UFP Industries, Inc. reports developments across its Retail, Packaging and Construction businesses, where it manufactures value-added products for retail channels, industrial packaging customers and construction end markets. Recurring updates include operating and financial results, segment demand trends, capital allocation, acquisitions and product-capacity investments.
Company news often centers on UFP Packaging and its PalletOne pallet business, including additions to its manufacturing network for new and recycled pallets. Other recurring themes include Deckorators outdoor living products, wood-plastic composite decking capacity, construction-related prefabricated components and governance or operating-structure changes tied to the company's acquisition and integration strategy.
UFP Industries (UFPI) said its ProWood brand’s 4x4 Deck Railing Post Pocket won a BobVila.com 2027 Tool of the Year award. The product was recognized in the DIY Essentials category; nearly 400 entries were considered for the awards program. ProWood is a brand of UFP Retail Solutions, a UFP Industries company.
The pocket anchors a wood railing post directly to a deck joist and is hidden when the deck is finished. It is engineered to meet code requirements for 36-inch and 42-inch deck railings under AC174/AC273.
UFP Industries (UFPI) brand ProWood will join Lowe's at AVANCE Global 2026, held Sept. 14–16 at the Bellagio in Las Vegas, to engage more than 7,000 Latino business and construction leaders.
ProWood will participate in two NHCA panel discussions on Sept. 14, focused on Hispanic skilled-trades workforce development and construction supply-chain access for contractors. The company will also showcase its decking, framing and outdoor living products at Booth 413 in the National Hispanic Construction Alliance Construction Village, including ProWood TrueFrame joists, Deckorators composite decking with Surestone technology, and EDGE trim and siding featuring the new Arris exterior trim.
The appearance extends ProWood's partnership with NHCA announced in early 2026 and will be followed by outreach at the Latino Builders Show on Sept. 24 in Baltimore.
Deckorators (NASDAQ: UFPI) announced its inaugural Build It Forward volunteer event, to be held October 20–23, 2026, in Nashville, Tennessee, in partnership with nonprofit Rebuilding Together Nashville. Certified Pros and their teams will construct new outdoor deck spaces for families who lack safe, usable outdoor areas.
According to Deckorators, about 80 contractors, including 31 Certified Pros, are registered to complete five outdoor deck projects. The event also functions as a skills-sharing platform, with Certified Pros collaborating on-site with Deckorators field specialists, and includes an October 21 build day capped by an evening celebration at Cannery Hall.
UFP Industries (Nasdaq: UFPI) plans to establish a new UFP Packaging manufacturing facility in Cherokee County, South Carolina, to expand its Structural Packaging capacity and better serve national industrial customers with custom, value-added packaging solutions. The project represents an investment of approximately $5.31 million in real property, machinery and equipment and is expected to create 136 new jobs over five years.
The facility will produce wood packaging products and support customers with highly technical shipping, storage and product-protection needs across the Southeast and beyond. According to UFP Industries, the project aligns with its focus on higher-margin core businesses and remains subject to customary approvals and final agreements.
UFP Industries (Nasdaq: UFPI) reported second quarter 2026 net sales of $1.88 billion, up 2.6% from $1.84 billion, driven by 1% organic unit growth and 2% from acquisitions. Net earnings attributable to controlling interests were $83 million, down from $101 million, with diluted EPS of $1.48 versus $1.70.
Adjusted EBITDA was $154.5 million (8.2% margin), down 11.3% from $174.1 million (9.5% margin), primarily due to transportation costs rising 1.6 percentage points of net sales, or about $27 million. New product sales were 8.4% of net sales, versus 6.5% a year ago.
Retail net sales grew 3.9%, Packaging 6.9%, while Construction declined 4.5%. UFP completed three acquisitions totaling $122 million in cash. Liquidity at quarter-end was about $1.9 billion. The board declared a quarterly dividend of $0.36 per share (3% increase) and repurchased $141.8 million of stock, supported by a new $300 million buyback authorization. Full-year 2026 outlook and long-term targets remain unchanged.
Edge, a brand of UFP Retail Solutions under UFP Industries (NASDAQ: UFPI), announced the launch of Arris™, a mineral-based composite exterior trim made with proprietary Surestone® technology. The product is positioned as a low-maintenance, durable, and dimensionally stable alternative to PVC trim.
Arris is designed to minimize thermal movement and maintain tight joints across seasonal temperature changes. It debuts in an S1S2E profile with widths from 4–12 inches, nominal 1x and 5/4x thicknesses, and 20-foot lengths, with additional profiles and lengths planned. Features include a scratch-, scuff-, and weather-resistant white capstock and lightweight construction to simplify installation. Arris will be displayed at the Southeast Building Conference in Orlando on July 29–30, 2026.
UFP Industries (Nasdaq: UFPI) will release its second quarter 2026 financial results after the market close on Wednesday, July 29, 2026.
The company will host a conference call and live audio webcast to discuss results on Thursday, July 30, 2026, at 10:00 a.m. Eastern Time, led by the CEO and CFO, with a replay available online for at least 90 days.
Deckorators (Nasdaq: UFPI), a UFP Industries brand, opened its first Northeast manufacturing plant in Lackawanna, New York, on June 25, 2026. The 30-acre, 253,310-square-foot facility adds 50 new full-time jobs and doubles production capacity for Surestone technology decking products, including Voyage and Summit lines.
Deckorators invested more than $77 million in the site and received up to $724,000 in performance-based tax credits from Empire State Development, $1.82 million in sales and property tax incentives from the Erie County Industrial Development Agency, and regional utility assistance.
UFP Industries (Nasdaq: UFPI) brand ProWood expanded its TrueFrame Joist enhanced treated lumber across the Northeast and South Atlantic, adding to prior availability in Colorado, Great Lakes and Midwest regions.
The product offers straight, stable deck framing, #1 Southern Yellow Pine, KDAT processing, UC4A Ground Contact rating, multiple dimensions, color infusion, and a Limited Lifetime Warranty.
UFP Packaging (NASDAQ: UFPI) announced acquisitions expanding its PalletOne network into the Northeast and Upper Midwest. UFP acquired operating assets of three John Rock locations and Berry Pallets, adding about $82M and $23M in annual revenue respectively.
Combined, the deals add roughly $105M in annual revenue and ~375 employees, strengthening national pallet manufacturing capacity and coast-to-coast reach.