Working at a lumber store may not be the ‘typical’ route to working in construction, but 84 Lumber, one of the country’s largest private building materials suppliers, believes working for the company is “anything but typical” and is using October’s ‘Careers in Construction Month’ to promote that fact.
"It's no secret that the construction industry is facing a severe shortage of skilled workers,” said Ken Kucera, vice president of installed sales and manufacturing at 84 Lumber. “What's less known is that the way into construction may not always be with a builder or contractor."