Wqtch for these Issues in Coming

Ilrlonths

June: Texas Special Issue featuring IJlf's 100th Anniversarlr

July: Transportation Speclal Issue

August: Mouldlng €' Millwork Special Issue (lncludes doorg €' windows)

Septcmber: Hardware/Housewares special Issue

October: Hardwood Special lssue

Ilovember: Western Woods Special Issue

Millwork Firm Grows

(Continued front page 14) pare those departments for future growth.

The Windsor, Ca., based moulding, millwork and specialty wood products company continues to expand and diversify its product and customer base.

"A few years ago we were selling almost exclusively redwood products into the western U.S.," states Jim Stroupe, national sales manager. "Now we are running Douglas fir, cedar and redwood into a multitude of different products. We have become significant factors in the manufacturing of frames and jambs, interior paneling, fascia, closet pole and mouldings. Moreover, we have expanded our sales effort into the growing sunbelt area and the Deep South. Again the emphasis has been on delivering a quality product to our customers."

"One of our major growth areas is in wood strip paneling," continued Stroupe. "ln order to increase our market position and provide an attractive point of purchase package, we have installed an H.A. Fischer continuous feed shrink film packaging system. Packaging is a very important part of maintaining our quality. We don't want to expend all our efforts in production if we cannot

News Briefs

(Continued from page I6) protect the product during shipping and storage."

The Souihern Hadrd Tiffic ,4ssrriatiort is celebrating its 75th anniversary . . . UT. htdustries will be 30 yean old this year . . 4O year old Shapard lnnber Co., Columbia, Tn., is the oldest existing lumber business in the area . . tfrnrwtt American Coqp. will close its American Saw & Tool Div., L,ouisville, Ky., by summer Bwal USA has incorporated its Building Materials Service subsidiary including a branch in Louisville, Ky., as Bmzl Buildittg Materials Service, Inc.

The Inmirute Comril of Aneica has been formed by Consoweld Corp , Fonnica, Micana, llewnwr Piorcer Plastics, and Ralph Wson Plasrics; the budget is M50,000 . . the Nationnl lamber Erponers Associanbn is moving to Washington, D.C., from Memphis, Tn. .

New machinery and new markets are only part of revamping at Windsor Mill. People have also been added. Bill Gates has joined the company as general manager. Gates previously worked in several capacities for Weyerhaueser Co., including managing their western Washington distribution center.

Expanded production capacity means expanded sales opportunities. Ray Bergman has joined the firm assisting Stroupe in this department.

"More people, and more production mean more and improved plant facilities," Gates reported. "Four new pole barns have been built housing over I million board feet of lumber. We can how keep our product dry from start to finish."

"We have also added a new storrn drainage system and significantly increased the surface area of our yild," Gates continued. "The number of railcar spots has been increased and the capacity of the blower and sawdust collection system has been improved."

The office has been expanded and updated, too. Windsor Mill has doubled its office space and added a computerized invoicing system.

"Our emphasis on quality products lor customers has allowed us to grow and improve," Flynn continud. "Everything we're doing is designed to meet the ggowing demand for quality wood products for the future."