SOUTHERN ASSOCIATTON

Louisiana Building Material Dealers Association's president George Kellett has challenged executive committee and board members to each bring in at least one new member this year.

In an effort to increase membership, Kellett and executive vice president Bruce Cole are visiting members encouraging them to contact potential members.

Construction Suppliers' Association is completing plans for the annual management conference, May 16-18 at the Radisson Jekyll Island Club.

The program will include a presentation on customer care by an Armstrong World Industries representative, a panel discussing prices, a banker telling of the impact banking will have on the recovery in housing and Dean Albert Niemi speaking on the economy.

CSA has moved to 133 Carnegie Way NW, Suite 600, Atlanta, Ga. 30303, phone and fax unchanged.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association sent a March 24 delegation to visit state legislators, marking the 12th year that every Kentucky congressman met with KLBMDA members. The main issue: reversal of the proposed 15% tariff on Canadian imports, argued by a contingent of 300 lumber dealers from across the country. The group unanimously felt the U.S. timber industry did not need the protection due to the 100% lumber price increase over the last six months.

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tr'lorida Lumber & Building Material Dealers Associationts 1992 summer conference is scheduled for June 18-21 at Howey-in-the-Hills, Fl. Convention, executive, government relations, membership, nominating, technical and truss executive committees will meet.

Evening functions will include an Ambassadors Club reception and a Lumbermens Underwriting Alliance reception followed by dinner and entertainment.

FLBMDA moved its offices to 1650 S. County R.d. 427, Longwood, Fl. 32750, phone (407) 331-9444 and fax (4O7) 3318419.

WRCLA Opens New Offices

Ken McClelland is the new general manager at the Western Red Cedar Lumber Association's new head office in Vancouver, B.C. Butch Bernhardt, secretary, remains in the Portland, Or., office.

A cedar marketing specialist who has worked in both the southeastern U.S. and B.C., Canada, McClelland will oversee an expanded market development program targeted at cedar product specifiers and users. Field offices will be established in the south and midwest.