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COATINGS & RESEARCH, INC.

3706 Mercantile Ave. . Naples, Florida 341M

(o4rl436-1991 . (800) 533-8325

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MANUS COATINGS & RESEARCH CO.

3706 Mercantile Ave. Naples, FL 34101 (800) 32e2687

According to the suit, the labs generated false test results involving tens of thousands of claims over several years to defraud Owens Corning out of tens of millions of dollars.

Named as defendants were Glenn E. Pins. Brandon, Ms., and his cousin, Jewel D. "Jerr)"' Pits, Grand Bay, Al., at various times owners, officers or consultants of Pulmonary Advisory Services, Inc., Pulmonary Advisory Services of Louisiana, Inc., and Pulmonary Testing Services, Inc.

Also named were Larry M. Mitchell. M.D.. Franklin, Tn., who oversaw administration of the labs from 1990 through early 1995, and Leon Hammonds, Grand Bay, chief test operator for the labs from 1990 through January 1994.

The suit is part of a larger investigation, which may affect 40,000 cases and includes the filing of a RICO (Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organization Act) complaint.

OSB Futures To Be Traded

The Chicago Mercantile Exchange has filed for regulatory approval to trade new futures and options on OSB.

The Exchange, which has been trading random length lumber futures for more than 25 years. will trade OSB in 100,000 sq. ft. units of 7/16"-thick. 4x8 panels.

In 1995. the wholesale value of OSB production surpassed $3 billion, an increase of 5OVc over the last l0 years.

80th Annual llealers Meeting

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association will hold its 80th anniversary convention Sept. 2528 at the Sheraton El Conquistador Resort, Tucson, Az.

Highlights include a daylong human resources conference, focus on technology and market-specific seminars. Also planned: golf tournament, board and comminee meetings, receptions and optional side trip to Sedona, Az., and the Grand Canyon.

Cabinets Continue Climb

Cabinet sales for April 1996 rose lO.5Vc over April 1995, with stock cabinets increasing llVc and custom cabinets up 6.6Vc, according to the Kitchen Cabinet Manufacturcrs Association.

Strong April sales improved the year-to-date increase to 3Vc, including a 3.lVc hike for stock and 2.67c increase for custom cabinets.

Agencies Against Rail Merger

Saying the $5.4 billion rail merger would create monopolies in hundreds of markets, reducing competition and raising prices, the Agriculture, Justice and Transportation departments have protested the Union Pacific's proposed acquisition of Southern Pacific.

The Justice Department speculated the pact could cost consumers 9800 million a year in higher prices and urged the Surface Transportation Board to kill the merger since it seemed too flawed to fix.

Earlier, Union Pacific refused Agriculture's recommendation that it sell off rail segments from the Midwest to the Gulf and to the West Coast.

Analysts say the objections don't necessarily stop the deal but will probably pressure the board to block it or demand major divestitures by Union Pacific.

l-Joist Standard Sought

Over 90Vo of single-family homebuilders surveyed would prefer the interchangeability of various manufacturers' I-joists under a single performance standard, according to

APA-The Engineered Wood Association.

Designed to quantify builders' perceptions about a wide range of engineered wood products, the survey revealed that builders want standardization for improved I-joist availability, ability to use leftover materials from one job to the next, and ease of future repair and remodeling.

Sierra Club Out On A Limb

Most Americans do not support the Sierra Club's push for a total logging ban on all public lands.

Responding to a recent Oregonian editorial by two Siena Club members contending a majority favor the ban, Bob Moore wrote that his 15 years of polling reveal citizens want balance in the forest.

According to the pollster, in May L995,82Vo of Oregonians said they agree with the statement: "national forests should continue to be managed for a variety of uses including timber harvest activities." National 1995 data showed 60Vo of Americans believe environmental leaders typically "push for solutions which are too extreme for me."

Wood Doors Open Up Lead

Despite significant growth in vinyl, wood windows still hold the larsest market share in new construction, according to a new National Wood Window & Door Association study.

Yet, prime window sales are expected to decline, paralleling anticipated decreases in new, single-family residential construction which should bottom out in 1997.

Within the door market, wood remains the material of choice for residential passageway doors with approximately 95Vo of the market share, but volumes should fall until 1998 since new construction accounts for nearly 75Vo of these products. For residential entry doors, steel and fiberglass hold 73Vo of the market share. Volumes in residential entry doors have risen from less than l0 million units in 1992 to approximately 11.5 million in 1995.

In the nonresidential door market, substantial increases in construction activity have similarly lifted the nonresidential door market, of which about two-thirds are interior passageway style. Volumes in architectural wood doors climbed to about 2.3 million units in 1995.

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