The Belletetes lumber and building materials company in Jaffrey has broken ground on a new facility at its Brookline location, acquired through its purchase of Bingham Lumber on May 13.

The project includes a 20,000-square-foot building that will feature a 15,000-square-foot hardware store, offices and a lumber counter, as well as a 30,000-square-foot drive-through lumberyard. Production of custom wood flooring, mouldings and reclaimed lumber processing will continue on-site. The store is expected to employ about 40 additional workers and is slated to open in September 2025.

“The present Bingham Lumber location is nothing like the rest of our business model. It is a complementary business, manufacturing custom wood flooring and processing reclaimed lumber, which we plan to scale up through our existing business channel,” stated Mike Shea, president of Belletetes.