Our team: Len Williams

Len Williams

President & CEO

Len Williams is President & CEO of Progressive Solutions Inc. and the CEO of Progressive Solutions’ UK operations. Since he co-founded Progressive Solutions in 1989, his vision and leadership have helped lead the company to unparalleled growth, from start-up to a recognized leader in the lumber building materials and wood products industry. During the past ten years of Len’s guidance Progressive Solutions has made numerous acquisitions both nationally and internationally, as well as established resellers in the South Pacific.

Today, Progressive Solutions has a global presence operating across 3 continents comprising 7 countries. Along the way, Len’s commitment to customer-focused management practices and his employees’ development has earned the company an outstanding reputation for excellence in product innovation, customer service and employee satisfaction.

Len holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration from Concordia University, and he is an active fundraiser and volunteer who encourages his employees to give back to the community wherever possible. Prior to his appointment as President & CEO in 1991, Len served the company as Vice-President of Sales & Marketing.

Testimonials

  • "We know these are the kind of people we want to partner with long-term, with the vision and values that are critical to a mutually successful relationship."

    David Jones
    President of Brookside Lumber

  • "We were up 5 points of margin within ten months using bisTrack™ pricing management and margin review. The payback happened in just months."

    Brian King
    President of Construction Supply

  • "Since our conversion to bisTrack we have seen big pluses with purchasing and costing accuracy which have definitely contributed to the bottom line."

    Brad White
    President of White's Lumber

  • "We’ve fixed problems, eliminated data re-entry and repurposed valuable employees. bisTrack helped us be more productive with fewer people."

    Candy Loweke
    Process Analyst, Raymond Building Supply

  • "With bisTrack we have cut our costs while increasing the speed and quality of service to our customers."

    John Steinman
    VP of Purchasing and IT Services, Forge Lumber

  • "We used to go blind on what our costs were. Now we can audit every single job in millwork, see what our waste is and know what things are really costing us."

    Lan McIlvain
    Alan McIlvain Company

  • "We were looking for software we could grow with. lumberTrack and Great Plains are going to give us the ability to dig down and get the reporting data we need to make our decisions. They have streamlined our workflow and the general ledger."

    Sherry Sabbatini
    Deer Park Lumber

  • "I think highly of the people at Progressive Solutions. They have a professional approach, they understand the lumber business, and they meet their commitments."

    Joe Kusar
    Vice President & General Manager of Tolleson Lumber Co

  • "lumberTrack’s™ business logic is rock solid. It’s a very configurable system and Progressive Solutions, as a business partner has been awesome."

    Mike Beye
    Chief Value Officer of Vaagen Bros. Lumber Co