Harris Building Materials

Knauers is a family owned and operated business. The roots of Knauers dates back to the 1950s during which we had just 1 full time and 1 part time employee. Today, we are 3 generations of Knauers and 28 full time employees. Our dedicated employees have many years of experience ranging from 5 to 50 years in the burial vault business. We manufacture lined burial vaults, grave boxes, cemetery grave markers, and other types of architectural precast products.

Sterling Lumber Company offers a wide range of lumber products and is located in Blue Island, Ill. It offers a variety of products, such as hardwood, timber and shoring, and hardwood pallet and stock boxes. The company also offers manufactured lumber products that include road mats, truck and crane mats, shielding, shoring, piling, stakes and wedges. It has a fleet of more than 5 trucks, over 50 sawmills and approximately two package saws that provides delivery and transportation services. The company has a wide range of clients, including the Kenny Construction, Jay Dee Contractors, Lorig Construction Company and the Hayward Baker. Sterling Lumber Company s projects include Dan Ryan and the Museum of Science & Industry.