ATLANTA, Aug. 21, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- BlueLinx Holdings Inc. (NYSE:BXC), a leading distributor of building products in North America and a Fortune 500 company, today announced that it has begun to distribute the new XJ 85(tm) Wood I Beam(tm) joist from Georgia-Pacific. This revolutionary joist has strategically placed holes to allow builders more flexibility when installing plumbing, HVAC, and electrical systems.
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The pre-cut holes in the XJ 85 joist reduce the time needed to install utilities and cut down on job site waste. The rounded corners of the openings make for smooth, fast installation. The XJ 85 is trimmable, giving builders and contractors more flexibility at the job site.
"Builders will welcome the innovative XJ 85 joist because of the time it saves during the building process," said George Judd, President and Chief Operating Officer of BlueLinx Corporation. "They also can depend on the consistent GP quality, which translates to fewer callbacks and happier homeowners."
Engineered Lumber provides greater strength and stability over longer spans than dimensional lumber, allowing homebuilders and developers the ability to create large, open spaces, and high ceilings in residential construction.
BlueLinx delivers value to its vendors and customers that extends beyond distribution, providing local and national sales representation, inventory management, and logistics optimization. With a network of nationwide distribution centers, BlueLinx serves markets locally and plays an important role in providing customers with the products they need through just-in-time deliveries.
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 3,000 people, BlueLinx offers greater than 10,000 products from over 750 suppliers to service approximately 11,500 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 70 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.
About Georgia-Pacific
Headquartered at Atlanta, Georgia-Pacific is one of the world's leading manufacturers and marketers of building products, tissue, packaging, paper, cellulose, and related chemicals. The company employs approximately 50,000 people at more than 300 locations in North America, South America and Europe. The familiar consumer tissue brands of Georgia-Pacific Consumer Products LLC include Quilted Northern(r), Angel Soft(r), Brawny(r), Sparkle(r), Soft 'n Gentle(r), Mardi Gras(r), So-Dri(r) and Vanity Fair(r). Dixie Consumer Products LLC, a Georgia-Pacific company, manufactures the Dixie(r) brand of disposable cups, plates and cutlery. Georgia-Pacific has long been among the nation's leading manufacturers and suppliers of building products to lumber and building materials dealers and large do-it-yourself warehouse retailers, with brands such as Plytanium(r), Ply-Bead(r) and Wood I Beam offered by Georgia-Pacific Wood Products LLC and DensArmor Plus(r), DensGlass Gold(r) and ToughRock(r) offered by Georgia-Pacific Gypsum LLC. For more information, visit www.gp.com.
Forward-looking Statements
This press release includes "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. All of these forward-looking statements are based on estimates and assumptions made by our management that, although believed by BlueLinx to be reasonable, are inherently uncertain. Forward-looking statements involve risks and uncertainties, including, but not limited to, economic, competitive, governmental and technological factors outside of its control, that may cause its business, strategy or actual results to differ materially from the forward-looking statements. These risks and uncertainties may include, among other things: changes in the supply and/or demand for products that we distribute; the activities of competitors; changes in significant operating expenses; changes in the availability of capital; the ability to identify acquisition opportunities and effectively and cost-effectively integrate acquisitions; general economic and business conditions in the United States; adverse weather patterns or conditions; acts or war or terrorist activities; variations in the performance or the financial markets; and other factors described in the "Risk Factors" section in the company's Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 30, 2006, and in its periodic reports filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission from time to time. Given these risks and uncertainties, you are cautioned not to place undue reliance on forward-looking statements. BlueLinx undertakes no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, except as required by law.
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