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Fall Guy

A 350-p. manual and video on hazard awareness and fall protection is $500 from the Construction Safety Council, (800) ss2-7'744.

Hardwood Floor Designs

A l6-p. catalog ofhardwood floor border, medallion and parquet designs is free from Oshkosh Floors, (920) 582-9977.

Using Western Wood

The revised Western Lumber Product Use Manual is $2 from Western Wood Products Association, 522 sth Ave., #500. Portland, Or. 97 204:' (503) 224-3930.

Edison Would Be Proud

A 76-p. catalog of reproduction lamps and fixtures is free from Rejuvenation Lamp & Fixture Co., 1100 S.E. Grand Ave., Portland, Or. 97 21 4.

Clad To PVC You

Info on the Sheerline PVC Column Clad system for treated wood posts is free from L.B. Plastics, Box 907, Hwy. 150, Mooresville, N.C. 28115l. (704) 663-1543.

The House That Roof Built

A l6-p. Roofing Selection Guide is free from CertainTeed, (80O) 782-8777.

Western Hardwood Book

The 250-p. book The Management, Manufacture and Marketing of California Black Oak, Pacffic Madrone and Tanoak by Guy Hall is $55 from the Western Hardwood Association, Box 1095, Camas, Wa. 9807; (306) 834-5202.

Duct Strap Soup

A 6-p. brochure on duct straps, cable ties and installation tools is free from Nelco Products, Inc., 22 Riverside Dr., Pembroke, Ma. 02359; (800) 346-3526.

Backyard Redwood Profects

Tip sheets on using California redwood to build picnic tables, benches and gazebos are available from the California Redwood Association, 405 Enfrente Dr., #200, Novato, Ca.94949; (415) 392-0662.

Building & Remodeling

The revised 3rd edition of Remodeling Reference Book is $29.95 and 26th edition of Building Estimator's Reference Book is $69.95 from Frank R. Walker Co., Box 3180, Lisle, Il. 60532; (800) 458-3737.

Here Gomes The Sun

A brochure on Vista skylights, roof windows and tubular skylights is free from ODL, 215 E. Roosevelt Ave., Zeeland, Mi. 49464; (800) 253-3900.

Seals That Don't Juggle

A 24-p. sealant and adhesive catalog is free from Bostik Inc., 2ll Boston St., Middleton, Ma. 01949; (888) 603-8558.

Wall For One & One For Wall

Eooth of ony New literoture item by contocting eoch compony directly... ond pleose mention thot you sow it in Building Products Digest! flt Southern Lumber, u.re realize that our grouth is dependent upon the long-term success of our customers. fls such, lue are dedicated to prouiding Uou urith the highest qualitg, kiln-dried southern pine dimension lumber and boards.

A retaining wall brochure is free from Versa-Lok, 6348 Hwy. 36, Ste. 1, Oakdale, Mn. 55 I 28; (800) 770-4525.

This strategg has paid off. Nour celebrating our fifteenth anniuersarg, our companu has more than doubled our annual production of grademark southern gellou pine, ulhile maintaining the highest qualitg.

Using completelg renouated, state-of-the-art equipment and facilities, ure manufaclure uidths 2x42xl2 and lengths 8'-26'urithout fingerjoints. Hll lumber is TP grade marked antl kiln tlried to | 9% moisture content. Mixed shipments are no problem.

So, the next time gou need lumber, catl on the companu intent on helping Uou succeed. Call on Southern Lumber.

Ace Building Southeast DC

Ace Hardware is about to break ground in Loxley, Al., on a $35 million, 750,000-sq. ft. retail service center to serve about 325 members in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi and the Florida panhandle.

Situated on 103 acres, the RSC will house $40 million in inventory (approximately 66,000 SKUs) and, when fully operational in the fall of 2000, employ over 300.

To show Southern hospitality, Ace invited the entire town of Loxley as well as state and local officials to take part in the official groundbreaking ceremony July 16, followed by a picnic with traditional Southern cuisine and entertainment.

Strawboard Maker Expands

Isobord Enterprises, Inc. plans to build two more strawboard manufacturing facilities in North America, the second of a multi-phase expansion program that could include up to six plants.

The company expects to complete site selection later this year and construct the second plant next year and the third in 2001.

The first plant, which started up last August in Elie, Manitoba, Canada, annually produces 144 million bd. ft. of 3/4" Isobord panels. The new plants will push the firm's total capacity over 480 million bd. ft.

Isobord also revealed plans to move into the value-added business. In addition to manufacturing commodity panels, the company will explore immediate options for laminating and milling its product in Canada.

E-Trading Excess Inventory

Add Georgia-Pacific and Weyerhaeuser to the growing list of companies choosing to sell idle assets or excess inventory on the Internet.

The industry giants are among over 30 Fortune 1000 firms currently hawking their wares on www.tradeout.com, an online marketplace that allows users to buy and sell items in over 50 product categories in an auction, sealed-bid or fixed-price format.

"Wholesale companies spend a lot of time managing excess inventory, but are unable to maximize the sales revenue on these goods," said Brin McCagg, TradeOut.com ceo/founder. "We provide a direct link to the largest