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American Hardware Mgnufrclurtrs AssocietionAptil2+27, Southern Hardware Convention, Fountainebleau Hilton, Miami Beach, Fl.

Xentucky Reteil Lumber Deders Associetion - April 27-2t, annual golf tournament and board meeting, Carter Cave State Park, Ky.

Lumbctmen's Associrtion of TexrsAprll 2$Mey l, 9th annual convention & exposition, San Antonio, Tx.

Acre Hardwere Corp.April 29-Mey 2, spring convention, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Tx.

May

Americrn Hrdbosrd Associrtiotr - Mry 14, annud meeting, Fort Magruder lnn, Williamsburg, Va.

Americen Institute of Xitcben Derhrs - Mry $lt, Kitchen Specialist Training School, Oklahoma City, Ok.

Southern Prtssurc Trteters Assodetion - Mry 11-13, spring meeting, Kiawah Island Resort, Charleston, S.C.

S & T Indusfics, Inc. - Mry l&16, spring and summer market Kentucky Fair & Exposition Center, Louiwille, Ky.

Nrtionrl Perticleborrd AssocirdonMey l4-1t, scmi-annual meeting, lnnisbrook Hotel, Tarpon Springs, Fl.

Ngtionsl Forcsl Produc{s AssocletionMey l$lt, annual spring meeting, L'Enfant Plr"a Hotel, Washington, D.C.

Southern Forcst PmducC Associedon - Mey l&20, midyear meting, Hyatt Regancy, New Orleans, La.

Expo 't3 - Mry *t2, forest products machinery & equipment exhibition, Superdome, New Orleans, La.

North American Wbolesde Lumber AssocietionMey 22-25, 9lst annual meeting, The Broadmoor, Colorado Springs,

June

Netionsl Lumber & Building Meterid Deehrs AssocirtionJune 7{, dealer services, budga and executive committee meetings, Chicago, Il.

North Americrn Wholesele Lumber AssocirtionJunc lll7, annual wood marketing seminar, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Or.

Nationsl Oak trlooring Manufrcturing AssocirtionJune 14-15 meeting, Peabody Hotel, Memphis, Tn.

Florida Lumber & Building Material Dedes Associetlon -

June 23-25, summer management conference, Sheraton Palm Coast Inn. Palm Coast. Fl.

Treater Expands in U.S.

Rentokil, Inc., international developer and distributor of wood treatment systems, copper chrome arsenate chemicals, and pesticides for over 50 years, has expanded its operation in the United States with new U.S. headquarters in Norcross, Ga.

The wood treatment system Celpak will now be available in the United States. The company provides site selection assistance, foundation preparation, plant installation, operator training, and chemical preservatives to those who purchase the system, according to John Whitley, president.

Local environmentalists have praised the system's design, noting that it has been equipped with features that not only satisfy all OSHA and EPA approved safety standards, but some proposed legislation as well.

Texas Firm Reorganizes

Texas Austin Industries, Inc., Austin, Tx., has reorganized into two companies, Calcasieu Lumber Co. and Milstead Supply Co.

All Calcasieu operations in Austin and Security Lumber Co., Houston, will be operated by Calcasieu Lumber Co. Milstead Supply Co. will operate all Milstead Supply operations.

New W.R. Grace Stores

W.R. Grace & Co. will open five House Works stores in the New Orleans, La., market by May l, at a cost in excess of $40 million.

The first store opened last month in Harvey will be augmented by stores in Kenner, Marrero, Chalmette and Metairie. Two additional locations are being evaluated.

The new stores, which will employ more than 500 people, will each carry some 35,000 stock-keeping units. Stores will be departmentalized with lumber and building materials areas completely enclosed and air conditioned.

Offering a wide variety of services including demonstration clinics, how-to brochures and a toll-free 800 hotline, the stores will open at 7:30 each weekday morning. They will accept bank credit cards, offer a layaway program and maintain an installed sales department.

Education

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No. the lumber will weather over a period of time to a pleasing driftwood gray.

Can treated lumber be painted or stained?

Lumber treated with waterborne preservatives may actually hold finish coats better than untreated lumber. Treated lumber resists rot and decay, major causes of paint blistering and peeling. Allow the lumber to dry in-place before painiing.

How can I be sure the lumber I am buying is properly treated?

Look for the American Wood Preservers Bureau Quality Mark stamp on each piece. It is your assurance that the lumber has been treated according to established industry standards and will meet all local buildins codes.