Press Releases
Welcome to McCoy's Building Supply's press room. Here you'll find the latest company news and our recent and archived news releases. News releases are archived on this web site for historical purposes only. Please note that information contained in the releases is accurate at the time the release was written but may change over time. Feel free to contact McCoy's Corporate Communications team for more information regarding McCoy's news releases or other company news.
January 07, 2012
McCoy’s Building Supply founder Emmett McCoy dies
Emmett McCoy leaves behind a legacy of philanthropy and fair business practices.
December 12, 2011
Jones named VP of Field Support at McCoy's
Meagan McCoy Jones has been promoted to the position of Vice President of Field Support.
July 29, 2011
McCoy's Celebrates Four Decades of Service
On July 12, McCoy’s Building Supply’s risk and safety coordinator, Jon Wallace, celebrated 40 years with the company.
July 26, 2011
Weimar McCoy’s Crew Celebrates Two Centuries of Experience
McCoy’s Weimar crew ranks as one of the top five most tenured crews at the retailer’s 83 locations. The 15-member crew has more than 200 years of collective building experience.
June 01, 2011
McCoy's Building Supply Recognized as Tech Leader by CIO Magazine
Local lumber and hardware retailer McCoy’s Building Supply was listed by IDG’s CIO Magazine as one of the top 100 companies in the world that is using information technology (IT) to deliver a competitive advantage for their company.
February 26, 2011
McCoy’s Hosts Concert in the Lumberyard for Mobile Loaves & Fishes
The owners of McCoy’s Building Supply turned their Manchaca Lumberyard in South Austin into a concert venue on a Saturday evening for the benefit of Mobile Loaves & Fishes.
October 30, 2010
McCoy’s Celebrates Three Decades of Service
On Saturday, October 30, McCoy’s Building Supply recognized Bob Paul of Aransas Pass for 30 years of service with the company.
October 01, 2010
McCoy’s Recognized by InfoWeek Magazine for Innovative Business Technology
McCoy’s Building Supply was recently recognized by Information Week Magazine for its innovative use of business technology, ranking 26 on the list of 500 top innovative users of business technology, and was listed first in the Specialty Retailing category.
September 09, 2010
Belton McCoy’s to Reopen Less Than a Week After Flooding
McCoy’s Building Supply found ten inches of flood waters inside their location at 212 North IH-35 in Belton, Texas.
July 15, 2010
Aransas Pass Man Wins New Truck from McCoy’s Building Supply
Employees at McCoy’s Building Supply headquarters in San Marcos, Texas crowded the entry driveway to their corporate office on July 6 to see representatives of Hixson Lumber Company hand over the key of a new red 2009 Chevy Silverado LT1500 Extended Cab to one lucky McCoy’s customer.
July 09, 2010
Lead Based Paint Certified Renovator Training
Attention remodelers, painters, drywallers, window installers, electricians, plumbers, carpenters and anyone else who works on pre-1978 homes!
December 12, 2009
Community Celebrates New Trees for Adoue Park
Community members gathered at Adoue Park at 2 p.m. Saturday to celebrate the replacement of 17 hurricane-damaged trees in the East-end public park.
November 13, 2009
McCoy’s CIO recognized as IT Executive of the Year
On October 29, the Austin Association of Information Technology Professionals (AITP) recognized McCoy’s Building Supply Senior Vice President and CIO, Dennis Strong, as their 2009 Information Technology (IT) Executive of the Year at the InnoTech 6th Annual Austin CIO Summit.
October 13, 2009
McCoy’s Building Supply Named Pro Dealer of the Year
McCoy’s Building Supply was recognized by Home Channel News (HCN) magazine as the 2009 Pro Dealer of the Year during their annual Pro Dealer Industry Summit, held October 7 to 9 in Phoenix, Arizona.
September 02, 2009
McCoy's to Replace Damaged Trees in Galveston's Adoue Park
Today, McCoy’s Building Supply announced that they have partnered with the city of Galveston and are working to restore the public park.
July 28, 2009
Rattler Alumni Create Resource Chain Among Nonprofits
Several former San Marcos High School graduates showed that Rattler pride is still alive and well when they recently formed a San Marcos High School (SMHS) alumni network to provide free office supplies to area nonprofit organizations.
July 23, 2009
EPA Recognizes McCoy’s Building Supply Stores
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recognized McCoy’s Building Supply for the company’s assistance in preventing childhood lead poisoning.
April 24, 2009
Safe at Home Program Builds Wheelchair Ramp at San Marcos Family’s Home
The "Safe at Home" program at Texas State University-San Marcos, under the joint cooperative PRAXIS, began a wheelchair ramp build on Friday, for the Castaneda family of San Marcos.
April 22, 2009
McCoy's, Local Contractors Contribute More Than $23,000 to Habitat
McCoy's Building Supply and local building contractors contribute more than $23,000 to the Mt. Pleasant, Texas chapter of Habitat for Humanity.
April 21, 2009
Local Businesses, Community Support Cancer Fighter
McCoy's and other local businesses support local man as he battles cancer.