Nearly 70-year-old lumber company sold

Tibbetts Lumber Co. buys Largo truss manufacturer founded in 1954

  • By Louis Llovio
  • | 3:03 p.m. August 17, 2021
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COURTESY: Tibbetts Lumber Co. will have seven locations after purchase of Florida Forest Products is complete
COURTESY: Tibbetts Lumber Co. will have seven locations after purchase of Florida Forest Products is complete
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ST. PETERSBURG —Tibbetts Lumber Co. has bought a 67-year-old Largo roof and floor truss manufacturer, expanding its footprint in the state to seven locations.

The company, which traces its roots to Cox Lumber Co., picked up all the assets of Florida Forest for an undisclosed amount. A company spokeswoman says in an email that the sale will be completed next month. She could not disclose whether Florida Forest would rebrand.

 

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