Mid-Am Building Supply

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While the industry has changed significantly since our humble beginnings in 1967, one thing has not.

our dedication to providing growth and service greatness to our partners. Fast forward 56 years and three generations of Knaebel family involved in/or running the business, we continue to partner with leading manufacturers to stock a broad range of market leading products.

Since its inception, Mid-Am Building Supply has shown its fortitude with the addition of four locations.

over 300 associates, and more than 680,000 sq. ft of warehouse space.

Mid-Am Building Supply, a subsidiary of ADENTRA, is a specialty millwork and premier wholesale building product distributor with five warehouses in four states; delivering products across a ten state radius throughout the Midwest.

Our strategic locations offer easy access to our inventory of roofing, siding, insulation, decking and railing, windows, fasteners, cabinets, millwork, locks, interior and exterior door products and more.

Mid-Am Building Supply is the premier distributor of high value specialty building products to America’s Heartland. The four strategically located Regional Customer Service Centers provide customers with timely access to a diverse product assortment of building materials including: interior and exterior doors, door hardware, windows, roofing, siding, insulation, fasteners, cabinets, and mouldings.

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Mid-Am customers are supported by an extensive inventory of more than $30 million of products, a team of over 375 professionals

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dedicated to customer service, with 46 road tractors and over 70 curtainside trailers in fleet.

The Mid-Am business office is located in Moberly, MO.

Next Edge Door System

Combining brilliant style with unparalleled performance, the Next Edge System sets the bar in quality, craftsmanship, security and style.

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The quality of our state-of-the-art doors is backed by over 35 years of experience perfecting the process.

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Mid-Am Building Supply is the premier distributor of high value specialty building products to America’s Heartland. The four strategically located Regional Customer Service Centers provide customers with timely access to a diverse product assortment of building materials including: interior and exterior doors, door hardware, windows, roofing, siding, insulation, fasteners, cabinets, and mouldings.

Mid-Am customers are supported by an extensive inventory of more than $30 million of products, a team of over 375 professionals dedicated to customer service, with 46 road tractors and over 70 curtainside trailers in fleet.

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The Mid-Am business office is located in Moberly, MO.

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Our Mission

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“Our team is dedicated to providing growth and service greatness to our partners… period!” 

While the industry has changed significantly since our humble beginnings in 1967, one thing has not – our dedication to providing growth and service greatness to our partners. Fast forward 56 years and three generations of Knaebel family involved in/or running the business, we continue to partner with leading manufacturers to stock a broad range of market leading products.

Since its inception, Mid-Am Building Supply has shown its fortitude with the addition of four locations, over 300 associates, and more than 680,000 sq. ft of warehouse space.

Mid-Am Building Supply, a subsidiary of ADENTRA, is a specialty millwork and premier wholesale building product distributor with five warehouses in four states; delivering products across a ten state radius throughout the Midwest.  Our strategic locations offer easy access to our inventory of roofing, siding, insulation, decking and railing, windows, fasteners, cabinets, millwork, locks, interior and exterior door products and more.

History of Mid-Am

May 24, 1967

Mid-Missouri Building Supply started in business and incorporated by Joe and Hildegarde Knaebel.

May 24, 1967
August 1967

Opened for business in a 10,000 sqft building at 318 North Drive, Moberly Missouri (formerly the Moberly Produce Building).

Rich Knaebel started working full-time at Mid-Missouri Building Supply.

August 1967
September 1967

Dave Elliott Started as a truck driver for Mid-Missouri Building Supply.

September 1967
August 1968

Joe F. Knaebel started working full-time for Mid-Missouri Building Supply.

August 1968
1969

Mid-Missouri Building Supply opened it’s first branch warehouse in Chillicothe, MO.

Lilly Elliott started working full-time with Mid-Missouri Building Supply.

1969
June 17, 1974

Property was purchased at 100 West Sparks Ave in Moberly, MO, new home of Mid-Am.

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June 17, 1974
1975

Alan Knaebel started working full-time at Mid-Missouri Building Supply.

1975
December 28, 1976

Mid-Am Building Supply, a Kansas Corporation, was started with a 15,000 sqft facility in Lenexa, KS.

Alan Knaebel moved to Kansas and became Assistant Manager at Mid-Am.

December 28, 1976
1980

Mid-Am Lenexa moves to Olathe, KS.

1980
March 21, 1984

Fire destroyed Mid-Am Olathe warehouse.

March 21, 1984
September 18, 1984

Mt. Pleasant, IA branch was opened with a newly built 18,750 sqft facility.

September 18, 1984
December 1984

Mid-Am Olathe moved into a new 26,250 sqft facility.

December 1984
1985

Kansas Corporation Mid-Am Building Supply was merged with Missouri Corporation,  Mid-Missouri Building Supply.

1985
December 16, 1985

Mid-Missouri name changed to Mid-Am Building Supply, Inc. – MID-MO Building Supply ceased existence.

December 16, 1985
1986

Mid-Am Moberly purchased their first brand new road tractor.

1986
1987

ANNUAL SALES $34,093,133

1987
August 1989

Mid-Am Wichita branch opened.

August 1989
1990

ANNUAL SALES $42,776,506

1990
February 1, 1995

$100,000 steel door production equipment purchased for Mid-Am Moberly.

February 1, 1995
October 25, 1995

ANNUAL SALES $59,705,389

140 Employees

October 25, 1995
October 25, 1995

Mid-Am held a ground breaking for what is now the Moberly warehouse. The new facility replaced the former 65,000 sqft building on Sparks Avenue.

October 25, 1995
January 1, 1996

Al Knaebel named VP, Sales and Marketing

January 1, 1996
July 1, 1996

Expanded Mt Pleasant, IA warehouse
by 15,000 feet.

July 1, 1996
1998

Added 35,500 sqft to the Spring Hill, KS warehouse.

1998
2000

Moberly, MO warehouse added 46,000 sqft.

ANNUAL SALES $81,996,817

2000
October 9, 2000

Crown Millwork was purchased by Mid-Am.

October 9, 2000
2002

Spring Hill, KS added 27,500 sqft
to the warehouse.

Centralia, IL branch was opened.

ANNUAL SALES $105,785,550

2002
February 2002

Crown Millwork was relocated from Blue Springs to Kansas City, KS.

February 2002
March 2003

Mt Pleasant facility expands to 80,000 sqft

March 2003
May 2003

Mt Pleasant added 2,500 sqft to the door shop making it 5,000 sqft.

Mt Pleasant office remodeling completed.

May 2003
June 24, 2005

Mt Pleasant expands to 121,000 sqft.

June 24, 2005
October 2005

46,500 sqft addition to the Moberly branch was completed.

October 2005
2006

ANNUAL SALES $155,219,000

2006
2007

Mid-Am Building Supply

  • 400 Employees
  • 7 Warehouses
  • 46 Trucks
  • 72 Trailers
  • 53 Sales Vehicles
2007
November 26, 2007

Al Knaebel becomes President of Mid-Am Building Supply, Inc.

Joe F. Knaebel becomes Chairman of the Board of
Mid-Am Building Supply, Inc.

November 26, 2007
August 13, 2009

Crown Millwork branch sold to KBS
(Kansas City Building Supply).

August 13, 2009
2010

Builders Choice brand created.

2010
September 2012

Centralia relocates to modern facility
poised for growth.

September 2012
2013

$3M+ invested in state-of-the-art KVAL door line equipment.

2013
February 2015

New addition added to Moberly facility.

February 2015
2016

Mid-Am Prefinish shop opened.

2016
2018

Next Edge Door System brand created.

2018
January 1, 2019

Five locations

335 associates

50 tractors

74 trailers

680,000 warehouse square footage

January 1, 2019
2020

Spring Hill branch expands to 168,000 sqft.

2020
February 2022

Hardwoods Distribution Inc. (HDI) acquires
Mid-Am Building Supply.

February 2022
March 2023

Construction on new state-of-the-art facility in Mt. Pleasant begins.

March 2023
April 2023

Moberly expansion (30K SF warehouse, 52K SF outside storage) completed.

April 2023
February 2024

Consolidated Chillicothe inventory between Moberly and Spring Hill to enhance stock availability and customer delivery service times.

February 2024
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