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Raised Floor Foundations

A 6-p. brochure on building a home with a raised floor foundation is free from the Southern Pine Council. Box 641700. Kenner, La. 7 0064', (504) 443-4464.

A Batch Of Gate Latches

Gate latches, hinges and accessories are featured in a 32-p., full-color catalog from D&D Technologies, 1590 Sunland, Costa Mesa, Ca.92626: (800) 716-0888.

Bowl Me Over

You've Been Promoted

Lattice Entertain You

The 2001 catalog of pressure treated, cedar, plastic and composite lattice and decking products is free from Brite Manufacturin g lnc., 2 Manchester Ct., Bolton, Ontario, Canada L7E 2J3; (905) 857-602r.

No Bamboozling Here

The qualities of bamboo is discussed in a 4-p., full-color brochure that is free from Plyboo America Inc., (315) 68'l-3240.

Sunny Side Of Life

A pair of full-color brochures on tubed skylights and solar-powered attic fans are free from Solatube International. Inc.. 2210 Oakridge Way, Vista, Ca. 92083; (760\ 597-4400.

Soap Opera

Information on Lava-Brick, a flushmounted soap receptacle that is installed in place of a brick beside a water faucet on a home's exterior, is free from Rick Co. Products, (843) 67 5-2000.

A Guide For Floorwalkers

A 32-p., full-color flooring products and warranty guide is free from Bruce Hardwood Floors. (800) 722-4647.

An 8-p., full color brochure on vanity tops and bowls is free from Swan Corp., I City Centre, St. Louis, Mo. 63101; (314) 23r-8148.

Stone Gold

Natural stone landscape products, such as patio stone, wallstones, ledgerock, rubble stone and custom sandblasted stone

An 88-p., full-color catalog of business promotional products, including carpenter aprons, danger flags, grease pencils, yardsticks and rulers, is free from Bill Larsen & Associates, Inc., Box 19150, Denver, Co. 80219; (800) 987-7890.

Give'em The Goods

The 2001 catalog of necessities for the woodworking, remodeling, cabinet making, laminating, hardware, and interior design industries is free from Custom Service Hardware Inc., (800) 882-0009.

Let's Talk Man To Mantel

Full-color catalogs on hardwood mantels, doors, shutters and metal ceiling and wall panels are free from Pinecrest, (800) 443-5357.

Hardwood Lowdown

The 28-p. "Book Behind the Look" on how to select hardwoods is free from the Hardwood Council, (412) 281-4980.

Way Out West

signs, are detailed in a full-color brochure from Cleveland Quarries, Box 261, Amherst, Oh. 44001 ; (440) 986-4501.

The Bear Facts On Lumber

The 2001 catalog ofwestern red cedar, Douglass fir, Alaskan yellow cedar, ponderosa pine, redwood, Appalachian hardwoods and other lumber products is free from Bear Creek Lumber. Box 669, Winthrop, Wa. 98862; (800) 597-7 191.

Shingle-Minded Obsession

The fifth edition of the Shingle Applicators Manual, which details the proper installation of asphalt roofing shingles, is available from CertainTeed Corp. Roofing Products Group, Box 860, Valley Forge, Pa. 19482; (800) 404-9880.

The Outsiders

Information on Carvedwood Series 2 vinyl siding is free from Mastic, Box 57, Sidney, Oh. 45365; (800) 627-8426.

The updated Western Lumber Product Use Manual on properly specifying and select western lumber products for construction, is free from the Westem Wood Products Association, (7 32) 544-287 6.

Door To Door

Brochures on wood and metal doors are free from Surfaces, 6395 Cindy Ln., Carpinteria, Ca. 93013; (8'17) 626-7788.

Payless Cashways Files Again

Citing an unusually harsh winter and poor 2001 economic conditions, Payless Cashways, Inc. has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, its second such action in four years.

A company statement claimed lenders have been restricting the firm's credit, reducing cash availability and delaying vendor payments. This has caused numerous store items to become unavailable, eroding sales even further.

Several corporations have filed claims against the chain, including Georgia-Pacific ($7 million), Masco ($2.3 million), GE ($1.4 million), and Black & Decker ($l million).

"We are extremely disappointed that we had to take this step," said president and c.e.o. Millard Barron. "However, this convergence of negative factors forced us to take this drastic action on behalf of our customers."

Payless Cashways closed over 40 stores earlier this year, hoping to reduce expenditures and raise cash by selling the shuttered buildings. The firm operates I 10 retail units, five PCI Builders Resource locations and one Contractor's Supply store throughout l6 states.

G-P Closing Wallboard Plants

Georgia-Pacific is closing several facilities and cutting back operations at other plants to reduce its gypsum wallboard production capacity in the U.S. and Canada by 45Vo.

"Current market conditions for wallboard are forcing us to take action now to close these facilities and reduce our overall production," said A.D. "Pete" Conell, chairman and c.e.o. "These steps are critical for the long-term viability of our wallboard business. Current capacity and pricing levels in the wallboard business are unsustainable and operating our plants at full production is unprofitable."

G-P is shuttering wallboard plants in Savannah, Ga.; Long Beach, Ca., and Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada; indefinitely idling commodity wallboard production lines at Acme, Tx.; Sigurd, Ut., and Blue Rapids, Ks., and reducing operations at its remaining 13 wallboard production facilities to a maximum five-day work schedule. Its recycled paperboard plant at Delair, N.J., has been put up for sale.

L-P Products SCS Certified

MDF and particleboard manufactured by LouisianaPacific have been certified by the Scientific Certification Systems for their recycled/recovered fiber content.

SCS conducted on-site inspections of select LP industrial plant facilities in Texas, Louisiana, Montana and California.

Certified particleboard products manufactured in the Silsbee, Tx., facility have a 70Vo recycled and recovered fiber content level, according to SCS. MDF products from the Urania, La., operation contains 90Vo recycled and recovered wood fiber.

Particleboard uses include core stock for millwork, moulding, cabinets, countertops and doors. MDF is used for substrate for millwork, laminated flooring and cabinets.

SYP Site Links Buyers, Sellers

Consumers can quickly find a local dealer of southern pine pattern materials-flooring, paneling, siding, plus other items-by turning to www.southernpine.com.

A few clicks on the Product Locator on the Southern Pine Council's remodeled Web site will provide a string of nearby stocking dealers. Dealers can call (504) 443-4464 to add their company to the online directory.

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