Berry's Sawmill Inc

What Berry's Sawmill Inc does

Berry's Sawmill, Inc. (DBA Berry's Mill and Lumberyard) is a private, family-run retail lumberyard and building materials supplier headquartered at 23640 Highway 116, Cazadero, California (Mailing: PO Box 106, Cazadero, CA 95421). The company sells lumber, plywood, engineered wood products, slabs, hardware, nails and fasteners, sheetrock, plumbing, electrical, insulation, and cement products to local residents, contractors, and DIY customers from a single walk-in retail location. Business hours are Monday through Friday 7:45am to 4:30pm and Saturday 8:00am to 12:00pm; the company is closed on Sunday.

The business operates on a direct-to-consumer, one-time-purchase retail model with no e-commerce, online ordering, mobile app, or digital marketing infrastructure beyond a basic informational website. There is no proprietary technology, no disclosed partnerships, no subsidiaries, no institutional investors, and no parent company; ownership is fully retained by the founding family. The stated value proposition emphasizes community stewardship, multi-generational local presence, and promotion of healthy forests alongside product quality.

The company employs between 11 and 50 people and operates exclusively in the Cazadero, California market with a single domestic retail channel. There are no disclosed revenue figures, certifications, regulatory actions, M&A activity, leadership changes, or funding rounds in the available data.

Name

Berry's Sawmill Inc

Legal name

Berry's Sawmill, Inc.

Website

https://berrysmill.com

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Berry's Sawmill, Inc. is a family-run retail lumberyard in Cazadero, California that sells lumber, plywood, hardware, and building materials to local residents, contractors, and DIY customers from a single physical location with no e-commerce.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Lumber & Building Materials Retail

NAICS

Building Material and Garden Equipment and Supplies Dealers (444), Building Material and Supplies Dealers (4441)

SIC

Retail-Lumber & Other Building Materials Dealers (5211)

akta.pro primary industry

Lumber & Timber Retail (Dimensional Lumber, Plywood, OSB) (CRAIAEAA)

Keywords

• Lumber and building materials
• Lumberyard retail
• Wood products supply
• Construction materials
• Plywood and hardware

Headquarters

HQ city

Cazadero

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Retail Lumber and Building Materials Sales: Revenue generated from selling lumber (dry and green), plywood, hardware, nails, fasteners, sheetrock, plumbing supplies, electrical supplies, insulation, cement products, engineered wood products, slabs, and other building materials directly to customers at the physical retail location.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Berry's Sawmill, Inc. operates a traditional physical lumberyard and building materials retail store in Cazadero, California. The company sells dry and green lumber, plywood, engineered wood products, slabs, sheetrock, cement products, hardware, nails and fasteners, plumbing, electrical, and insulation supplies to local residents, homeowners, DIY customers, and contractors.

Product overview

Berry's Sawmill, Inc. operates as a traditional lumberyard and building materials supplier offering a unified portfolio of wood products and construction materials. The core offerings center on wood products (Dry & Green Lumber, Plywood, Engineered Wood Products, and Slabs), complemented by a comprehensive range of building materials including Hardware, Nails & Fasteners, Sheetrock, Plumbing, Electrical, Insulation, and Cement Products. This is a single-location, family-run business serving the local community's construction and renovation needs.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Dry & Green Lumber
• Plywood
• Engineered Wood Products
• Slabs
• Hardware
• Nails & Fasteners
• Sheetrock
• Plumbing
• Electrical
• Insulation
• Cement Products

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves3 records

Broad incumbents

• True Value: True Value is a U.S. hardware cooperative serving independent local retailers with hardware, tools, lumber, and building materials. It is comparable to Berry's Sawmill as a network of community-oriented independent retailers selling overlapping building material and hardware assortments.
• Lowe's: Lowe's is a major U.S. home improvement retailer offering lumber, building materials, and contractor programs nationwide. It is a broad incumbent competing with Berry's Sawmill in the same product categories and serving overlapping DIY and pro customer segments in the broader Sonoma County region.
• Menards: Menards is a large Midwestern U.S. home improvement and building materials retailer carrying lumber, plywood, and a broad assortment of construction supplies. It is comparable as a broad incumbent offering overlapping building materials categories to contractor and DIY customers.
• Home Depot: Home Depot is the largest U.S. retailer of building materials, lumber, and home improvement products, with broad assortment and contractor services. It competes with Berry's Sawmill across overlapping product categories (lumber, plywood, hardware, fasteners, sheetrock) within driving distance of Cazadero.
• Ace Hardware: Ace Hardware is a U.S. hardware cooperative with thousands of independent retail stores selling hardware, tools, and complementary building materials. Comparable to Berry's Sawmill in the local, community-based retail format and overlap in hardware, fasteners, and basic building supply categories.

Direct peers

• Carter Lumber: Carter Lumber operates a network of retail lumberyards across the Midwest and East Coast selling lumber, building materials, and millwork to contractors and homeowners. It mirrors Berry's Sawmill's model of regional retail lumberyard serving local construction customers, though with multi-location scale.
• 84 Lumber: 84 Lumber is one of the largest privately held building materials retailers in the U.S., focused on lumber, engineered wood, and related construction supplies sold to contractors and DIY customers. It is directly comparable to Berry's Sawmill in product mix (dimensional lumber, plywood, engineered wood) and contractor-customer orientation, though at vastly greater scale.
• Lansing Building Products: Lansing Building Products distributes exterior building products including lumber, engineered wood, and related materials to contractors and builders across the U.S. It overlaps with Berry's Sawmill in serving the contractor customer base with structural and finishing wood products.
• BMC Stock Holdings: BMC Stock Holdings is a major U.S. distributor and retailer of building materials, including lumber, millwork, and structural components, serving professional builders and remodelers. Comparable to Berry's Sawmill in core product categories and contractor-customer focus, though operating at regional/national scale.
• Windsor Plywood: Windsor Plywood operates independent-franchise retail lumber and building material stores primarily in western Canada. It is highly comparable to Berry's Sawmill in that it combines lumber, hardware, and renovation supplies under a single-store retail format serving local contractor and DIY customers.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights4 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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