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Florida Pro Yard Closes Retail Store

SPS Home Center opened in Stuart, Fl., in 1973, becoming the area's first home improvement center. Now, 26 years later, the company has closed its 10,000-sq. ft. retail store to focus exclusively on professional builders and contractors.

The closure coincided with the opening of a 150,000-sq. ft. Lowe's superstore in nearby Jensen Beach, while construction is well underway on a Home Depot in Stuart. Causeway Lumber Co. also is nearing completion of a huge replacement yard in Stuart.

Although SPS retains a True Value store in Rio, Fl., coowners Gay and Larry Timon say that retail has become a miniscule portion of their business. "We've got 90 employees here and one cash register," Gay Timon said. "That sort of gives you an idea of our focus."

Increasingly, SPS relies on big subcontractjobs, such as installing mirrors, trim, windows and doors for large apartment complexes and housing subdivisions.

"The days of delivering some doors to a construction site and then driving away are fading," she said, noting that of the thousands of doors SPS sells each year, 75Vo are installed by their subcontractors.

In Stuart, SPS opened an 8,000-sq. ft. contractor sales store behind the now-closed retail site, which is up for sale. The closure eliminated about l0 part-time positions, while 15 workers transferred to other operations in Stuart or Rio.

APA lssues lmpofted Plywood Alert

Plywood retailers and users are being advised by APAThe Engineered Wood Association to beware of imported panels wrongly identified or deceptively marketed as meeting U.S. standards, building codes or APAs performancerated grade designations. Mislabeled imports may not be subject to the rigorous and accredited quality auditing programs required for regulated construction.

The association's advisory comes in the wake of increasing volumes of plywood imports as foreign manufacturers, particularly in Asia and South America, scramble for new customers in the face of weak demand and unstable currencies in their domestic and traditional export markets, notes APA Field Services Division director Tom Kositzky.

"We saw some irregularities first in Europe, where plywood from Korea was mislabeled to imply conformance with U.S. Product Standard PS I veneer grade and bond durability designations, and as 'Rated Sheathing,' an APA tradename under the PRP-108 Performance Standards and Policies for Structural-Use Panels," Kositzky said. "We've now also had reports, particularly in Puerto Rico, of South American plywood being falsely labeled as 'Sturd-I-Floor,' which is an APA tradename for a product used in U.S. construction applications."

Many applications targeted by foreign producers and importers-such as furniture and fixtures, cabinets, truck trailer liners, concrete forming, and thin underlayment-are not regulated by building codes. Kositzky still advises buyer beware: "It's wise for plywood retailers and users to look for confirmation that the panels have been subject to an accredited quality auditing program, and to seek documentation that the panels are designed and produced to meet recognized product or performance standard criteria, such as bond durability, dimensional tolerances, bending strength and stiffness."

"Reliability of supply and availability of support services, such as product performance claims assistance, should also be purchase-decision considerations," he adds.

Ron Lee, ex-Weyerhaeuser Co., has been named branch mgr. of Furman Lumber, Inc.'s Tucker, Ga.. distribution center.

Charles llorn is the new v.p.-finance & controller for Pelican Cos. parent BSL Holdings, Dallas, Tx. Peter Villhard is director-business development.

Ronnie Hatfield is the new mgr. of 84 Lumber Co., Morehead, Ky. Paul Hollifield is mgr. in Griffin, Ga. New mgr. trainees include: Pat Getzen, and Ken McMillin, Louisville, Ky.; James Kennedy, Knoxville, Tn.; Joel Day, Bluff City, Tn., and Kevin Floyd, Versailles, Ky.

John Moreland has been appointed director of purchasing for U.S. Lumber, Suwanee. Ga.

Pat Polansky is the new v.p.-sales at Steves & Sons, San Antonio, Tx., Alan Cowert, and Ben Goswick are territory mgrs. for the San Antonio Door Division. Jimmy Stewart is territory mgr. in Lebanon, Tn.

Paul Mayberry has been appointed store mgr. of Lowe's, Cookeville, Tn.

J.R. ,,Joe" Kennison II is now v.p. of marketing at Kennison Forest Products, Sulphur, La.

Carrie Cornett is the new marketing mgr. and special events coordinator for Texas Wholesale Building Materials, Carrollton, Tx. Phil Johnson is commodities & marketing mgr. of direct sales.

Bill "Doc" Rice and Maria Loeffler are new to the forest products department of McCoy Building Supply Centers, San Marcos. Tx.

Frank Antos is store mgr. of the new Home Depot in Fredericksburg, Va. Bobby Pendleton is store mgr. of the new Slidell, Ms., location.

Kimberly Lamkin Drew has been named public relations consultant for the Southern Forest Products Association, Kenner, La., replacing Don Jaenicke, who has retired from the account after l4 years.

Mike Griffin is new to sales at Triple-S Marketing Group, Stone Mountain, Ga., overseeing Alabama and the Florida Panhandle.

Larry Bradley has been appointed sales mgr. at Lincoln Lumber Co., Conroe, Tx. John Bennett is now overseeing sales in Leesville, La., after moving the Fort Worth, Tx., operation.

Kirk Black has been appointed executive v.p. & chief information officer for Cameron Ashley Building Products, Dallas, Tx.

Larry Pensinger has been promoted to director of electronic commerce at Do it Best Corp. Maureen Galligan is retail marketing mgr.

Steve Dillon has been named waterproofing marketing mgr. at Neogard, Dallas, Tx. Michael Neff is now technical mgr. of flooring.

Jan Altom has been promoted to Naturalite standard products customer service supervisor for Naturalite Skylight Systems and Skywall Translucent Systems, Terrell, Tx. Bob Jaskiewicz has been appointed a project mgr., and Brenda Gonzalez is a project assistant.

Michael Wooton has been named director of marketing for Payless Cashways.