We treasure our most important assets: our customers.

Pacific Forest Products' rapid growth and success can be attributed to our commitment to providing customers with Honesty, Reliability and Quality Service. From warehouses in Miami. Fl.. and Birmingham, Al., we distribute softwoods and hardwoods, including Southem Yellow Pine Lumber, Plywood, Hem-Fir, Spruce Products, Millwork, and Doors-from coast to coast. We are agents for many European and South American companies for pine and hardwood.

Our Hardware Division in Miami offers a wide range of brand name lines such as Moen, Liasco, Price Pfister, Elkay, Dewalt, Black & Decker, American Tool, Seagull Lighting, Sylvania, Eagle, Kwikset- Leviton. and others. Come visit our new showroom!

Higher Bid For Cameron Ashley

The management-led investment group has raised its offer to buy Cameron Ashley Building Products, Dallas, Tx., by more than 2O7o to $18.25 a share, or more than $345 million.

The group increased its initial bid after receiving unsolicited offers from distributor Bradco Supply and manufacturer/wholesaler Guardian Industries (see March, p. 20). While weighing Guardian's offer, the 165-unit distributor was accused by some shareholders of unfairly favoring the first bidders, among them about 30 senior managers.

It s what oLrr cLrstorrers demand, and it's what i'^re deliver. For the better part of a century W llamette Industries has met the needs of distrrbutors one day at a time. one order at a time. Quality manu' factLrring and consistent supply are the foundation of this commitment to our customers, You carr count on Wrllamette for high-value engineered lvood prodLicts lumber, plywood,0SB. l\,lDF. particleboard, and hardlvood engrneered panels

Great birilding products for great customers

It's Just The Willamette Way.

For more information. please contact us at:

EASTERN REGION

Fort Mill. South Carolina (803) 802-7500

SOUTHERN REGION

Ruston. Louisiana (318) 255-6258

WESTERN REGION

Albany,0regon (541) 926-7771

What began as a regional device for quickly identifying properly treated wood may soon be used across the country.