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84 Lumber opened a new yard in Salem, Va., one of 30 planned for this year. . . Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co., Winnsboro, Tx., added a garden center

Willtams Lumber Co., Jacksonville, N.C., was renamed Square One Lumber by parent East Hardwood Co., /rc., Beaufort, N.C., which also owns Sql'rits Building Supply, Beaufort ... Home fupot pfans stores for First Colony Commons Center, Houston, Tx., and Brentwood, Tn. . ..

Employees at Scoily's, Sanford, Fl., will share in a $25,000 award from the co. for reducing inventory shrinkage. Jensen Beach, Fl., Home Depot employees were named Blood Donor Group of the Month by the Palm Beach Blood Bank.

Builders Emporium is test marketing kitchen cabinets in its four El Paso, Tx., stores . Hecb rhger stores are equipping shopping carts with child safety strap devices. .

Pelican Compnies, /nc., Conway, S.C., and Columbia Lumber, Columbia, S.C., received recognition awards from Dataline. Goldsboro Builders Supply Co., Goldsboro, N.C., afliliated with Lumberman's Mercha ndisi ng Corp

The Pary Co. hosted its sixth annual safe driving rodeo at Piney Flats, Tn., corporate facilities. . Sutherland's, Wichita Falls, Tx., and Malone Lumber Do-lt-YourseU, Greenville, Ky., had $2,500 winners in the Ames Garden Spree Sweepstakes

Lowe's opened a new store in North Wilkesboro, N.C.; began construction on relocation sites in Lumberton and Morganton, N.C.; completed remodeling an Aiken, S.C., unit; remerchandised a Galax, Va., storel filed application for a store in Pineville, N.C., and shopped for a site in West Columbia, S.C....

Leeds Building Products. Inc., Atfanta, Ga., had Enterprlse Computer Systems, Greenville, S.C., install turnkey computer systems in 32 Southeast locations.

Domtar Decorative Panels is closing its Olive Branch, Ms., operation, moving production to its upgraded Norcross, Ga., plant. . Hood Industries closed its Coushatta, La., mill . .

Crest Industries broke ground for an expanded Hq. in Miami, Fl. . Southwestern Dedicated Services opened operations in Villa Rica, Ga., across the street from the Lowe's DC for which they haul. . Woodtech Inc., a Japanese company, opened a plant in Falls Mills, Va. ..

Diamond Hill P[ywood, Darlington, S.C., is developing new corporate graphics . . . Mid Continent, div. of Norcrafi Companies, has been split into MidContinent Cabinetry and Norcra.ft Cabinetry.

General Hardware Co.. Greensboro, N.C., acquired by its Greensbsro management and the Genevo C.orp., has been renamed Odel Hardware Co.. the Jacksonviile,' F{., 'General Hardware DCclosed...

Coaer lL Ca is offcring its 8,000 membors computerized Pegman planograms,,. Sentry Hordwore Corp, is inetalling the tnme system to help dealers with space management. .

Anniversariesz Gulf State Lumber Co. Tyler, Tx., 63rd;, Mlller Equlpment Co., Richmond, Va., 20th: Faennrtlt -Galbraltlt, Winnsboro, Tx., 43rd ..

The Nattonal Assoclation o!'tlrc Remodeling Industry has a new address: 4301 N. Fairfax Dr.. Suite 310, Arlington, Va.22203 . , . National Housewares Manu-,. .lacturerc Association has relocated to 6400 Shafer Court, Suite 650, Rosemont, Il. 60018 ... Kitchen Ca binet Ma n qfa ctu re rs A ssociat ion moved to 1899 Preston White Dr., Reston, Ya.22091

Lee Roy Jordan Redwood Lumber Co. opened a 50,000 sq. ft. distribution center on 9 acres in Houston, Tx., mgr. Tony Hare; the Austin, Tx., facility has been phased out. . . Noranda For€st Sa/es moved from Atlanta to Roswell, Ga....

Boise Cascadesold 641 acres of Black River property near Burgaw, N.C., to the North Carolina Chapter of the Nature Conservan: cy for $191,000; the land has bald cypress dated at over 1,600 years old.

Mobile and manufactured housing production in 1990 was the lowest in 26 years at 188,197 units.

Housing starts bumped up 6.20/o in April (latest figs.) to an annually adjusted rate of 957,000, pushed by a 5.70/o single family increase and an 8.5% jump in multifamily starts. permits fell 30/o southern starts edged up 0.80/o starts for the first four months of the year were 3lo/o below the same 1990 peiiod.

Treating Industry Awaits EPA Compliance Extension

Following negotiations between the EPA and the American Wood Preservers Institute, the treating industry was awaiting Federal Register publication of a formal stay of June l99l compliance requirements as Building Products D/ges/ went to press.

Following the formal stay notification, a Federal Register notice proposing to modify the rule will be printed on or about July l. After a 30 day comment period, a final rule is due to appear in the Federal Register by mid-October.

Softening of the regulations reportedly includes postponing Subpart W compliance dates for new and existing drip pads; removing the F032 listing for waste of past chlorphenolic users; and eliminating requirements for an impermeable coating for drip pads designed or built after Dec. 6, 1990, providing the pad is constructed with a suitable liner and leak detection system.

Both AWPI and EPA agree that facilities not intending to comply ought to close sooner rather than later, an AWPI spokesperson said. Therefore, extension will be predicated on written notice of intent by August 1991 followed by substantive proof such as financing arrangements by November 1991. Existing pads will likely have to be in compliance by February 1992; new pads built and certified by May 1992. Those unable to meet this time frame, but intent on complying, will probably be able to work out arrangements with state authorities.

In response to the AWPI position that Subpart W drip pad requirements are redundant, EPA apparently has agreed to two options: coating an existing pad plus an annual certification or retrofitting with a liner and leak detection system.

It appears that the EPA will clarify de minimis (lowest level) drippage and allow wood preserving wastes to be labeled according to current preservative usage. The process water/wastewater issue seems to be the only issue not resolved.

60O Hang Up On Phone Gos.

A barrage of letters, phone calls and cancellations from outraged wood products companies is striking two major long distance carriers which recently began largescale promotions benefitting preservationist organizations.

The MCI and U.S. Sprint programs donate a percentage of a customer's bills to his choice from a set list of environmental groups such as the Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund.

(See May 1991, p. 32)

MCI has received more than 600 letters of protest from the hardwood industry alone, said the National Hardwood Lumber Association. A point of contention is no forestry organizations are among the beneficiaries.

But MCI began meeting with the NHLA May 3l to consider including such multiple use, sustained yield groups. Reportedly, the American Forest Foundation is slated to receive a $25,000 donation, unconfirmed by the foundation.

Sprint refuses to alter its list of recipients due to the amount of money tied up in its ad program.