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Freedonia Market Research Blog Foundation Building Materials Acquisition Shows Continuing Strength of Construction Market

Foundation Building Materials Acquisition Shows Continuing Strength of Construction Market

by Freedonia Industry Studies

November 18, 2020

Foundation Building Materials (FBM) – a leading distributor of wallboard, suspended ceiling systems, metal framing, and other specialty building materials – announced today that it is being acquired by American Securities, a private equity firm. The transaction, which is expected to complete in the first quarter of 2021, will make FBM a privately traded company.

Demand for all many construction products has remained high through the second half of 2020, which surging lumber prices and lumber shortages only among the most exemplary. Wallboard too is integral to many DIY building projects – such as creating a home office or a home gym – and home builders and other construction professionals need substantial amounts of wallboard, ceilings, and other construction materials to complete homes.

Furthermore, demand for building materials – especially those sold by FBM – is expected to continue to rise going forward, spurred by:

  • rising housing completions as builders increase output to meet pent-up demand for new housing
  • continuing homeowner interest in DIY renovation projects
  • increasing commercial construction activity as building owners renovate structure interiors to repurpose them and prepare them for new tenants

Indeed, it is not difficult to see increases in FBM sales going forward. For instance, as commercial structures are gutted and refurbished – for example, to turn an office building into an apartment complex – demand for such materials as drywall and ceilings will post solid growth. Thus, the FBM acquisition will provide a solid return on American Securities’ investment over the long term.

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