April 2005
Carter Lumber Moves To Parkersburg - Grand Opening Celebrated
Carter Lumber makes a new home in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The hometown lumberyard has moved from a smaller location in Belpre, Ohio, to a larger location at 6001 Pike Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia. This new facility houses a vastly expanded showroom and has combined its lumber store and plumbing, electric and heating store under one roof.
In addition to Carter Lumber’s increased retail showroom space, the new six and a half acre lumberyard features four warehouse buildings and a lumberyard that is stocked with a complete line of lumber and building materials. A separate contractor sales area within the showroom has been established to service the needs of local contractors. The showroom features a building projects center complete with materials for all types of construction. Customers can choose from standard package designs or let Carter Lumber produce a custom design based on a customer’s specific needs. This new location also showcases a kitchen design center.
More than just a lumber company, Carter Lumber is dedicated to providing contractors and DIYer’s with a broad range of high quality products and services to make their job easier. "Carter Lumber maintains hometown values by continuing to operate on the founding principles set down by our founder W.E. Carter more than 70 years ago," David McCafferty, vice president of marketing for Carter Lumber said. "At this, our newest location, contractor and retail customers will continue to find those values upheld."
"At our new Parkersburg store, customers will see that we are dedicated to providing them with exceptional service that they have come to expect from Carter Lumber," Denvil Cook, Carter Lumber store manager said.
This newest Carter Lumber store has 6,400 square feet of retail showroom space, As with all Carter Lumber locations, the Parkersburg facility will offer top-quality grade-stamped lumber, roofing, siding, windows and doors, insulation, plumbing, heating and electric products from leading manufacturers. It will also have design capabilities in new home, pole barn, backyard barn, garage, deck and kitchen projects. For more information, call the new Parkersburg Carter Lumber store at 304-489-3105.
Carter Lumber makes a new home in Parkersburg, West Virginia. The hometown lumberyard has moved from a smaller location in Belpre, Ohio, to a larger location at 6001 Pike Street in Parkersburg, West Virginia. This new facility houses a vastly expanded showroom and has combined its lumber store and plumbing, electric and heating store under one roof.
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Carter Lumber is one of the nation’s top building materials retailers with over 240 stores in ten states and employs more than 3,500 people. Carter Lumber stores offer customers top quality grade-stamped lumber and carry brand names in roofing, siding, windows & doors, insulation, plumbing, heating, and electric products from leading manufacturers. Additionally, each location provides design capabilities in new home, pole barn, backyard barn, garage, deck and kitchen projects. Established in 1932, Carter Lumber maintains its headquarters in Kent, Ohio.