About Builders Supply
Builders Supply is the Midwest’s largest independently owned lumberyard, owned 100% by its employees.
Our Values
A purchase is not just a transaction; it’s a conversation.
From the beginning, Builders Supply has focused on working with local builders, contractors, and the public to understand their needs, not just sell them a product. It’s about listening, questioning, and advising. Whether it’s patiently walking a customer’s clients through product selections, providing superior-quality products, or talking through an out-of-the-ordinary project to make sure everything is thought of upfront, Builders Supply is knowledgeable, helpful, conscientious, supportive, and well-trained.
![Builders Supply circa 1970s](https://builderssupplyco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Builders-Supply_Exterior-Old-1.jpg)
Builders Supply circa 1970s
![Window construction circa 1955](https://builderssupplyco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/Windows1955.jpg)
A reputation of quality
The products and supplies coming out of the lot are second to none, and Builders Supply stands behind the products.
![Builders Supply property 1955](https://builderssupplyco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/1955-land.jpg)
Supplying building expertise
It’s not just about selling; it’s about selling the right product or tool. Longevity in the business as well as the industry has led to a staff of knowledgeable, reliable individuals.
![Monorail](https://builderssupplyco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/mono_4-5.jpg)
What you need when you need it
More than 60 acres of land hold the lumber, trim, siding, decking, and more needed to get a customer what they need with no wait. Even if a product has a lot request rate, Builders Supply has always felt it was important to have on hand…just in case.
![Henry Roose & Maurice Udes](https://builderssupplyco.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/henry-roose-banker-maury-udes-1980.jpg)
Henry Roose, banker, & Maurice Udes, owner
Employee-owned; customer-focused.
Builders Supply’s values come from a dedicated workforce — a workforce that are not just employees, they’re owners.
In the mid-1970s, founder Maurice Udes set up an Employee Stock Ownership Plan as a reward for those whose hard work went into building up the company alongside him. By July 2004, Builders Supply was 100 percent employee-owned, which it remains to this day.
Today, more than 250 employees aim to provide solid support for Omaha-area builders, renovators, and homeowners. What will best help the customer is the question at the forefront of their minds each day they come to work.