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In the nigbunre it was always the sane. The beleaguered company was down to its last customer. Dark clouds of bankrupcy hung ominously. Everyone in tbe firm realized the importance of Oat last customer. Then came the sickening realization that somehow he was gone, lost forever. Then the bleary relief of awakening - it was just a bad dream.
The message of the above minidrana is clear as day: Treat every customer as if he or she is the only one you have. And if they depart, so does your job. A simple message, yet one that seems to escape too rnany, even tbose in dfuect customer contacL
sales rainers rightly point out that the conect attitude is an essential part of any successful transaction. When employees deal with customers as if each one werie the only one, something marvelous happens. The sales person inevitably Eansmits a positive tone to the transac-
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Gening employees !o think this way c:n be tough for management. Keeping them in this frame of minfl is even nrore difficult Mmy people find it wearing to relate happily witb customers. Most find it rer inpossible 16 mdnrrin a pleasant, cheerfirl, positive demeano day after day. It's a rare people-person wbo can mnnage it cmsislently. It dso can be had to r€member rh4t ol4 reliable customers can't be taken for granted. They should get the same clme acentim as new customefs.
flrrman ftailty being wbat it is" no one alwap soores 100% in treating each custmer as if he were tbe only one. But a commitment to try can go a long way tro improving customer relations.
With release of an official timber policy plan lagging behind the prorrised June 2 date, a memo to Pres. Clinton from one of the Ecosystem Management Assessment Team scientists, claiming timber available for harvest is less than thought, was leaked to the press.
K. Norman Johnson wrote that forest plans overestimate the timber sales programs by as much as 407o. He alleged that forest plans assumed roadless and other controversial areas would be available for harvest" but in reality are not. Acres available for management are the central issue surrounding timber sale program levels. The harvest goes down proportionately with land base restrictions.
Many in the industry thought the memo was deliberately leaked as an attempt to justify the low timber sales numbers associated with options proposed by the scientific teams.
American Forest and Paper Association and other industry groups launched an editorial information program June 21, meeting with the New York Times, Wall Street Journal, Washington Post, Washington bureaus of national news magazines, syndicated columnists and national broadcast news outlets.
Jack Kemp, former HUD secretary, will address an Aug. 14 breakfast session of the National Wood Window & Door Association sunmer meeting in Traverse
The Aug. 14-18 meeting will be used to evaluate NWWDA activities, do long range planning and set goals for the future.
Construction polymer demand will increase 4.lVo per year to 15.5 billion lbs. in 1997 propelled by do-it-yourself and professional remodeling, renovation and addition markets. Polyvinyl chloride (PVC) will remain the dominant resin.
Resin-bonded wood, siding and flooring sales will expand 4.lVo annually until 1997, The Freedonia Group predicts. Vinyl siding demand will grow 5.5Vo per annum to 1.1 billion lbs. in 1997 paced by the replacement market.
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products, especially structural glued laminated timbers?
Mainly because builders are buying them, but there are other rerrons, answers the American Institute of Timber Construction, Vancouver, Wa. Laminated beams can be important, high profit products for retailers. Many dealers sell a good volume of stock laminated timbers for ridge beams, exposed raft€f,s, girder beams, hip beams, floor beams and door, window and garage headers, usually at a higher profit margin than solid lumber beams.
AITC lists nine primary reasons why specifiers prefer laminated beams and headers over solid sawn timbers, I-Joists or steel framing. They suggest dealers consider them as sales points.
Strength : predictable engineering performance with extra strength for longer spans. Conventional stick built framing, I-joists and LVL can't handle many of the complex roof angles and longer spans in today's custom homes. Heavier roof trusses require stronger headers as more building weight is transferred to perimeter walls. The extxa strength of laminated beams is valuable for "bonus rooms" over garages. Their ability to span 30 feet or more eliminates the need for posts or columns in the middle of Oe garage space. Some traditional lumber strength values for solid sawn members declined as a result of the lumber industry's in-grade testing program, giving laminated beams even more value.
Lower Gosts: builders report installed cost of laminated loqo to 20Vo less than for conventional solid sawn timbers or other engineered components with minimum waste at the job site. Long lengths and extra strength make it faster and easier for
framers without field splicing or fabrication. Laminated beams can provide long spans and carry loads that would require much larger solid sawn beams and help avoid callback complaints which occur on about 25Vo of all new construction built with green lumber floor and roof joists. These callbacks can cost up to $1,000 each to repair.
Stability: laminated timbers are manufactued with kiln dried material which doesn't warp and twist like solid lumber, particularly critical in larger roofs with more hips, donners and vaults. Laminated can be machined sraight, without the crown often found in solid sawn timbers.
Availability: in contrasr to wide width dimension lumber and timbers which are difficult to find, have a relatively high moisture content and are increasing in price, laminated beams are widely available at competitive prices.
Faster Construction: laminated beams can be installed quickly with minimum manpower and equipment. Time consuming and expensive job site buili-up beams are not engineered for most applications.
Ease of Handling: laminated arrives at the job site pre-cut and ready to go and weighs less than a built-up steel and lumber flitch plate beam. Carpentry crews can trim and fit glulam timbers at the job site, in contrast to specialized detailing and fabricating required with steel.
Appearance: with the increasing preference for open interiors, exposed ridge beams and cathedral-style ceilings, larrinated beams can be finished to provide an atEactive, custom touch and improve design appeal.
Fire Resistance: unlike unpro-
tected steel bar joists which lose strength quickly and can collapse under fire conditions, laminated timbers retain a significantly higher percentage of their original strength when exposed to fire. (See related story p. 36)
Environmental Efficiency: laminated beams come from a renewable raw material resource and require significantly less energy to produce than steel, concrete, aluminum and plastic.
AITC spokesman Don Jaenicke suggests retailers promote sales of laminated beams with in-store displays and samples for builders and highlight the beams in direct mail and newsletters to contractors. Services such as custom cutting to specified lengths, shop drawings, material take offs and erection of the beams can reinforce the concept of being a glulam specialist, he adds.
Reasons for a retailer to sell laminated beams 9 ways they compete against solid sawn timbers, hjoists or steel framing ... ways to encourage builder eustomers to buy.
Despite issues with forests, do you still believe wood is the most viable material for future new home construction?
Response:
A LTHOUGH sales of engineered lumber prod.{aucts for residential use have increased dramatically in recent months, total industry sales, which reached $350 million m 1992, are merely a fraction of the possible market
'The full potentid for engineered lunber in North American residential construction may approach $3.7 billion in 1993," says Marv Askey, who represents Trus Joist MacMillan to home center chains.
He predicts uden for engineercd lumber will grow with increased demand fueled prinurily by the expense and inconsistercy of traditional lunbsr. "Over the long tenn, the price of dimension lumber will continue to rise while quality declines," Askey says. "Engineered lumber, on the other hand, is structurally superior to ordinry lumber and priced very competitively. Since many people aren't willing to pay a higher price, they'll likely swirch to engineered lumber."
More and more builders will seek alternatives as the supply of ordinary lumber continues to decline, Askey mainteinq. Engineered lumber is a more environmentally ftiendly solutim ban altern4tives such as rccycled steel and plastic ftaming, ooncrete, stone and briclq which have significant drawbacks including higher embodied energy requiremens.
Tbe National Academy of Science.s estimarcs that leminated \reneer lumber takes nine times less BTUs per ton to extract, process and use than does steel. Unlike these other materials, engineered lumber comes from a biodegradable, renewable nesour@, Askey points out. Furthermore, engineered wood is mce easily adapted to existing building p'ractices.
Askey believes public opinion will fuel increased demand for engineered lumber. "Despite the frct wood is becoming m increasingly more precious and mqe environmentally pressured commodity, an ovenv[slming majority of
Do you agree that the government should support new technology in wood products to reduce the need for lumber from old-growth forests?
Response:
people still consider it to be the best material for building new homes," he says.
To prove his theory, he cites a study by independent research firm Market Facts, Inc. of American's attitudes about wood use in residen'ial construction. Commissioned in March by Trus Joist MacMillan, the survey revealed 68Vo of the American public still believes wood is tle most viable material for new home construction. Wood has a long-tenn funrre in new home construction because it is a renewable resource in the opinion of 77Vo of those surveyed. In addition 767o wantthe government to support new wood product technologies to reduce lumber needed from old growth forests to build houses and 8l%o want the forest products industry to develop and promote technologies such as wood engineered from small, fast-growing trees as an aliernative to old growth forest lumber.
Engineered lumber products can meet these expectations with competitive and stable prices,
Question:
Do you agree that wood products have a long-term future in new home construction because wood is a renewable resource?
Response:
Do you agree that the forest products industry should develop and promote new technology to utilize wood from small, fast-growing trees rather than old-growth timber?
Askey explains. "Engin@red lumber isn't subject to as great price swings as dimension lumber. Ordinary framing materials must rely on currently uncer0ain supplies of large, old-growth logs, but engineered lumber can use readily available, strrdl-diameter logs.
The installed price of engineered lumber is slightly higher per square foot than that of the solid-sawn lumber it replaces, but Askey says unique benefits more than compensate for this. Unlike regular lumber, engineered lumber has most of the moisnre removed during the manufacturing process, so it won't change shape before or aft€r it is installed. This eliminates customer callbacks. Some engineered lumber manufacturers grxuztntee their product against defects for the life of the home.
In addition, engineered lumber, typically half the weight of solid sawn, is easier to install and helps to reduce injuries caused by working with heavier, dimension lumber. While as much as llVo of traditional lumber might not be used at a job site, waste with engineered lumber, which is manufactured to strict quality criteria, is usually less than l%o, typicaTly the result of saw cuts.
Engineered lumber manufacturers can contain prices by diversifying timber sources and Fansfonning previously unsuitable, low demand species such as aspen and poplar into high quality products. These fast growing, snall diameter trees provide a steady wood fiber source at a practical cost for manufacturing large dimension framing lumber, Askey emphasizes.
Story at a Glance
Builders and homeowners more rcceptive to engineered ryod use ... environ mental acceptability plus availability and stable price make it attractive to public ... sales to approach $3.7 billion in 1993.
INCREASED interest in pressure ltreated wood products for deck construction is one change building product retailers can live with and benefit from. Treated products give retailers readily available, economical alternatives to offer customers - dt€rnatives that can last a lifetime.
The availability and price of cedar and redwood have played a part in the growth of treated products. Not long ago, these woods were standard for decking use, but relatively little old growth cedar and redwood is available today. New growth heartwood offers some protection from insect attack, but it is often cost prohibitive.
Treated wood can rePlace redwood and cedar for decks ways to sell confidence of long life and insect resistance.
Today's redwood buyers usually choose lower grades that contain higher anounts of sapwood with little resistance o decay and temfte asack.
Understructure materials specifred for decks also are changing. Althongh in many areas, the vast majority of decks me built on concrete pier blocks to avoid ground contact with wood, protection from decay and termite attack is still a corrcern in exterior wood construction. A transition from untreated species to pressure treated species can solve the problem.
The durability of treated wsod hns been underscored by an extensive and expanding number of county and municipal building codes requiring pressure treated wood for use in decks. Althougb building inspectors, builders and architects in arid states are less familiar with the benefits of treated wood, the Eend is becoming evident.
Product specifiers are beginning to realize that many man-created elements, such as the moisture from
r Treated wood accounted for appoximately 215% of the timber industry's total value of shipments in l9l.
More than 550 million cubic feet of lumber and industrial wood products were treatcd in 1991.
o Shipments in l99l were valued at $2.5 billion, 1.7% above 190 and exports were valued at $505 million.
o About 565 plants in 48 states treat wood.
lawn sprinkling systems and ornamental vegetation in contact with wood, can foster ideal settings for decay. Even arid stat€s have drywood termites which thrive with minimal moisture and easily invade unprotected wood.
Longevity is the bottom line: freated wood lasts longer.
DRE-FIMSHED natural wood sidf ing has been around since the 1950s, touting a casebook full of benefits and advantages over unfinished materials. But it seems that the jury is still out. Today, only an estimated I 1 7o of wnod, plywood and hardboard products are sold pre-finished.
Stumbling blocks have been higher initial price, past shortcomings in quality, lack of visibility for the product and lack of availability from
retailers. But improved quality and aggressive marketing are working to change that, presenting retailers, remodelers, builders and architects with a shonger case for selecting prefinished materials.
Since pre-finishing siding necessitates additional labor and materials for the manufacturer, it will naturally reflect these costs in the selling price. In the long run, though, pre-finished materials can actually cost less. To accurately comparc pricing to site-finished products, buyers must consider the later costs associated with site-finished siding: on-site painting materials, on-site labor costs, scaffolding costs, scheduling, call-backs, spoilage, shrink lines, lap marks, streaking, overspray and clean-up costs.
Research, technicd advancements and state-of-the-art equipment have improved the quality of pre-finished products so they are actually better than site-finished products. Unlike finishing at the job site, pre-staining and pre-priming typically covers the entire wood surface, front and back. Mechanical application provides a more uniform coat, improving consistency and eliminating maintenance. Factory finishing also guards against weathering and photodegradation, increasing the longevity of the coating and the material. And quality control is typically easier and more thorough at the production site tlan at the job site.
Pre-finishing means one less project for the builder or remodeler to
worry about. And one less to flrange, perfonn and pay for.
Operators can finish a wide variety of materials, including lumber, plywood, siding, fencing, decking, trim and soffit, in a full range of widths and thiclnesses. Even the nails can be color matched and coated. An extensive selection of seni-transparent and contemponry solid colors are also available.
The verdict is out on preprimed and pre-f inished wood siding ... manufacturers expect increased appeal due to high quality, cost and time savings, guarantees.
Extended warranties that range from 10 to 25 years, depending on the level of Oe coating, are offered on pre-finished products. For consumers, a warranty is an insurance plan. For manufacturers, it's a sEong statement of confidence in their products. For retailers, it's a wonderful selling poinr
Manufacturers are aggressively working to make their case and retailers can earn higher profits by selling such value-added products. You be thejudge.
I\OLUMNS are in demand. They Vsell at high markups. But how can they be displayed effectively?
Create desire, advises Laddie F. Hutar, Hutar Growth Management, an industry consultant. Use visuals, posters, photographs, videos or slide presentations. Display sarples.
Terminal Building Supply, Gads-
den, Al., adds tactile to the visual concept. A remodeling and facelift designed by Tom Robinson, Robinson and Associates, Candler, N.C., added The Concept, a building produa display on the showroom floor. This two-story structur€ allows cuslomers to view, examine, touch and evaluate every product needed to build or remodel a house, irrcluding colnmns.
Generous samples of exterior items such as siding, columns, turned posts, banisters, railings and roofing used on what appears to be a two-sttry bouse are all identified. Entering througD French doors from a column-flanked porch, shoppers come into a living room showcasing hardwood flooring, millwork including a fireplace and
circular staircase, and a variety of window and door styles as well as several styles of olrrmns.
Contractors can bring or send clients to The Concept, Robinson explains. An upstairs conference room allows them a comfutable plae to review plans and discuss choices. The Terminal Building Supply saff is rained O p'tovide all infcmation necessary fc making d€cisims.
The Conept may not fit ino every showroom, but tbe oncept of drmatizing the impact of columns does. Whether you show samples in a vignette, as part of tbe store's decor, with posters or videos, use some imagination and flair. Qiys 66lrrmn5 the attentim they deserve.
Made from the highest quality southern pine timber, preservative treated taper-sawn shakes are more affordable than cedar shakes and shingles. Greater uniformity means installation requires less time, lowering labor costs. Waste is less than 5%. And taper-sawn shakes can be installed directly over existing shingles, eliminating costly, messy removal and disposal of the old roof.
The extraordinary beauty of wood matched with the energy saving insulative value of SYP can reduce attic temperature 20 degrees during the summer. SYP R-values are 300% better than asphalt shingles, 400% above built-up rooftng.
Service life is 35-50 years for treated pine taper-sawn shakes; 8-15 years for westem red cedar shingles. Treated pine shakes can camT a 30 year warranty against insects and decay. Cedar rooftng offers no warranty.
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Home Quarters opened a new Chesapelke, Va., store on July 4 ... Builders Square opened two San Antonio,Tx., Buildcrs Squarc 1/ stores for a total of six locations in the area Tlrlsa, Ok., Buildcrs SEnre will add 27,W sq. ft. this summer...
Home Depot submitted drawings to local planners for a fteestanding warehouse store in Ft. Myers, Fl. the first Home Depot outside the U.S. will open in Vancouver, B.C., Canada, next year with four more planned by 1995 ...
Hechinger closed Fairfax City and Centreville, Va., stores, replacing them with a 92,000 sq. ft. showroom and 30,000 sq. ft. lumber yard in nearby Fair Lakes, and began remodeling the Tlsons Corner, Va., location ... five Triangle Business Center stores owned by Hechinger in Pennsylvania are being shuttered with a Wilkes Barre unit to be converted to a Hechinger Home Project Center...
Farrner's Building Supply, Grayson, Ky., will become Farmer's Build Atnerica with a grand reopening Aug. I ... a model of an 84 Lrsnber Co.'s home package opened near Fredericksburg, Va....
Wickes Lumber Store, Greenville, Al., was named one of the company's Top Centers for 1992 ... Stottlemyer & Shoemaker Lwnber added a window center to the Suasota Fl., store and a floorcovering dept. at the Venice, Fl., unit...
Donald Basham acquired Fralces hrmber Co., Vine Grove, Ky., renaming the operation Don\ Lwnber Co. Ethington Building Supply opened a Danville, Ky.,
store, Floyd E. Friedman mgr. ...
Mill Crcek bmber Co., T\rlsa, Ok., purchased Tapjac Home Center, Muskogee, Ok. ... Brg "Q" Building Center, Mountain Home, Ar., added three lumber sheds and will open anIIWI Do-it Center this month ... Barton's, West Memphis, Ar., is building a new warelpuse...
Deerfield Builder's Supply, Deerfield Beach, Fl., gave away 2,000 slash pine seedlings to school children, the community and customers and conducted a children's coloring contest to promote tlle importance of the lumber industry and managed forests ...
Anniversari e,s: Flo-Pac Corp., 80th ... Motorola FM 2-way portable radio technology, 5fih ... Modern Builders Supply Co., Mountain View, Ar.,29th
Virginia Building Material Association moved to l0l Buford Rd., Suite 201, Richmond Va. 23235...
Trus Joist MacMillan, Boise, Id., is working with the State of Kenucky to acquire 100 acres to open a $100 million laminated strand lumber facility
Walker-Willians Lurnber Co., Hatchechubb@, Al., plans to open a distribution center and regional sales office in Westville, In., in Nov. ... Federal Wd, Johnston, S.C., added a moulder at the sawmill...
Canton Lumber Co., Minneapolis, Mn., opened a sales office and wholesale warebouse facility in Greeneville, Tn., David Bartee in charge Kitchen Brothers Manufacturing Co., Utica, Ms., received a, President's "E" Award for exporting excellence ...
?lrza Joist MrcMillot will provide glulam beams frr a prcbtne Wal-Mart 'ecostore" bdng builtin Kansas, to sbowcase environmentally conscious rchitecture and buikling prodrcs
Idalo nnbr Corp., Boise,Id-, purchase<t the form& C&.5 bntrber Co. sacmill in Carttagg Ar., to operate as ldaho Timber of Cartlwge...
Lee/Rowan purchased a 252,W sq. ft. building in Newb€rn, T[-, for a mfg. plant ... Frschcr Canpmas, Itrieml$is, Th., is now an Andersen Windows & Doors distributor for Tennessee and Missis$pi ...
United Coatings, Izc., Memphis, Tn., Charlotte, N.C., and Ennis, Th., was nam€d aWal-Mtt Snrcs l992YeffiIPar,M of tb Year American Tool Companies, Inc., tnd The lrwin Company plan to merge by late summer Cotter & Co. wtll move its spring 1994 seni-anrual market to St. Louis, Mo., ftom Chicago,Il., Hq. ...
Vencer Technologies, /zc. ls a new veneer edge band and slrcet venoer profucts mfi. in Newport, N.C. ... DeWalt Industrial Tool Co. underwrote the Louisville, Ky., Shll Olyntpics sponsored by tbe Vuaional Industrial Chtbs of Anerica...
Raytheon Ca is consolidating Caloric Corp. utltrAnrmru ReIriSemtion, ltrc., to &rm one company operating und€f te Arnarw name, Robertl. Swampres. mdc@.
Jqotb Ministry of Agriculurc, Forcstry and Fislwrics has granted the American Plywood Associarioz authority to certify ooncrete form parels, small diremion glulam beams, gemal plyutm( laminat€d veneef lumber and flooring plywmd...
Housing starts irrre.afi 2.4% in May (latest figs.) o an annual rate of 12U,W... *ingte ftmily home starts were up 25%; multis of 5 or more rmits dropped 3.3%, those with less tban 5 increasod 22.2Vo ... permits rcse l.ZVo ... starts in the South wereup2.8Vo.
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Southeestern Lumbcr Mrnufrclurcrc Assoclrtlon - July 7'9' SYP lumber grading wortshop, Tbomasville, Ga': July &10' Perry, Ga.
House iftsson Herdwere Co. - July l&ll' martel Gailinbqg Convention Center, Ga0inburg' Tn.
Servlstar - July ll-14, bome & garden showplace, Marriott Lincolnshire Resort Cbicago' tr.
Csrollnrs-Tennessoe Bufldlng Mrtcrlrl Assoclrtbn - Jdy f3. purchasing semins, Fort Mill, S.C.; July 15' Nashvillc' Tn' t oott"o. nuUang Mrtcrlrl Ihelcrt Accoctrtlon -July f$f& sumrner conferercc, Destb Fl.
Lumber Menufecturers Associrdon otVlrglnb - Jury f6fq summer meeting, The Wintergreen Retort, rfintergrccn' Va
Kentucky Lumber & Bufldlng Metcrbl Ihehrs ArcodedonJuly if, golf outing & dinner; Jloily t2, board mceting Camp bell House, Lexington, KY.
Lumbernen's Club of Memphtr - July Zl' luncbcon mceting' Raoquet Club, MemPbis, Tn.
Herrfs-Terkett - July 22'Z.'haldwcpd fl'ooring scbol. lohnson City, Tn.
Orglll-Bros. & Co - July 23'25, martet' Nasbville Convention Center, Nasbville, Tn.
Intematlond lrwn,Gerden & Pwcr Equlpmcnf Eryo-July 25-27, Kentrrcky Exposition Center, Louisville' Ky.
Butldlng Materhi Ascocletlon Executlvce 'July 3l'Aug' 4' Mackinrc Island, Mi.
Watters & Mertln - Aug. 3-1, annual dealer show, Scope Norfolk Convention Center, Norfolh Va
Brown-Rogers-DLson Co. - Aug. 7{, market' Cbarlotte Merebandise Mart, Cbarlotte' N.C.
Southerstcm Lumber Mrnufecturerr Aseocl'rtbn - Aug' 12'
14, annual meeting, Westin Resorq Hilton Head Islaod S'C'
Vlrglnle ButldltrS Metcrlal Assocttlon - Aug. lll5' sutnm€r ianagement conference, Ramada Oceanside Towcr' Vhginia Bercb,Va
Netlonel Bulldtng Products ErPo & Conferencc - Au3. f4'17' McComrick Plsce Wcst' Cbicago' Il.
Natlonrl Wood Wlndow & Door Assocletlon - Aug' l'l'lt' summer meeting, Grand Traverse Reso'rt' Travcrsc City' Mi'
Natlonal Herdwirc Show - Aug. lS'lt' Mc€o'rmick Place Complex, Chicago, tr.
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Lumbemen's Club ol Memphk - Au& 19' lunchcon meeting' Racquet Club, MemPhis, Tn.
Harrls-Terkeit - Aug. f9'2f , hadwood flooring scbool' Johnson City,Tn.
MbsGlppl Bulldlng Mrtcrhl Ihrhrs Assoclrdon - Aug' 20' 21, mid-year boad meeting' Narcbea Ms.
Nelson Roenote Co. - Aug. 2l'Zl, sbow' Roamke Civic Center, Roanoke, Va.
New South, Inc - Aug. ?, customcr appreciation day, Conway' s.c.
Handy Herdwrne Wholesele - Aug. n'zg,mlrt.e\ George R' Brown Convention Center, Houston, Tx.
Carotlnas-Tennessee Bulldlng Meterlel Asscbdo - Aug' 3t' sales seminar, Fort Mill, S.C.; Sept. 2, Garden Plaza, Murfteesboro, Tn.
Kentucky Lumber & Bulldlns Materlal Dealer.s Assoclatlon is coordil nating a Washington/Idaho Mill Tour Sept. 26-30.
___ Touls of Vaagen Brothers, Colville, Wa.; Potlatch mills and nurseries, Lewiston, Id,, and Idaho Forest Industies, Coeur d'Alene, Id.; a Western Wooj hoducts Association environmental pro_ gram; a_140 mile jet boat hip down the Snake River from Lewiston to Hell's Canyon and a stay at Coeur d'Alene Lake Resort are on tbe itinerarv.
_KLBMDA's annual g'olf outing will be Iuly,Zl at Canpbell House Couniy Club, Irxington. A board of directors meeting is scheduled July 22 at CarnpbeU House.
Carollnas-Tennessee Bulldlng Ma- terlal Assoclatlon is sponsoring educa_ tional -worksbops July though Seft.
hdustry trainer and consultant Kirk Sanford will discuss ..purchasing
9qate-Cies lat lan Improve profieabiliry; July 13 at the Ramada Inn-Carowind's, Tgrt Mil}-s.g.,3nd.fuly 15 at Holiday rnn Airport, Nashville. Tn.
Jaly 2l-22 and July 2g-29 basic blue_ print estiqrating workshops will be taught by Ben Dale at the same locatiois.
'l9redit Management Strategies That Work in Today's Economic Environnent' worksbops will be led by Jim Hersey, Lee Resources, at tbe Fort Mill and Nashville locations Aug. 3 and Aug. 5. Speaker and sales trainef Austin McGongile will address ..Everyone Sells,
Few Know the Secrets" Aug. 31, Fort Mill, and Sept 2, Garden ptazi. tUurfrees_ borp, Tn.
Mld-Amerlca Lumbermens Assodatlonts Arkansas and Oklahoma mem_ bers' Fall -Fun Fling will be at Shangri_La Resort Afton, Ok, Oct g-10. Sept. -19_24 dates have been sot for a West Coast mill tour of Spokane, Wa., Lewiston and Coeur d'Alene, Id., mills, forests and nu$eries.
agement conference at Rarnada Oceanside Tower, Virginia Beach, include exhibits. meetings, prograrns and roundtables.
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Mlsslsslppt Bulldlng Materlal Dealers Assoctatlon will bold a mid_year directors_meeting in Natchez lug. Zti,Zt. March 17-19 are dates of the co-nvention and building products show in that citv.
Loulslana BulHlng Malerlal Oerturs Assoclatlonrs sullmer fanily outing and board meeting is July t3_t8 ai tle Sandestin Hilton, Destin. Fl.
Vlrglnla Bultdlng Materlal Assoclatlon bas moved to l0l Buford Rd., Suite 201, Richmond; phone GA4)SB_t753.
Plans for the Aug. 12-15 summer man_
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Oklahoma Lumbermenrs Assoclatlon renamed its annual All Industry Reception the Virge Steger All Industry Reception, honoring the Durant lumbei_ man, John Branscum, Glen and Sandra H"lgI, Ray and Wanda Albrighr, Fred and Travis Dale, Ron and Anri Crosby, Bob Donaldson and Don Wiard attended"a Bryan County Home Builders Association dinner honoring Steger, Florlda Lunber & Bulldtng Materlal Dealers Assoclatlon's themi for the 1993 convention, Sept. t6-lg at MarioE's Orlando World Center, is "partners in hogress - FLBMDA & you." Speakers will be Weyerhaeuser,s Lynn Michaelis; Georgia-Pacific's Kip Howlett, Jr.; base_ ball legend Dave Dravecky, comedian Dick Hardwick and entertainer Michael Andrew.
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For pressure-fieated wood thafs kiln_ dried after treatment, call Dean Lnmber Co. ,
The genfle condilioning of our steam dry kilns yields exceptional produds such as Dean Deck, Dricon@ fire retardant treated wood, Outdoor@ wood, Wolmanized@ Extra'"
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This year's Curt Bean Appreciation Day for the communitY' customelsa tariity and friends attracted 6,000 people from across the country to 'Curi nean Lumber Co. headquarters, Glenwood, Ar.
Toe taPPing countrY music featurine Tracf Lawrence, 1993 AcademY oftouniry Music top male vocalist' Ginger Self and Terry lmbert entertainiC the crowd seated on lumber stacks in a t€mporary amphitheater' Locomotive and caboose rides between tbe Plant and the main line on the comPanY's rail sPur, kiddY rides, lots oflood and door prize giveaways kePt everyone attending busY and happy.
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Guy Tucker. (Clinon attended two previous App'reciation Days.) Other suests traveled ftom as far awaY as Fortland, Or., Philadelphia' Pa., and Atlanta" Ga
Mind boggling amounts of food were required to feed the crowd. Shopping order for the MaY 29 function iiste0 3,000 hamburger patties' 2,000 hot dogs, 1,200 lbs. of poatoe^s' 230 gallons of Prckles, 8,400 soft drinks, 4O gallons of coffee, 2m Sallons of ice cream (enough for 7'000 scoops), and 33 bags of ie Plus cotton candy andPoPcorn.
Company emPloYees Planned and hosted tbe event which bas expanded from its original employee appreciation day formal EmPloYee achievements wefe re@gnized with awrds.
Drivenbytherecentriseinstruc-priceshavethepotentialoprshthist"J-i"-Gi prices, AinioisneO sup- hgure to 1.25 billion board feet' the ply and Oecreasing quality of western report notes' i;inb"t, LVL is expecteir to experi- Othapoints.inthg--r€eq "".r rigttin"*t mariet growth fi the LvL capacity-will not meet pronexr 10 yeds. qiefted demand; if ptanq^average 6G
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Davld Bartee, formerly with Raiford Lumber, has joined Canton Lumber Co. as gen. mgr. of their new Greeneville, Tn., location.
Mlchael Devall is now mgr' of Ridout Lumber Co.. Batesville, Ar.
Franklln Wlcks, MerY Wlcks' Aler Anthony and Jeff Rlnehert bave joined tbe sales team at Richmond International Forest Products, Glen Allen, Va., according to gen. mgr. Jack Coward.
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Gene Trmez is oPerations mgr. and Johnny Vento will handle international mttg. at Alamo Forest Products' new Harlingen, Tx., distribution center. Cynthlr Wllllrms is handling sales for the new DC out of San Antonio, Tx., Hq.
Ron L. Peerce has been p'romoted to Pres. of Deltic Farm & Timber Co., El Dorado, Ar., swc€€ditrg Chrrlcr W. Butler, Jr., wbo retired after 3l ycrs with tbe corporatioo.
Allcn Crmeron has oome out of rctireEent to join Travis Lumbcr, Mansfield, Ar., as sales mgr.
Steven Bcen is now mtr. of mater andysis & economic servk s fq tbe Southem Forest Mucts Association.
Denny Kochhelscr bas joined Hillman Fasteoers 8s e8stem Ok. territory rcP.
Den Hency bas been pomotod to mgr. of 84 lJmbct, \[/ilrnington, N.C.
Drn Heraer, Mannington Wood Floors' Higb Point, N.C., hss been naned cochairman of tbe National Wod Fboring Association's new envircnmcntal COmmitt€{:.
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Chrrlle Young, formerly at Intematiooal Paper, has joimd Conner Distdbutms' Fort Wonb, Tx., as we.st sidc Ycllow pine buycr. John JrmPo and Mlle Gr.h.D at rtew sales rePe.
Brrd Thompton bas boen named gen. mgr. of Columbia Forest Products' panel products div. plant, Cbatlam' Va., according to pres. Andy Honzd. He succeeds Kcl Schommer' who has r€tired.
Roger Debnrm is new to sales at Charlotte Hardwoo4 Chadotte, N.C.
Jeck Klelnholter has joined Big River Lumbcr, Louisville, Ky., in corrlmercial and resklcotid sales.
Terry Murphy is now wood Products sales mgr. for MacMillan Bloedel' Pine Hill. Al.
C. J. Weltece has joined Wbolesale Wood Products, Birminghao, Al.
Rtchfd Betton is Dcw to sales at Sottthem [,umber, Jrckson, Ms.
Devc Grecn, Superior ComPonents' Liberty, N.C., and his family enjoyed a week's vacation in North MYrtle Berch. S.C.
George Yaum bas joined tbe sales force atGilco Lumbcr, Inc., Mobile' Al.
Drvld Llnk i8 new to sales'at Weather Shield Manufrcuring, covering N.C. and Va
Gllbert'Gll' RusEGll, Creorgia-Pacific' Charlotte, N.C., has retired after 35 yers witb tbe co.
Phtl Porcll has joined Indepcndent Computer Service Inc., Jactson' Ms.' specirliz'ng in Com-Pro-I-umber software sdes.
Crrlg Wllhelm is now covering the Midlothian, Va, area for James Hudie Building Products, Inc., Orlando' Fl. Also new: Cley Nerl, Greensboro, N.C.; Mlchael Llggett, Irmo, S.C., and Allen Hardesty, Stone Mountain, Ga.
Ken Blggs is new to Orgill Bros., Memphis, Tn.
Ken Robblns has been named mktg. mgr. of Hitachi Power Tools U.S.A. Ltd., Norcross, Ga.
W. Thomas Hewltt, Unit Manufacturing Co., l,ouisville, Ky., was elected pres. of the American Institute of Timber Construction. Ed Jones' Laminated Timbers, Inc., London, Ky., is treas.
Brlan J. Reed has been named pres. of Mellco, Inc., Perry, Ga., succeeding Robert O. Hawes, now vice chairman.
Steve Thrasher is now pres. of United Coatings' paint applicator div.
Greg Werth, Miami, Fl., has been named Wilsonart Sales Representative of the Year. Llnda Morton, Atlanta, Ga., is Specification Rep of the Year, and Tom Mc€arthy, Temple, Tx., CARE Award winner.
Blll Muncy has been appointed national sales mgr. for Metallized Products, St. Petersburg, Fl.
Blll Champ, Ok. regional mgr., MidAmerica Lumbemrens Association, has returned to work after a two month layoff due to a pinched nerve.
James Mason is a charter member of the $500,000 club at Mill Creek Lumber, Tulsa, Ok., for monthly sales exceeding $500,000.
Wes Eggleston is the new mgr. at Davis Discount Building Materials, Texarkana, Ar.
Gerald Huebert, Huebert Fiberboard, is now pres. of the American Fiberboard Association. Roger Greenhalgh, International Bildrite, is v.p., and R.R. Holton, Celotex Corp., sec./treas.
Wllllam M. "BlIl' Wachtler has joined the American Plywood Association as mktg. communications mgr.
Ronald B. Grlffin is now v.p.-application services for Home Depot A0anta, Ga.
Barbara Douglas, exec. v.p., Lumbermen's Association of Texas, attended the Texas-Mexico Foresty Conference in Durango, Mexico, in late May.
Dr. Paul Smlth, director of the wood products mktg. program at Pennsylvania State University, and research asst. Rlchard P. Vlosky are set to study elecbonic data interchange & bar coding in the wood products indushy.
Tom Kllne bas been promoted to director of mktg. at American Woodmark Corp., Winchester, Va., reports exec. v.p. Jake Gosa. Todd Patterson is now mktg. mgr.-distributor/dealer & builder channels.
Scott Roesslng has joined Parrott Forest trndustries, Seguin, Tx.
Joseph Gantz, pres., Empire Brushes, Greenville, N.C., was elected chairman of the National Housewares Manufacturers Association. Helda Thurlow, Chantal Cookware Corp., Houston, Tx.. is new to the board.
James R. Wese is now v.p.-sales at InterCity Products Corp.'s Heil-Tempstar Operations, LaVergne, Tn.
Jerry Moreau, fonnerly with l.ouisianaPacific, is now in purchasing and sales at Elder Wood Preserving Co., Mansura, La., according to Joe Elder.
A. D. "Pete" Correll, pres. and ceo, Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga., has been appointed by Pres. Blll Cllnton to the newly formed President's Council on Sustainable Development.
Paul Wellborn, Wellborn Cabinet Ashland, Al., has been elected v.p. of the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturers Association, Reston, Va. Directors include Ralph Lackner, Jay Rambo Co., Tulsa, Ok., and John G. Conklln, Triangle Pacific Corp., Dallas, Tx.
John Lindsey is the new gen. mgr. at Georgia Flusb Door Sales, Atlanta, Ga.
Cllnt Darnell is a new sales rep at Sunbelt Material Handling, Roswell, Ga.
Chuck Lamplng bas joined Hunt Lumber Co., Ruston, La., in mill sales.
J. D. Hasselbach, v.p.-mktg., Celotex, T*pa Fl., will serve as interim pres. of the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, completing the term of Mlchael Yldan, who has resigned.
Mark Ray Ball, [owe's, North Wilkesboro, N.C., married Klmberly Dawn Barnes May 22, 1993. Mark Anthony Cornellus, Danville, Va., wed Rebecca Ann Ayers June 1.2.
Elleen A. Llttle is now selling ladders for Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, report owners Hugh Mungus and tr'reddy tr'ungus.
Canton Lumber Company's new Southeastem Division warehouse in Greeneville, Tennessee will supply a wide range oflumber and plywood products to area retailers throughout the Southeastern United States.
We carry everything from Redwood and Cedar siding, paneling and decking to Southern Yellow Pine and Cypress.
We even cany recycled wood-polymer composite products. For more information about usjust call toll free in the North Central region l-800-FoR wooD (367 -9663)l
In the Southeastem Region l-800-cANToNS (226-8667)l
...welre Proud to Degn pro=vidine the same kinil of serryice to the Southeastern {egion.
high performance Santorprene, said not to rot, crack or deteriorate from exposure to UV rays. Flashing kits are packed inside the roof window cartons to simplify matt€rs for retailers and ensure installers receive a complete package. A venting and a fixed model come in 2x2,2x3 and 2x4 sizes.
Popularly sized and competitively price4 two distinctive new series of roof windows from ODL help homeowners step up frmr traditional dome or glass skylights.
The Vista BV/BF series offers 35/8" low profile, hardwood curbs with notched corner joints for extra sEength, clear Ilw-E glass to s€asonally cut heat gain or reduce heat loss, and a new gasketing system utilizing
Tbe HV/IIF series p'rovides special order units with solid 5-112" hafiwood frames for installation on high profile roofing such as tile and shake. Flashing kits are not packed with HV/HF windows and must be mdered with the unit so installers can fabricate their own flashing based on the particular type of roofing involved. Venting and fixed models are available in six sizes and four glass options. AII glass is Low-E argonfilled and insulated.
Safe-T-Quik Graffiti Remover, a non-flamrnable, environrnenally-safe liquid Oat makes most graffiti wash off easily with water, is new from United4uardian.
Crystal Clear Wood Finish from Wood-Tex dries o a professional clear finish to bring out wood's natural beauty.
Clear and non-yellowing, the high performance urethryre product is said to feature high gloss, excellent adhesion, gloss retention, excellent spray ability, fast dry and excellent film build for a flexible yet tough film that withst ands banh degrading.
VOC compliant and non-flammable, it reportedly is easy to apply over a multitude of surfaces and finishes, chemical and mcristure resistanl and cleans up easily with water.
The indusrial water-borne coating is available in satin, semi-gloss and gloss.
Highly detailed Gable Pedimenrs are now offered by Style-Mark in a full range of styles, sizes and pircbs. Perfect for new @nstruction, r€nG vation o'r a redecration project they are molded of high density polyurethane and glue, saw, drill and nail just
A new point-of-purchase display kit from American Lawn Mower Co. helps promote a d-i-y sharpening kit for reel mowers.
Each kit includes simple instructions, diagrams, a reel crank, sharpening compound and a brush.
like wood, using standard tools. The low maintenance pediments reportedly will not decay, warp, splintef tr attract insecs m milduw.
A new line of back support belts designed to belp reduce the chare of lower back injury during lifting and repetitive motion activities is now available from OK-l Safety.
The OK-505 is made with brcarhable yet duable power-hit nylon and elastic webbing and includes interior rubber stitching that helps prevent uncmfortable 'tide-up."
The black belt p,rovitb.s firuU cmfortable support to the lower lumbar regions with a double closure syst€m of overlapping stretch nylon. Selfgnpping fasteners on l-112" wide suspenders allow for easy removal. It is available in five sizes and can be customized with your company logo.
A complete line of environmenhlly improved products for stripping away old paint and finishes has been inroduced by Klean-Srip.
Klean-Green furniture refinishing products feature distinctive green labels, contain no CFCs, HCFCs or volatile sulfur or nifogen corpounds and meet all air quality standards.
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The line includes varnish remover, paint remover, furniture refinisher, adhesive remover and remover cleanup.
Sierrabrown pressure treated southern yellow pine products with the rich color of cedar and redwood have been introduced by Walker Willians Lumber Co.
The color additive is injected during the pressure treating process, producing a reddish-brown tone ideal for decking and fencing projects.
Products comes with a limited lifetime warranty against fungal decay and ternite atrack.
7-ryPack, a replacement wood window that's easy to install and less expensive than most vinyl systems, is new from Caradco.
It replaces only the jamb liners and old sash, the most cornmon sources of leaks and drafts. The original window ftame, plaster and woodwork are not disturbed. The energy efficient double-hung sash are crafted of solid western pine and run in a smooth, precision-manufactured vinyl track.
-Other features include tilt-in sash for easy cleaning from the inside, tight fit to eliminate drafts, quality construction and optional Low-E insulated glass.
The windows come in 120 standard sizes and custom sizes in white, bronze or sandslone, with exterior finish options of primed wood or maintenance-ftee aluminum cladding.
An interactive audio and video sales system from Pakmix provides consumers with instant information on concrete repair products.
Consumers select a product from touch panel menu, and a video segment explains the product, suggested uses, preparation techniques and tools needed for installation.
Strong, easy-to-assemble steel shelving for multi-purpose storage uses in the home, gatage, shop or small business is new from Penco Products.
Tap-Tite Shelving requires no connecting hardware. Beans have permanent rivets which slide into prepunched slots on upright posts. A tap with a mallet or hammer locks the connection.
It can be assembled into a 6-ft. high five-shelf unit or 6-ft. wide work table. Colors offered: red, blue, sand and black.
MURF (Modular Utilitarian Recycling Faciltator), an efficient system that sinplifies recycling by providing three separate removable compartments in an attractive stain-resistant container, is new ftom Nova Sylva. Each compartment is uniquely sized for sep-
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Self-adhesive pictorial symbols, representing the bin's frnction ae provided.
Made ftom consumer-rccycled plastic, they come in neutral shades of white, beige and light gray.
FashionWindows frrm Wing p'rovide bomeoqm€rs witb a stylish, inexpensive way to make personal design statem€nts.
The new specialty windows come in 15 different models, fealring octagon and oval styles and a choice of glass, including leade{ clear, clear beveled or ftosted bewled- Sin$e, double or triple-paned glass is an option in several nodels.
Included are a l0minute installation vid€o and m instruction booklet in English and Spanish.
The Italia Collectioq a cmplete line of eramic, porcelain and marble floor tiles, has been introduced by Fl'-' Ply*Crem.
Available in 64 distinctive patterns and sizes, tbe tiles are wear, scratch and stain resistant and require little mainlgnqnc€.
Redwood Empire's SequoiaFence pre-built redwood fencing is now available in a new lattice panel-topped design to provide an exta degree ofprivacy.
hivacy Plus fencing features tongue and groove fence boards and dadoed rails to ensure a solid fit" a sturdy rabbeted 2x6 kick board for long-lasting stability, and top quality, corrosion resistant fasteners.
Its solid, pre-built design saves time and money. Panels attach easily to posts through three pre-drilled holes. Clear, concise instructions are included for do-it-yourselfers.
The "good neighbor" fence looks great from both sides and reportedly costs no more than comparable nail-up fencing. The high quality redwood is said to look good for years, resist splitting, checking, cupping and warping, offer high durability and insect resistance, and take and hold finishes well.
Ideal as a boundary fence, property line fencing, privacy screen for pools, spas or hot tubs, or enclosure for trash cans, air conditioners or utilities, panels come 8-fL wide by 4 or 6-ft. high, with 6-ft. high gates and 8-ft. chamfered posts.
X new lumber tag stock material specifically engineered for pressure treated lumber has been developed by MultiPlastics, Inc.
The opaque white, modified oriented polystyrene tags are ideal for use in the new fully automated application guns.
-Super-sharp, stainless steel tweezers from Miracle Point feature an adjust- able 5x power magnifying glass to make even the tiniest splinter look like a toothpick.An ideal allseason impulse item, the Magna- Point tweezers have unique suregrip points.
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The Mystic series French door, a luxury opening crafted of maintenance-ftee PVC vinyl, has been introduced by Acadia Windows & Doors.
Features include outswinging and inswinging models, standard threepoint locks with solid brass handles and three-way adjustable brass hinges.
Real wood veneers, distinctive beveled glass patterns, designer levers and transoms are optional. Mystic models include single, center-hinged and French doors in 6'8" and 8' heights.
Wrm-Edge technology to cmbat drafty windows and condensation build-up is now standtrd m Manrin's entire line of wood windows and doors.
Tpically the coldest and least energy-efficient part of a window is at the edge of the glass, where temperatures can be 3" to 12" colder than at the pane's cent€r. Warm-Edge helps increase the temperature at the edge of the glass, so the window ransfers less of the outside temperature into thehome.
It utilizes a new "[,J' sha@ spacer constructed from tin-plated st€el, one of the lowest cmducting metals available. The spaoer is placed between the panes with only ore hidge where tempera$re might onduct across the space, increasing the tempefature at the edge of the glass.
Adjustable window guards from Petnark can be installed in minutes and opened or removed with a key in seconds.
Guards require no @lockS can be installed horizontally or vertically from the inside or outside. They feature a zinc-plated finish that is rustresistant and paintable and ae availabh in three sizes.
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Simulated divided lites that don't actually divide the glass on the window or door have been introduced by Manin.
The crafted wood muntins are permanently attached to the outside glass surface on both sides of the window, providing the look of authentic divided lites (small panes of single or insulating glass individually glazed into the muhtins) with added design flexibility and energy efficiency.
Since lites are attached to the glass, the builder may choose lite panerns without being limited to the sizes and shapes in which glass may becul lbey are available in 1-118" or narrow 7/8" widths, in a virtually unlimited array of patterns, with single or insulating glass.
Vinyl shutters produced from an advanced polymolecular fonnulation for improved impact resistance and greater resiliency are new from Heartland Building Products.
Single beam torsion-bar consrucdon adds stiffuess and reduces warping and twisting. A protective weather-resistant shield concentrates ultra-violet inhibitors on the shutter surface to combat the effects of long-temt sun exposure.
Handcrafted woodgrain impressioning and a low luster exterior finish produce a deep, realistic, paintable wood pattern on the top and sides of the shutters. Louvers are set at a true 90' angle to qeate sharp shadow lines.
Shutters are available 14-314" wide, in two basic styles, Cathedral Louver and American Panel, in sizes ranging from 25" to 79" long. Colors include black, white and brown.
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A TREAT for pressure trealers at AWPA annual meeting: (1) Morris Ingrarn, Karen Smith, \4aggre & Les Lonning. (2) Howard Powell, {9l1 O_n,Larry & Lindy Abeinalhy. (3) Joe & Ebie Pare. (4) faO Oii, Ted Chv, Hdnl Ward. (5)Bob & Aas'e Gowin-, Becki& Jack Neal. (6) Dick Leinfelder, Marie Kino. 0) Bob Baeoolbr. Jim Buchacker. (8) Bill Dodey, toren &',,tim Forshaw. (9) Stu Heath, John Snead, Hank Feenstra. (i0) Cony McFarhnd, David Bruck, Bob Lee. (11) AWPA mor. John Hall, Buildino Producls Digest editor Juanita Lovret & hei husband Clint. (12) Joe Elder, Alan Preston. (13) Brad Burme'ster, John Horton. (14) Alan Miller, Dennis Havward. (15) 'Hdward Collingwood, Dick Rirssell, Bob Sinith. (15) Bob Inwards. (17) Frank Ma. (18) Paul a Lissie Boyle, Jim Batchelder. (19) Llovd Docter, Victor Lindenheim. (20) Jenv Larhdn. Steve Ainscough. (21) Fred Omundson, Pahick Ball. (22lFrank Robertson. (23)Brian Delbrueck, Deb'Saur, Lee Giovik. '(24) Jim Black, DickJackson. The maiting wab n6U in Newpori Beach, Ca., May 1-5.
f\OMPARING rhe presenr enviVronmental crisis to a religious war and apocalyptic vision, Dr. Robert G. Lee, University of Washington, challenged the American Wood Preservers' Association at its 89th annual meeting to change the industry and become more efficient in extending the life of wood. The industry must be obsessed with quality, Les D. Lonning observed in his president's report, and look for new products for the 2lst
Century, products based on technical merit witi the least risk to user and environment. We can't do business as usuel. We must extend the life of the forest, he said.
Lonning noted the addirion of 142 new members and the formation of a non-pressure committee.
Lee R. Gjovik received the award of merit for his many years of service to the association and the industrv. Now a consultant, the former U.S. Forest Products laboratory worker and
past AWPA president was called the "conscience of the association" by presenter Chuck Stoddard.
The remainder of the May 1-5 meeting at the Newpo( Beach Marriott Hotel and Tennis Club, Newport Beach, Ca., was devoted to technical sessions and committee reports.
Anders E. Lund, Anders E. Lund, Inc., was elected president; William S. McNamara, Osmose Wood Preserving, lst v.p.; Eric Yeadon, Hickson Corp., 2nd v.p.; Fred L. Omundson, Chemical Specialties, Inc., treasurer, and John F. Hall, staff executive.
Other executive committee members: Lonning, Ed H. Hildebrand, Allen M. Kenderes, Joseph R. Pate, Jr., Bobby W. Perkins, Howard T. Powell, Alan F. Preston, David A. Webb, and committee chairmen Gjovik, James L. Basler, D. Mike Dilbeck, John N. Kressbach, Jeffrey J. Monell and Alan S. Ross.
Next annual meeting is May 15-18, 1994, Maniott River Center, San Antonio, Tx.: technical committees meetings, Sept 12-17, Reno, Nv.
Gjovik receives merit award Lund named president nert annual: May 1518 in San Antonio, Tx.
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A l6-p. design guide to applications for structural glued laminated timbers is free from the American Institute of Timber Construction, 11818 S.E. Mill Plain Blvd., Ste. 407, Vancouver, Wa. 98684; (206) 254-9132.
"A Guide to Preparing Modified Bituminous Membrane Roofing Specifications" is $t plus a self-addressed, stanped envelope from Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association, 60fi) Executive Blvd., Ste. 201, Rockville, Md. 20852; (301) 231-9050.
A profile of Austrian logging, milling and exporting firm Engel Timber - Helga Euler is free from A-1016 Vienn4 Babenbergerstrasse 9, P.O. Box 50, Austria; Phone 011-43 (1) 58?6-343; Fax 0ll-43 (l) 5873-936.
A f6-p. be"m and header brochure, containing gaphicsl size eelection tables, load tables and sizing examples to faciliute specifying engineered Power Beems, is free from Anthony Forest Prrodrrcts Co., Box 1877, El Dorado, ar.7l73l; (800) 22r-2326.
'Market Perspectivcs for LVL 1993 b 2OO2.' a 96-p. report projectinS lumbcr and LVL availability, pnoduction and consumption over tbe next 10 years, is ft,ec from Durand-Raute, Box 70O, Collicrville, Tn. 38021: (9Ol) 853-7290.
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UN-REroUCHED photo (ldl) shows gluhm boffi dl€r fre ongmed he mof hey sttr poil€d. TVI*C dJdn bdn (belorv)suwived he ld wlh outor sufa dtar€d and inner ana rrrbumed. Th6 dtatrsd outer mdedd acts as an isrlator futitB tn fin, rcdri4 the rdo d rt*$ the irpr maasH wrT bum.
1f, S lumber prices remain high, &lsupply shrinks and some builders begin using steel ftaming, lumber dealers should begin to put more emphasis on the fte safety benefits of glulatn bems.
Glued laminated timber oompetes effectively with steel on the basis of design requirements, fast erection and competitive in-place costs, but in resisting fre it outperforms metal. Unlike unprotected steel bar joists
rhat lose stnenglh quickly md coll4se wben exposed to fire, glulnm beams retain a high percentage of their initial str€ngth.
This allows glnlems to cotinw to carry loads when exposed to fire as
How glulam beams retaln strength when erposcd to fire wood toskts hlgh tem penturos bdtet than sbel.
Hoover Treated Wood Products announces that a NATIONAI EVALUATION REPORT (NER-4571 has been issued by ths Nataonal Evaluation Service of the Council of American Building Officials to confirm that WRO-GUARD Fire Retardant
Treated llmber and Plywood meets requirements of the BOCA, UBG, and SBCCI model building codes.
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confirmed by tests sponsored by the American Forest & Paper Association and the American Institute of Timber Construction. These fire tests have resulted in a building code approved methodology for calculating a one hour or greater fire rating for heavy timber framing members.
Steel loses strength rapidly as its temperature is raised above about 480" F. At about 1020". it has less
HomeBase president William Patterson will keynote the National Building Products Exposition & Conference scheduled in tandem with Hardware Industry Week and the National Hardware Show, Aug. 14-18 in Chicago, Il.
Centered at McCormick Place West, the building products show will attract nearly 300 exhibitors displaying a broad range of building products. Show focus includes builders and remodelers as well as d-i-y retailers and wholesalers.
Educational programs will cover the over-55 market, which is the fastest growing demographic segment of society; hot new rooms for builders and remodelers; lumber shortages; the "Green Movement;" subcontracting; home automation marketing; total quality management, and new building technology.
At the hardware show at McCormick Place, Jack Kemp, former secretary of HUD, will lead off an educational program of panels and presentations on trends and marketing opportunities. Winning strategies, bottom line improvement, profiting from technology, environmental marketing, selling builders hardware in the light commercial market, profiting from lawn and garden supply and demand, and in-store service will be covered by hardware and home improvement retailers, wholesalers and manufacturers.
A single registration and one badge gain admission to both American Hardware Manufacturers Associationsponsored shows.
Howard Powell, TP, Conyers, Ga., has been appointed chairman of the American Lumber Standards Committee's treated wood advisory committe€
than one-half of its original strength and loses X)Vo of its strength at about 1380'. Ordinary building hres attain temperatures from 1290" to 1650" F.
Wood does not lose streng& in the same way. It loses strength only as material is lost through charring of the surface. Wood does not normally ignite until a temperature of about 480' F is reached.
by ALSC chairWilbur Hammond.His lrst meeting was July 8 at the Airport South Courtyard, College Park, Ga. Committee members and altemates include Jim Basler, Osmose Wood Preserving Co.; Lee Childers, Suwannee Lumber Mfg. Co.; William Cox, Jr., Cox Wood Preserving Co.; Pete DeShan and Steve Shields, Hickson Corp.; D. M. Dilbeck, TP; Jeff Easterling, Southern Forest Products Association; Courtney Hutcherson, Cherokee Wood Preserving; Thomas Jones, Southern Pine Inspection Bureau; Donn Keefe; Kenneth W. Lee, Florida Lumber Inspection Service; Fred Omundson, CSI; J. W. Price, IIL Madison Wood Preservers; R. E. Shackelford. III. Gulf Lumber Co.; Brad E. Shelley, West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau; Ian Stalker, Universal Forest Products; Jerome Tobias, HUD-FHA; Mell S. Tolleson, Jr., Mellco.
Demand is increasing and prices are soaring, but when wood products supply becomes grossly inadequate to meet demands, prosperity could turn to disaster, economist Daniel Goldy warned the Hardwood Plywood & Veneer Association (formerly Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association).
The long range impact of the current log shortage on hardwood plywood prices was examined by a group of 25 manufacturers and distributors with the conclusion low supply is driving up prices and many log supplies will be exhausted by fall with mill closings anticipated. Grass-roots lobbying was considered.
Various committees formed agendas and tackled "How to Explain the New Hardwood Plywood Standard to Your Customers," at the May 5-8 convention at Hilton Head. S.C.
MME YELLOW PLASIIC-HED CAP NAIIS are superior, versatile and costeffective nails for applying roofing paper, insulation board, housewraps, etc. The plastic head allows for more nails per pound, and it conducts much less heat or cold than metal cap nails. The large 15/16" head size provides good bearing pressure, and the clipped corners protect against cuts into roofing felt and housewraps. While many cap nails have only smooth or spiral shanks, MME PLASIIC-HED NAIIS have deep ring shanks to insure superior holding power.
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Roy H. Jotly, 69, longtine president and director of E.C. Barton & Co., Jonesboro, Ar., died May 25, 1993, in Jonesboro.
Bon in Vanndale, Ar., he began his career with Stuck Bros. Contractors, Jonesboro, and joined E.C. Barton in 1952. He retired Jan. l, 193.
Mr. Jolly was very active with MidAmerica Lumbennens Association.
Home Depot has decided to out souroe deliveries and transportation of merchandise between the stores and disribution cent€f,.
"I felt this was an oppornmiry to improve service and reduce costs," said Pete Cleavelan4 vice president of traffic and distribution for Home Depot, Atlanta Ga. "It is still in the test phase, so it's not a success yet, but we have come througb the learning orrve. The cost curve and the leaming curve are now going in the right direction."
Ryder Transportation Services is providing the service which includes everything from fuel to taxes. Trucks still look like Home Depot trucks and cleaveland has a say about the drivers who he calls 'our most visible link to tbe store."
John Ed Anthony, Bearden Lumber Co., Bearden, Ar., lost his acclaimed Prairie Bayou June 5 after the race horse b'roke several bones in his left leg drning the Belmont Stakes and had to be destroyed.
The tragic misstep followed a victory in the Prealmess, a second place firnish in the Kentucky Derby and an impressive record fa a tbree-yearold.
Last year, Anthony's horse Pine Bluff finished with the best overall record for the three Triple Crown races.
Environmental Award For G-P
Georgia-Pacific has received the Earth Pledge Foundation's first Sustainable Development Award in recognition of th cmpany's reforestation practices and plan !o Fotect the endangered red-ockaded woodpecker.
G-P president and c.o.o. A.D. "Pete" Carell rccepted the anar( ore of only 200 originat signed prints of Robert Rauschenberg's official EarO Summit painting, "Last Turn, Your Tum."
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America's Remodeling Markeplace will be the new name of the National Association of the Remodeling Indusury (NARI) trade show.
At Mellco. we're nroud to suoplv the treated lunber of &oice for the best lunberyar& in th! Eastem tlsl uA"" our custourcrs tdk, it tells us tlat oru extra effort is peying off.
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