Expanding Our Strategic Partnership
To better serve customers, provide broader access to dealers, contractors, and retailers, and drive long-term growth and value creation for shareholders.
BOISE CASCADE TO BECOME THE SOLE NATIONWIDE DISTRIBUTOR FOR JAMES HARDIE’S COMPLETE PORTFOLIO OF EXTERIOR BUILDING PRODUCTS.
Bringing a Complete Portfolio to Market
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Hardie® siding and trim
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AZEK® Exteriors
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TimberTech® decking and railing
The expanded partnership provides broader access to dealers, contractors, and retailers, and helps customers get what they need, when and where they need it – creating a more seamless customer experience from product selection through end use application.
Industry-Leading Products + National Distribution Scale
This partnership combines complementary distribution capabilities, strong customer relationships and a proven ability to execute for the benefit of customers, dealers, contractors and retailers.
- Broader product access
- Increased product availability and fulfillment consistency
- Coordinated sales, marketing, contractor engagement, and training
- Simpler purchasing experience
Two Great Companies Building More Together
Boise Cascade and James Hardie share an unwavering focus on delivering high-quality products and outstanding service. Together, Boise Cascade and James Hardie will capitalize on their complementary strengths to better serve customers, expand market reach and drive long-term growth.
Forward Looking Statement
Statements in this news release that are not purely historical facts or that necessarily depend on future events, including statements about anticipations, beliefs, expectations, intentions or strategies for the future, may be forward-looking statements within the meaning of Section 21E of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, including statements regarding the expected impact and benefits of the expanded distribution partnership between Boise Cascade and/or James Hardie. Readers are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. In addition, oral statements made by each company’s directors, officers and employees to the investor and analyst communities, media representatives and others, depending upon their nature, may also constitute forward-looking statements. As with the forward-looking statements included in this release, these forward-looking statements are by nature inherently uncertain, and actual results may differ materially as a result of many factors. All forward-looking statements are based upon information available to Boise Cascade or James Hardie, as applicable, on the date this release was submitted. Neither Boise Cascade nor James Hardie undertakes any obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statements, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except to the extent required by law. Any forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties that could cause actual events or results to differ materially from the events or results described in the forward-looking statements, including each company’s ability to successfully capitalize on the expanded distribution partnership, each company’s growth strategies, or such company’s revenues and operating results being highly dependent on, among other things, new residential construction, commodity wood products prices and the economy, as applicable. Either or both companies may not succeed in addressing these and other risks. Further information regarding factors that could affect financial and other results can be found in the risk factors section of Boise Cascade’s and/or James Hardie Industries plc’s most recent annual report on Form 10-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) and in the other reports filed by such company with the SEC and/or the Australian Stock Exchange, as applicable. Consequently, all forward-looking statements in this release are qualified by the factors, risks and uncertainties contained therein.