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Pressure Treater Aims For #1 Ranking

With the addition of its fifth and largest plant now under construction near Tuscumbia, Al., Great Southern Wood Preserving expects to eventually overtake Universal Forest Products as the nation's largest pressure treater.

"With this new plant, we anticipate becoming the largest pressure treater in America. Despite us having fewer plants, we'll be able to produce more through state-of-the-art technology and efficient production methods," said Jimmy Rane, pres. and c.e.o. of Abbeville, Al.-based Great Southern.

Great Southern, with four plants, has lone held the number two slot be- hind Universal, with 16 plants treating 564 million bd. ft. of lumber in 1995, on Building Products Digest's annual ranking of the Top 25 Treaters.

NEW S5-acre lreating planl in Tuscumbia, Al., was announced by Great Southem Wood Preserving and local otficials: (l+) Muscle Shoals mayor Charles Mitchell, Colbert County Commission chairman Charles Douthit. Tuscumbia mayor Ray Cohoon, GSWP exec. v.p. Greg Rane, Sheffield mayor H.W. Baker, GSWP's Tony Rane, Shoals Economic Development Authority executive director Forresl Wright, coach Pat Dye, Poly Engineering's Max Mobley, GSWP pres. and ceo Jimmy Rane, accounlant Jack Carpenter, GSWP controller William Ray.

NEWBORN 5'6" green pelican wearing a diaper emerges from a brighl yellow egg to mark lhe June 1 grand opening ol the newest Pelican Building Center in Marshville, N.C. On hand: v,p.-mergers & acquisitions and emcee Frank Chambers, area mgr. John Boone, local sales mgr. Chris Keller and local dignilaries, including lhe mayor, who cracked the bright with an engraved hammer during the official egg hatching ceremony. Totally remerchandised, the Marshville store as well as a second former Griffin Lumber in Monroe, N.C., were among 12 localions acquired lrom Sunbelt Comoanies in December.

Ads Promote Wood Benefits

"You'll never run out of ideas, We'll never run out of trees" is the message of a new ad campaign launched by a coalition of major trade associations to underscore the renewability of wood products.

Appearing in summer and4all issues of various trade magazlnes, each ad targets a specific audience: builders/ remodelers, architects/engineers and furniture retailers/manufacturers. Campaign sponsors are: American Forest & Paper Association, APAThe Engineered Wood Association, Canadian Wood Council, National Particleboard Association, Southern Forest Products Association, West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau and Western Wood Products Association.