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HISTORY
In 1971, Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc. was founded by Anna Higman and her two sons, Jerome and Daniel, in Temple City, California to serve the mobile home industry, as well as residential contractors. Prior to forming the wholesale company the Higmans were operating their retail lumberyard in Rosemead, California. Known as Reliable Lumber Inc., this company was founded by Anna's husband in 1928 and incorporated in 1932.
In 1974, the Higmans acquired ten acres in Huntington Beach in order to serve their Orange County customers and to increase sales.
In 1980, the growing corporation opened its doors for business on a thirteen-acre site in Fontana. This yard was established to serve the San Bernardino and Riverside markets; at this time the company diversified their product line and entered the truss business.
In 1985 and 1999, Reliable Wholesale Lumber opened distribution yards in Santa Ana and Riverside respectively to keep up with the growing demand in the two areas. Additional distribution yards were added in San Diego and Stockton in 2003. At the end of 2004, the San Diego location moved to National City.
PRESENT
Reliable Wholesale Lumber is a major distributor of forest products serving both contractors specializing in residential tract work and wholesale lumber sales throughout the western United States.
From its distribution yards located in Huntington Beach, Temple City, Fontana, Riverside and Stockton, the company has the ability to ship 500 million board feet of lumber, panels and engineered wood products annually.
FUTURE
Reliable Wholesale Lumber, Inc. is still family owned and operated. After over seventy years of service, the Higman family is committed to maintaining the company's substantial presence within the marketplace.
Our goal has always been to provide the customer with high quality products at competitive prices with service continuing to be our highest priority.
