ATLANTA, July 19, 2006 (PRIMEZONE) -- BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BXC), the leading distributor of building products in North America, today announced the introduction of SteelLinx(tm), a comprehensive line of metal building products.
The SteelLinx line consists of both the company's proprietary branded SteelLinx products, as well as choices from industry leaders including Stanley Bostitch, Wheeling Corrugating, Deitrich Metal Framing, USP Structural Connectors, and Acme Strapping. The full line, which extends from fasteners to fencing and roofing to pneumatic tools, is now available nationally to professional dealers, retail lumber yards, commercial dealers, industrial distributors and national retailers.
"Customers' evolving business needs continue to drive our introduction of new specialty product offerings," said George Judd, president and chief operating officer. "We developed SteelLinx to service our customers with one comprehensive line of metal building products and fasteners. The single-source solution now found in SteelLinx allows customers new choices and flexibility."
In order to develop the proprietary line of SteelLinx products, BlueLinx established a strategic international network of vendors to ensure consistent product quality and availability. Because all available products must meet or exceed strict industry specifications, customers are assured of both superior quality and functionality. Additionally, SteelLinx products are available in all quantities to best optimize inventory needs regardless of the order size. Utilizing BlueLinx' network, advanced product ordering tools and inventory management systems, SteelLinx products are available for efficient delivery across North America.
"SteelLinx is the first extension of our metals category at BlueLinx and the result of a concentrated effort to anticipate customer's procurement needs," said SteelLinx General Manager Carlos Villa. "We are committed to aggressively driving this category in the marketplace, with the support of our 1,000 local and national sales representatives, and have positioned dedicated regional metal experts in the field to support our expanding customer base."
As a provider of quality products, business services and technology solutions for the building products industry, BlueLinx products such as SteelLinx are available nationwide and may vary by market. For more information, call the Eastern Sales Center at 1-800-839-2588 or the Western Sales Center at 1-800-830-7370.
About BlueLinx Holdings Inc.
Headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, BlueLinx Holdings Inc., operating through its wholly owned subsidiary BlueLinx Corporation, is a leading distributor of building products in North America. Employing more than 3,600 people in North America, BlueLinx offers 10,000 products from over 750 suppliers to service approximately 12,000 customers nationwide, including dealers, industrial manufacturers, manufactured housing producers and home improvement retailers. The company operates its distribution business from sales centers in Atlanta and Denver, and its network of more than 65 warehouses. BlueLinx, which is on the Fortune 500 list of the nation's largest companies, is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under symbol BXC. Additional information about BlueLinx can be found on its Web site at www.BlueLinxCo.com.
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Forward-looking Statements
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