New ptoeesses, ptoducts iack up treated sales

lltOOD TREATINC is an evolving lf industry, alwayssceking new ways and new products to better serve thc consumer. As a retailer, you ride along with them, seeking increasing salcs and margins with improved merchandise and specialty items.

ln the year since our last pressure treated special issue, we've kept you up to date on numerous changes in the industry. The ones discusscd in this story are the latest, eitherjust in effect or about to be.

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Thu retailer and the consumer will probably never see one of the latest high tech developments in pressure treating, but they will benefit from the results-clean, competitively priced treated products. Osmose Wood heserving Co. has developed a computerized process controller with data re- trieval capabilitics to replace opcrator controlled, manual plantsbuilt in pnor years.

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Advanced calculating and automatic report preparation capabilities offer efficient and reliable operations as well as safety. High quality products are ernured each time, Osmose emphasizes. A process control data base system can be added to enhance the reporting capabilities of the system. ln other news, the project sales approach for treated wood has fostered cooperative agreements between producers of treated wood chemicals and manufacturers of components used in construction. Hickson Corp.'s familiar Wolmanized name and logo will soon be appearing on tubes of PL500 outdoor project adhesive produced by ChemRex, Inc. An Osmose approved PL500 is already on the market.

"The bottom line:," Osmose says, "reduced direct supervision requirement, advanced operation control and increased quality conhol meanpremium products for retailers at competitive prices."

The endorsements aim to boost sales of adhesive while promoting treated lumber for outdoor projects. PL500 is formulated especially for use with pressure treated wood in exterior applications.

"The arrangement should help retailers," Steve Snyder, Hickson sales v.p., cofiunents. "When a homeowner or contractorbuilds a backyard project,