DATE Book

Llstrngs are often submitted months in advance. Always verify dates and locations wtth sponsor before making plans to attend.

Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Assn. - March 6'7, spring meeting, Hilton, Atlanta, Ga.; (770) 631-6701; www.slma.org.

Greenprints - March 7-8, conference, Atlanta, Ga.; greenprints.org.

ENAP lnc. - March 7-9, annual meeting & show, Disney's Coronado Springs, 0rlando, Fl.; (800) 456-4300; www.enap.com.

Lumbermens Merchandising Corp. - March 7'9, annual meeting, Ft. Worth, Tx.; (610) 293-7049; www.lmc.net.

Northwestern Lumber Association - March 8, Nebraska lumber dealers convention, Embassy Suites Hotel & Convention Center, La Vista, Ne.; (763) 544-6822; www.nlassn.org.

Ace Hardware - March 8-10, spring market, Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta, Ga.; (630) 990-7662; acehardware.com.

International Home & Housewares Show- March 10'13, Chicago, ll. ; (847) 2924200: www.housewares.org.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - March 12-15' Wood Management Course, Mississippi State University, Starksville, Ms. ; (800) 527 -8258: www. I u m ber.org.

Construction Suppliers Association - March 13, insight meeting' Savannah, Ga.; (678) 674-1860; www.gocsa.c0m.

New Hampshire Retail Lumber Association - March 13, roundtable &board meeting, Bedford, N.H.; (518) 286-1010; nrla.org.

Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association - March 14, ?U!al meetiirg, Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, La., (412) 244-0440: www.cypressinfo,org.

Hardwood Manufacturers Association - March 14'16, national conference & expo, Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans, La; (412) 2440440; www.hmamembers.org.

Retail Lumber Dealers Association of Maine - March 15, legisla' tive breakfast & board meeting, Senator Inn, Augusta, Me.; (518) 286-1 01 0; www.nrla.org.

Mid South Building Material Dealers Association - March 15-17' convention & stiow, Natchez Convention Center, Natchez, Ms.; (877) 828-331 5; www.mbmda.com.

Emerv-Waterhouse Co. - March 16.17, market, Rhode lsland Cdnvention Center, Providence, R.l.; (800) 283-0236; www.emeryonline.com.

Peak Auctioneering - March 17, LBM auction, St. Charles, ll.; (800) 245-9690; www,peakauction.com.

Moulding & Millwork Producers Association - March 19'24, win' ter meeting, San Diego, Ca.; (800) 550-7889; www.wmmpa.com.

lllinois Lumber & Material Dealers Association - March 20-21, convention & expo, Peoria Civic Center, Peoria, ll.; (800) 2528641; www.ilmda.com.

Northeast Retail Lumber Association - March 20, roundtables, Windham, N.Y.; March 25, Gaithersburg, Md.; (518) 286-1010; www.nna.0rg.

JLG Live Show - March 21-24, Rhode lsland Conference Center, Providence, R.l.; (800) 261 -77 69;www.jlclive.com.

Epicor Software - March 22-23,tBM customer training conference, ' Maniott City Center, Denver, Co.; (888)4634700; epicor.com.

Mid-America Lumbermens Association - March 22'23, Arkansas spring meeting, Embassy Suites, Hot Springs, Ar.; (800) 7476529; www.themla.org.

Blish-Mize Co. - March 23-24, spring market, Convention Center, Overland Park, Ks.; (800) 995-0525; www.blishmize.com.

lnternational Wood Products Assn. - March 28'30, annual convention, Indian Wells, Ca.; (703) 820-6696; www.iwpawood.org.

Kentuckv Forest Industries Assn. - March 28.30, annual meeting, Seelbrack Hotel, Louisville, Ky. ; (800) 203-9217 : www.kfi a.org.

Northeast Retail Lumber Association - April 1, roundtable, Uniontown, Pa.; (518) 286-1 01 0; nrla.org.

American Institute of Timber Construction - April 2'3, annual meeting, Naples Beach Hotel & Golf Club, Naples, Fl.; (303) 792' 9559; www.aitc-glulam,org.

Vermont Retail Lumber Dealers Association - April 3, sales skills workshop, Montpelier, Vt.; (518) 286-1010; nrla.org.

Ohio Construction Suppliers Assn, - April 3.5, installed sales roundtable, Cinci nnati, Oh. ; (6 1 4) 27 9'3825; www. myocsa.org.

Peak Auctioneering - April 7, LBM auction, Orange County Fairgrounds, Middleton, N.Y.; (800) 245-9690; peakauction.com.

Structural Insulated Panel Association -April 10'12, annual meeting & conference, Embassy Suites, San Antonio, Tx.; (253) 858-7 47 2.: www. si ps.org.

National Wood Flooilng Association - April 10'13, conference & wood flooring expo, Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center, Orlando, Fl. ; (800) 422-4556; www.woodfl oors.org.

International Wood Composites Symposium - April 11'13, Red Lion, Seattle, Wa.; (509) 335-2262:woodsymposium.wsu.edu.

Lumbermen's Association of Texas & Louisiana - April 12'14, annual convention, La Torretta Resort & Spa, Montgomery, Tx.; (800) 749-5862; www.lat.org.

Peak Auctioneering - April 14, LBM auctions, Prince William County Fairgrouniis, Manassas, Va.; April 21, Cuyahoga County Fairgrilunds, Berea, Oh. ; (800) 2a5-9690; www.peakauction.com.

Northeast Retail Lumber Association - April 18, roundtable, Nantucket, Ma.; (518) 286-1010; nrla.org.

Kentucky Building Materials Association - April 18'20, convention & expo, Griffin Gate Maniott, Lexington, Ky.; (800) 844-1774; www.kbma.net.

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tittle Cars Have Big lmpact

Opening its doors ro hundreds of Cub Scouts brought increased sales and community goodwill to Old Town Ace Hardware in Alexandria. Va.. a historic area just outside our nation's capital.

Rich Heilman bought the business, housed in a 9,000-sq. ft., two-story brick building, in 2008. The following January, faced with a winter slowdown, he looked around for a way to increase business.

Heilman didn't have to look long or far. When the local Boy Scout group asked for help with its yearly Pinewood Derby, he went into action. He was familiar with the events-in which scouts build and race wooden cars-through his own sons.

To supervise the action and prevent injuries to young hands, he secured the expertise of an expert: carpenter Jesse Cathell, who brought all needed equipment, set up a temporary workshop at the back of the store, and rough-cut designs that each scout traced on a small block of wood. When rough-cutting was complete, scouts moved to another table and sanded their creations under the watchful eye of their parents and older scouts who volunteered their help.

The first event, held on just two weekends, was a real success: scouts and their parents waited up to an hour and a half in the snow to get inside the store. Last year, about 300 scouts attended the event over three weekends. This year's event was held over four weekends, with nearly 400 scouts.

Besides contributing space for the workshop and popcorn for snacking, Heilman donated 5Vo of sales for all related products-wood kits, spray paint, sandpaper-to offset the cost of operating the local Pinewood Derby. Participating families who attended the workshops were asked to donate $1 per cut. Together, about $1,000 was raised, of which half went to the Children's Miracle Network-a charity favored by Ace Corp.

Heilman says that parents, who often drive miles to attend the workshop, mention how grateful they are for the help. Many return to shop at the store and become regular customers, as do residents who read about the event in local newspapers.

BlueLinx Offers Own EWP Brand

Bluelinx, Atlanta, Ga., now distributes its own privately branded line of engineered products: onCENTER.

"The onCENTER brand will allow us to bring a total engineered products solution to our customers," said Kent Marks, general manager of engineered products.

Individual products include BLI joists, LVL, Glulam 3000, and rim board. All are backed by a lifetime limited warranty and are supported by a full-service, cross-functional team of engineers, technicians, software developers, inside sales, and field-based market managers.

Bluelinx offers over 10,000 products from over 750 suppliers to approximately 1l ,500 customers nationwide, through its network of more than 50 distribution centers.

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Advantage Trim & Lumber [www.advantagelumber.com]....41

Anthony Forest Products [www.anthonyforest.com]............19

Boise Cascade [www,bcewp.com]........,.................................41

Boston Cedar [www.bostoncedar.com] ..,........3

Capital [www.capital.lumber.com]..........................................28

Chicago Suburban Lumber Sales [chicagosurburban.com] ..33

Crawford Creek Lumber [crawfordcreeklumber.com]...........25

Custom Lumber Manufacturing [www,plantationcypress]..,..4

Crumpler Plastic Pipe [wnw.cpp-pipe.com] ..,.......................4S

GRK Fasteners [www,grkfasteners.com]..,...,..............Cover lll ldaho Forest Group [www.idahoforestgroup.com]............,.....8

Kearns Plywood [www.kearnsplywood.com] ................,.......30

Lee Roy Jordan Lumber [www.jordanredwood.com]... .........24

Mary's River Lumber [www.marysriverlumber.com].............1 s

Maze Nails [www.mazenails.com].......... .........21

Redwood Empire [www,redwoodemp.com] ..,,,...........Cover lV

RoyOMartin [www.royomartin.coml ..............23

Simpson Strong.Tie [www.strongtie.com],...................Cover ll

Tank Fab [www.tankfab.coml.............. ............29

TMI Forest Products [www,tubafor.com] .,.,,...........................,7

Viance [www.treatedwood.com] .............,.,.,...................Cover I

Waldun Group [www.waldun.com] .................,s

Western Red Gedar Lumber Association [wrcla, o r 91-.^.26.27

Wilson Lumber [www,cypressusa.com]............................,....37