be a leader in the
building supply industry. We are a
company that is focused on being
service oriented, and our
high quality personnel aim to
please and exceed our
customers’ expectations
every day. We are constantly
making sure that we have the
right products in place at the
right price.
all the products that support these
lines along with Cedar Shingles and
Metal Roofing. For quick delivery, we
have boom truck service, pick-up or
on the ground delivery.
• Other specialized product
lines include: mouldings,
drywall, decking, insulation,
masonry, pre-hung exterior
Smith Phillips Executive Team & Owners
and interior doors from our
We are connected
(l to r) Richard Key, Danny Hayes, David St. Clair,
own shop, hardware, and any
Mickey Boles, Chris Yenrick, and Rob Powell
with our buying cooperative
special order needs.
Lumbermens Merchandising
So you see, we are
Corporation (LMC), where we
complete. We have the right
pool our buying needs with other
people in place, the right
stockholder companies for over
inventory, and the right price.
$2 billion in products. I invite you
We feel confident that we are,
to visit www.LMC.net to learn
and should be, your building
more about our secret weapon.
supply center of choice.
With LMC we are Building
We greatly appreciate
Business Together.
you as our customer and
With all these assets, it
sincerely thank you for your business. Come by and
is plain to see why we are a very solid company that
see us. Also, visit www.smithphillips.net.
continues to have a very strong balance sheet. We
As we leave behind this past year, we want
couldn’t be who we are without you as our customer,
you
to
know
that we care for your business very
allowing us to show you every day what makes our
much.
Looking
forward into 2012, we wish for you a
company the best. We are a complete, LOCAL
most
blessed
and
prosperous year filled with tidings
building supply center that not only offers a large
of great joy.
selection of lumber, but also specializes in the
Mickey W. Boles,, President & CEO
following areas:
• Windows and Doors: Smith Phillips has a design
gallery for your customers to visit and a
professional architectural designer, Mike Parker,
with over 30 years of experience. In addition, we
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have a Millwork Service Technician for any
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replacements or technical assistance.
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• Engineered Wood: Dennis Weaver, our Engineered
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Wood Sales Manager, is a Professional Certified
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Technician and CGP who works in house at all times.
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We maintain a complete inventory of Engineered
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ppreciation
Wood Products for quick delivery.
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• Roofing: Smith Phillips has the only roofing
Winter 2011
showroom in the Triad, featuring CertainTeed, GAF,
Owens Corning and IKO roofing products. We offer
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From Rob’s Desk
Thankful and Blessed
It is hard to believe we are approaching the holiday season,
but it will be here before you know it. We just wrapped up the fall
Parade of Homes and once again the HBA has provided a great
service to its members. Thanks to all the staff and volunteers for
everything they did to successfully market the homes.
I want to begin by saying that I feel blessed to be where
I am and to be doing what I am doing. I know we have been through
an extended rough stretch, but things are so much better than they
could be. Everyone in our industry has had to adjust to the current
times. We are doing more with less. We are all wearing multiple
hats and juggling many balls.
As we have made our adjustments to how we operate, we
have strived to maintain or improve our customer service. In the
past 12 months at least four building supply yards have closed
their doors in our market. It is important for you to know that Smith
Phillips Building Supply is in great shape and working to make
sure our customers get the great service they deserve. We invite
those of you who are not current customers to give us a try on
your next project.
Here are some things you should know:
• We still have our own interior door shop, which helps us to
ensure you get a good quality product.
• We still have a dedicated window and exterior door service
technician on staff to make sure you get prompt service when
there is a problem.
• We still have a dedicated architectural window specialist.
• We still have a roofing specialist on staff to assist with roofing
selections, service and supply
• We still have our own engineered wood designer on staff and we
stock the material in our own yard.
• We still deliver drywall with our own personnel on our own trucks.
• We are still locally owned and operated, keeping the money in
our local economy.
• We still offer roof top roofing delivery and buy our roofing directly
from the manufacturer. We have a deep inventory and back it up
with great service.
All of this adds up to make Smith Phillips Building Supply the
smart place to do business for the building professional.
Southern Yellow Pine Changes Pending
There is a proposal to adjust the strength values for
southern yellow pine framing lumber. This is due to testing that
was recently done on 2 x 4 lumber, and the results are proposed to
be applied to all sizes of the species. This could have a big effect
on truss design, floor system design and ceiling spans. The initial
proposal called for an approximate 25% reduction in the strength
values and was to go into effect almost immediately, once approved.
Several groups are crying foul and working to make the transition
less disruptive and easier to manage. Another hearing is scheduled
in 60 days. Stay tuned for more information.
Drywall manufacturers have announced a 25-35% price
increase for the first of the year. Now they have gone on to
announce that the pending price increase has caused a spike in
demand and threatens to bring about allocation. This could mean
shortages on materials. It is hard to believe we could have a
shortage in this environment, but that shows you what market
forces (albeit self-inflicted) can do.
Roofing manufacturers have also announced increases.
We will be watching this situation closely and let you know as
soon as we know what might happen. These increases may or may
not actually take place.
Composite decking has always been more complicated
than people realize. When it first came out, people thought you
just put it down like treated decking and forget about it. It was not
too long before people found out that you have to be very careful
when installing composite decking. Spacing, fastening, ventilation
and precise joist installation all play a very important part in getting
a good finished product. We all learned that these early products
were not as “maintenance free” as people would like. Now we have
a wave of new products to help solve some of the problems
associated with the earlier products. We invite you to contact us
on your next decking project and see how we can help you get the
most out of the current products and provide your homeowners
with a great finished product.
Chris Yenrick Installed as First
Vice Chair for NLBMDA
The National Lumber and
Building Material Dealers Association
(NLBMDA) has announced its new
leadership team, installed on October
26 at the ProDealer Industry Summit
in San Antonio, Texas. Smith Phillips
Building Supply’s Chief Operating
Officer Chris Yenrick was installed as
First Vice Chair for NLBMDA.
“We are very proud of Chris for
reaching this level of leadership in an
organization that supports building
supply companies across the country,” said Mickey Boles,
President and CEO of Smith Phillips. “He brings a breath of
freshness to the table with his vision for the building supply
industry and its future. He has a talent to get it done and be
heard.”
The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers
Association (NLBMDA) represents its members in the national
public policy arena, with emphasis on efforts to 1) promote the
industry and educate legislators and public policy personnel;
and 2) assist legislative, regulatory, standard-setting and other
government or private bodies in the development of laws,
regulations and policies affecting lumber and building material
dealers, its customers and suppliers. Founded in 1917, the
association has over 6,000 members operating single or multiple
lumber yards and component plants.
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Team Hammertime Rides to Fight Multiple Sclerosis
The Smith Phillips Hammertime Cycle Team
struck out to battle Multiple Sclerosis in our 4th year at
the Tour to Tanglewood, September 17 and 18, 2011. We
had several veteran team members, and some newcomers,
as we joined together to raise $11,815 and counting!
Ross Gobble was the standout fundraiser of the team,
followed closely by John Levicki and Mike Sears. The
team had a great weekend of riding thanks to outstanding
weather conditions for the 100+ miles we put in for this
great cause. We invite any
cycling enthusiasts to join the team in
2012. We even have a resident roadskater
in Mike Sears, who skated over 50 miles
the first day. We also want to give a very
special thanks to all our sponsors whose
support made possible our team’s great
jersey, which won the coveted “Best
Corporate Jersey Design” for a third time.
Over the last four years Team Hammertime
has raised close to $50,000 to help the
National MS Society provide services and
education to those fighting the battle
every day. Thanks again to all our friends,
families and co-workers who helped us
raise these much needed funds and made the 2011 Tour to
Tanglewood a great success.
2011 Team Hammertime
Tom Clingman • David Fain • Daniel Falken • David Geiger • Ross Gobble • Tim Graham • John Levicki
Haggith Montoya • Juan Montoya • Steven Moore • Rob Powell • Michael Sears • Michael Smith
Gary Strohschein • Susie Strohschein • James Vaughan • Christopher Yenrick
Smith Phillips Welcomes New
Account Manager Harry Morris
Smith Phillips welcomes
Harry Morris as an Account
Manager at our Winston-Salem
location. Morris brings with him 30+
years of working in the building
industry, as well as extensive
experience in sales and working with
professional home builders
“It is a great opportunity for
our company to have such a well
thought of and experienced person
as Harry Morris join our team of sales professionals,” said Senior
VP of Sales Rob Powell. “Harry brings a wealth of knowledge and
the same customer service mindset that Smith Phillips Building
Supply is known for.”
For more information, contact Harry Morris at
336.722.8167 or hmorris@smithphillips.net.
LMC Introduces Brand Initiative
Smith Phillips Building Supply is pleased to announce
the launching of a new brand initiative at Lumbermen’s
Merchandising Corporation
(LMC). LMC is the largest
Forest Products and Building
Materials Buying Group in
the USA with over 1200
member locations, and Smith
Phillips Building Supply has been a member since 1990.
The tagline, ‘Building Business Together’ is a company
philosophy that applies to everything they do. It is the mantra for
every individual, every LMC department in the pursuit of a solution
for their dealers, supplier partners and co-workers.
Building Business Together is driven by LMC’s pillars
of success:
· History - Heritage, Integrity, Personal Relationships.
· Collective Power - Collaboration, Innovation, Being Helpful
· Building a Legacy - Honor, Respectful, Pride, Entrepreneurial
For more information, visit LMC.net.
PO Box 1426 • Winston-Salem, NC 27102
www.smithphillips.net
2011 Customer Appreciation Days - Winston-Salem & Statesville
Thank you to the following vendors for their support of
Smith Phillip Building Supply’s 2011 Customer Appreciation Days:
Atrium Windows and Doors
BlueLinx
Boise Cascade
Bonsal American
Canfor Forest/New South
Cedar Creek
CertainTeed Roofing
CraftMaster Manufacturing, Inc.
Diamond Hill Plywood Co.
Dow Building Solutions
ECMD
Glasson Tool & Supply Co.
Green Planet Insulated, Inc.
Parksite Plunkett-Webster
Huber Engineered Woods LLC
Peachtree/Weathershield
Huttig Building Products
Windows & Doors
IKO Roofing
Ply Gem Windows
iLevel by Weyerhaeuser
Primesource Building Products
Interstate Distributors
Simpson Strong-Tie
J.D. Irving Forest Products
Snavely Forest Products
James Hardie Building Products Southern Fastening Systems
Jeld-Wen
Sun Windows, Inc.
Metal Sales
Triad Wholesale Lumber
Norbord
US Lumber Group, Inc.
Owens Corning
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