Stock Building Supply to Cut 2,200 Workers, Close 210 Stores

Bankrupt construction supplier Stock Building Supply will cut 2,200 more workers, and cancel 210 lumberyard and showroom leases nationwide.

Stock Building Supply is a leading supplier of building materials and construction services to professional home builders and contractors in the US, with fiscal year 2008 sales of $3.5 billion.

Parent firm Wolseley is headquartered in Reading, England. It is an international business with nearly 5,000 branch operations in 27 countries worldwide, 74,000 employees, and annual revenue of more than $25 billion.