Blue Ridge Lumber was founded in 1960 by Donald and Grace Ackerson . They leased a small portion of Read’s Apple Jack distillery and started to build their dream selling rough lumber. They steadily built the business from ground up and were eventually able to buy the building they were leasing in the early 1970’s.
They then built a 12,000 sq ft showroom and warehouse on that site which remains as the flagship store and Company Headquarters. Don and Grace worked together for 32 years building a very successful business which employed over 25 people in the late 1980’s. Blue Ridge Lumber now employs over 125 people and has 7 locations spanning across northern New Jersey and eastern Pennsylvania. In 1992, Donald retired and Greg, his son, became president at the age of 26. Greg is a graduate of Lehigh University (1989) and worked for Somerville Lumber prior to returning to the family business in 1992.
