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| 1985 |
Christian Building Products is purchased. Christian Building Products a
small wholesale distributor based in Sacramento with annual sales of
$3,000,000. |
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| 1986 |
The name is changed to American Building Supply (ABS). A fleet of
trucks and an overnight loading program are put into place. Next day
delivery is offered from the start. ABS is immediately successful in
Northern California. American Building Supply sets a new standard for
service.
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| 1989 |
American Building Supply opens the Los Angeles Distribution Center.
ABS seeks out the best people the industry has to offer to build its
team. Rapid growth continues and competitors continue to shrink,
unable to match ABS service level. |
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| 1989 |
American Door Manufacturing is born in a 60,000 square foot facility in
Stockton, California. Flush residential and commercial doors are
manufactured at this location over the next 6 years. |
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| 1995 |
American Building Supply has grown to be the largest wholesale door
supplier in the west. In ten years ABS has grown from $3 million to over
$100 million in annual sales. ABS has forged close relationships with
the largest and most sought after manufactures in the country. American
Door moves to a 150,000 square foot facility. 75% of all new Las
Vegas hotels are supplied with doors manufactured at this plant. |
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| 1997 |
ABS Manufacturing is started and opens an 110,000 square foot facility
in Sacramento to manufacture the Infinity, Encore, and Ovation Door
Products as well as radius top door and frame lines. This product
quickly becomes the door of choice for many nationally recognized
hotels in the hospitality industry.
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| 1998 |
American Building Supply opens the Denver, Colorado Branch. Growth
in the home center industry drives this facility to rapid success. |
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| 2001 |
ABS Los Angeles Distribution center moves into a new 240,000 square
foot state of the art facility. This facility allows for even greater growth
and efficiency.
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| 2003 |
American Building Supply continues to add to its manufacturing capability. By
2003, ABS manufactures mirror wardrobe doors, pocket door frames,
and fabricates commercial steel door frames. New product
innovations and development continue every day.
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| 2003 |
ABS opened its fourth Distribution Center - a 70,000 square foot facility
in Auburn Washington. ABS adds to its manufacturing capability by
producing mirror wardrobe doors, pocket door frames, and prehung
doors.
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| 2004 |
ABS adds another 279,000 square foot distribution facility in
Sacramento. Corporate offices are consolidated to one building in
Sacramento. |
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| 2005 |
ABS opens a new 115,000 square foot facility in Los Angeles to handle
residential doors demand. |
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| Today |
American Building Supply has over 1,000 employees and
$300,000,000 million in annual sales. ABS owns and operates 64 trucks
and 5 distribution facilities.
American Building Supply
remains a privately held company dedicated to providing world-class
service and committed to expanding its markets.
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