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To ensure paint coverage that lasts, priming of wood is essential! Factory-primed treated wood by Cox provides this important step by saving the extra time and expense required for job site applications and providing lifetime protection from decay and termites.

Cox factory priming is done in a controlled settingone piece at a timeusing a vacuum coater that ensures the coverage is thorough and complete. The wood is then oven dried to cure the primer and touch-up is applied to individual pieces where needed. All factory-primed treated products by Cox are pressure treated with Wolmano preservative and re-dried after treatment.

The wait is over. Factory-primed DuraPine@ is a step saver, and that's something your builder customer will appreciate! For more information, call 800.476.4401 or fax 803.534.6328.

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Williams Lumber Co. ol North Carolina, lnc...(252\ 442-2136

Wrenn Hand|in9...................(800) 456-0322 (704) 588-1 300

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Cedar Creek Wholesale (0klahoma City)......(800) 375-6025

Cedar Creek Wholesale, Inc. (Tulsa).............(800) 299-9870

E-Z Splitter Co........ .......(918) 366-4282

Weyerhaeuser C0...............(800) 256-4469 (405) 671-3540

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Cox Wood Preserving Co...............................(800) 476-4401

Diamond Hill Plywood Co. .............................(803) 393-2803

Georgia-Pacilic......... .,. (800) 866-1414 (803) 324-8050

McEwen Lumber Co. {Charleston)..........,......(843) 766-5383 ftrxrsstl

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Breco Wood Products .........(800) 742-3093

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Jordan Redwood, Lee Roy..(214) 357-7317

Lumber TaC Specialties Co. {800) 770-0984

Mouldings & Millwork 1nc.....(800) 423-0868

M W Supply, Inc...................{972) 623-11 1 0

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American Wood Preservers Inslitute..............(800) 356'2974

Chesapeake Hardwood Products ..........,,......(800) 446-81 62

Hoover Treated Wood Products.....................(800) 832-9663

Madison Wood Preservers.............................(540) 948'6801

Supreme Decking... .......(800) 532-1323

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CAPACIIY CROWD of nea;ly 20 building producls dislribulors atlended DMSi's lirst erommerce seminar, which covered basic Intemet conneclion and hosling oplions, firewalls, EntryNET Order/Quote and Catalog set-up, back-end integration, and customer rollout programs. (L-0 Kim Buffington, Buffington Corp.; Brent Boicourt, DMS|; Rick Johnson, Amerharl; Greg Buzalski, Grand Rapids Sash & Door; Simon Sikora, Bridgewater Wholeasler; Duanne Kahlenbach, Woodharbor Molding; Ed Pear@, DMS|; Kyle Juhnke, Shelter Products; Dawn Hemond, Grand Rapids; Dave Webber, Orepac; Byron Hansen, DMS|; Kad Apilz, Shelter Producls; Bob Fleming, lron City Sash & Door; Dave Reed, Shelter Products; Mary Jane Bearer, lron City; Glen Macy, Calilornia Builders Supply, and Lamar Butfington, Butfington Corp.

Teachers Tour Backers Sought

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association is searching for sponsors to give science and environmental teachers a chance to learn about forest management.

Teachers Tours 2000 enables teachers to tour paper and saw mills and discuss issues such as sustainable forestry, harvesting, reforestation, conservation and industry laws. Attendees can then take the information back to thcir students for classroom discussion.

U.S. tours will be held in Asheville, N.C. (June 14-17); Fortuna, Ca. (July l2-15), and Green Bay, Wi. (July 2620). A Canadian tour will be held Aug. l6-19 in Edmundston, New Brunswick.

Over 100 teachers nationwide participated in the 1999 tours sponsored by the Temperate Forest Foundation, along with other individuals and organizations.

Participating sponsors cover program costs, and attending teachers will reportedly receive continuing education credit. For further information, contact NLBMDA, 40 Ivy St., SE, Washington, D.C. 20003. Completed applications must be received by March 31.

Insulated Panels Up In Commercial

The Structural Insulated Panel Association's annual survey revealed structural insulated panels (SIPs) showed significant gains in light commercial construction.

Generally associated with residential construction, 27Vo of SIPs produced in North America were shipped for use in such non-residential projects as schools, motels, assisted living facilities and churches.

The majority of survey respondents indicated a large increase in architectural specifications for engineered wood during the past year. Design professionals cited their concern about the quality and price volatility of dimensional lumber as one reason for the change.

Labor shortage was listed as another t'actor contributing to the increase. "In the western states. the labor issues have been quality as well as quantity," said board member Frank Kiesecker. "The commercial contractors out here are seeking experienced, reliable help. SIPs have helped them compensate for the lack ofit."

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System . and exclusive Florida distributor of Pau Lope, The World's

Finest Exterior Wood

PaU LOpe, a Brazilian hardwood offering incomparable strcngft, natural vdrer resistanceand beauty. Thetropical hardwood is 4000/6 stronger than pine and several times harder than domestic hardwoods. Despite Its high density, hardness and weight, Pau Lope is not difficult to work with and is sultable for any outdoor or indoor proiect.

Pau Lope doesn't absorb moisturc like softwoods, nor tend to splinter, crack or cup. lt needs no preservatives or water repellents, and is cover€d under a 25-year limited war. ranty against rot, decay and termite damage.

Plastic Lumber Firm Shake Up

In light of a lawsuit filed by Waste Management, a Houston-based trash hauler, U.S. Plastic Lumber, Boca Raton, Fl., has removed its chairman, Louis D. Paolino, Jr., and named president and ceo Mark Alsentzer as his replacement.

The board also accepted the resignation of director John E. Drury, Waste Management's former ceo and chairman.

Waste Management is suing Paolino for allegedly overstating profits at Eastern Environmental Services, a company he oversaw and eventually sold to them for $1.15 billion. The suit contends that Drury helped Paolino gain control of Eastern with the understanding that it would be sold to Waste Management's predecessor company.

Both Paolino and Drury have denied any wrongdoing in this matter. USPL did not announce a reolacement for the board vacancy.