1931
MRS is founded
Robert A. Boyd, Sr. opens a warehouse in Irvington.
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1939
Product line expansion
Robert A. Boyd, Sr. expands MRS product lines by pioneering a line of lumber specialties called Early American.
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1947
Robert A. Boyd, Jr. joins MRS
At the end of World War II, Robert A Boyd, Jr. joined his father in the family enterprise.
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1950
Fire destroys original warehouse
On January 17, 1950, the company suffered a devastating fire loss to its headquarters and primary warehouse at 75 Woolsey Street. The entire facility was destroyed, along with the firm’s profitable insulation production operation.
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1959
Robert A Boyd, Jr. becomes President
In 1959, Bob Boyd took over as President from this father and worked hard to keep MRS in step with the late 50s market changes and challenges for lumber wholesalers.
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1970
MRS initiates expansion of marketing territories
During the 1970s, the boom in home improvement, fueled by the DIY movement, created positive market conditions. These were reflected in the company’s dramatic rise in revenue during this decade as well as expansion of its territory to include Long Island, NY (1976) and Southwest Connecticut (1977).
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1979
Stephen Boyd joins MRS
As MRS neared its 50th anniversary, Steve Boyd, the third generation of the family to join the business, came on board in 1979 after a successful career in the packaging industry. Steve brought new ideas, significant corporate experience, and valuable insights into operational efficiency.
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1982
MRS builds a 40,000 sq. ft. warehouse
Activity at MRS during the 1980s included the addition of new lines, expanded service, customer education and construction of a new 40,000 square-foot warehouse on the Irvington site.
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1988
MRS expands lines to include engineered products
1990
MRS expands its territory to include southeastern Pennsylvania and Delaware
1998
Stephen F. Boyd named President of NAWLA
As trends and events unfolded in the late 1990s, the company’s management team exhibited a vision of the industry’s future that would prove to be accurate. Recognizing this vision, the North American Wholesale Lumber Association (NAWLA) names Steve Boyd as its Chairman in 1998.
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2004
MRS further expands its territory to include northeastern Pennsylvania
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2008
MRS builds a 41,000 sq. ft. warehouse and new office building
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2010
Brian Boyd joins MRS
Brian Boyd started with MRS in 2010 and is the fourth generation of the MRS family business. His sales experience includes four years working in the millwork department of Guardian Building Products. Before leaving Guardian, Brian was responsible for all direct sales of the window division.
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2018
Brian Boyd is named President of MRS
After a precisely designed 8-year succession plan, Brian Boyd is named President of MRS, succeeding his father, Stephen Boyd. After 33 years at the company’s helm, Stephen takes on the role of Chairman.
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2019
MRS expands its capacity and service with a new 73,000 square-foot warehouse
The new warehouse significantly increases MRS’s capabilities. Prior to the new facility, MRS had about 90,000 square feet of warehousing. Today the company has a total of over 150,000 square feet located in 4 warehouses.
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2021
MRS marks 90th anniversary
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