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THE CHOICE OF PROFESSIONALS FOR LUMBER & BUILDING MATERIALS SINCE 1946
Our History
About Truitt & White
Truitt & White has a reputation built on trust, experience and successful partnerships.
In the building materials industry, your reputation is only as good as the services you provide and products you offer. When it comes to the San Francisco Area, one name comes up time and time again as the professionals’ number one choice – Truitt & White. When you drive onto our campus, you’ll see why. Our 8 acres house a lumber yard, hardware store, warehouse, and showroom areas, each staffed by a knowledgeable team that specializes in serving the needs of professional builders and homeowners alike.
Since 1946, Truitt & White has been the Bay Area’s go-to source for high quality building materials, valuable information, and unmatched customer service. With over 70,000 square feet of lumberyard, hardware store, warehouse, and showroom areas, our knowledgeable staff specializes in serving the needs of professional builders and homeowners alike.
Our customers rely on us for every one of their projects, from start to finish, and we deliver. We have customer families that have been coming here for 3 generations, and nothing means more to us than loyalty like that.
Our customers rely on us for every project, from start to finish, and we deliver.
Growing with the Times
Over the next several decades, the company continued to grow and prosper through dedication to innovation and customer service, , and today, Truitt & White is a leader in the San Francisco Bay Area building materials industry. Truitt & White continues to stay true to our roots. We’re now a 3rd generation family-run business with a 4th generation pitching in. Our strong desire to continually improve while always retaining those tried and true elements that make us Truitt & White, is very much alive and a source of pride for all of us.
Always searching for ways to make the customer’s experience better, Truitt & White computerized our systems early on, and continue to use technology to I’m
We also took on new, innovative products and tried new ways of doing things. For example, even before anyone recognized the value of double pane insulated windows, we were already stocking them. Over the years, this steady quality of being one step ahead of the competition allowed our customers to rely on us to provide the latest and highest quality products.
Truitt & White is three generations, with a fourth on deck.
“You can use your computer or the phone to make an order and they’ll have it ready for you. To a contractor, time is money — you can’t afford to stand in line at Home Depot.”
— Abrams of Abrams-Millikan,
Developer of the Fourth St shopping area
The History
Over 70 years ago, George and Robert met while serving in the US Navy, where they were both assigned to the material procurement department. It was there they learned about the San Francisco Bay Area, and the opportunities in that growing community.
Even in sunny California though, the post-WWII construction industry proved to be a challenge due to the limited availability of lumber and building materials. Through perseverance and smart business planning however, George and Robert gradually built Truitt & White to what it has become today. Carefully, they developed a customer service standard, added staff, and quickly established a reputation for quality products, friendly, helpful service, and a professional approach in serving the building professionals in the San Francisco Bay Area.
Looking Forward
Today, Truitt & White continues to be a leader in the San Francisco Bay Area building materials industry. As a 3rd generation family owned and operated business, our strong desire to continually improve while retaining the tried and true elements that make us Truitt & White, is still alive today and a source of pride for all of us. Just like in our first days as a company, our staff is committed to providing the best quality products and customer service for today’s professional builders.