R.P. Lumber Co., Inc. continues to grow with the pending acquisition of Schrock Lumber Co., a 60-year-old family-owned hardware, lumber, and building materials retailer located in Mediapolis, Iowa. The transaction will close on Friday, March 1st. Terms of the deal were not disclosed.
After brothers Ed and Bob Schrock bought Mediapolis Lumber in 1962 and rebranded it as Schrock Lumber, the building materials and hardware retailer built a wonderful reputation in the communities it serves. Ed’s wife Sally, daughter Carolyn Breder, and grandsons Derek Breder and Alex Breder, have retained family ownership of the Company and Carolyn serves as President of the operations today.
Based in Edwardsville, IL, R.P. Lumber opened its first location in Staunton, IL in 1977 and has continued to grow throughout the states of Illinois, Missouri, Wyoming, and Wisconsin. In early 2021, R.P. Lumber entered the Iowa market by acquiring 3 locations in two separate transactions; in 2022, they added two more Iowa stores. With the acquisition of Schrock Lumber, R.P. Lumber has six locations in Iowa.
R.P. Lumber Co., Inc. is a family-owned, full-service retail home center and building materials supplier.
