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William M. Bird To Distribute Somerset Hardwood

WFB Editors
Mar 26, 2018

William M. Bird Inc. will begin distributing Somerset Hardwood Flooring (Somerset, Ky.) products in all of its territories April 2.

Distribution areas include Virginia, the Carolinas, Tennessee, Georgia, Alabama and Florida.

William M. Bird is headquartered in Charleston, S.C., with 19 locations in the U.S.

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