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American Red Cross Presents Edward Heidt, Jr. with The Harriman Award
[From Buzz Heidt, Jr.'s award acceptance speech] It is a great honor and a pleasure to be with you this evening to accept the Harriman Award. Let me begin by acknowledging my good friends, both Bonnie Melveen-Hunter, our chair, and Gail McGovern, our president, and...
Vis.align Selected by The Penrod Company to Manage Their Collaborative Enterprise and Supply Chain Solution Rollout
The Penrod Company will partner with Vis.align, Inc., a Microsoft Gold-Certified Business Solutions Partner, to manage the global implementation of a complete enterprise solution including Microsoft® Axapta Supply Chain Management and Enterprise Resource Planning,...
The Penrod Company Opens Office in Shanghai PR China
The Penrod Company, a worldwide distributor of forest, metal and PVC products and one of North America’s largest suppliers of hardwood lumber and plywood, is pleased to announce the opening of its office in Shanghai Province, China. The Virginia Beach, Virginia-based...
The Penrod Company Introduces XO Wood Grain Cellular PVC Board
The Penrod Company today introduced a new addition to its popular XO line of cellular PVC products: XO Wood Grain. XO Wood Grain combines the resiliency, durability and workability of XO’s synthetic boards with the aesthetic appeal of natural hardwood products, making...
Heidt Named Vice Chairman of American Red Cross National Board of Governors
Edward A. (Buzz) Heidt, Jr., President and CEO of The Penrod Company, has been named a Vice-Chairman of the Board of Governors of the American Red Cross. As a vice chair of the Red Cross’ top all-volunteer board, Heidt will help guide and support the organization’s...
Re-Launch of St-Raymond Veneer
All of the assets of the former St-Raymond Forest Products Ltd. were recently purchased by The Penrod Company and minority shareholders. The Penrod Company was established in 1888 and is a leading supplier to the North American hardwood plywood industry. They do...
Opening of Norfolk Distribution
The Penrod Company, North America's leading diversified distribution company headquarted in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is pleased to announce that the company will be opening a consolidated wood products distribution warehouse in Norfolk, Virginia, for the purpose of...
Foresbec Inc. Acquires Noblebois
Foresbec Inc. and Société Industrielle Ober have entered into an agreement whereby Foresbec has acquired the majority of the shares of Noblebois, a hardwood products distributor located in the West of France. The balance of the shares will be acquired by Noblebois'...
The Penrod Company Acquires Foresbec Inc.
The Penrod Company, whose headquarters are in Virginia Beach, Virginia, is pleased to announce that it has acquired all outstanding shares of Foresbec Inc., located in Drummondville, Quebec, Canada. Foresbec Inc., whose shares were listed on the Montreal Exchange, is...