Atlantic Plywood Announces Collaboration with Uniboard

Atlantic Plywood, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Parksite, has expanded their product mix with the addition of Uniboard®, for the markets and customer base served from Bolingbrook, IL. The offering will include an exclusive palette of 24 specifically selected colors of Uniboard’s TFL product line for the A & D community and millwork shops. Uniboard features the latest in color trends and is ideal for retail, residential and commercial applications.

This unique synergistic collaboration is a remarkable opportunity to enhance the marketplace with a variety of contemporary choices, while offering superior quality, cutting edge technology and a beautiful aesthetic. “We are extremely proud and excited to unite on this comprehensive color palette with the Uniboard brand”, stated Jessica Calabrese, Market Development Manager. “Establishing this collaboration with Uniboard enables us to build on our portfolio of leading brands and offer our customers the highest quality and most innovative products in the industry. This partnership with Uniboard advances our strategic approach to the Architectural and Design community”

Parksite acquired Atlantic Plywood Corporation, a leading distributor of industrial wood products and accessories in the Northeastern United States in January 2018. “The purpose of the acquisition of Atlantic Plywood was to combine the resources of two great companies and expand into areas we couldn’t do separately. Creating one company to deliver product solutions from industrial wood products, to premium surfacing materials to specialty building products will provide customers an unmatched resource in our markets”, stated Ron Heitzman, CEO of Parksite Inc.

About Atlantic Plywood Corporation

Atlantic Plywood is the leading wholesale supplier of quality hardwood plywood and panel products, with emphasis on providing large and small woodworkers with service, inventory, and knowledge from one source at a competitive price. Founded in 1974, Atlantic Plywood now operates 12 distribution facilities located in Connecticut, Georgia, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, Vermont, and Illinois. www.atlanticplywood.com

About Parksite

Founded in 1971 by John Morrisroe and Ray Biggins, Parksite is 100% employee-owned. According to Ron Heitzman, CEO, “Our commitment has been, and will always be, to create demonstrable value for our customers, suppliers and shareholders. Growth and sustainability are important to all of our stakeholders, and we will deliver both.” Parksite has 21 locations and over 725 employee-owners. More information about the company and its products is available at www.parksite.com

About Uniboard

Uniboard Canada Inc. is a leading North American manufacturer of engineered wood products, having an installed capacity of over 660 million square feet of raw particleboard, high and medium-density fiberboard, thermally fused laminates (TFL) and high pressure laminates (HPL). Its mills are located in Sayabec, Val-d’Or and Mont-Laurier and employ over 800 people. Uniboard’s products are sold to retailers, distributors and finished goods manufacturers which cater to the kitchen cabinet, furniture, office, home renovation and construction industries. Uniboard is renowned for having one of the most extensive product portfolios of interior and exterior design solutions for decoration and construction in North America, ranging from deep embossed and synchronized TFL textures to ultra-light MDF. Uniboard, the innovator in decorative composite wood products, has been redefining wood for 40 years. For more information, please visit: www.uniboard.com.

Contact:

Elizabeth Wheeler – Communications Manager – ewheeler@parksite.com

Source: Parksite, Inc.