KDAT? DEAN!

For pressur+beated wood ftafs kilndded after teatnent, call Dean Lumber Co.

The gente conditioning of our steam dry kilns yields exceplional produc'ts sudr as Dean Deck, Ddcono fire retardant feabd wood, Outdooro wood, Wolmanizedo Extra" lumber, and teated specialties.

Remodeling Buying Changes

A major distribution change is aking place in the remodeling industry with purchasing moving away ftom individual plunbing, electrical or lumber wholesalers and toward large home supply cente$, Mike Mrtin, GE Plastics, maintains.

The concept of one stop shopping for the professional remodeler or the home do-it-yourselfer prcsents an oF porumity for sales of modular syst€ms incorporating sinks, plumbing, surrounds, stalls and counter tops for remodeled bathrooms and kitchens, which are the main areas of home up grades, he points ont.

Plastics are a growing factor in these markets, he adds. GE Plastics has co-developed a number of new products aft€r building the Living Environments concept honse, a showcase for engineering plastics in tbe building and construction industry.

Roofing syst€ms have the look of cedar shakes, but all the properties of engineering thermoplastics including being strong, lightweight and easy to install, fre resistant and immune to

What You Spend vs. What You Get Back

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rotting. Window profiles with a cap tops has the look, feel and perftrstock of pre-colored, ;"6" rcshrant mance of expensive solid surfacing resin are durable and resist warping, mat€riats at naf tne cost. Easy to fab-, fading and cracking, Martin notes. A ricate ild install, &s met€rirl is recyplastic surfacing material for oomter- clable o eliminate waste.

Little Rock Stores Fight For Market

Will the estimated $60 million home improvement and building product market in Little Rock and North Little Rock, Ar., be big enough to support the arrival of Lowe's and Home Quarters Warehouse?

Although the two home center chains have yet to begin construction on their respective sides of the Arkansas River, bets are on as to who will survive. Many observers believe that negative cash flows will bring going-out-ofbusiness sales before long.

"If you add up everybody's dreams and desires of what they're going to do here, there's not that many people or dollars to go around," comments Bob Watkins, president and ceo, Kaufman Lumber Co., Little Rock.

His company ranks third in sales volume in Pulaski County with National Home Centers Inc., Springdale, and OneSource Home & Building Centers, Little Rock, in the lead. However, Watkins is not afraid of competition. "I'm glad some more competition is coming on," he says. "We think it's good. The reason I say that is the best yeals we've ever had are the three years following when a new player comes in."

Watkins says he's seen them come and go in the 26 years he's been in business in Little Rock. Lots of the big ones tike 84 Lumber Co. and Payless Cashways gave up. Even Lowe's is back for a second try. They closed a store in west Little Rock five years ago, blaming a poor location.

Other home centers/lumberyards leaving the area in the past include Crate Deals, Long-Bell, Planters Lumber Co., Moore Building Supplies, West End Lumber, Save-A-Dollar Building Supplies, Cash Lumber Co., Monarch Mill and Adam's Wholesale.

Hoo-Hoo Park Needs SYP

Hoo-Hoo Park, Rockledge, Fl., a project spearheaded by Florida HooHoo with the aid of Georgia and Carolinas members, is near completion.

Because the 6.5 acre site has about 315 feet of river frontage, fiue Eees, plants and wildlife, it has been left in a natural state with trees and plants marked with identification plates. A 300 sq. ft. nature center connects to an elevated walkway Oat makes a loop through the park to the Indian River and the parking lot. Designed by county parks and recreation deparElent engineers and the Hm-Hoo Park Committee, the area includes a turnaround for buses, restrooms and several large covered picnic decks.

Pressure treat€d wood donated bY various conpanies has been used to build a portion of the 3,500 ft boadwalk. Only about a fourth completed' the walkway needs donations of southern pine in 2x4xl0',2x6x12', 2x8x10', 6x6x8' or 2x6 in anY length from 4', any grade, treated or untreateG reports member Larry Jordan.

Cal Hoar, (407) 632-6685, and Ron Thompson, (407) 452-9210, are coordinatin g donations.

News Briefs

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In ui s iana- P ac iJic, wbich comes on line at a new Hanesville, Al., OSB plant in SepL, plans to build a Jasper, Tx., OSB plant to open in 1995 Oregon Strand Board plans an Or. or Wa OSB plant in 1994 Georgia' Paciftc will open OSB Plants in Mt. Hope, W.V., and Brookneal, Va., in 1995 J.M. Huber expects to oPen a Halifax County, Va-, OSB plant earlY in 1995 Norbord will build an OSB plant near Tupelo, Ms. Weyerlweuser is building its 4th OSB mill in Alberta Canada ... Variform, Inc., a PlYGem sub' sidiary, opened a 75,000 sq. ft vinyl siding plant in Jasper, Tn. ...

Weyerhaeuser is merging wholesale disribution qerations in tbe U.S. and Canada Mobil Corp. plms a 100,000 sq. ft. Timbrex wood polymer composite) mfg. plant in Winchester, Va., this fall American Lumber Disftibutor s, Biruringham, Al., moved to a new 8-acre site with Burlington Nofiurn Railroad *nuicp,.

Gypsum Co. Glears Chap. 11

After almost three yers, National Gypsum Co., Dallas, Tx., emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy law p'roceedings with a $75 million, threeyear revolving credit line ftom General Elecric Capital Corp., a unit of General Electric Co.

Wallboard operations have been transferred to a new cmpany with tbe same rurme. Creditors of the old cmpany will receive conmon stock in the new company, along with cash, senior notes or warants. The firn expects to issue 20 million cornmon shares at $12.50 each, wrrants for an additional 2.2 million shre.s with an exercise price of $14.50 a shre, and

$100 million of lGyear, 107o senior notes. The old National Gypsum had $l.l billim of debtoustanding.

Austin Co. stock, cash and insurance policies covering asbesos claimanr were retained by National GYPsum's forrter operating company.

Obituaries

Ernest Willerd Seego, Jr., 51, president and co-owner of Southern Wood Specialists, Starkville, Ms., dmwned in Pickwick Lake, Tn., July 10,193.

Bom in l-eesville, [,a, he fomded the company in 1978 with James McKenzie and served as a @mmi0oe cbairman for Ducks Unlimited-

Billy Lec'Shedy" 5sing, 59, a veteran employee of Smitb Milworlq Inc., Lexingon, N.C., died of lung caner June 19, 1993, in Lrxington.

Born in Davidson, Co., he spent 35 years as a truck driver fa Smith Millwork.

Advertiser's Index

Addigo Corp --*--------*--28

Allgeier Comprter Corp. ------Covcr III

Amerhn Fence Associrtio -------9

Atlentic Trading Co. ----------41

Bean Lunrber Co, Curt----------17

Boom Wholesde Hgrdwrre---------37

Bowic Sims Pnnge--------------9

Brorm Moulding ------32

Bnrngari Equipment ---*-*---35

Centm Lumber Co.----*---36

Cnrmplcr Plstic Plpc' Inc. ---*---35

Dallas V9holesale

Desr Lunber

Dyke Industries

Flcx Trim Industrics

Flori& Lumber & Building MrtcdC

Deden Association ------------34

Hickso Corp-.------------Covcr I

Holston Builders Sopply-----------2t

Hoover Tneeted Wood Products ------A

Houston Woodtech--------------{5

Hughes Wood Pmducts -----------tl3

Hyster MidSouth Equipnrcot -------35

Jorden Redwood Lumbcr, Lcc Roy----.7

Lefayettc Wood-Worts ----------28

Mrss Systems Co, Inc. -----------42

Orr.mcdrl Moddh3i IDc.-2t

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Nikkel Moulding

Norihoo liloodrortr -Covcr

Philbpa Mrcfiut -*----35

Ptmtdf-Itcbcacr

Ply-Moold Corp

Pcrformrncc Co.[hgr -----{S

PFGAFOlynfic Srrp

PlododSdcr Co. -----

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Quitlhivc USA

CellwoodProdocts--.-----*----J Rrndrll

R.cdApflicdo.' IId.

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Sccoods In Boildhg lflcrldr --.O

SmilhMillwortJ

Solhcm Lonrbcr Cor h.-Covcr Itr

Stcrrrt & Sacvoon Mdcrld EDdn4--35

Strhgfc[or Lub.r Co.---3

Srnscor-- ------3t

Swccd Mrhimrt------Jt

T&E of Wrchh3to' Im.--.fa

T.{h hodrdr----28

Tcx-TrimMoldiryr ----At

VBS lttc- Mrcrlrl E-d4*------35

Wcycrt*orcr Co----lt

Windror MIL-

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Navajo Forest Pmducts Industries-.--.-.-25 Wood MooldinS & New Soulh, Inc .-..-*...........25 Association.......-

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