emery | waterhouse Joins NLBMDA

For Immediate Release: February 14, 2017

Contact: Laura DeMaria - (202) 367-2364

emery | waterhouse Joins NLBMDA's

Manufacturers and Services Council (MSC)

WASHINGTON, DC - The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) announced today that emery | waterhouse is the newest member of the association's Manufacturers and Services Council (MSC). The council is composed of the leading building material manufacturers and service providers serving the LBM industry.

NLBMDA's MSC members are established industry leaders who supply products and services to lumber and building material dealers and regional chains across the nation. The dedicated members of the council share a commitment to promoting and enhancing the success of independent dealers and regional chains.

Emery | waterhouse provides dominate paint, fastener and power tool assortments and complete hand tools, plumbing, electrical, lawn and garden, winter goods, housewares, automotive, marine, and cleaning assortments. They offer a 98% fill-rate on over 1500 professional brands and have the widest breadth of fasteners in the industry.

Emery | waterhouse prides themselves on providing customers with both an excellent selection of quality building materials and hardware and the highest-valued customer experience and service in the industry. They work hard to understand customers' businesses, and are highly responsive to each of their unique needs. Emery constantly strives to be the provider of choice by delivering innovative programs and consistently high-quality service. How do they achieve this? Their approach to customers is straightforward and value-added. By being easy to do business with at every point of contact, emery | waterhouse builds customer loyalty and longevity. The extraordinary focus on customers ensures doing the right thing to propel their success in an increasingly competitive marketplace.

"We are very excited to be a member of NLBMDA as emery|waterhouse expands its pro dealer reach to a national level. It's clear that the focus and values of the members, both retailers and vendors, align with our company's; emery|waterhouse wants to bring knowledge, growth and opportunities to our industry. We hope to offer NLBMDA members access to additional products and knowledge and to participate in strengthening the association and its protection of the lumber and building materials industries interests," said Levi Robbins, Vice President of National Sales.

For more information on the NLBMDA Manufacturers and Services Council, click here.

For more information on emery | waterhouse, visit www.emeryonline.com.

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The National Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association (NLBMDA) represents its members in the national public policy arena, with emphasis on efforts to 1) promote the industry and educate legislators and public policy personnel; and 2) assist legislative, regulatory, standard-setting and other government or private bodies in the development of laws, regulations and policies affecting lumber and building material dealers, its customers and suppliers. Founded in 1917, the association has over 6,000 members operating single or multiple lumber yards and component plants serving homebuilders, subcontractors, general contractors, and consumers in the new construction, repair and remodeling of residential and light commercial. www.dealer.org.