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Home Center's Side Business Cleans Up

Although located on a busy street, Builders Do-it Center, Ruston, La., couldn't find a buyer for an adjacent quarter-acre lot due to its triangular shape. So, with a daily traffic count of 16,000 cars, owner Bill Hogan turned the site into a five-bay car wash.

He employs just one part-time worker to maintain the facility, but creates plenty of add-on sales from his main store. Customers can receive a discount on a car wash when they purchase a certain dollar amount at the store. He also includes coupons for the car wash in his monthly circulars.

"The car wash stops traffic and generates money from a piece of property that was just sitting there," Hogan says. "If I was building another hardware store in a high-traffic area, I'd definitely include another car wash."

IHPA Lauds Mahogany Pact

IHPA-The International Wood Products Association applauded an agreement on mahogany reached at the recent meeting of the Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species (CITES), and called on environmental groups to make positive contributions to a newly created Mahogany Working Group.

"This action makes sense and is good for the future of the species," said IHPA president Carl Gade. "Although (big-leaf mahogany) doesn't belong on the 'international endangered species list,' the parties to CITES do recognize that there is work to be done, and have made the commitrnent to get it done."

Despite the agreement, some extremist groups renewed their call for a boycon after the convention voted not to add the species to the endangered list.

High Marks For Graders

More than l0O people attended the recent third annual Timber Products Inspection grader contest at Jasper Lumber Co., Jasper, Al.

Donnie Anemaet, East Alabama

Lumber, Lal'ayette, La., was a-eain named best overall grader among -5 I participants. Hc took first place in the 2" dimension written tcst and hcavy dimension visual test. In thc latter cornpetition, runners-up were Mike Roell, Jiisper Lumber, and Josh Duncan, Vance Lumber Co.. Vance. Al.

Dale Todcl, Union Camp, Meldrim. Ga., won thc wide dimension visual cornpetition, followed bv Scott Ray. Union Camp, and Lee Gossett, Inland Containcr. Rontc. Ga. Todcl was also runner-up with Dalc Karrh. GcurqiaPne il'rc, Belk. AI.. in the writren test.

Randy Roberts, Weyerhaeuser, Philaclclphra. Ms., ',von the narro',v dimension visual tcst, {irllowcd by Richard Wilburn, Inland Container, and Roy Gril-l'in, Wcvcrhacuscr.

Letters

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I enjoyed your articlc on tinrhcr ccrtilrcation rn the May issue of Building Produt'ts Di,qcst (p. 1.1- l5). It is cncouraging to read how much progress is bcrng nrade. Ho'"vever, our address was very out of datc. Scrcntific Ccrtification Systcms is currcntly at 1939 Harrison St., Stc.400, Oakland, Ca. 94612.

A recluest lirr inlormation will bring a list of products rctailers or consumcrs can lccl good about using. In fact. storc display shclving is now availablc madc from certificd rvood.

Sydney G. Brown

Scicntific Ccrtification Systems

Park Plaza Building, 1939 Harrison St., Ste. 400 Oakland. Ca.94612