About Dick’s Lumber
In 1964, Dick Alexander and his wife, Delma, opened Dick’s Lumber on a one-acre site at 1050 Boundary Road in Burnaby, B.C. By 1968, Dick’s had outgrown its Boundary Road location and moved to its present site at 2580 Gilmore Avenue in Burnaby. Today, this 13-acre site serves as Dick’s Lumber’s corporate headquarters, as well as the company’s largest lumberyard.
A second location was opened on a seven-acre site in Surrey, B.C., at 12433 – 80th Avenue in the mid-1980s. Dick’s Lumber opened a third location in 2003 on a two-acre site in North Vancouver at 160 Hanes Avenue. Through the years, Dick’s children and grandchildren joined the company and helped grow the business. Unfortunately, in 2005, Dick Alexander passed away, and two years later, the Alexander family made the decision to sell the business to RONA.
Shortly after that, Curtis Lumber joined forces with Dick’s Lumber, growing the business even further including a truss plant and door shop. A distribution facility was added in 2015, and in 2018, the business expanded its physical footprint to Alberta. Branches were added in Calgary and Edmonton, as well as a truss plant in Crossfield.
Through the RONA acquisition, Dick’s Lumber has continued operating as a separate entity with a head office in Burnaby, B.C. Dick’s Lumber continues to offer exceptional customer service, high-quality products, and competitive prices to customers throughout British Columbia, Alberta, and beyond.
Dick’s Lumber offers one of Western Canada’s most comprehensive selections of building materials, including lumber, plywood, engineered wood, siding, doors, windows, hardware, and more. They support projects of all sizes with expert services such as custom manufacturing, wood remanufacturing, product delivery, export logistics, and even film set supply—making them a trusted partner from start to finish.
With decades of experience and a legacy of family involvement, Dick’s Lumber remains a cornerstone of the construction industry in Western Canada.
Location
Address: 2580 Gilmore Avenue, Burnaby, British Columbia V5C 4T5
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