UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                              WASHINGTON, DC 20549


                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934






                         Date of Report: April 13, 2004


                         UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)




          MICHIGAN                    0-22684               38-1465835
(State or other jurisdiction        (Commission            (IRS Employer
     of Incorporation)              File Number)        Identification No.)




           2801 EAST BELTLINE, NE
           GRAND RAPIDS, MICHIGAN                         49525
  (Address of principal executive offices)             (Zip Code)




                                 (616) 364-6161
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)


                                      NONE
          (Former name or former address, if changed since last report)






Item 7.    Financial Statements, Pro Forma Financial Information, and Exhibits

           (c)    Exhibits

                  99(a)    Press Release dated April 12, 2004.


Item 12.  Results of Operations and Financial Condition

          On April 12, 2004, the Registrant issued a press release announcing
          its financial results for the quarter ended March 27, 2004. A copy of
          the Registrant's press release is attached as Exhibit 99(a) to this
          Current Report.


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                                    SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



                                  UNIVERSAL FOREST PRODUCTS, INC.
                                          (Registrant)
Dated:  April 13, 2004

                                  By: /s/ Michael R. Cole
                                      ------------------------------------------
                                      Michael R. Cole, Chief Financial Officer
                                      and Treasurer



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                                  EXHIBIT INDEX
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Exhibit Number             Document
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   99(a)                   Press Release dated April 12, 2004.








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