July 2005
Carter Lumber Opens New Ripley Location
Carter Lumber makes a new home in Ripley, West Virginia. The hometown lumberyard has opened a new location at 1 Carter Point in Ripley, West Virginia. This new facility’s showroom has lumber, plumbing, electric and heating products under one roof.
In addition to 6,400 square feet of retail showroom space, the new Carter Lumber in Ripley has a six and a half acre lumberyard that features four warehouse buildings and a lumberyard that is stocked with a complete line of lumber and building materials. 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 Ripley store, customers will see that we are dedicated to providing them with exceptional service," Mike Balser, Carter Lumber store manager said.
As with all Carter Lumber locations, the Ripley 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 Ripley Carter Lumber store at 304-372-5100.
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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.