Apr 13, 2016. /Lesprom Network/. U.S. LUMBER Group and Boston Cedar have agreed to merge their interests and form the largest private two step distributor on the East Coast, the company said in the press release received by Lesprom Network.

Rob Ankner, founder and principal of Boston Cedar has agreed to become a partner at U.S. LUMBER and will take a seat on the Board of Directors.

U.S.LUMBER will have a controlling interest in the combined enterprise and will manage the business from its corporate office in Atlanta. The company operates 9 distribution centers, 2 internal reloads, and covers 21 states.

Mansfield-based Boston Cedar, is an independent retail lumber and building materials distributor in the Northeastern United States.