Welcome to PAL

Progressive Affiliated Lumbermen, Cooperative, Inc.

PAL offers purchasing support with a team of professional traders who work for you. A unique three way partnership between the lumber yard, the material supplier and the PAL trader assures that our members enjoy competitive programs with products that help grow their business. Our National Buying Power philosophy helps us negotiate deals that could not be obtained by a single yard owner.

Combining the buying resources of our members whose collective sales exceed $5.2 billion dollars, PAL establishes National Buying Power by sourcing its lumber and building material products from across the globe. Obtaining the best price possible for each member is our goal. And with low overhead, PAL continues to be the best value buying group in the industry.

Celebrating our 75th Anniversary of incorporation in 2012, PAL has the distinction of being the oldest LBM buying cooperative in the country. PAL's shareholders have benefited from our consistent support and market expertise. Today we enjoy more than 220 independent lumber dealers who are proud owners of their co-op. At PAL, we listen, we're dependable and we care about you and your business.

Newswire

05/09/2013
Lumber Supplies Remain Tight for Foreseeable Future

Predictions of continuing shortages in dimensional lumber are being borne out in the marketplace, and industry observers say dealers should keep enough lumber on hand for jobs sold for delivery over the next quarter, if possible, and work hard to cultivate good relationships with lenders, since credit remains tight, and lumber prices high. Click on the title for the complete article.

04/17/2013
Housing starts cross the million mark

The seasonally adjusted annual rate of new residential construction surged to 1.036 million in March, according to data released Tuesday morning by the Commerce Department. Click on the title for the complete article.

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