Harbin Lumber

Name

Harbin Lumber

Legal name

Harbin Lumber Company, Inc.

Website

https://harbinlumber.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1917

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Building Materials Distribution

NAICS

Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331), Engineered Wood Member Manufacturing (321215), Wood Window and Door Manufacturing (321911), Roofing, Siding, and Insulation Material Merchant Wholesalers (42333)

SIC

Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031), Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers (5211), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400), Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Materials & Lumber Distribution (CRAOAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Lumber & Timber Retail (Dimensional Lumber, Plywood, OSB) (CRAIAEAA), Wood Trusses, I-Joists & Framing Components (IMADADAD), Structural & Framing Components Retail (Trusses, Joists, Beams, Engineered Wood) (CRAIAEAJ)

Keywords

• Building materials distribution
• Lumber supply
• Truss manufacturing
• Custom door manufacturing
• Construction supply

Headquarters

HQ city

Athens

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices7 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Building Materials Sales: Core revenue from selling framing materials, doors, windows, siding, roofing, interior materials, and composite decking to contractors, builders, and homeowners.
2. Credit Account Services: Monthly credit accounts for contractors enabling simplified billing with one monthly payment. Finance charges of 1.75% per month applied to unpaid balances.
3. Installation Services: In-house installation teams provide installed services for framing, doors, windows, and other building materials.
4. Special Orders and Built-to-Order: Custom and special-order materials including trusses, doors, and window units built to customer specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Harbin Lumber is a fourth-generation family-owned building materials distributor supplying framing lumber, doors, windows, siding, roofing, decking, and interior materials to contractors, builders, and homeowners across the Southeast. The company operates in-house manufacturing facilities for custom trusses (Load Star) and custom doors (The Door Shop), plus a reload center for centralized distribution, and offers in-house installation services and contractor credit accounts.

Product overview

Harbin Lumber Company is a fourth-generation family-owned building materials distributor serving the Southeast since 1917. The company operates as a single unified distribution business with a comprehensive portfolio of building material products organized into two main categories: (1) Physical building materials including Trusses & Engineered Wood Products (manufactured at the Load Star facility), Framing Lumber & Sheathing, Siding & Exterior Trim, Interior and Exterior Doors (custom-manufactured at The Door Shop), Windows, Composite Decking, Roofing, and Interior Materials; and (2) Value-added services including Install Services and a Customer Portal for online account management. The company distributes multiple branded product lines including Therma-Tru, Masonite, Pella, Weather Shield, Trex, Fiberon, IKO, CertainTeed, Wolf Classic Cabinets, and others, while manufacturing custom trusses and custom doors in-house.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• STAR Employee Program: Employee recognition program with principles: Smile, Teach & Learn, All In, and Royal Law.

Products and services

• Trusses & Engineered Wood Products

Named customers5 records

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered minor.

• Putnam County Habitat for HumanityminorOthers · 1 June 2026Charitable partnership providing building materials and support for affordable housing projects in Putnam County.
• Jackson County Boys & Girls ClubminorOthers · 1 March 2026Charitable partnership supporting youth development programs in Jackson County.
• Sleep in Heavenly PeaceminorOthers · 1 January 2026Charitable partnership providing beds for children in need.
• Eagle RanchminorOthers · 1 January 2026Charitable partnership supported through Harbin Family Foundation.
• Dabo's All In Team FoundationminorOthers · 1 October 2025Charitable partnership supporting breast cancer awareness initiatives. Harbin Family Foundation made a donation to the foundation in support of breast cancer programs. The foundation was founded by Clemson University Head Football Coach Dabo Swinney and his wife Kathleen to raise awareness of education and health issues in South Carolina.
• Northeast Georgia Animal ShelterminorOthers · 1 October 2023Charitable partnership supporting animal shelter operations and programs.
• Penfield Addiction MinistriesminorOthers · 1 April 2022Harbin Lumber donated trusses for the construction of a 4,200 sq ft educational building at Penfield Addiction Ministries' Union Point campus. The nonprofit provides rehabilitation care for men and women struggling with substance abuse.
• Franklin County Rotary ClubminorOthers · 1 August 2021Partnership supporting wheelchair accessible ramp construction. Harbin Family Foundation donated materials for approximately 20 ramps per year, totaling around 450 ramps in the area.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves10 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• ABC Supply Co. Largest wholesale distributor of roofing, siding, windows, and exterior building products in North America, focused exclusively on professional contractors. Comparable B2B-led distribution model with credit accounts and outside sales; larger scale and broader national footprint than Harbin.
• BMC Stock Holdings: Major provider of building materials, millwork, and component solutions to residential builders, including in-house truss and panel manufacturing. Directly comparable vertically integrated model with truss manufacturing; larger, multi-state footprint than Harbin.
• Builders FirstSource: Largest US supplier of building products, prefabricated components, and value-added services to professional contractors (NYSE: BLDR). Serves the same residential/commercial builder customer base with framing lumber, trusses, millwork, windows, and doors, but at national scale with public-company procurement advantages.
• Weyerhaeuser: One of the world's largest private owners of timberlands and manufacturer of wood products including lumber, OSB, engineered wood, and trusses. Comparable in truss/structural wood manufacturing (upstream of Harbin's Load Star) but operates as a vertically integrated upstream supplier rather than a regional distributor.
• GMS Inc. Leading North American distributor of building products including drywall, ceilings, steel framing, and complementary offerings to contractors (NYSE: GMS). Comparable B2B contractor distribution model with multiple branches and installed services; broader product breadth and public-company scale.

Direct peers

• Foundation Building Materials: Specialty distributor of building products including insulation, drywall, steel framing, and roofing serving contractors across North America. Comparable multi-branch B2B distribution model and customer base, though heavier in interior categories than Harbin.
• Lansing Building Products: Private distributor of exterior building products (siding, windows, roofing, trim, decking) serving professional contractors across the US. Closely mirrors Harbin's contractor-first distribution model with multi-branch regional density and outside sales; complements rather than fully overlaps given exterior-product focus.
• Huttig Building Products: Distributor of millwork, building products, and wood products serving home builders, remodelers, and contractors across the US (formerly NASDAQ-listed, now private). Directly comparable in product mix (doors, windows, engineered wood) and B2B contractor focus.
• 84 Lumber: Private, family-founded building materials distributor serving contractors and builders with lumber, trusses, windows, doors, and installed services across 250+ US locations. Closest comparable in operating model (vertically integrated, B2B-led with retail), though at significantly larger scale and broader geography than Harbin.
• Stock Building Supply (now part of US Lumber): Wholesale distributor of lumber, engineered wood, and building products serving dealers and pro customers. Comparable product mix to Harbin's distribution business and a partner brand Harbin carries on its website.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles14 records

Subsidiaries4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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