June 5, 2007

Platinum Equity, Los Angeles, CA, has purchased Weyerhaeuser Company’s wholesale products distribution centers in Canada and established the distribution business as a standalone company named Broadleaf Logistics Company.

Broadleaf distributes a wide range of building materials, including engineered wood products, oriented strand board, panels, framing lumber, and plywood panels; appearance grade and other cedar products; and specialty products such as exterior siding, insulation, rebar, and roofing.

Headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia, Broadleaf is Platinum’s first Canada-based business. Jacob Kotzubei, the Platinum Equity executive who led the acquisition, said the strategic plan for Broadleaf would focus not only on sustaining current operations, but …

Allied Building Products Corp., East Rutherford, NJ, has acquired roofing materials distributor Spartan Supply Co., Culver City, CA. Spartan will move to a new facility in West Los Angeles.
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The acquisition provides Allied access to a high-end, niche market. It will also fill in logistical gaps. On its Web site, Spartan says it specializes in high-end materials such as imported and domestic slates, specialty clay tiles and copper products, as well as standard roofing …