Great Southern traditions

treating facilitie.s in tbe U.S. It features two treatment cylinders controlled by the Osmose automated prcoess control system. 'Our new tochnolos/ will allow us o produce a lighter weight product rhat is clean, dry to the touch and free of the msigbtly residue seen on sonre ounpetitive b,rands," said ompany pesidentJimmy Rane.

for marine, agricultural and residential uses. Its 1971 'tirst yeat'' annual production was 150,000 board feet from one plant in Abbevile growing to 250 million board feet in 1992 from facilities in Abbeville, Mobile, Al., Sumterville, Fl., and Attanta Cra Their obsession with quality poducts, aggtessive maketing and strong supplier/customer partnerships was showcased at a recent dedication ceremony and open house for the $2.5 million upgrade of the Abbeville planr

Situated on 18 acres, the new Abbeville reating plant wirh paved, covered warehouse repres€nB one of the most technologically advanced

But the dedication ceremoy had more of a festive prty atnosphere than typical open houses, thanks to Great Southern's unique, family oriented style and community involvement Tbe lown is as fmiliar with the Rane fmily as it is wirh be company. Tony Rane, chairman of tbe board, and Greg Rare, vice prasident, spoke of their rypreciation to the community and inroduced arcnding local elebritieq including the mayc of Abbeville, comty ild city officials and anumber of bank offrcials.

Story at a Glance

Southern ptessure treater makes good thongh aggres- slvc buslnass moyes and down-home values ... Alabame plant gets $2.5 mlltion upgnde.

Southeastern college football c@cies were also on hnd. The company's rmique, aggressive marketing and advertising plan includes having the college football and basketball cmches as spoke$nen and ryonsoring numerous tv 'Coaches Shows." There ae also mnual trade magazine and consumer televisim advertising cmpaigns,.

To Great Southern and the Rane family, aggressively building and maintaining strong partnerships with their customers, suppliers and coaches is simply how business is done.

Hoovor Treated Wood Products announces that a NATIONAL EVALUATION REPORT (NER-457) has been issued by the National Evaluation Service of the Council of American Building Officials to confirm that PYRO-GUARD Fire Retardant Treated Lumber and Plywood meets requirements of the BOCA, UBC, and SBCCI model building codes.

PYRO-GUARD has a degradation-free track record, a So-year projected useful life, and is the FIBSI Fire Retardant Treated Wood with: a fhtrd Party Klln fiXonltorlng In addltlon to U.L. follow-up servlce a FRf labor and msterials replacement cost warran]rl

I Code Compllance Report with evslustion of elevated ]emperalurc ttnenglh ]ett/,ng for roof appllcations

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