MOUTDINGS CALENDAR

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Carolinas-Tennessee Building Materid Associrtion - June l$lt, summer confercnce, Pinehurst Resort, Pirrchurst, N.C.; (704) 37C1503.

Virginia Building Materisl Associrrtion - Junc 1$a), vehicle safety workshops, VBMA Hq., Richmond, Va; June 7-2t' Holiday Inn, Staunton, Va.; (800) 9ffi2V2.

Mid-Anerica Lumbermcn's Associetion - Junc Zl, 'Beat thc Box Stores" seminar, Oklahoma City, Ok.; (800) 747-6529.

Floride Lumber & Building Material Deelcrs AssocietionJune 2iLE, surnmer management rctreat, Marriott Sawgrass Resort, Ponte Vedra Beach, Fl.; (904) 3E3-0365.

Oklahoma Lumbermen's Associetion - June 2$25, summer conference, Westem Hills Guest Ranch at Fort Gibson Reservoir, Wagoner, Ok.; (800) 25G9292.

Forest Products Society - June 25-2t, annual meeting, Red Lion Inn-Lloyd Center, Portland, qr.; (608) 231-1361.

Southern Pressure Treaters Association - Jvre2$tl, sunnrer meeting, Westin Re.sort, Hilton Head, S'C.; (205) %8-5726.

National Hardwood Lumber Association -June 627, hardwood lumber buyers workshop, Memphis, Tn.; (E00) 9330318.

Wood Adhesives 1995 - June 29-30, Red Lion Inn-Lloyd Center, Portland, 6t1.; (608) 231-1361.

July

Louisiana f,uilding Material l)eders Association - July G9, suflrmer conference, Trcasurc Bay ResoG Biloxi, Ms.; (5(X) 9274317.

GA, AL,TN &SC:

Randall Brothers, 800-476-4539 lff, NC, SC, TN & VA:

Holston Builders Supply, 800'366{21 1

Texas:

Dallas Wholesale, 800-394-1 993

Louisiana:

Dyke Industries, 504'733-8500 gf

Lalayette Wood-Works, 31 &23$5250

Tennessee & KentuckY:

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Virginia Building Meterisl Associrtion - July lf-f2, vehicle safety workshops, Sheraton [nn, Roanoke AirPort' Roanoke, Va.; July E-Xi,Holiday Inn, Bristol, Va-; (800) 9ffizvl

Ptastic Lumber Trade Association - JuIy 13' meeting, Interlaken Resort, take Geneva" Wi.

F'lorida Lumber & Building Msterid l)ealers AssociationJuly 14-15, prehung door course, Sunrise Hilton' Ft' Lauderdale, Fl.; (904) 383-0366.

Ilouse-Hasson llardware - July 15'16, market, Gatlinburg Convention C-enter, Gadinburg, Tn.; (615) 525{471.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Mstcrill llcalers AssocietionJuly f8, golf, Keamey Hill Links; July 19' board meeting, Holiday Inn North, Lexington, Ky.; (502) U5'673O.

Carolinas.Tennessee Building Mrtcrid Associetion - July 202.j, leaders conference, Boone, N.C.; (70a) 37G1503.

Servistar-Juty 2&31, market, Pittsburgfi, Pa; (412) 2I,34567.

Oryill Brc. & Co. - July 2&30, fall martet' Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, Tn.; (901) 948-3381.

International Lawn, Garden and Power Equipment ExpoJuly 3GAug. 1, Kennrcky Exposition Center, Louisville' Ky.; (8m) 558-8767.

August

North Amcrican Vlholessle Iarmbcr Associrtion - Aug. $f1' wood marketing seminar, l.ouisiana Tech University' Ruston" La; (800) 527-8258.

National Building Products Exp'cition & Confenencc - Aug. 12-15, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il.; (708) 605-1025.

Playgrounds Swing To Wood

A big shift from metal to wood swingsets is under way in the $250 million-a-year playground equipment market, according to Swing-N-Slide.

Of the one million swingsets sold in 1986, 8Vo were wood, while 22Vo of the 1.4 million sets sold in 1993 were wood. As well, 200,000 climbing units were sold in 1993, all of wood.