Family-owned lumber and building materials supplier Whit Davis Lumber Plus is set to be acquired by Iowa-based Spahn & Rose Lumber Co. Whit Davis has three locations in Jacksonville, Cabot and Greenbrier. The acquisition will officially close June 20, and the locations will reopen under the Spahn & Rose family June 23.
The Whit Davis name and local management will remain unchanged. Troy Hunter, president of Whit Davis Lumber Plus, will continue to lead the business.
“This transition is an exciting step forward for our company, our employees and our customers,” he said. “Spahn & Rose shares our deep commitment to customer relationships and employee growth, and they bring additional resources that will allow us to serve our customers and communities even better.”
With the transition, Whit Davis will join a growing list of recent Spahn & Rose acquisitions in the Southeast, including Metro Building Products in Marietta, Georgia, in 2021, Still Lumber in Conyers, Georgia, in 2022 and City Lumber in Huntsville, Alabama, in 2023.
The sixth major addition in recent years, following acquisitions in Iowa and Wisconsin, in addition to Alabama and Georgia, Whit Davis will strengthen the presence of Spahn & Rose in the Southeast. Spahn & Rose currently operates 28 locations in Iowa, Illinois, Wisconsin, Georgia and Alabama.
“Whit Davis Lumber Plus is everything you hope to find in a partner — deeply rooted in its community, fiercely loyal to its customers and committed to doing things the right way,” said Dave Davis, CEO of Spahn & Rose. “Their decades of service and strong family leadership make them a natural fit for the Spahn & Rose family, and we’re honored to have them join us.”
Founded in Jacksonville in 1953 by Whit and Miriam Davis, Whit Davis Lumber Plus has served contractors and homeowners across central Arkansas for more than 70 years. Davis family representative Dan Davis expressed confidence in the decision to sell.
“I felt confident that Spahn & Rose was the right partner from early on. Their team consistently emphasized the importance of culture, and they mirror the values and beliefs we’ve held dear since my grandfather started the business,” he said. “I could not be any prouder to hand our legacy over to a more deserving team.”
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