Universal Forest Products

What Universal Forest Products does

UFP Industries is a publicly traded (NASDAQ: UFPI), vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor of wood, wood-alternative, and engineered building products headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1955 as Universal Forest Products and rebranded in 2017, the company operates across four business segments: Retail Solutions (Deckorators composite decking/railing, ProWood pressure-treated lumber, Edge siding/trim), Packaging (PalletOne pallets, corrugated packaging), Construction (UFP Site Built, UFP Factory Built, Concrete Forming Solutions, idX/Quest commercial environments), and International (UBEECO Australia, Ficus Pax India, and operations across Mexico, Spain, Thailand, China, and the Netherlands). It runs approximately 196 facilities worldwide and employs more than 14,000 people.

The company manufactures and processes dimensional lumber, engineered wood components (trusses, wall panels, floors), pressure-treated lumber, composite decking, pallets, and prefabricated structural systems, and it also operates TimberBase, a digital lumber and building-materials trading platform. Its go-to-market is predominantly B2B and sales-led: field sales teams manage enterprise retail accounts such as Home Depot and Lowe's, a network of company-owned facilities distributes to mid-market dealers and independent lumberyards, and direct sales and international subsidiaries serve industrial packaging and construction customers globally. Revenue is generated through volume-based negotiated B2B pricing across multi-year contracts with major accounts and standard transactional pricing for smaller customers, with FY2025 net sales of $6.3 billion reported across retail, packaging, construction, and international end-markets.

Name

Universal Forest Products

Legal name

UFP Industries, Inc.

Website

https://ufpi.com

Company type

Public

Founded year

1955

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

UFP Industries is a vertically integrated manufacturer and distributor of wood and engineered building products serving retail, industrial packaging, construction, and international markets through brands such as Deckorators, ProWood, PalletOne, and Frame Forward Systems.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Wood Products Manufacturing and Distribution

NAICS

Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (42331), Lumber, Plywood, Millwork, and Wood Panel Merchant Wholesalers (423310), Wood Product Manufacturing (321), Other Wood Product Manufacturing (3219)

SIC

Wholesale-Lumber, Plywood, Millwork & Wood Panels (5031), Wholesale-Lumber & Other Construction Materials (5030), Millwood, Veneer, Plywood, & Structural Wood Members (2430), Lumber & Wood Products (No Furniture) (2400)

akta.pro primary industry

Building Materials & Lumber Distribution (CRAOAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Engineered Wood Product Distribution & Fabrication Services (IMAMACAO), Wood Pallets, Crates & Industrial Wood Packaging (IMADADAJ)

Keywords

• Wood products manufacturing
• Industrial packaging solutions
• Building materials distribution
• Pressure-treated lumber
• Composite decking products

Headquarters

HQ city

Grand Rapids

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Supply Chain, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Retail Building Products: Manufactures and distributes wood products to major retail customers including big box stores and independent lumberyards
2. Industrial Packaging: Provides wood packaging solutions for industrial and commercial applications
3. Construction Products: Supplies wood and engineered wood products for residential and commercial construction

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

UFP Industries manufactures and distributes a diversified portfolio of wood and wood-alternative products through four business segments: Retail Solutions (pressure-treated lumber, composite decking, exterior siding), Packaging (pallets, corrugated packaging), Construction (prefabricated structural components, concrete forming, commercial environments), and International. The company supplies major retailers such as Home Depot and Lowe's, industrial packaging customers, residential and commercial builders, and international markets through 196 locations worldwide.

Product overview

UFP Industries operates as a diversified manufacturer and distributor of wood and wood-alternative products organized into four business segments: Retail Solutions, Packaging, Construction, and International. The company offers an integrated portfolio of branded products including Deckorators (composite decking and railing with Surestone technology), ProWood (pressure-treated lumber), and Edge (exterior siding and trim) under Retail Solutions; PalletOne (pallet manufacturing) and corrugated packaging under Packaging; UFP Site Built (prefabricated structural components including Frame Forward Systems and BRAWN structural products), UFP Factory Built (modular housing and RV components), UFP Concrete Forming Solutions, and idX/Quest (commercial environments) under Construction; and international packaging and building materials operations spanning Australia (UBEECO), India (Ficus Pax), Spain, Mexico, Canada, and Thailand. The company also operates TimberBase, a digital trading platform for lumber and building materials. This structure combines manufacturing, logistics, design, engineering, and value-added solutions across residential construction, commercial construction, industrial packaging, and international markets.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Deckorators: Composite decking and railing brand with nearly three decades of category-shaping innovation, including Surestone mineral-based composite technology.
• ProWood
• Edge
• PalletOne
• UFP Site Built
• UFP Factory Built
• UFP Concrete Forming Solutions
• UFP Commercial
• UBEECO
• Ficus Pax
• TimberBase
• BRAWN
• Frame Forward Systems

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Six partnerships are on record, tiered minor and core.

• NHCA (National Hispanic Construction Alliance)minorGTM or Marketing Partner · 1 January 2022ProWood brand (a UFP subsidiary) partners with NHCA for the Build the Builder program, supporting Hispanic construction professionals through training and development initiatives
• PalletOnecoreOthers · 1 January 2021Acquisition of PalletOne, expanding UFP's industrial packaging capabilities and market presence in pallet manufacturing
• Berry PalletscoreOthers · 1 January 2019Acquisition of Berry Pallets, expanding industrial packaging operations in the southeastern United States
• John RockcoreOthers · 1 January 2019Acquisition of John Rock, a leading manufacturer of pressure-treated lumber
• MoistureShieldcoreOthers · 1 January 2018Acquisition of MoistureShield, adding composite decking and outdoor living products to the product portfolio
• C&L Wood ProductscoreOthers · 1 January 2018Acquisition of C&L Wood Products, expanding wood products manufacturing capabilities

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Broad incumbents

• Cornerstone Building Brands: Cornerstone is a large manufacturer of exterior building products including siding, trim, and windows, directly comparable to UFP's Edge exterior siding/trim line and broader Retail Solutions building-product portfolio.
• Weyerhaeuser: Weyerhaeuser is one of the world's largest private owners of softwood timber and a major producer of lumber, OSB, and engineered wood products. It is a broad incumbent in the same commodity wood categories UFP buys and converts, with overlap in lumber and structural wood products.
• Masonite International: Masonite is a leading global manufacturer of interior and exterior doors and related building components. Its product portfolio is adjacent to UFP's millwork, door, and exterior building-products offerings under the Construction and Retail Solutions segments.
• Sonoco Products Company: Sonoco is a major global manufacturer of industrial and consumer packaging, including protective and paper-based packaging solutions that overlap with UFP's industrial packaging and corrugated businesses.
• Smurfit Westrock: Smurfit Westrock is the global leader in paper-based packaging, including corrugated containers and protective packaging. It serves as a broad incumbent comparable to UFP's international corrugated and packaging operations (including the third Western U.S. facility announced in 2025).
• Packaging Corporation of America: PCA is a leading U.S. producer of containerboard and corrugated packaging products, comparable to UFP's Packaging segment which includes PalletOne and corrugated operations across the U.S. and Australia.
• Louisiana-Pacific Corporation: Louisiana-Pacific manufactures siding, OSB, and engineered wood building products under brands like LP SmartSide and LP Building Solutions. Its siding/trim portfolio directly overlaps with UFP's Edge brand and ProWood-treated lumber offerings.

Direct peers

• BlueLinx Holdings: BlueLinx is a pure-play distributor of lumber, engineered wood, and building products serving dealers, big-box retailers, and pro customers in the U.S., highly comparable to UFP's wholesale/distribution arm and big-box go-to-market motion.
• Boise Cascade: Boise Cascade manufactures engineered wood products, plywood, and lumber and operates a national building-materials distribution network, directly comparable to UFP's engineered wood and lumber distribution business. It is one of the most operationally similar public peers to UFP's Retail Solutions and Construction segments.
• Trex Company: Trex is the largest U.S. manufacturer of wood-alternative composite decking and railing, directly comparable to UFP's Deckorators brand and Surestone composite decking line. Both compete for shelf space at Home Depot and Lowe's.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles6 records

Subsidiaries12 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A19 records

Investments1 record

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