Southern Commercial Materials, Inc began operation in 1988 as Building Materials Wholesale, Inc, a Georgia Corporation operating out of Albany, GA. William L. Parks, Jr. ( Bill ) and his wife, Candace, are the sole owners of Southern Commercial Materials. Southern Commercial Materials, Inc is a certified minority owned business. Bill graduated from the University of Georgia and took his first job in sales for Owens Corning Fiberglas in Atlanta in 1972. He was transferred to Albany as the branch manager. In 1988 he branched out to form Building Materials Wholesale, Inc a Georgia corporation. Bill is active in the community including membership in the Kiwanis Club and president of the Seekers Sunday School class at Porterfield Methodist Church.