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Universal Forest Products Inc. (UFPI) is in the Manufacturing Industry
- Revenue
- Dec 29 2007
- $2.5B
- Profit
- Dec 29 2007
- $21.0M
- Market Cap
- Oct 09 2008
- $462.7M
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Universal Forest Products, Inc. Q2 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Thank you. Operator instructions Your first question comes from the line of Tom Hayes representing Piper Jeffery. Please proceed. William Currie Good morning, Tom. Tom Hayes – Piper Jeffery Good morning. How are you guys? William Currie Good, Tom. Tom Hayes – Piper Jeffery Good....
Universal Forest Products, Inc. Q1 2008 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question will come from the line of Robert Kelly, representing Sidoti & Company. Please proceed. William Currie Good morning Robert. Robert Kelly - Sidoti & Company Good morning, thanks for taking my question. First, off the sequential improvement...
Universal Forest Products Incorporated Q4 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer Session Operator Operator Instructions Your first question will come from the line of Michael Cox - Piper Jaffray. Michael Cox - Piper Jaffray I’d be interested if you could comment on the gross margin conditions you are seeing in the non-site-built areas of your business....
Universal Forest Products Q3 2007 Earnings Call Transcript
Question-and-Answer SessionOperator Operator Instructions Your first question comes from the line of Robert Kelly from Sidoti & Company. Please proceed. Robert Kelly - Sidoti & Company Just had a question, the pricing pressure that you are seeing, is that confined now to the site-built market? Michael B. Glenn Well,...
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- Incorporated: 1955
- CEO: Mr. Michael B. Glenn
Universal Forest Products is engaged in the marketing, manufacturing and engineering of wood and wood-alternative products for the do-it-yourself/retail market, structural lumber products for the manufactured housing market, engineered wood components for the site-built construction market, and specialty wood packaging for various markets. In addition, Co. provides framing services for the site-built construction market and various forms for concrete construction. Co.'s principal products include preservative-treated wood, remanufactured lumber, lattice, fence panels, deck components, specialty packaging, engineered trusses, wall panels, and other building products.
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Universal Forest Products Inc. Company Info
Board of Directors
Mr. William G. Currie
Chairman
Mr. William R. Payne
Ambassador Peter F. Secchia
Chairman Emeritus
Mr. Michael B. Glenn
Mr. Louis A. Smith
Mr. John M. Engler
Mr. John W. Garside
Mr. Gary F. Goode
Mr. Mark A. Murray
Mr. Dan M. Dutton
Contact Information
2801 East Beltline N.E.
Grand Rapids, MI
616 364-6161
NAICS Code
Sawmills: 321113
