(Update: See the Rome News-Tribune reports here and here).
In what may be another sign of the state of the building and construction industry, and housing industry as a whole, Twenty related building supply companies filed Chapter 11 petitions in the Rome Division of the Northern District on February 1, 2008. They include Wheelers, Inc., which is "Atlanta and northwest Georgia’s largest family owned building material supplier dedicated to the professional home builder," The debtors have filed a Motion for Joint Administration seking approval to proceed under the Manis Lumber Co. case and case number.
according to its website.
Wheeler’s offers professional builders the convenience of 15 distribution facilities throughout Metro Atlanta, North Georgia, Birmingham, Alabama, and Charlotte, North Carolina. This is more locations than any other contractor-oriented building materials supplier in the region! …In addition, we have 3 manufacturing facilities, a Sales Support Center, and the Home Office.
The other entities, and case numbers, are below –
|
08-40398-pwb |
11 |
Manis Lumber Co. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40399-pwb |
11 |
Austell Builders Supply, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40400-pwb |
11 |
Carl Building Supply, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40401-pwb |
11 |
Landhaven, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40402-pwb |
11 |
Madison Builders’ Supply, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40403-pwb |
11 |
Manis Building Center of Dalton, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40404-pwb |
11 |
Subligna Wholesale Distribution, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40405-pwb |
11 |
Manis Building Centers Incorporated |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40406-pwb |
11 |
Manis Wholesale Company |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40407-pwb |
11 |
Pickens County Building Supply, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40408-pwb |
11 |
Wheeler’s, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40409-pwb |
11 |
Sucia, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40410-pwb |
11 |
Wheeler’s of Carrollton, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40411-pwb |
11 |
Wheeler’s of Cartersville, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40412-pwb |
11 |
Wheeler’s of Cleveland, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40413-pwb |
11 |
Wheeler’s – Marietta, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40414-pwb |
11 |
Wheeler’s of Newnan, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40415-pwb |
11 |
Rome Builder’s Supply, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40416-pwb |
11 |
North Metro Millwork Distributors, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
|
08-40417-pwb |
11 |
Waldron, Inc. |
Filed: 02/11/2008 |
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