.no popcorn, but your lumber has the starring role. Increase your profits and cover your assets by creating a controlled atmosphere for your lumber products. National Store Fixtures' drive-thru rack supported buildings offer excellent protection from the weather in every season of the year. we provide:
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r High Qualtty Rackingpallet nckand structural steel cantilever systems from the leading manufacturer of lumber and building supply fixtures.
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I Fast Installationturn-key erection and installation can be completed within two to three weeks, depending on building size.
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We produce over 110 million board feet of pressrrre treated products annually, plus an additional 170 million board feet of untreated.
In all, hundreds of wood products...
INCLUDING:
Radius edge decking, treated plywood, dog eared fencing, lattice. mail box kits, deco-posts and hand rail, balusters, picnic tables, Gothic top fence posts, stair stringers,
patio squares, bench supports for decks, French Gothic and Gothic 1x4 fencing in 4'and 6', landscape timbers.
PLUS: a complete line of Southern Pine dimension lumber in ail three grades.
PLUS: enthusiastic service to back up our extensrve line of quality products.
PLUS: a company fleet of 165 trucks for quick deliveries coastto-coast.
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For pressure{reated wood thafs kilndried afrer fieatment, call Dean Lumber Co.
The gente conditioning of our steam dry kilns yields exceptional products such as Dean Deck, Ddcon@ fire retardant treated wood, Outdoor@ wood, Wolmanized@ Extra'" lumber, and treated speciarues.
othing has the curb appeal of genuine redwood siding, but there are a lot of PALCO's Rustic redwood ing combines the beauty of knotfy with an economical price. real wood siding, each piece has a nique appearance with natural grain s. Real character shows through
or a more colorful finish. Customers notice the difference.
PALCO's Rustic redwood siding is airseasoned so it lays flat and holds finishes better than other woods. A variety of pattems are available, like PALCO's Rustic rabbeted bevel siding. This extra-thick pattem creates strong horizontal shadow lines. The krotty, rustic texture underscores the warm natural appearance of the siding.
There's no need to compromise. You can offer your customers genuine redwood siding at a price that will keep them smiling.
Now tbat vlrtually all rctallers ud wholesalers have comput€ru tber€ soems to be a tcndency o considcr tbe conversion to high tcch complete. Forget tbat- tle fun hasJustbegun.
As tbe tecbnology cornucopia spills out new products faster than your comput€r can develop glitches, it becomes hrder o keep up and fully utilize these new marvels. Scanners, bar codes, satellitp networks, integratcd systems with networked PCs, ln-car faxes, lmpoved calculato'rs, laptop computers and cellular phones are just some of the devices producing efficiencies undreamed of until rcently.
While it's impo,rtant for management to commit to purchase and fully exploit technological advan@s, this is easier said tban done. In rcal life, the actual perforrunce of high toch can fall woefully shat of the extavagant pronises made for it. Result number orr: costly failures. Result number two: management hesitancy to be twice burned.
Sellers of the.se electnmic miracles contend that buyers don't fully utilize dl the capacities and abilities of tbeir devices. They lament that often employees operate tbem at less than 50% of their
DAVID CUTLER publlsherdesign capability. Unless management provides propef training and insists tbat employees make the marvels run to full capacity, the return on investment in dollars and efficiency will be far short ofideal.
Yet instruction manuals tend to be murky at best and go down hil ftorn there. Too often tectrnobabble substitutes for ptain English. Manuals often are writt€n, it se€ms, by computer programmers morc interested in impresstng otberprogrmmers than telling tbe baffled user how the thing works. And when all this is translated ftom the original Japanese, well...
Despite the cost, confusion and exasperation, these new results of the high technology tpvolution are essenrial for oe profitability and long term survival of any company. Whether we like it tr not, they're here and we bad best learn to live with them. Not at minhal fimction, but as close tol00,% as poosible.
You can be sure that your cmpetition is making full use of every new device o be more effective. If you don't continue to e,urbrace and utilize bigb tech, what do you think is going to happen?
You have many sources for freated wood. Very few, though, can provide you with the brands you prefer, the capacity you need, and the service you deserve.
To talk to a supplier who can, call Southeast Wood Treatins.
Southeast produces Wolmanized@wood and Wolmanized@ Extra@ water repellent lumber, both backed by lifetime warranties and extensive promotional programs.
We also produce treated plywood, specialties, and fre retardant treated products.
While others can claim they'll give you good service, we do it. From computerized order entry to our broad inventory at
three treating facilities to bar coded 111
labels. vou can count on us.
With three treating plants, a 20,000,000 bd. ft. average inventory-, and our fleet of satellite-linked trucks, Southeast can assure you of quick delivery.
Achieve beauty for any interior, and rugged style for unique exteriors with cypress. Cypress is at home in both formal and casual settings.
A favorite for centuries, cypress is easily installed, readily finished, stable and long-lasting. lts versatility and distinctive look lend character to siding, fencing, paneling, millwork and fine architectural woodwork.
In a highly competitive market you need every advantage you can get. Enhance customer satisfaction and give yourself a competitive edge by choosing consistent quality...by choosing cypress.
For more information contact:
The Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association 400 Penn Center Boulevard, Suite 530 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 1 5235
(4121 829-0770
Fax: (412) 829-0U4
or contact a Southern Cypress Manufacturers Association member:
Coastal Lumber Co. (919) 5364211
Corbitt Manufacturing
(904) 755-25s5
Georgia-Pacific Corp. (404) 652-s5r8
Griffis Lumber Co. (904) 372-9965
J. W. Black Lumber Co. (501) 8s7-3s76
Mackey's Ferry Sawmill (9r9) 793-2ss0
Acadian Cypress & Hardwoods (5O4) 386{O7e
Bames Lwnber Sales, Inc.
(912) 764€875
Conlainer Corp, of America (e12) 487-5251
Fbdda Cypress Wood Produds, lrrc. (904) 3s3€001
McEwen LumberCo.
(919) 472-1900
Monis Farms Cypress Sawmill (912) 367-3736
Marsh Lumber Co. (803) 493-s1 r 1
Roy O. Martin Lumber Co., Inc, (800) 299-5174
Thompson Hardwoods, Inc. (912) 375-7703
Richard Landry Lumber Sales, Inc. (318) 442-04Sr
The Window & Door Store, Inc. (w)7%-2424
The Mann & Pa*er LumberCo. (717123'483/.
Wlson LumberCo., Inc, (901) 274-6887
Williams Lumber Co. of l',IC, Inc. (919),142-2136
,1|\ RE YOU keeping your cus&l tomers in the dark or are you telling them the advantages of buying prefinished exterior wood products?
Yards often get into a commodity mentality and don't take the time to sell prefinished siding, fascia, soffit and rim. However, many prefinishers will handle builder calls for retailers and provide infonnation and samples needed to complete a sale.
Factory prefinishing has been an industry for about 30 years, but only about 87o of exterior wood is pre-finished nationwide. The Midwest and Northeast are strong prefinish areas. The South, says Ron Cottelli, president of Triad PreFinish, Greensboro, N.C., is "one of the last frontiers for prefinishing."
He finds major advantages in factory prefinishing. "First, coating all four sides of a board seals it from moisture. Second, in a controlled environment the coating can be applied to a proper thickness and allowed to dry and adhere to the wood before installation and exposure, eliminating problems encountered when painting is done in the field. Factory finishing seates unifonn coverage, avoiding wet lines and an uneven appearance as the paint begins to age. In addition, prefinishing costs aft,out 307o less than a painter in the field."
Cottelli notes "more demand for the quality at a lower price" offered by prefinishing in the South as people come from areas where it is widely used. His company offers builders extra services including matching nails and accessories such as vent covers or aluminum vent strips finished to match the wood.
Bob Harvey, sales manager at Carolina Colortones, Arden (Asheville), N.C., adds "instant curb appeal" to the list of advantages offered by prefinishing, explaining that with prefinished siding a house is immediately atractive.
Southern retailen are slow to react to the advantages of selling prefinished lumber, Hanrey notes. He crlls it "a shame" that only a small percentage are aware of the benefits.
Prefinishing avoids the cell degradation, oxidation and chalking that can occur in as little as two weeks
building facility this month. One building will house two machines for painting and staining and drying equipment with the second used for inventory and storage. With more room, they will have a showroom for displays and sample boards to show contractor, retailer and homeowner customers the different colors and types of products available.
Harvey plans o extend sales across North Carolina into the Greenville area as well as south to Georgia using the same methods the company has found successful in the western part of the state. They advertise on local radio and tv and call on contractors and architects. "After a customer tries prefinishing, the product sells itself," Harvey maintains.
Prefinishers operate or ship into
when bare wood is exposed to ultra violet light, Harvey notes. Life of a coating applied after sun damage is cut in half in his opinion.
He and Chuck Campbell, owner of tle l5-year-old company, believe in offering extra services. They market matching nails, a special rustic cross channel adaption of a tongue and groove, v-joint siding pattern and a corner edge that creates an oblique line when siding is butted into it. They insist on careful wrapping, banding and protection for inventory. They ship to customers across North Carolina and into South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia, often by company trucks.
Convinced that prefinish is "ready to take off," Carolina Colortones will move into a new, 22,W0 sq. ft., dual
almost every southern sCate. They are ready to provide the products which they believe offer many advantages to a builder. Now it is up to the retailers to create a bridge between manufacturer and user. As suppliers, they stand to gain a lot with very little effort.
business for a dealer.
Why you should be selling prefinished wood products to your customers ... benefits that sell builders and expandPREFINISHED siding program is discussed by John Orlowski, Builders Pre-Stain; Sean White, Beronio Lumber, San Francisco, Ca., and Pal King, PP@Olympic market manager.
Making a profit ftom reated wood has become difficult for most retailers. Even when sales are good, competitive pressure has squeezed out much of the margin. Some dealers use oonrmon SKUs of treated wood as loss leaders.
Despite market conditions, it is
duct knowledge sessions, videos or writt€n courses such as the wolmanized Ressurc Treated Wood Instinrte provide the basics. Train salespeople to think about cross merchandising. Instill a positive attitude. According to the Jounul of Consumer Marketing,6% of those who quit shopping at a stor€ did so because of indifference by an employee.
BulHlng Ppduc-tr Dlgoet
displays and product literatur€ assist sales. Try idea brochures, building plans, warranty folders, Consumer Information Sheets, counter racks, posters and banners.
Neither your customers nor your employees will have high regard for
possible to improve your income. Here are l0 suggestions that can help your bofiom line.
current customers are an excellent source for increased revenue. They already know your store. But even customers who visit you frequently rarely realize all the products and servies you supply.
You can increase their awareness with more cross merchandisinginstall a deck display that includes sanples or photos of spindles, stain, water repellent, tools, hardware, saw blades, tap€ mea.sures, safety goggles and gloves. Create an entrance display that customers must pass and showcase a different product every week. hrt some stock in the "wrong" aisle so shoppers see it when looking for something else. Hold a vendor show or send contractor customers new product newsletters.
If people think you have reliable answers, they're likely to make your store their first stop. Well-trained salespeople, informative deck clinics, construction tips in your ads and building plans will help create the desired perception.
d Find the time
J to train
Training is important. It requires effort but can result in profits. Pro-
This frequently offered advice is often ignored. Advertising prices for projects takes the emphasis away from individual price points, a good strategy unless you're the lowest priced store in your trading area. It gives consumers what they really want - the price of the whole projecf Take a cue from the fast fmd chains that promote meal combos including a sandwich, fries and drink for a set price.
You can get a higher margin on upscale, value-added products. By adding them to your sales mix, you can make more profit with unchanged volune. Stock #1 or Premium grade decking in addition to other treated products. sell water repellent rearcd lumber. Add neated specialties.
Shoppers want infonnation, especially inexperienced shoppers considering major purchases. Signs, P-O-P
Strategies for selling treated wood at higher profit.
treated lumber if pieces are lying around helter skelter with cut bands on the ground in a dusty or muddy yard. Keep treated wood orderly, covercd, clean and well-lit.
The products you sell reflect on you. Recognized brands suggest you are a quality operation. Margins are low on treated wood because many people perceive lide difference in the competing products. By promoting a well known brand, you can change that perception, distinguish your store from others and gain a higher margin.
Let people lnow who you are and that you want their business. Contractor newsletters, business cards with discounts, networking and speaking to local groups all pay off.
For years we've sold reated wood on the basis of longevity and economy. Environmental benefits have gone largely unrecognized, even though treated wood boasts an impressive list including being renewable, coming from plentiful, fast growing species grown almost entirely on managed timberlands, requiring less energy to produce Oan alternative products and extending the life of wood to conserve forest resources.
DROPER racking, storage and Pro- f tection are essential to assure optimum perforrrance from glulant beams, cautions APA - The Engineered Wood Systems (new name for American Ptywood Association).
Beams are commonly Protected with sealants, primers or wrappings when they leave the mill. Sealants help guard against moisture penetration and checking and should be reapplied to the ends after trimning. Surface sealants can be applied to the top' bottom and sides to resist dirt and moisture and belp control checking and grain raising. A penetrating sealant should be used if beams will be stained or given a natural finish.
rying extremely long beams on their sides.
Beam corners should be protected when the load is srapped down.
Water-resistant wrappings protect beams from moisture, dirt and scratches. opaque wrappings are best because sunlight can discolor beams. Beams can be wrapped individually, by the bundle or by the load. In situations where appearance is especially important" wrappings should be left on until after installation.
Since glulams are conmonly loaded and unloaded with a forklift, drivers must practice techniques that reduce the risk of damage. Greater stability is achieved when the sides of the beans, ratler than the bottoms, rest on the forks. However, care must be taken to prevent flexing when cat-
If a crane with cable slings or chokers is used to load or unload beams, adequate blocking must be provided between the cable and the member. Wooden cleats or blocking should be used to protect corners. Using spreader bars can reduce the likelihood of damage when lifting especially long beams.
In the yard, glulams need a level, well-drained, covered storage site. Beams should be kept off the ground with lumber bunks, skids or rack systems. Wrappings should be kept intact during storage to protect the beans ftom moisture, dirt, sunlight, scratches and impact danage.
For long term storagq it is advisable o cut holes u slits in the bottom of the wrappings o allow ventilation and water draining. Proper ventilation and drainage will reduce the likelihood of water damage,staining and decay.
Glulam
beans should be stacked on lumber bunks or skids when they are loaded on rail cafs or trucks. They can rest on their sides or bottoms. Loads should be secured with straps to prevent shifting.
If possible, storage at the job sile should also be under cover. The beams should also be placed on
How to rack and store glulam beams ... ways to assurc optimum performance.
spaced lumber bunks on level, welldrained grornd. Wrappings should be left in place to protect beams until installation.
Contractms should be warned that the ends of beams should be sealed immediately after trimming" Once beans are installed, tbey should be allowed to gradually season and adjust to the tenperaure and moisture conditions of the struchre.
sale Builders Supply, Inc., Dallas, Tx., is one company making sure their mission statement is a living, breathing document.
After hearing William H. Blades, William Blades & Associate s, Te m pe, Az., talk, they decided to re-energize and develop a corporate culture.
They were interested in training and coaching people to serve as partners with clients, Blades recalls.
To do this they included "will continuously delight our clients" in their mission statement. Because they wanted to develop value-added services for their clients, they asked Blades to meet with their customers to discuss sales, management and service ideas designed to help them to grow their businesses.
Blades desctibes corporate culture as "everyone going in the same direction with a united mission for every single client. No holdouts 1007o of the group must buy in. If an individual elects not to, the only thing worse than employee turnover is none when there should be."
The first step when a company seeks Blades' help to develop a mission statement is taking the executive group on a retreat to verbalize what they feel the organization stands for and, more importantly, what it will
stand for in the futur€. He cautions this is no simple pmcess, but recommends that it be rccomplished quickly.
Standard items tbat he includes in erh mission statqnent arc:
What we are committed to and stand for with regards to our workforce and our clients.
Phrases or sentences stating the company's conviction ln regards to shareholders, vendors and tbe commmity.
When the statement is completed, Blades meets with middle management 0o discuss it. He advises thenr
Sales are flat...
Margins are slipping... Turnover is high (or maybe too low)... Confl ics are increasing... Communications are detaiorating. Complaints are increasing.. The ship feels rudderless... Faces are long with smiles rare... Customers are not praising you... You know something is wrong, but not what... You feel more like a boss than a servant.
...Your group may need re-energizing. Everyone in the organization can be the best at what they do. Every executive can get bett€r. Every sales person can improve.
that the executive group has granted them freedom to modify the statement. Middle management rarely changes one word he notes, but it is concerned with whether or not top executives will live by the statement.
The mission scatement when ready to be made public is framed with a large copy hung in the lobby and smaller versions placed tiroughout the workplace. Ideally, it is summarized on company literature and business cards.
A mission statement does not function alone, Blades points out. Using it
with an organizational chart position descriptions and standards of performance, management can provide high-quality one-on-one evaluations and coaching to give employees moe control over future income and self improvement.
An organization chart shows staff functions, titles, responsibility and sccountabiuty. Position descriptions spell out what is expected ftom each person, pointing them toward major responsibilities and eliminating misunderstandings. Blades recommends updating pooition desctiptions annually, adding functions considered weaknesses to "stretch" an individual. Standards of performance measure each item on the position description and can be used to detennine raises or bonuses.
A review lets a person not pulling his weight know help is available. What he must do to ensure tenure can be spelled out clearly with a deadline set for improvement. Using the tools discussed, management can be fair, fimr and specific about expoctations, Blades says.
With a mission statement in place, everyone lrrows what the organization stands for, what is expected from them and what method management uses to measure performance. Once sales, management and support groups are receiving targeted training and education, it is time for customized fine tuning to ensure everyone participates in the culture drive. Unless the workforce feels the op group is committed, the process will fail, Blades warns.
However, he adds, "Your people and your clients will thank you for your commitnent to a culnre calling for greahess from evetryone."
How to get everyone in your organazation doing his best for every single customer tips on developing a mission statement, establishing a commitment to a company and its customers, developing a corporate culture, educating employees.
"DuraPine OutdoorWood by Cox is our deck wood of choice," says Ray Farmer. "It's redried after heatment, which minimizes shrinking and severe splitting and twisting and allows for excellent shuchral srength and stabilityi' CarkonFarmer, hrc.Iwnm home and, deck builders, Ruhefordnry NC.
Carlson-Farmer's DuraPine Outdoor Wood dealer, lewis Bames of Henson Building Materials agrees about the quaiity of wood. ooWhen someone wants the besU I recommend DuraPine OutdoorWood. It's a top-quulity p-duct that gets better results, and makes betterlookine proiects. And betterJooking projects. when a customer's proj- r ect hrms out looking great, they come back."
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DuraPine OutdoorWood by Cox not only looks great with normal maintenance, it will stay looking great season after season. That's berause the treatment also includes built-in Wolman@ EXTRA@ water repellent weather protector. More importandy, DuraPine Outdoor Wmd is re-dried' dter treotnnnt.ll's cleaner. lighter: easier to handle, and, erwironmennlly safer than conventional wet-treated wood.
Be sure you stock the treated wood the buildcr prefers. Join the Cox team now and distinguish youneHfrom the competition with the most respected treated products and services in the industry. For information on how you can become a stocking dealer ca]} I-8fn47 U&1 or MX 8035W328,
I A structural-use panel comprised of plies of wood I veneer arranged in cnrss-aligned layers. Tbe plies are bonded with an edhesive that cur€s upon application of beat and pressure
l) A compositc of wood veneer sheet elemcnts Z wtth wood fibers primarily extendod along the length of tbe member. Veneer tbicknes does not execd0.25 in. (6.4mn).
2 Smcoral members manufactured using sawn o'r r,t strucnral composiE lumber fhnges and structural panel webs, bonded together, witb waterproof adhesives, forming an "I" cross-sectional shape.
/ A mu-famed srnc0rral-use panel comprisod of rf thin rectangular wood srands arranged in crossaligned layers with surfrce layers normally uranged in the long panel dfuectim and bonded with waterpr,oof adhesive
E An engineered, stress-ratod podua of a timber rf hninating plant comprising assemblies of specially selected and prepared wood laminations securely bCIded togeher with adhesives. The grain of all laminations is approximately paxauel longitndinally. They are corprised of pieces end joinod to form any length, of piees placed or glued edge+oedge to make wider ones or of pieces bent !o curved fonn during gluing.
4( A wood based panel product bonded with a !J waterproofadhesive. lncluded under this designation are plywood" oriented srand board and composite panels These panel products meet the requirements of PS2-92 and are intended for structural use in residential, commercial and industrial applications.
lf A composite of wood strand elements with wood / nUers primarily oriented along the length of the member. The least dimension of the srands is not geatff than 0.25 in. (6.4mm) and the average length is not less than 150 time.s the least dimension
IITHAT is the engineered wood products intelligence U.U quotient at your store? Check yourself and your employees with the following test. hrt the letrcr of each enginecred wmd product in Column B in the blank following the defmition in Column A tbat best describes iL
A l-Joists (Prefabricated)
E Laminated Veneer Lumber (LVL)
Q Oriented Strand Board
D ParallelStrand Lunber (PSL)
E Ptywod
E StrwturalGlued Laminated Timber (Glulam)
Q StnrcturaFUse Panel
A qulz to teet englneered wood product knowledge deflnitlone lrom APA - The Englneered Wood Aesoclatlon, formerly Amedcan Plywood Aesoclatlon. o'L e'9 J'9 c'v v'e 8'A 3'l
National Home Centers opened the largest home improvement center in Arkansas May 26.
The 176,000 sq. ft. Fayetteville store is one of the 10 largest home centers in the nation, president and ceo Dwain Newman noted. "When we started 22 yean ago in Springdale as National Window Co., we never dreamed we
would grow into the largest full-line building materials retailer in the state."
Covering 16 acres, the new location includes a 137,000 sq. fL showroom, a24,000 sq. ft. lawn and garden area and a 15,000 sq. fL warehouse and lumber storage building. With nine stores, all in Arkansas, the chain expects to start building nro additional Arkansas stores this year.
NATIONAL Home Centes' new Fayetteville, Ar., store was opened by Mayor Fred Hanna, NHC pres. and ceo Dwain Nswman, slore mgr. Vicior Frint and Chamber of Commerce pres. Sleve Wad, (lower photo) Newman and University of Arkansas athletic direclor Frank Broyles.Natlonal Home Centers Inc. opened a 185,000 sq. ft. store in Fayetteville, Ar. (see- story p. 15) ... Builders Square If opened a Falrmont, Tx., loccdoa .., BMC West, Bolse, Id., ls scqulrlng Abilcnc lenben Abllene, Tx., anai Hutst llonberCo., Hurst, TI. ...
Cormuelal Intber Co., Thlsan Ok.,ls expsodltrg ,.. Rennac Sims Buildcrs Supply, Dardanelle, Ar., ls re_locadng to propedy ocopted by Sims Wad Prducts ... Knurt ls conslderlng sale of a mlnorlty share of Builders Square ... lelican Building Centers, Conway, S.C., acqulied Glasscock Building Supply
Striplin g -Blake Lunber, Austin, h the nrst Tbxas company to stock CollinsWood wittr Scientific Certifications Systems envlronmentally correct cerdffcuton label ... Cooper Building Materials, Loudon, Tn., is opening a new store T H. Rogerc Imber Co., Edmond, Ok., acquired Jay Lwnber, Iay, Ok. ... Meeks Builder Center is expanding its Springdale, Ar., store and planning a Rogere, Ar.,locadon...
E. C. Barton & Co. ls operadng its recently acquired Builders Lwnber & Hardware Inc., Pocahontas, Ar., os Barton's, JeffSmart mgr. M Ltrnber opened a rpw store in Northport, Al. ... Main Street Ltunber, Denison, Tl., acquired Madill Lumber Co., Madill, Oh ... .ScottJ'.r installd new signs on 112 Snres in Fl., Al-, and Ga. ... Builders Square installed onhold telephone advertising and information systems in 180 stores ... Cox htmber opened a replacement lgadon in Palm Bry Ft
Lowe's, which plans to open about 50 new stores and relocate 25 in '94, opened Pensacola" Fl.,
Newport News and Lynchburg, Va., unlts wlth Mldlothlan and CMstlansburg, Vt., Wlnchester and Ellzrbethtown, Ky., Statesvllle, N.C., and Moblle, Al., to oome I stock ofrerlng wlll ffnarce expandon ... two stoctholders have flled a class rctlon sult agalnst Bulldcrs Warehouse Assoclatlon,IJfile Rocb Ar.
Home Quarters Warehouse, Vtrglnla Beach, Va., had an 80% operatlng lncome lncrease ln the flrst quarter .., Hontc Depot ls aa offtclal sponsor of the 1996 Atlanta Paralymplc Games Iorte's, Danville, Ky., lnstalled a text telephone for communlcadon with the deaf ... Buildcrs Supply, Hattlesburg, Ms., ts planning to replace thelr store whlch burned May 8 .., Azle Avenue Lumber Co.,FI WorttU Tl., has closed
Annlversari q: Homasote Co., 85th; Peldcan Companie,r, Conway, S.C., 47th; Middleburg MiIlworft, Mddleburg, Va., 25th
Vralker-Williams Lumber Co. moved its treated lumber sales office from Harcbechubbee, Al., to Columbus, Ga ... Dirte Pfuood & Iilfirber Co., Tbmpa" Fl., opened a reload in Pensacola, Fl. ... Weyerhaeuserb Oklahoma City, Ok., operadon ls one of the company's 1993 Key Distrlbution Centers ...
New South, Inc. relocated offices to Waccamaw Outlet Park, Myrtle Beach, Fl., planning to build a new corporate complex in the area within 12 to 18 months ... Alano Forcst Products, /nc., San Antonio, Tx., opened a distribution center in Abilene, Tk., I-ester Lackey sales mgr. and loe Foole, operations mgr. ...
Weyerhaeuser Ca. plans a $17.5 million expansion including
Dlerks, Ar., ad lVright qty, Ok., facilltles ... Conner Induitries, Inc,, Fort lVorth, Tx., opened a plant in Stilwell, Ok., Grady Mays mgr....
Anerica,n Plywood Assuiation hee amended its name to "APA-Thc Engineered Wood Assulatiln' ... Swcrbr Cqtwoncngt, Inc,, Llb€rtyr'N.C., @edeo a mfg. faclllty near Spartanburg, S.C. ... Izluis & Co,, Brea, Ca., is opeotng a Houston, Tl., brerch ... T?iuglc PacW Cor?., Dallas Tx., plans to acqulre I Ststesville, N.C., plant ftom Premier Wood Fbors...
Bruce Hardwood Floors, Dallas, TX., has frozen all factoryflnlshed product prlces for the remalnder of the year ... Natinna.l Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association asked Dataline to join tts Manufrcnrcr and Semice Indwtries Cowcil
Caradon Better-Bilt Inc., Smyr; na, Tn., has acquired l*banon Almrinuun Prc&rcn Co., kbanon" Tn. Prcmdor Corp, Tbmpa, Fl., agreed to pay a $6 mtl[on criminal flne for allegedly flxlng prices of residentlal flush doors dfl Building Prc&tcts Corp., Roaring River, N.C., was named a Paybss Cashway Supplier of the Yeatr ,,,
Georgia-Pacl"ficb Crossett, Ar., mlll received an energy managsment and innovatlon award Dixie Plywood & I*mber Co;s Dallas, Tk., operation was rymd the co.'s Tbp Inside Performer for the lst quarter Flippo lettnber Corp., Doswell, Va", hosted a plant tour for a Russian delegation Canton Lumber Co., Gresneville, Tn., was named a CedarPro dlstributor ... Florida Lutnber & Building Material Dealers Association is heading a door industry task force studying Dade County code compliance
Housing starts for Moy flnt*et figs.) rose 2.6% to a seasonally adjusted 1.51 million annual rate single family starts fell Q.5%; multifamily juuped 16.7%... permits sUpped 1.6% ... starts for the fi-rst lvg -qgstrs of 1994 ue 2l% aheadof 1993.
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House-Heccon Hrrdwrre Co. - July 9-10, market, Gatlinburg Convendon Centcr, Gatlinburg, Tn.
Nrtlonel Herdwood Lumber Arroclrtlon - July 11, vacuum drying of wood Ehort course, Blacksburg, Va.
Wod Recycllng Conlenence - July I l-13, Omni Charlottesville Hotel, Charlottesville, Va.
Amerlcan Lumber Stenderd Commlttee - July 14, treated wood advisory committee m€eting, Airport Marriott Hotel, Atlanta" Ga.
Loulslaoe Bulldlng Meterlel Derlerc Assoclatlon - July 14-17, Eurnmer conference & family outing, Marriott's Grand Hotel, Point Clear. Al.
Servlstar - July 17-20, home & garden showplace convention, Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tn.
Kentucky Lumber & Bulldlng Materlol Dealers Assoc'latlonJuly 20, golf outing; July 21, board meeting, Campbell House Country Club, I-exington, Ky.
Sllvan, Inc - July 21, bankruprcy auction, Watsonville, Ca.; held by DLK Auctioneers, Santa Clara, Ca.
Orglll Brothers & Co. - Jlly 22-24, market, Nashville Convention Center, Nashville. Tn.
Lumbermen's Club of Memphls - July 2|il, picnic, Shelby Famrs, Memphis, Tn.
Intenratlonal Lawn, Garden & Power Equlpment Expo - July 4-26, Kenucky Exposition Center, louisville, Ky.
Natlonal Hardwood Lumber Assoc-latlon - July 25-26, sawmill tour, Memphis, Tn.
Florlda Lumber & Bulldlng Materlal I)ealers AssoclatlonJrtly 27, state building code subcommittee meeting, FLBMDA Hq., Mt. Dorq Fl.
Handy Hardware Wholesale Inc. - July 29-31, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Tx.
Wood Mouldlng & Mlllwork Producers Assoclatlon - Aug.37, summer meeting, Squaw Creek Resort, Olympic Valley, Ca.
Southeastern Lumber Manulacturers Assoc,latlon - Aug. 4{, annual meeting, Beaver Run Resorl Breckenridge, Co.
Watters & Martln - Aug. 7-t, show, Scope Norfolk Convention Center, Norfolk, Va.
Hardwood Lumber Manufacturers Assoclatlon - Aug. 12-13, forest products equipment & technology expo, York, Pa.
Natlonal Wood Wlndow & Door Assoclatlon - Aug. 13-12, summer meeting, Four Seasons, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Natlonal Bulldlng Products Expo & Conference - Aug. l4-l7, McCormick Place North, Chicago, Il.
Natlonal Hardware ShodHardware Industry Week - Aug. 14-17, McComrick Place Complex, Chicago, Il.
Natlonal Hardwood Lumber Assoclatlon - Aug. 15-17, lumber grading short course, NHLA Hq., Memphis, Tn.
Hardwood Manufacturers Assoclatlon - Aug. 18-19, regional meeting, Asheville, N.C.
Vlrglnla Bulldlng Materlal Assoclatlon - Aug. 18-21, summer management conference, Ramada Oceanside Tower, Virginia Beach. Va.
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FlorHr Lunbcr & BulHlng Meicrlal Deelerr Arroclrtlon bas formsd a Building Matcridr Indurry Task Forc. to study thc futurc of tbc indurtry rnd tbo acsociation.
At c rccant mccting chairman Bob Sccrist led discussions of lumbcr shotfall, increased uge of metal stude 8nd block conetruction. inctalled gales. dealcrg cmploying dcsign conrultantc and cngincered wood spocialiste, uter fricndly retail stor€s rrd ueing comput€r technolo8v.
Dropping "lumber' from the association name and opcning tbe annual buying sbow to contracton werc also considerpd.
FLBMDA is cooperating witb the Florida Home Builders Association in a Building Industsy Task Forco and participating in the newly formed South Florida Building Materials Association.
Mlsslsslppl Bulldlng Meterlel Deders Assoclatlon's mid-year board of directors meetinS will be Aug. 12-13 at Treasure Bay Resort Biloxi.
Loulslrne Bulldlng Materlal lhalers Assocletlon plans a 2 p.m. roundtable discussion on steel shrds July 15 during the July 14-17 surnmer conference and family outing at Marriott's Grand Hotel, Point Clear. Al.
Mld-Amerlca Lumbermens Assoclatlon's advisory committee for MidAmerica Expo '95 has decided to repeat the Carnival of Values theme used in tbis year's show.
Meeting under the cbairmanship of
Derald kdcll, thc committee approved cbanging sbow dates to Feb. 22-24 and ropcating tho "Froo Nigbt'r Lodging" aucndanco incontivc.
Tho 1994 MLA Wcst Coast Mill Tour !o Sca0lc, Wa.. Vancouvcr and Victoria, Britisb Columbia, will bc Oct. 2-7.
Oklehome Lumbermen'c Aesoclatlon erpocts to bave tbeir application for urembership in National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association completed for congidoration by the board at tbe NISMDA convention SepL 22-24 at the Hyatt Regerrcy, Maui, Hi.
The annual OLA summer conference wae beld lur 24-26 at the Westem Hills Guest Rancb near Wagoner.
Kcntucky Lumber & Bulldlng Meterlal Dealerc Acsoclrtlon's fourtb annual auction May 2l-22 rcported 20Vo more sales than in 1993 and 25Vo more buyers,
Twelve companies consigned merchandise to be auctioned at Big Burley Warehouse #2 in Carrollton.
Tbe 1994 KI-BMDA golf outing July 20 at Campbell House Country Club, l.exington, will conclude with a cocktail party and cookout.
Ylrglnla Bulldlng Materlal Assoclatlon dealer or associate members who emoll four new members before Nov. 30 will receive free 1995 dues.
David Cappellari, David Ball, Freeman Spencer, Skip Burton, Fred Siewers, Itr, Chris Shriver, Bob Pearson and Charlotte Ragsdale have each recruited one.
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Canenon Ashley Inc., Dallas, Tx., bas initiatod rcquisition of Bird Corp. in an all casb fansaction and broken ground for a new disribution center near Chlcago, Il., for its subsidiary Wm. Canreron & Co.
The proposed acquisition of Bird includes 18 locuions and will plovide the company, which has over 50 branches in t[e SoutbeasL Southwest and MidwesL with initlal entry into New England, New York and Arizona while increasing its presence in Kentucky, Texas and Louisiura Purchase price is expecrcd to be in rhe mid $20 million range with closing near the end ofJuly.
"We have an exciting opportunity to become a leading national distributor of building products,' Cameron Ashley chairman Ronald R. Ross commented. "Each of our acquisitions represents an important st€p in accomplishing this goal. By doing so, we will best be able to serve our diverse customer base."
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The company also opened four new branches for its Ashley Aluminum subsidiary in San Antonio and Houston, Tx., and GairBsville and Longwood, Fl., bringing the total
number of locations o 36.
The finn's net sales in the second quarter increased l2.l% to $64.1 million from $57.2 million in second quarter 1993. Net income was $2.0 million, a gain of 20.3Vo from the sane period a ye:r ago.
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Arrowhead Lumber Sales, Oklahoma City, Ok., is sponsoring a deck
The newest 'Old Reliable' lift truck lmm Hysbr. The H4565 XM lift truck sedes was created with the lumber dealer in mind.
building contest in conjunction with its dealer customers.
Decks must have been built in 1994 using Sunwood treated lumber and Wolnan deck care products purchased from the retarler supplying the entry form, explained Dusty Hammack, president and owner of Arrowhead. Deadline for entries is Oct 15.
First place winner will receive a cooker-smoker; second place, a tailgate cooker-smoker, and third place, a box of steaks. Every contestant will be given a Sunwood sports bag.
Entry forms have been mailed to Arrowhead's retail customers with additional forms included with each order of Sunwood treated lumber.
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More than 40 managers and sales representatives from Madereria Del Norte, S.A/ De C.V., Ciudad la6rez, Mexico, attended two lumber, plywood and OSB faining sessions conducted by American Plywood Association and Georgia-Pacific representatives.
Interest in the U.S. produced products was high since they account for the majority of Del Norte's product line with lesser amounts of Mexican produced plywood and lumber. Mike Flores, Georgia-Pacific Corp., El Paso, Tx., coordinated the meetings and acted as an interpretor for APA representatives. Plywood and APA trademarks were among topics discussed during the May 10-ll sessions at a Del Norte location in Iafuez.
Del Norte, a wrehouse-type operation similar to Home Depot, has three stores with a fourth under construction. It is considered the leading rctailsr in Judrez.
Cerl Grlmm was promoted to national accounts mgr. for Walker-Williams Lumber Co.'s new Columbus, Ga., treated lumber sales office.
Kelth Marks is now handling southern pine sales for Gaiennie Lumber, Opelousas, La.
Crdg Grey bas joined Soutbeast Wood Treating, Jarper, Al., as gen. mgr.
Denlse Trrhrn is now with American Paneling Plywood & Lumber, Lafayette, La.
Wllhrd Robblnc was clected v.p. at South Atlantic Lumber Industries, Greensboro. N.C.
Tlm Menees has joined Quik Drive USA Inc., Whites Creek, Tn., as advertising & pomotions mgr.
W. F. Sander, W. F. Surder Co., Hearne, Tx.. has retired.
Ron Founds is now business trainer at Home Depot's Charlotte, N.C., district office.
Steve Broadwater ig now co-mgr. at E4 Lumber, L:ke City, Fl. Bobby Crrnford is co-mgr., Murfroosbom, Tn.
Gary Darnell, Goldston'r Building Supply, Wakc Forcst, N.C., ie in cbarge of s Southeast CSD Ucer Group me€tin8 to bc beld in Nov.
Joc Lewb ic ncw to Stecl City Lumber, Bimringham, Al.
Mlke Colemen is the new director of purchasing at Causeway Lumber Co., Fort L,auderdale, Fl.
Korl W. Llndbery, pres., Soutbcm Forest hoducts Association, was reappointed to tbe Commerce Dept.'s tndustry Sector Advisory Committee on Lumber and Wood Policy Matters. Stan Elberg, SFPA, and Debble Burns, SLMA. are co-chairs of the Southern Pine Marketing Committee, which now includes Rlchord Walloce. Lec Ashburn, Bob Legg, Don Jaenlcke and Dave Balllng.
Tlmothy A. McGagln has been clectcd exec. v.p., director and executivc committee member at Coastal Lumbcr Co., Weldon, N.C.
Mark Strahler is now v.p.-nrktg. & sales for Delta International Macbinery Corp., replacing Waldo E. Balr, Jr., who retired after 32 years with the co.
Tom Stephenr is now branch mgr. of Georgia-Pacific's Hillsborougb, N.C., millwork and epccialty center. Stanley Rhee, lumbcr calce mgr., Bristol, Tn., was honorcd sE I permanent membcr of G-P's Vicc hesident's Round Table after receiving the award for a third time. Other Round Table Award winners: Jerry Tucker, Arlington, Tx.; Mlke Rdston, Tulsa, Ok.; Joe Oltlft, Greenville, S.C.; Moe Been, Asheville, N.C.; Bryen Clerk, Nashville, Tn.; Kelth Wesley, Mobile Al.; Sherl Klckllghter, Savannab, Ga.; George Norman, Fort Wortb, Tx.; Nelt Goodmen, Columbia S.C,; Glen Mlkkelsen, Fort Myers, Fl.; tella Futlwood, Austin, Tx.; Bob Hellenthal, Jackson. Ms.: Bob Hettlnger, Manassas, Va.; Chrls Sewcrd, Norfolk Va.
Rlck Mclaughlln has been promoted to senior v.p.-mktg. for Dallas Wholesale Builders Supply, Inc., Dallas, Tx. Eddle Jone is v.p.-millwork and Kay Wrlght, millwork broker.
Ted Carlson is now v.p.-sales & mktg. for Tucker Millwork Litbonia. Ga.
Mark Holmes, Fort Myers, Fl., was named Dixie Plywood's lst Quarter Top Outside Performer, followed by Tom Oksas, W. Palm Beach, Fl., and Calvln Chappell, Dallas, Tx.
Llnda Acord is the new mgr. of Builders 'Warehouse Association's Clarksville, Ar., yard.
Clark Norman. owner. El Dorado Lumber Co., El Dorado, Ar., is recuperating at home from heart bypass surgery.
George Steele is now market analyst and sales mgr. for Conner Industries, Inc., Fort Worth, Tx.
Ben Mayo, Mayo Building Supply Inc., Bentonville, Ar., is at bome recuperating after surgery.
Ken Shaw, gen. mgr., McEwen Lumber Co., High Point, N.C., ws the featured speaker at a recent Lumbemren's Club of Memphis meeting.
Woodrow Dllley is mgr. of E. C. Barton & Co.'s new Union Salvage yard in Lafayette, La. John Catalani is mgr. in Greenville, Ms., replacing George Nlckolson, now mgr. of the new Texarkan4 Tx., yard.
Alan J. Campbell, CAE, was named pres. and chief staff executive of National Wood Window & Door Association, succeeding John W. Shoemaker, who will continue on association projects until bis forthcoming retLement.
Kevln Craig, Craig's Do-it Center, Carrollton, Ky., wed Becky Klnman Mav 13. 1994.
Tom Dlll is now Midwest sales mgr. for Northcutt Woodworks, Crocke[ Tx.
E. J. Lamulle, Jr., American Plywood Association market development specialist, was elected to the Structural Insulated Panel Association board.
Randall Echols was na.med haffic coordinator for Ace Hardware's Southern Region LBM office, Peachtree City, Ga. Pres. Roger Peterson received the International Hardware Dealer Association's Leadership Award.
Steve Kelly, Kelly Bros. Lumber Co., Covington, Ky., is home recuperating after knee swgery.
Bob Matthews, programmer, Gemini Systems Software, Inc., San Antonio, Tx., and his wife, Monlca, are the proud parents of 7 lb., I oz. Clayton Kelth, born May 16, 1994. Greg and Michelle Wooledge have a new son, 8 lb.,9 oz. Ryan Thomas, bom Feb. 26.
Jeff Davls, mgr.-corporate communications, Universal Forest Products, has retired to a new home in Durango, Co.
Cliff Oxford was named senior v.p.-corporate relations for [-owe's Cos., North Wilkesboro, N.C. Dr. Marty Craven and Allen Unger are new haining specialists in [.owe's Leadership School.
Bob Bruner was promoted to senior v.p.hardlines/seasonal at Scotty's, Winter Haven, Fl. Don Kennon is senior v.p.-retail operations, and Larry Cason, regional mgr.-retail operations, Tampa, Fl.
Peter C. Browning has joined the board of directors at Pelican Cos., Conway, S.C.
Anderson Thomas, Shuqualak Lumber Co. Inc., Shuqualak, Ms., and his wife, Melanle, are the proud parents of 7 lb., 8 oz. William Anderson Thomas III, bom April 17, 1994.
Carol A. Stevens was promoted to senior v.p.-human resources for Hechinger's.
Fred Stlmpson, Gulf Lumber, Mobile, Al., was nominated as chairman of the Southeastern Lumber Manufacturers Association. Other nominees: lst vice chair Burton Hankins, Hankins Lumber; 2nd vice chair Steve Dean, Dean Lumber Co.; treas. T. Nelson Flippo, Flippo Lumber, and directors Bob Dixon, Jr., M. C. Dixon Lumber; Billy Grlffin, Griffin Lumber; Phil Barnes, Barnes Hardwood; Rollin Turnage, Southern Lumber Co.; J. Wllson Jones III, Mackeys Ferry Sawmill; Ilwight Corley, M. L. Corley & Sons Sawmill, and Wllllam T. Carden, Potomac Supply Corp. Chip Harrigan, Harrigan Lumber, was appointed to replace director Raymond Freeman, who recently sold his lumber co.
Elizabeth Enid Tolly, Home Quarters Warehouse. Charleston. S.C.. married Mark Erik Freeman May 1,1994.
E. Z. Rollauf is a new driver for MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.
The Axxess Precision Key Dupli- cation System from Axxess Entry Technologies is said o talce operaor guesswork out of key dupliCating,
Louisiana-Pacific's Wood-E software offers fast, accurate in-house desiglrs for LPI Joists and Gang-Lam LVL beams, including multiple-spans;
uniform, concentrated and trapezoidal loads; multiple load cases, and stopmg oomponents.
The CAD program malces installation details available in DXF fonnat for easy insertion into architectural plans. The Wood-E Cut program helo-s keep inventory under contlol by cataloging it on computer and calcu-lates the best method of cucing needed lengths for efficient inventory management.
A kit for converting 120v outlets to accommodate 220v electric clothes dryers is now available from Mercury Group.
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producing a precisely*ut key in about a minute.
The cutter automatically aligns, indexes and duplicates keys for the operatc, eliminating the need for extensive operator experience or technical skill. The dual cutting wheels are completely enclosed for safety. A double-cut key is duplicated on both sides simultaneously and the microprooessor control panel helps prevent opemtorerlu.
The microprocessor tracks the quantity of keys made and at 6,000 key intervals it signals for replacement cassettes. At 7,000 keys the system will shut down if the cassettes have not been replaced, thereby pre-venting tle chance of miscut keys being produced.
New protective bumper options are now available for Dura Products" Design-A-Truck line of platform trucks.
Custom trucks can be designed incorporating a variety of decks, handles, running gear and now strip bumpers, corner bumpers and donut bumpers.
Bostik's Chem-Calk 915 one-comDonent oolvurethane sealant is now bneredin 2}-oz. sausage packs for easier package disposal on thejobsite.
The pack is a tri-laminate of Mylar and aluminum foil secured at each end with meal clips. While still providing an effective barrier against moisture penetration and premature
A medium duty electric "walkie" straddle stacker said to offer high performance, narrow aisle pallet handling is new from Multiton MIC.
The SW20 stacker's safety feanres include a high visibility mast, deadman braking that automatically stops the truck when the handle is release4 safety reversing "belly bufton" switch on tlie handle, red emergency Push button that interrupts all electrical power and a rubber skirt to protect the driver's feet.
An articulated, swiveling handle has ergonomically designed controls, including butterfly levers for three forward speeds and one reverse, push buttons for lifting forks, and a separate lever for lowering forks.
The stacker is available with either a sinsle mast for 63" lift or a telescopiE mast for lifs of 114" or 130".
semi-ransparent stains.
curing, the sausage pack takes up less space than cartridges, creates less clutter and helps reduce overall solid waste volume. The closure cliPs ensure a positive leak-Proof seal, allowing the pack to withstand rough handling, shrpping and jobsite abuse.
Available in a variety of colors, the general purpose, non-sag caulk-reacts with atmospheric moisture to form a tough, flexible rubber.
$crimber, an innovative engineered lumber product, is now being developed by Georgia-Pacifi c.
To produce Scrimb€r, logs are debarked and then crushed between rollers. Resin is applied to the resulting mat, which is pressed in large blocks and sawn to various dimensions, including lengths of up to 40 ft.
The finished product is said to have structural characteristics equal to or better than southern pine lumber and to be cost effective in applications requiring widedimension lumber.
The new SensAire series of automatically sensor-controlled fans and fan/lights has been introduced by Broan Manufacturing.
Designed to remove damaging moisture from bathrooms, the fans
The Cuprinol Answer Center, designed to guide consumers through the product selection process, can be incorponated into the selector or stand alone as a shelf talker. The cylindrical device with a display window helps choose the right product based upon the project/end use.
UltraTuff luxury bathtubs and whirlpools made of an innovative composite of porcelain, heavy gauge steel and polyurethane elastomer have been inuoduced by Briggs Industries.
provide ventilation from a high-perfonnance cenrifugal blower.
Sensors detect motion and/or humidity to automatically tum fans and lights on and off.
Motion sensing, humiditY sensing and combined motion and humiditY sensing units are available as a 90 CFM fan, 130 CFM fan or 120 CFM fan/light/night-ligbt.
An exterior stain color selector that enables consumers to visualize the effectof220 different stains on exterior wood is new from Cuprinol.
Encased in a house-shaped cabinet, it displays 120 solid stains and 100
The new technology provides a solid sound and feel, superior heat retention and resistance to impact damage and surface chipping. The porcelain enamel finish resists staining and scratching. At half the weight of cast iron, UltraTuff tubs reportedly are safer and less costly to install.
Available are six comfortable European design bathtubs and whirlpools in a range of decorator colors. Slip resistant bottoms are optional.
A rpw wooden storage building kit featuring a gable design is new from Handy Home Prodrrcts.
The basic building is 12x8x8'6" and can be enlarged to l6x8 or 20x8 using a 4x8 extender kit. Featurpd are easy acoess 4x6 double doors, roomy 64" wall height and gable vents on both ends. An 8x8 screened porch is optional.
It comes in two finishes: the Newport is made of cedar with cedar trim and the Hampon of Ultraside siding.
The industry's frst hand-held 22" and U" concrete-cutting circular saws
are now available from RGC.
The S20 and S24 HydraSaws are designed for hand-held or cart-mounted applications requiring tbe deepest possible cutting through concrete, rebar, aggregates, brick, pipe, tile, stone, wallboard or steel beans.
Their non-polluting hydraulic direct drives are said to deliver maximum power and consistent cutting speed and torque to clean-cuning diamond or abrasive blades.
The S20 weighs 37 lbs. and provides a maximum cutting depth of 7ll2" aa 3,000 rpm. The 4l-lb. S24 cuts to 9-112" deq with a blade speed of 1850 rpm.
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A generator light enough to be carried on a shoulder sEap yet powerful enough to jump-start heavy earth-
moving equipment is new from ATI Power hoducts.
At 16 lb. and under I cu. ft in size, the Lighhing Charger can provide 55
amps of charging power and 80 amps of starting power through detachable jumper cables. It puts out 900 watts of continuous 115 volt DC power though twin outlet plugs.
The engine is powered by a gasoline/oil mixture and its 20-oz. tank will run the generator for about an hour.
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Kooi Telescopic Forks from Atlet, Inc. reportedly enable almost any type of lift truck to extend its reach.
The forks directly replace standard forks so there is no unfavoable shifting of the load attachment point. They have no external wear pafis and are easily fitted and removed.
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Two versions are available: YL2 Extension forks can be adjusted in seconds right from the driver's seat to handle four-way entry pallets or pallets of various sizes (32" to 48"). RB{ Reachforks also can be easily extended and retracted even while carrying a load, permitting two-deep stacking in the rack, one-side access to a truck trailer and the ability to handle two relatively light loads at a tine.
The forks are constructed of a high-tensile strength steel, and their hydraulic system is completely enclosed to eliminate moisture, dirt and damage concerns.
Quikrete's Walk Maker pathwayproducing concrete mold is now available in a Running Bond Brick Pattern.
Designed to make brick pathways with pre-packaged concrete mix for half the cost of traditional brick, the 2' x 2'plastic form is placed level with the ground and filled with pre-nixed concrete. The concrete is smoothed over and the form removed immediately, leaving the bricks to harden. The form is then placed adjacent to the section just completed and the process repeated until the entire length of the path is finished.
Rack supported drive-thru warehouses and "T" sheds. Racks for home centers and tYarehouse style retailers.
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Bath fixtures featuring a sleek new European design have been inroduced by Garco, Inc.
Tbey ary constructed of solid brass with a hand-potished protective finisb in brass and chrcme
A hydraulic cylinder retainer that holds open stonn doors, car hoods, trunks, 0ool boxes, deck hatches, truck cap doors and van tailgates is new from Shocklock.
Designed to remedy faulty or wealc hydraulic cylinders, the all-steel split collar goes around the shaft of the closer and adjusc with a set screw mounted in the collar. The kit contains needed tools and fits common shaft sizes.
Sidinq Nails. No Stalning
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Slender shank and blunt diamond ooint r Diamond pattern head blends with wood texture r Small head diameter permits face nailing and blind nailing o Annular ring threads preclude nail head popping and cupping of siding boards AlSl Grade 304 nickel/chromium alloy.
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o Corugoted Droinoge Pipe
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Slotted, Solld. or Septic-Leoch Bed Styles
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Cufvert Pipe - 8" lo 24" Comes in 20 ft. lengths
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Model OO 3303 2" - 3'As engineered wood producls continue to grow in acceptance, they also continue to grow in ability. Products are getting longer, stronger and easier to install.
One new engineered floor joist claims to be stronger than all others, testing above all competitors in all compafative span lengths.
Yet in designing TrimJoist, "adaptability was our primary god," said E. Barry Sanford, pres., Rebel Building Components, Vernon, Al. "Custom manufactured and engineered floor joists have been available for several years. However, those products have been hard to adapt for plumbing openings and on-site constuction changes. We wanted to re-design a successful product to become even mofe successful and easier to install - especially for the single-family market."
The product is manufactured in lengths nmging from 4' to 30', utilizing 2'increments. Each end has a I'tinming section, fomrcd by high-strength structual adhesives, that has been succ€ssfully crush-tested in excess of 6,700Ibs.
Utilizing 2"x4" timber, the open web construction allows easy access to and installation of ductwork, wiring, pvc components and plumbing and provides an extra-wide nailing and gluing surface for floor panels. It can also be rimmed on the consfuction site fon a perfect fit.
'It allows me to build a multi-level product with truly smooth first floor @ilings," said Memphis conftactor Jim Chambers. "The dimensions are exact and the materid is consistent. It will not change aft€r it is put into place. All you have to do is trim it, place it and nail it down."
Caulk and sealant manufacturer White Lightning Products Corp. is teaming with the NASCAR Auto Racing Association for its ltrgest promotion evo.
Running in-store from Aug. 22-Oct.7, the promotion includes officidl NASCAR hats and shirts for contractor redemption, colorful in-store displays and a sweepstakes for a trip to the final NASCAR event of the year, the Hooters 500 in Atlanta Ga.
A new gradestamp designating the moistue oontent on kiln-dried lumber has been approved.
Mills may now substitute "KD" or "KD 15" with an authorized grading agency stanp for S-DRY and MC 15. The updated Product Standard 20-!X includes a definition for kiln drying, so KD can be tudicated on grademarks.
lf Building Materials is your business, get to know BpA, a teaoer In the lreld. We offer a diversified money making line of products
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BPA PI{EUMATIC NAILS
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8PA C{IIL RI)(IFING NAITS
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No matter what the design challenge for wood web or other composite wood products, Simpson Strong-Tie tras a connector designed and engineered to meet the needs of your customer.
Working cloeely with the maJor component manufacturera, we are constarrtly developing new products to meet the needs of manufactured wood products. Often, these connectors are in stock at our local distributors for same day quick shipment.
So if you're a manufacturer of composite wood products or lumber dealer who supplies these building componenta, look to Strong-Tie Connectors to make your life easier and your customer serwice gCpgtref.
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National Wood Window and Door Association's summer meeting is scheduled Aug. l3-17 at the Four Seasons Hotel in Toronto, Canada, home city of chainnan Philip Orsino. The Right Honorable Joe Clark, former Prime Minister of Canada, will address the group at a luncheon.
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headquarters with a telecommunications service offering inbound 800 service to most of the retail locations. Wickes is using PC-based informuion management to provide electronic delivery of invoices and sort and convert data into management reports. MCI Telecommunications Corp., Atlanta, Ga", is the provider.
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1!| FTER l5 years of overcoming .frl. misperceitions about quatit! and performance, oriented strandboard (OSB) is rapidly approaching 507o of the structural panel market.
"One of the things that had to be overcome in the early 1980s was OSB's non-traditional rlisual characteristics," recalls Stewart Lavigne, former Weyerhaeuser OSB sales manager now overseeing OSB exports. "In the builder's mind, veneer was king and anything made of reconstituted wood was inferior. But after we convinced them to trv it. they found OSB a great product."
Although OSB evolved from waferboard, it differs with rectangular strands strategically oriented" at right angles for enhanced strength. It is equivalent to plywood in the DOC PS2 Performance Standard for Wood-based Structural-use Panels. It also exceeds exterior grades of plywood in some strength properties and
Why OSB is closing in on 50% of the structural panel market 35% capacity increase expected by end of 1996.
usually costs less. Panel sizes range from 3x6 to 8y24,114" to 1-1/8" thick and beyond.
As an engineered product, OSB is used for residential sheathing and subflooring, floor joists, insulated panels, mobile and modular housing and as a component in multi-core hardwood plywood overlay and siding. All major U.S. model building codes accept it.
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The single most important reason we can give you for adding a SpaceRak rack-sup. ported storage building to your yard opera. tion is this: it will substantially increase your lumber sales and produce a lot more profit for your business. Two goals we're sure you aspire to with great enthusiasml And here are some additional advantages, which, considered in toul, reinforce the integrity of that opening statement.
. Year Bound Lumher Sales * Day-in, Day-out , Protecled, Organized Lumber Storage
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here is an industry that can build our children's world with a wholly renewable, energy eJficient material. And that'r the wood oroducts industrv. The manufacture of alternative materials - metals, concrete, brick and plastics - requirer intensive energy consumption. For example, from extraction to finished product, the energy input is 70 times greater lor a tot of aluminum than for a ton of lumber. lt's 3 to 17 times greater for concrete block, brick and steel. Choosing any of thes
ternatives will increase our dependence on imported fuels while releasing significant amounts of carbon dioxide and other tllutants. By comparison, the manufacture of wood products requires little energy and creates far less pollutants. And with illamette Industries'sound forestry practices, wood will remain a viable resource. In the {uture, when deciding which tilding material will best maintain the quality of our children's environment, consider the friendly res0urce -- wood.
GINEERED WOOD PRODUCTS 503.744-4655
Willamette Industries, Inc.
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PA"lt PACIHC Forest hodncts is loking fc professional forest products traders in the following locations: Lake Oswego, Eugene, Bend, Or., and Modesto, Ca. Full benefits. Ercellent oporunity with a well establishcd coryany. If yor want to havc fun while you work and eun a higber income, then call Ron Hanson at (503) 3t9-61@.
L R. McCOY & CO., tuyen dovenuru, surplus, buybacks, seconds. All caregories considercd. 3A rated. hompt paymenL Call Pam David or Jed Dawson, (800) 3462269.
WANTED: Plywood/OSB strips, drops; sound, squarc, uniform, dry, thickness l/4 through 2382. Preferred widh, 3-12, 5-ll2 a wider. Length 32 to 96 inches or longer. Mixed or Truckload Send price and avail,ability to FAX #901-6t2-E501, c mil 16; Lumber Sourcc, 4746 Spottswood, Momphis, Tn. 38117. Phonc (tm) 87+1953.
Of DISCONTINUED, BUYBACKS AND IRREGULARS IN DOORS, W|NDOWS, JAMBS, MOULDING, SPINDLES, TREATED LUMBER AND ALL BUILDING MATERIALS
LIIMBER COMPAI\IES tr1OR SALE: Neshvillg Tn, ludcr coqany and North Gcorgir ludcr coquy & hardware business. Both coqrnics hrvc srhc +/-$1.2 million and yearly poft of +/-$ls0,m. All .ssets are fc sala CeIl Tom Loctbhlcr, (615) ?90'5O99.
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A NATIONAL EVALUATION REPORT (NER457) has been issued by the National Evaluation Service of the Council of American Building Otficials to confirm that PYRO-GUARD Fire RetardantTreated Lumber and Plywood meets requirements of the BOCA, UBC, and SBCCI model building codes.
PYRO-GUARD is the FlBSTFire RetadantTreatedWood with:
Third Party Kiln Monitoring in addition to
Follow-up seruiae FRT lafur and materials replacement cost warnnty Code Compliance Report with evaluation of elevated temperature strength testing for roof applications
uct for these applications," notes Frank Iannucci, OSB sales manager, Norbord IndusEies. "That's how far OSB has come."
Only five years ago, Lavigne points out, builders would not use OSB in commercial roof decking. "Now it's one of the most prominent panels for that application."
OSB has undergone numerous technological improvements. New manufacturing processes and advancements in srand quality and orientation are the most significant. Modem presses and improved resins and edge coatings provide a more uniform board with superior bonding and waterproofing characteristics.
A new generation of OSB mills with the latest technology is about to come on line. Ten mills in North America and at least two abroad are currently under constmction or in the final planning stages. By the end of 1996, North American OSB capacity is forecast to increase 35Vo ta 15.2 billion sq. ft. (3/8" basis).
A number of experts agree OSB could capture 50Vo of the North American structural panel market by 2000. Some project this happening as early as 1998.
OSB manufacturing processes rate among the forest industry's most environmentally friendly. Whole logs are cut to length, debarked, then converted to strands. Sawdust and other residual fiber is recycled and burned as a mill energy source. Log soaking pond sludge becomes fuel. Dryers have environmen0al emissions a fraction of what they were a decade ago. Fomnldehyde emissions or offgasses ftom bonding compounds are negligible.
Expected to be the 21st Century's preferred structural panel, OSB, according to Lavigne, "has developed into a reputable alternative not because of fiber issues, but because it's an excellent product."
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Robert E. Flesler, 68, president of Fort Worth Lumber Co., Fort Wortb, Tx., died May 15, 1994, in Fort Worth.
Born in Cleveland, Oh,, he entered tbe lumber business in 1948, starting Fort Worth Lumber in 1960. He was a director of the Lumbemran's Association of Texas frcm 1966 to 1969.
Allan Sharl Aden, 75, owner and cofounder of Rawles Aden Lumber Corp., Petersburg, Va., died June 2, 1994, in Norfolk, Va., from injuries suffered in I fall.
Born in Paris, Tx., he joined the family business, Virginia Oak Flooring, Pulaski" Va., in 1948. In 1958 be relocated operations to a dishibution center in Petersburg. In 1960 he and E. M. "Buddy" Rawles formed Rawles Aden to diversify into other I'mber and millwork, with centers in Petersburg and Suffolk, Va.
He was a past director of the North American Wholesale Lumber Association.
Rlchard Alexander Yancey, 88, chairman of the board of R. A. Yancey Lumber Corp., Croze! Va., died March 3, 1994, in CtoznL
A native of Crczet, he started tbe om-
pany as a sawrnill itr 1944, adding a retail operation in 1960. After the lstqil storp burned down in 1973, tbe firm remained in manufrctrring.
Clyde B. HereH, 76, retired manager of Perry Lumber Co., Lexington, Ky., died May 20,1994.
Active in the Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association and tbe Central Kentucky Lumber Dealers Association, be worked at Perry for 24 years, including 20 as manager.
Jack H. Scholl, 80, founder of Scholl Wbolesale Lumber, Corpus Cbristi, Tx., died May 12,1994.
Tom Cox, 73, retired buyer for Higginbotham Brothers & Co., Comanche, Tx., died May 5, 1994, in Comancbe, Tx.
After serving in the U.S. Navy during World Vfar tr, he worked at Higginbotham for 49 years and was a purt company direclor.
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CARI-BOR pressure treated wood is clearly the best alternative when considering the expanded use of treated wood in residential structures. For interior applications there is no better alternative than CARI-BOR pressure treated wood.
CARI-BOR pressure treated wood is a product with a proven track record of protection. Protection which is both long term and highly effective against insects and decay. CARI-BOR pressure treated wood is a product whose only threat is to those wood destroying organisms. If you prefer treated wood which is clear, colorless and odorless, the best alternative is clearlv CARI-BOR.
one brond of pressure-treoted lumber more consumers know by nome: gen u i ne Wolmon ized' wood. Thott becouseWolmonized wood is the brond thot's been oround br more thon 60 yeors, building successful proiects thot keep turning firsFfime buyers into repeot cuslomers.
Butwe don't iust rely on our reputotion to othoct custrcmers. We bock it up, like no olher brond of pressure - treoted lumber does.When you stockWolmonized wood,you con count on o world of support, including the lorgest ond most extensive promotionol ond troining progroms in the industry.
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