Building Products Digest - August 2002

PAC TRIM" profiles have been expressly designed to compliment the traditional and versatile home styles of today. By combining several of our standard profiles,you can also create uniquely custom designs sure to please the most discriminating decorator. We offer a complete line ol profiles developed for the home builder as well as architects and interior designers. Contact us today to learn more about combination stylcs and innovative uses for PAC TRIM@. .:, r-800-4-PACTRtM

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Gongratulations to the environmentalists

Here we are in the middle of summer, with more than 2.5 million acres of forests already burned, with more than 30,000 people and visitors evacuated and fleeing their homes and hotels, and firefighters putting their lives on the line. A new fire seems to break out every other day.

While the environmentalists garner the headlines for their attempts to disrupt our businesses, little is heard in the press or from environmentalists about how and why they should take the blame for the destruction of the very thing they pledge to save-our forests.

By the way let's add Washington also. There is no doubt that a series of environmental laws passed over the last 10 years has contributed mightily to the state of our public forests today. In fact these laws have fueled the fires. No one can be blamed for the seven year drought, but the environmentalists and government can be

blamed for pursuing policies that were clearly disastrous and have led to as much as 400 tons of undergrowth per acre covering the tinderbox dry forest floor.

Environmentalists have recently stated that it is unfair to make them scapegoats for blocking efforts to thin forests. But, why not? They have been making this industry scapegoats for years.

They can unfurl their banners, they can sit in trees, they can disrupt association events, or go to court, but nowhere do I hear them taking accountability for the sorry state of our public lands and forests. We are ablaze thanks to the kowtowing of government to the minority who always manage to grab publicity while presenting a false picture to the confused public. For sure there are many who are well meaning, but unfortunately it is the extremists who steal the thunder. While progress

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comes from reaching agreeable middle ground on both sides, unfortunately the radicals create the loudest noise, and allow good sense to go up in smoke.

The private sector would never manage our national forests the way they are managed today. With the one resource this country has that is renewable we have taken giant steps backwards in the public sector. They have been totally mismanaged, and what we are seeing now is the end result. The thinning that is done today is extremely limited. We are now ablaze due to poor government stewardship of our finest natural resource.

Timber harvesting is the answer, by an industry that has evolved into being responsible social citizens. Harvesting mature trees before they die should be an obvious answer.

If in traveling this summer you find yourself near Mt. St. Helens, see for yourself the difference between the stagnant government side of the mountain and the reforested Weyerhaeuser side. It is night and day. It is time for common sense to prevail again. Privately owned forests are healthier and more productive than their government counterparts. Our government must take the right steps and understood that for the long-term survival of our forests for our children and grandchildren, forests need to be managed, resources have to be given, forests have to be opened up to the private sector that knows how to manage the land, and a true picture must be shown to the public about how this industry runs its business.

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Save money by stocking Deep Swamp Cypress in place of redwood and cedar. This beautiful, versatile, all around species, for exterior and interior use, linishes better than cedar or redwood and is more stable than southern pine.

Elder Forest Products mills to your specs-any pattern siding, plus finish, S4S, fine bevel/bungalow sidings, 1" sidings, paneling, ceiling, wainscot slock and flooring. All kiln dried, from finish to common grades. No order too small.

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We may be the only small cypress lumber processing plant that produces our own proprietary grades and sizes for the millwork and cabinet industries.

0ur six-step manufacturing and grading process eliminates practically all waste and results in the finest cypress blanks and patterns on the market today.

With an incredible 25 knife marks per inch, many of our small industrial accounts have literally thrown away their sanders!

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Fine new trimline helps set our products apart from lhe competition's.

the first new cypress lumber producfs to hit the market in the last 50 years!

From our beginnings in 1940, quality, integrity, and teamwork have been the major characteristics of our company.

Today, those traditions stand strong with each new product to ensure total customer satisfaction within the changing times.

Ahead of recent industry decisions, we have offered consumers since January 2002 a new choice in treated wood, Preserve@.

Preservet is treated with ACQ, an environmentally advanced copper and quat preservative system that is arsenic and chromium free, and backed with a limited lifetime warranty.

Cqrue out customer relqtionships with custom millwork

It fiANY lumber dealers have disIVlcovered that an on-site custom millwork facility can be more than a profitable little side business. Such operations allow companies to differentiate themselves from the competition as custom millwork specialists.

According to owner Bill Lovvorn, custom millwork is the ideal outlet fbr showcasing the founding principles of Fort Smith, Ar.-based Lovvorn Wholesale Lumber Corp.: "providing top quality. highly responsive customer seryice and superior products."

"Those principles continue to be our major priority," he says. "We do more than just take your order. We listen to your needs, make suggestions to reduce costs. and monitor your order through plant scheduling, production, and right up until you accept delivery."

The company gives out a set of random 3- to 4inch samples, 10 to 12 profiles in all.

If nothing else, a millwork shop gives dealers the opportunity to provide vastly personalized services to their customers. Countless shops advertise their ability to create any profile the customer wants. "If you can dream it, we can build it!" reads

the motto at Carolina Lumber & Supply Co.. Atlanta. Ga.

"We can make or match anything using stock parts or sub-assemblies, all-new custom parts or a combination of both," claims Rick Baumgarten, president of Lee Lumber & Building Materials Corp., which features a 20person millwork shop at its Chicago, Il., yard. "Because of our size, we can handle any job-large or small."

Yukon Lumber Co., Norfolk, Va.. boasts that it can meet any woodworking requirements, whether that's "l0 feet or 1,000 feet of custom moulding. With several hundred knives on hand, chances are we have the moulding profile you're searching for. If not, we'll gladly grind a knife

to your specifications and shape the lumber of your choice."

"When an architect or builder calls me with a special request, I make it a workable item," says Carl Smith, an estimator and draftsman at Gates Lumber Co. Memphis, Tn., for over 25 years. By "workable," he means he'll do what it takes to ensure the item fills the design request and meets his own quality standards. What if the client likes a particular crown pattern, but it doesn't work with the l0foot ceilings they're planning? Smith alters the design to make it fit any space or architectural format.

Although it also can match any

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wElNlG's Unimat is one of the most popular moulders lor producing linear mouldings, as well as window, door and furnilure oarts.

North American Certified Forest Products Buyer's Guide

IaTERTIFICATION of forest products is a growing, hotly \-rdebated trend. Which certification standards are better? How important is gaining third-party certification to timberland managers, manufacturers and distributors? Will end-users pay more for certified products?

The purpose of this Buyer's Guide is not to endorse any particular type of certification over another. Just to provide buyers for the first time with a guide to easily track down sources of forest products certified by all accredited agencies.

PRODUCT GUIDE

Deckino. Fencinq. Lattice &accessoii'es

Alioma Lumber

At'essco, Inc.

Arch lnternational

Beaman Lumber

Bospec Fabrication

Buroess Lumber

Cattitt gros. Forest Products

California Cedar Products Co.

California Redwood Products

Capital Lumber Co.

Cascadia Forest Goods

Cecco Trading

Centre lsland Cedar Products

Certified Wood Source

Diamond Hardwoods

Diversified Wood Products

D. Stubby Warmbold

EcoTimber

Endura Wood Products

Greenheart-Durawoods

Harwood Products

Hayward Lumber

l& E Lath Mill

lndustrial Pine Products

lnternational Forest Products

LWO Coro.

Maine Ornamental Woodworkers

Marwood

Mendocino Forest Products

Mendocino Redwood Co.

Menominee Tribal Enterorises

Oreoon-Canadian

PVfrood And Lumber Sales

Randall Custom Lumber

RBI Enterorises

Shawood Lumber

Sierra Cedar Products

Sunshine Lumber

Sylvania Certified

Tali-Pak

The Wood Mill

Thompson Mahogany

Tubafor

Unity Forest Products

Universal Forest Products

Visscher Lumber

Western Woods

Windfall Lumber & Milling

Doors & Windows

Alooma Hardwoods

AliAmerican Supply Co.

Alleohenv WoodWorks

nmdricari Building Supply

Architectural Forest Products

Ashton lndustries

Baskins Forest Products

Buckeve Pacilic

Castle-Doors

Certilied Wood Products

Cladwood

Clarke Veneers & Plywood

Deschenes & Coooer

D. Stubbv Warmbold

Escon

Gazebo Works Too

Halev Bros.

Huohes Hardwood International

Jeld-Wen

Les Bois Blanchet

Main Door Corp.

Marshfield Door Systems

Mouldino Associates

Muench-Woodwork

Nord Door

Northwest Door & Sash

Ochs Forestry Consulting

OrePac

Premdor

Samoson & Son Ltd., A.E,

Sauder Mouldings

Siena Door

Sincol US, Inc.

SMED International

Stark Mountain Woodworking

Steves & Sons

StreuliSales

Svlvania Certified

Tiiple Crown Building Products

It is comprised of two sections, a Product Guide grouping suppliers by product categories and a companion Supplier Directory with contact information. The Directory also lists the certifying body, since each has different guidelines, and identifies the type of company ( manufacturer. wholesaler. etc. ).

Also note that merely because a company may be listed as providing certain certified products does not mean that all such products provided by that company are certified.

- Editors

TruStile Doors

Woodworkers Northwest

Flooring

Adirondack Hardwoods

Alioma Lumber

Blire Triangle Hardwoods

BR-111

BW CreativeWood

Cascadia Forest Goods

Cecco Trading

Certified Wood Source

Columbia River Hardwood

D. Stubby Warmbold

Ecoforestry Management Associates

EcoTimber

Edensaw Woods

Endura Wood Products

Environmental Building Supplies

Environmenlal Home Center

Eucalex

Green Institute

Green River Lumber

Greenwood Forest Products

Groleau

Hardwood Industries

Hanis Tarkett

Heppner Hardwoods

Hickman Timber Management

Hogan Hardwoods & Moulding

Horner Flooring

Jetferson State Forest Products

Lewis Lumber Products

Maine Woods Co.

Mendocino Redwood Co.

Ochs Forestry Consulting

Oreoon-Canadian

PaliSade Supply

Parquet By Dian

PermaGrain Products

Plaza Hardwood

Plvwood And Lumber Sales

Randall Custom Lumber

Red Hills Lumber Co.

Robinson Lumber Co.

Samoson & Son Ltd.. A.E.

Samsel Ltd.

Snowv Pine Relorestation

Stand-ard Plywoods

Superior Water-Logged Lumber

Sylvania Certified

Techtrabois

Tembec

Thompson Mahogany

Uniboard Canada

Whitethorn Construction

Windfall Lumber & Milling

Wood Flooring International Y.E.W.

Lumber - Hardwood

Adirondack Hardwoods

Aljoma Lumber

Allegheny Mountain Hardwood

Flooring

Almouist Lumber

American International

Anderson Lumber Co

Anderson-Tully

Asoen Lumber

Babcock Lumber

Baillie Lumber

Bingaman & Son Lumber

Blue Triangle Hardwoods

Brady Peeks Enterprises

Brookville Wood Products

Brunkow Hardwood

Buckeye Pacific

Cascade Empire Corp.

Cascade Hardwood

Cass Forest Products

Cecco Trading

Certified Wood Source

Challinor Wood Products

Cherokee Wood Products

C/K International

Colonial Stair & Woodworking

Columbia River Hardwood

Contook River Lumber

Copperhead Road

Crone Lumber

DPW Lakeshore

D. Stubby Warmbold

EcoTimber

Edensaw Woods

Endeavor Hardwoods

Endura Wood Products

Environmental Building Supplies

Environmental Home Center

G.H. Evarts & Co.

Greenheart-Durawoods

Green Institute

Groleau

Growney Construction

Hancock Land Co.

Hardwoods, Inc.

Henry County Hardwoods

Hickman Timber Manaoement

Hogan Hardwoods & Mbulding

ITL Ridgway

J,D, lrving

Jefferson State Forest Products

J.E. Higgins Lumber Co.

JH Lumber & Wood Products

Kane Hardwood

Lane Stanton Vance Lumber

Lashwav Lumber

Les Produits Forestiers Becesco

Lewis Lumber Products

Lo Brothers & Associates

Lumber Products

Maine Woods Co.

Martco

McDowell Lumber

Menominee Tribal Enterorises

Midwest Hardwood

National Wood Products

North American Wood Products

North Country Lumber

Northland Forest Products

Ochs Forestry Consulting

Oreoon-Canadian

OreFac

Palisade Supply

Payne Enterprises

Pine Creek Lumber

Plywood And Lumber Sales

Portsmouth Lumber

Premium Plywood Products

Rex Lumber

Rich Lumber Co.

Rossi American Hardwoods

Salamanca Lumber

Samsel Ltd.

Scherer Brothers

Seaboard International

Snowy Pine Reforestation

Sylvania Certilied

Tampa International

T&D Thompson

TBM Hardwoods

Thompson Mahogany

Tom's Quality Millwork

Western lnternational

West HillWoodswork

Westwood Forest Products

Weyerhaeuser

Wheeland Lumber

Whitethorn Construction

WiH lris Forest Products

Windfall Lumber & Milling

Woodline Sawmills

Y.E.W.

Brink Forest Products

Buckeve Pacific

Caffall' Bros. Forest Products

Canfor Coro.

Cascade Empire Corp.

Cascadia Forest Goods

Cass Forest Products

Certified Wood Source

Challinor Wood Products

Cherokee Wood Products

Chesapeake Trading Group

Clarke Veneers & Plywood

Collins Pine

Conrad Forest Products

Culo Lumber Co.. H.W.

DLH Nordisk

D. Stubbv Warmbold

East Fork Lumber

East-West Urban Forest Products

Ecoforestry Institute

Ecoforestry Management Associates

EcoTimber

Edensaw Woods

Eel River Sawmills

Endura Wood Products

Environmental Building Supplies

Environmental Home Center

Firth Maple Products

Fletcher Challenoe Forests USA

Fremont Sawmil-

Fritch Forest Products

Golden State Lumber

Granite State Foresl Products

Green lnstitute

Growney Construction

Hardwood Industries

Harwood Products

Havward Lumber

ldaho Timber Corp.

Intermountain-Oribnt

International Forest Products

lrving Forest Products

JH Lumber & Wood Products

Johnson lnternational Co.

Kinzua Resources

KLC lnternational

Lashway Lumber

Les Bois Blanchet

Lo Brothers & Associates

Logs End

Lois Lumber

LP

Lukwa Mills

Lumbermen's Building Centers

Magellan Group

Maher Forest Products

Martco

Marwood

Marysville Forest Products

Matheus Lumber

McKenzie Creek Ranch

Mendocino Forest Products

Mendocino Redwood Co.

Menominee Tribal Enterorises

Mount Storm Forest Products

O'Neill Pine Co.

OrePac

North Pacific Grouo

Northwest Wood Soecialties

Plywood And Lumber Sales

Seaboard International

Shamrock Lumber Co.

Snavely International

Stao Timber

Sup-erior Water-Logged Lumber

Sylvania Certified

Tampa International

TDM Co.

T.F. Specialty Sawmill

Timberline International

Trestlewood

Tubafor

Uneeda Wood Products

Unitv Forest Products

Universal Forest Products

Western International

Western Woods

West Hill Woodswork

Westwood Forest Products

Weverhaeuser

Wilfits Redwood Co.

Windfall Lumber & Milling

Millwork

(including moulding, stair parts, door/window components)

ACMI

Alexandria Moulding

All American Supply Co.

American International

American Millwork

American Wood Moulding

Arch lnternational

Arnold Wood Turning

Ashton Industries

Babcock Lumber

Baskins Forest Products

Bemis Manufacturing

Bingaman & Son Lumber

Boulanger & Cie, Roland

Brady Peeks Enterprises

Bright Wood

Brown Wood Products Co.

Builders Alliance

Burns, Monis & Stewart

BW CreativeWood

Canadian MDF Products

Canusa Wood Products

Cascade Empire Corp.

Cass Forest Products

Certified Wood Source

Cherokee Wood Products

Chesapeake Trading Group

Clarke Veneers & Plywood

Colledoewood

ColoniilCraft

Colonial Millwork

Colonial Stair & Woodworking

Columbia River Hardwood

Covolam

Deschenes & Coooer

DLH Nordisk

Donis Lumber & Mouldino Co.

D. Stubby Warmbold

EcoTimber

Endura Wood Products

Environmental Home Center

Fletcher Challenoe Forests USA

Jeld-Wen

Johnson International Co.

Kav-Wood Industries

Kelleher Coro.

KLC lnternational

Lane Stanton Vance Lumber

Lanoboard

Lewis Lumber Products

Lumbermen's Building Centers

Magellan Group

Maher Forest Products

Menominee Tribal Enterprises

Menzer Lumber

Mid Canada Millwork

Mill Direct Sales

Moulding Associates

Mount Storm Forest Producls

Mt. Taylor Millwork

Muench Woodwork

North Pacific Grouo

Northwest Pine Sales

Northwest Wood Soecialties

O'Keefe, Inc.

Orchard Wood Products

OrePac

Ornamental Mouldinos

Pacific MDF Producti

Palisade Supply

Phoenix Millworks

Plywood And Lumber Sales

Precision Moulding Co.

Premdor

Randall Custom Lumber

RBI Enterorises

Red Hills Lumber Co.

Rex Lumber

Ridge Co.

Rockv Mountain Forest Products

Samdson & Son Ltd., A.E.

Samsel Ltd.

Sauder Mouldings

Scherer Brothers

Seaboard lnternational

Setzer Forest Products

SienaPine

Sincol US, Inc.

Snavely International

Snowv Pine Reforestation

Stark i/ountain Woodworkino.

Sunset Mouldino

Sylvania Certifield

Tamoa lnternalional

TEWA Mouldings

The Emoire Co.

Thompson Mahogany

Thunderbird Mouldino Cos.

Timberoon

Tom's 6ualitv Millwork

Trinity Engin6ering

Triple Crown Building Products

Universal Forest Products

U.S. Lumber Grouo

Waddell Manufacturing

Western Core Co.

Western International

Western Moulding Cos.

Westwood Forest Products

Lumber - Softwood

Agwood Mill& Lumber

Almouist Lumber

American International

Ashland Lumber

Beaman Lumber

Beronio Lumber

Big Creek Lumber Co.

Brady Peeks Enterprises

Portsmouth Lumber

Precision Lumber Co.

Primex Forest Producls

Randall Custom Lumber

RBI Enterprises

Redwood Emoire

Rex Lumber

Samuel Feldman Lumber Co.

Santiam Forest Products

Gazebo Works T-oo

Georoia-Pacific

Greei Institute

Greenwood Forest Products

Hardwood lndustries

Henry County Hardwoods

Heppner Hardwoods

Hogan Hardwoods & Moulding

House of Fara

Hughes Hardwood International

lndustrial Pine Products

International Forest Products

AUGUST

Windsor Mill

Woodcraft

Woodgrain Millwork

Woodworkers Northwest

Wycombe Wood Products

Panels

(including plywood, particleboard, MDF, OSB, paneling, siding)

Adirondack Hardwoods

AFCO lndustries

Aljoma Lumber

Almouist Lumber

American International

Architectural Forest Products

Argo Fine lmport

Babcock Lumber

Bemis Manufacturino

Brady Peeks Enterpiises

Buckeye Pacific

Builders Alliance

Calilornia Cedar Products Co.

Cambium Forest Products

Canoar

Cascade Empire Corp.

Cascadia Forest Goods

Cass Forest Products

Certified Wood Products

Certified Wood Source

Chesapeake Hardwood Products

Chesapeake Trading Group

Cladwood

Clarke Veneers & Plvwood

Collins Pine/Collins Products

Columbia Forest Products

Conrad Foresl Products

Dependable Furniture Mfg.

Do+Able Products

D. Stubby Warmbold

Ecolorestry Management Associates

EcoTimber

Edensaw Woods

Endura Wood Products

Environmental Building Supplies

Environmental Home Center

Eucatex

Evanite Fiber Coro.

Flakeboard Co.

Flexible Materials

Georoia-Pacific

Greei lnstitute

Greenwood Forest Products

Hardwood lndustries

Hardwoods, Inc.

Hayward Lumber

Hickman Timber Manaoement

Hogan Hardwoods & M'oulding

International Forest Products

j.E. Higgins Lumber Co.

Johnson lnternational Co.

Lane Stanton Vance Lumber

Langboard

Lewis Lumber Products

LP

Lumber Products

Lumbermen's Buildino Centers

Magellan Group

Magnolia Forest Products

Marion Plwood

Martco

Matheus Lumber

Menominee Tribal Enterorises

Mount Baker Plvwood

Mount Storm Fdrest Products

Muench Woodwork

Norbord

North American Wood Products

Northwest Wood Soecialties

Ochs Forestry Consulting

OrePac

Pacific Wood Svslems

Palisade Supply

Plvwood And Lumber Sales

Plirm Creek

Portsmouth Lumber

Precision Veneer Producls

Premium Plywood Products

Randall Custom Lumber

Red Hills Lumber Co.

Roseburg Forest Products

Russell Plywood

Samsel Ltd.

Seaboard International

SienaPine

Slocan Forest Products

Snowv Pine Reforestation

Stalei lndustries

Superior Water-Logged Lumber

Tamoa International

Taraca Pacific

Tembec

Temole Inland Forest Products

Uniboard Canada

Unity Forest Products

Visscher Lumber

West Fraser Timber

Weyerhaeuser

Western International

Western Panel Manufacturing

Windfall Lumber & Millino

Wycombe Wood Produc[s

Timbers (including beams, glulams)

Applied Forest Management

Builders Alliance

Calvert Co.

Cascadia Forest Goods

Certified Wood Products

Certified Wood Source

Conrad Forest Products

D. Stubbv Warmbold

Ecoforesiry Management Associates

Eco-Log Concepts

EcoTimber

EMS Manufacturino

Endura Wood Prod-ucts

Georgia-Pacific

Hayward Lumber

International Forest Products

Joseoh Timber Co.

LP

Martco

Plywood And Lumber Sales

Red Hills Lumber Co.

Standard Structures

T.F. Specialty Sawmill

Timberland Management

Anderson-Tullv

Applied Foresi Management

Bio Creek Lumber Co.

Bdise Cascade Coro.

Brunkow Hardwood

Canfor Corp.

Chase Mountain Management

Collins Pine

Coulson Grouo

Dunkley Lumber

Ecoforestry Institute

Ecolorestry Management Associates

Evergreen Ecoforestry

Hamoton Affiliates

Hancock Land Co.

Hickman Timber Management

International Forest Products

International Paoer

lrving Woodlands

J.D. lrving

Kan Property

Lignum Ltd.

ID

McClellan Mounlain Ranch

Mendocino Redwood Co.

Menominee Tribal Enterorises

Millar Western Forest Products

O'Neill Pine Co.

Pacific Lumber Co.

Plum Creek Timber Co.

Pooe & Talbot

Portico

Potlatch Hybrid Poplar Plantation

Ravonier

Reil Hills Lumber Co.

Red River Forests Partnership

Riverside Forest Products

Seven lslands Land Manaoemenl

Siena-Pacificlndustries -

Slocan Forest Products

Simpson Investment Co.

Stimson Lumber Co.

Surface Road Associates

SUPPLIER DIRECTORY

CSA Canadian Standards Association

FSC Forest Stewardship Council

ISO International Oroanization for Standardization -

SFI Sustainable Forestry Initiative

T Timberland Owner/Manager

PM Primarv Manufacturer

SM Secondary Manufacturer

W Wholesale Distributor

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ACMI, Albany, Ga. (229) 8883303 FSC.SM

Adirondack Hardwoods, Saranac, N.Y. (518) 293-8424 FSC. sM, w, R

AFCO Industries. Holland. Mi (616) 392-1826 FSC.SM

Agwood Mill & Lumber, Ukiah, Ca. (707) 468-5486 FSC. PM, SM

Alexandria Moulding, Alexandria, Ont. (613) 525-2784 FSC.SM

Algoma Hardwoods, Algoma, Wi. (800) 678-8910 FSC. PM

Aljoma Lumber, Medley, Fl. (800) 524-3146 FSC .W

All American Supply Co., Miami, Fl. (305) 255-7783 FSC .SM

Allegheny Mountain Hardwood Flooring, Emlenton, Pa. (7241 867-9441 FSC. PM

Allegheny WoodWorks, Lake City, Pa. (814) 774-7338 FSC. SM

Almquist Lumber, Blue Lake, Ca. (707) 668-5652 FSC .R

American Building Supply, Sacramenlo, Ca. (916) 5034100 FSC .SM, W

American I nternational Forest Producls, Beaverton, Or. (503) 641-1611 FSC.W

American Millwork Corp., Elkhart, In. (219) 295-4158 FSC.SM

American Wood Moulding, Hanover, Md. (800) 638-4200 FSC.W

Anderson Lumber Co., Kane. Pa. (814) 837-s695 FSC.PM

Anderson-Tully, Vicksburg, Ms. (601) 636-3876 FSC.T, PM

Applied Forest Management, Grass Valley, Ca. (530) 2746450 FSC. T, PM

Arch International. Miami. Fl. (305) 463-8360 FSC .W

Architectural Forest Products, Two Rivers, Wi. (920)7934404 FSC.SM

Argo Fine lmport, Metairie, La. (504) 828-0943 FSC .W

Tembec

Temple-lnland Forest Products

Terminal Forest Products

Timbergreen Forestry

Timber Products Co.

TimberWest Forest

Tolko Industries

Weldwood of Canada

West Chilcotin Forest Products

Western Forest Products

West Fraser Timber Co.

Westvaco

Weyerhaeuser

Arnold Wood Turning, H., Mamaroneck, N.Y. (914) 3810801 FSC.W

Ashland Lumber, Ashland. Or. (541\ 482-1621 FSC R

Ashton Industries. 0ntario. Ca. (909) 947-9288 FSC.SM

Aspen Lumber, Sagola, Mi. (906) 542-7173 FSC.PM, SM

Atessco, Inc., Rohnert Park, Ca. (707\542-1244 FSC .W

Babcock Lumber Co., Pittsburgh, Pa. (412\ 351-3515 FSC SM

Baillie Lumber, Hamburg, N.Y (716) 649-2850 FSC.PM

Baskins Forest Products, Red Bluff, Ca. (530) 527-9601 FSC .sM. w

Beaman Lumber, Winchester, N.H. (603) 239-4558 FSC.

PM

Bemis Manufacturing, Crandon, wi. 015) 478-3335 FSC .SM

Beronio Lumber Co., San Francisco, Ca. (415) 824-4300 FSC.R

Big Creek Lumber Co., Davenport, Ca. (831) 4575026 FSC.T, PM

Bingaman & Son Lumber, Kreamer, Pa. (570) 374-1108 FSC.W

Blue Triangle Hardwoods, Everett, Pa. (81 4) 652-91 1 1 FSC PM, SM

Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, ld. (208) 384-6161 SFr.T

Bospec Fabrication, Delson, Que. (450) 635-0535 FSC. SM

Boulanger & Cie, Roland, Warwick, Que. (81 9) 358-41 00 FSC.SM

BR-111 lmports & Exports, Laurel, Md. (301) 317-5959 FSC .W

Brady Peeks Enterprises, Curtin, Or. (541) 942-2079 FSC. PM

Bright Wood Corp., Madras, Or. (5411 475-2234 FSC.SM

Brink Forest Products, Prince George, B.C. (250) 564-0412 rso.sM

Brookville Wood Products, Brookville, Pa. (814) 849-7331 FSC.PM, SM

Brown Wood Products Co., Lincolnwood, ll. (847) 6734780 FSC .SM

Brunkow Hardwood Corp., Nelson, Wi. (715) 673-4343 FSC .T, PM

Buckeye Pacific Corp., Portland, Or. (503) 228-3330 FSC. W

Builders Alliance, Bellingham, Wa. (360)738-9000 FSC. W, R

Burgess Lumber, Redwood Valley, Ca. (7 071 485-8072 FSC.SM

Burns, Monis & Stewart, Nacogdoches, Tx. (936) 5698211 FSC.SM

BW CreativeWood Indushies, Maple Ridge, B.C. (604)4675147 CSA, FSC. SM

California Cedar Products Co., Stockton, Ca. (209) 944-5800 FSC.SM

California Redwood Products, San Bernardino, Ca. (909) 3820047 FSC .SM

Caffall Bros. Forest Products Wilsonville, Or. (503) 6821910 FSC.SM

Calvert Co., Vancouver, Wa. (360) 693-0971 FSC. SM

Cambium Forest Products, Calgary, Alb. (403) 236-9740 FSC.W

Cascade Empire Corp., Tigard, Or. (503) 603-4180 FSC .W

Capital Lumber Co., Phoenix, Az. (602) 381-0709 FSC .SM, W

Canadian MDF Products, Edmonton, Alb. (866) 2268746 FSC.SM

Canfor Corp., Vancouver, B.C. (604) 661-5241 CSA, tSO.T, PM

Canpar Industries, Grand Forks, B.C. (250) 442-5521 FSC. PM. SM

Canusa Wood Products, Vancouver, B.C. (604) 6872254 FSC .W

Cascade Hardwood, Chehalis, Wa. (360)748-0178 FSC PM, SM

Cascadia Forest Goods, Eugene, Or. (541) 485-4477 FSC-.W

Cass Forest Products, Cass Lake, Mn. (218) 335-2694 FSC.PM

Castle Doors, Phoenix, Az. (602) 667-3376 FSC.SM. W

Cecco Trading, Milwaukee, Wi. (414) 445-8989 FSC.W

Centre lsland Cedar Products, Nanoose Bay, B.C. (250) 4687411 FSC.SM

Certified Wood Products, Minnetonka, Mn. (61 2) 8689934 FSC.W

Certified Wood Source, Glendale, Az. (623) 582-0490 FSC. W R

Challinor Wood Products, wilmetre, ll. (847) 256-8828

FSC.W

Chase Mountain Manaoement Corp., Berlin, Vt. (862)2294148 FSC. T

Cherokee Wood Products, Upland, Ca. (909) 920-5430

FSC.W

Chesapeake Hardwood Products, Hancock, Vt. (802) 767-3111

FSC.SM

Chesapeake Trading Group, Chantilly, Va. (603) 881-3700

FSC.W

C/K International, Durham. N.C. (919) 956-7781 FSC.W

Cladwood, Oregon City, Or. (800) 547-6633 FSC.SM

Clarke Veneers & Plywood,

Jackson, Ms. (601) 366-0331

FSC.W

Colledgewood, Lincoln, Ca. (916) 645-1555 FSC.SM

Collins Pine Co., Portland, Or. (800) 329-1219 FSC.T, PM

Collins Products, Klamath Falls, Or. (541) 885-3309 FSC PM

Colonial Craft, Roseville, Mn. (651) 631-3110 FSC.SM

Colonial Millwork, Beverly, W.V. (304) 636-9338 FSC .SM

Colonial Stair & Woodworkino Co., Jefiersonville, Oh, (7?0) 426-6326 FSC.SM

Columbia Forest Products, Portland, Or. (800) 547-4261 FSC.PM. SM

Columbia River Hardwood, Vancouver, Wa. (360) 8969884 FSC .W

Conrad Forest Products, North Bend, Or. (541) 756-2595 FSC .W

Contook River Lumber, Contoocook, N.H. (603) 7465092 FSC.SM

Copperhead Road Logging & Lumber, Palisade, Mn. (218) 845-2832 FSC.PM

Coulson Group, Port Alberni, B.C. (250) 723-81 18 tSO T

Covolam, Ste. Hyacinthe, Que. (450) 261-8289 FSC.SM

Crone Lumber Co., Martinsville, In. (765) 342-1160 SFI.PM

Culp Lumber Co., H.W., New London, N.C. (704) 463-731 1 SFI.PM

Deoendable Furniture Mfo.. San 'Leandro, Ca. (510) ffi;6-8039 FSC. SM, W

Deschenes & Coooer

Architectural Millwork, Pawcatuck, Ct. (860) 5354420 FSC.SM

Diamond Hardwoods, Ocean, N.J. (732) 660-0480 FSC.W

Diversified Wood Products Co., Redwood Valley, Ca. (707) 485-5718 FSC.SM

DLH Nordisk. Greensboro. N.C. (336) 852-8341 FSC.SM

Do+Able Products/Davidson

Plywood, Chino, Ca. (909) 590-4444 FSC .SM, W

Donis Lumber & Mouldinq Co., Sacramento, Ca. (91 6-) 4527531 FSC.SM

DPW Lakeshore, Bath, Ont. (613) 389-8441 FSC.W

D. Stubby Warmbold, Monisville, Pa. (609) 538-8680 FSC. PM, SM

Dunkley Lumber, Hixon, B.C. (250) 998-4421 tSO.T

East Fork Lumber, Nonruay, Or. (541) 572-5732 FSC PM

East-West Urban Forest Products, Vista, Ca. (760) 458-0749 FSC.W

Ecoforestry Institute, Glendale, Or. (5a1) 832-2578 FSC .T, PM

Ecoforestry Management Associates. Port Orford. Or, (5411 332-7923 FSC T, PM

Eco-Log Concepts, Haliburton, Ont. (705)754-2198 FSC .PM

EcoTimber, Berkeley, Ca. (510) 549-3000 FSC.W. R

Edensaw Woods, Port Townsend, Wa. (360)385-7878 FSC SM, W, R

Eel River Sawmills. Fortuna. Ca. (707)725-6911 FSC. PM

EMS Manufacturing, Sherwood, 0r. (503) 625-2'688 FSC.SM

Endeavbr Hhrdwoods, Lyndon Station, Wi. (608) 666-2446 FSC.SM

Endura Wood Products, Portland, Or. (503) 233-7090 FSC .SM, W,B

Environmental Building Supplies, Portland, Or. (503) 222-3881 FSC.SM, W, R

Environmental Home Center, seatile, wa. (800) 281-9785 FSC. W, R

Escon Corp., Commerce, Ca. (562) 927-3456 FSC .W

Eucatex of North America, Atlanta, Ga. (404\ 443-2203 FSC.W

Evanite Fiber Corp., Corvallis, Or. (541) 753-0215 FSC.PM

Evarts & Co.. G.H.. West Springfield, N.H. (603) 7634525 FSC.PM, R

Evergreen Ecoforestry, Deming, Wa. (360) 592-3123 FSC T

Firth Maple Producls, Spartanburg, Pa. (814) 6547265 FSC.PM

Flakeboard Co., St. Stephen, N.B. (506) 466-2370 FSC .SM

Fletcher Challenge Forests USA, Hanover, Md. (410) 850-5433 FSC.W

Flexible Materials, Jeffersonville, In. (812) 280-7000 FSC .PM

Forest Industries, Greenwood, Me. (207) 875-2301 FSC. PM, SM

Fremont Sawmill. Portland. Or. (503) 417-7755 FSC.SM

Fritch Forest Products, Snohomish, Wa. (360) 6685838 FSC.PM

Gazebo Works Too, Central Point, Or. (541) 664-2000 FSC .SM

Georgia-Pacific, Atlanta, Ga. (404) 652-4786 FSC. PM, W

Golden State Lumber, American Canyon, Ca. (707) 648-7000 FSC.W, R

Granite State Forest Products, Henniker, N.H. (603) 428-7890 FSC.PM, SM

Greenhead-Durawoods, Merchantville, N.J. (856) 6632700 FSC.W

Green Institute-Deconstruction Services, Minneapolis, Mn. (612) 728-9388 FSC .W

Green River Lumber, Great Banington, Ma. (413) 5289000 Fsc.sM

Greenwood Forest Products, Penticton, B.C. (250) 4937284 tSO.SM

Groleau, Saintethecle, Que. (800) 363-8554 FSC. PM Grownev Construction. Shoieham, Vt. (802) 897-7921 FSC.PM

Haley Bros., Buena Park, Ca. (714)670-2112 FSC.SM

Hampton Affiliates, Portland, Or. (503) 297-7691 SFt.T

Hancock Land Co.. Casco. Me. (2071 627 -77 48 FSC T, PM

Hanis Tarkett, Inc., Johnson City, Tn. (423) 979-3761 FSC.SM

Hardwood Industries Inc., Tualatin, Or. (503) 692-6620 FSC.SM. W

Hardwoods, Inc,, Renton, Wa. (425\251-1213 FSC.W

Harwood Products, Branscomb, Ca. 007\ 984-6181 FSC. PM

Hayward Lumber, Monterey, Ca. (831) 643-1900 FSC.R

Henry County Hardwoods, Paris, Tn. (731) 642-4181 FSC.SM

Heppner Hardwoods, Azusa, Ca. (626) 969-7983 FSC .SM

Hickman Timber Manaoement Co., Emlenton, P a.it zq\ aaz9441 FSC.T, PM

Hogan Hardwoods & Moulding, Ruston, La. (318) 255-5488 FSC.SM

Horner Flooring Co., Dollar Bay, Mi. (906) 482-1180 FSC .SM

House of Fara, LaPorte, In. (219) 362-8544 FSC SM

Hughes Hardwood International, Collinwood, Tn. (931) 7246258 FSC.SM

| & E Lath Mill, Philo, Ca. (707) 895-3380 FSC .SM

ldaho Timber Corp., Boise, ld. (208) 377-3000 FSC .SM

Industrial Pine Products, Newberry, S.C. (803) 27691 18 FSC SM, W

International Forest Products, Vancouver, B.C. (604) 6896800 FSC, lSO, SFI T, PM, SM

International Mill Sales, Sharon Springs, N.Y. (518) 234-0179 FSC .W

Intermountain-Orient, Boise. ld. (208) 384-5600 FSC .W

International Paper, Stamford, Ct. (203) 541-8000 SFt .T

lrving Forest Products, Sl. John, N.B. (506) 632-7777 FSC. PM

lrving Woodlands, Ashland, Me. (207) 425-3681 FSC.T

ITL Ridgway Division, Ridgway, Pa. (814) 776-1743 FSC .PM, SM, W

J.D. lrving, Ltd,, St. John, N.B. (506) 632-5100 SFt.T, PM

Jefferson State Forest Products, Hayfork, Ca. (530) 628-4206 FSC.SM

J.E. Higgins Lumber Co., Livermore, Ca. (925) 245-8000 FSC.W

Jeld-Wen, Chiloquin, Or. (5a1) 783-2057 FSC .SM, W

JH Lumber & Wood Products, Montpelier, Vt. (802) 229-4148 FSC.PM

Johnson International Co., Kent, Wa. (253) 872-8100 FSC .SM

Joseph Timber Co., Joseph, Or. (541) 432-2911 FSC PM

Kane Hardwood, Kane, Pa. (814)

837-6941 FSC.PM

Kan Property, Redway, Ca. (707\ 923-9384 FSC .T

Kav-Wood Industries. Oklahoma -City, Ok. (800)654-4535 FSC .sM

Kelleher Corp., Mira Loma, Ca. (909) 360-1880 FSC.W

Kinzua Resources, Pilot Rock, Or. i541\ 443-2261 FSC .SM

KLC International, Lake Oswego, 0r. (503) 699-8685 FSC.W

Lane Stanton Vance Lumber Co., Industry, Ca. (626) 968-8331 FSC.PM, SM

Langboard, Willacoochee, Ga. (800) 318-8047 FSC.PM, SM

Lashway Lumber, Williamsburg, Ma. (413) 268-7685 FSC PM

Les Bois Blanchet, St. Nicholas, Que. (570) 825-0416 FSC' SM

Les Produits Forestiers Becesco, Saint-Georges, Que. (41 8) 277-3671 FSC .SM

Lewis Lumber Products, Hillsgrove, Pa. (570) 924-3507 FSC.PM

Lionum Ltd., Vancouver, B.C - (604\ 68t-2425 lSO, SFI T

Lo Brothers & Associates, Lilburn, Ga. (770) 931-3252 FSC.PM

Logs End Inc., Otlawa, Ont. (613) 738-7851 FSC.W

Lois Lumber. Powell River, B.C. (604) 487-4296 FSC .SM

LP Corp., Portland, Or. (208)7621640 FSC, SFI .T, PM, SM

Lukwa Mills Ltd., Port Hardy, B.C. (604) 576-7911 ISO.PM

Lumber Products. Tualatin, Or. (503) 692-3322 FSC .W

Lumbermen's Building Centers, Olympia, Wa. (360) 350-3105

FSC.R

LWO Corp., Portland, Or. (503) 286-5372 FSC.SM

Magellan Group, Bainbridge lsland, Wa. (206) 780-5628

FSC.W

Magnolia Forest Products, Homestead, Fl. (305) 2453651 FSC.W

Maher Forest Products, Mercer lsland, Wa. (206) 232-8390

FSC.W

Main Door Corp., Los Angeles, Ca. (310) 515-3667 FSC'SM

Maine Ornamental Woodworkers, Eliot, Me. (207)439-5471 FSC

.SM, W

Maine Woods Co. LLC, Portage, Me. (207) 435-4393 FSC.SM

Marion Plywood Corp., Marion, wi. 015) 754-5231 FSC PM

Marshlield Door Svstems. Marshfield, Wi. (715) 4862363 FSC .SM

Martco Ltd., Alexandria, La. (318) 445-1973 FSC .PM

Marwood Ltd.. Fredericton, N.B. (506) 444-7117 FSC.SM

Marvsville Forest Producls, Marysville, Ca. (530) 749-0121

FSC.SM

Matheus Lumber Co., Woodinville, Wa. (800) 284-7501 FSC' W, B

McClellan Mountain Ranch,

Bridgeville, Ca. (7 07) 7773331 FSC.T

McDowell Lumber Co., Crosby, Pa. (814) 887-2717 FSC'PM

McKenzie Creek Ranch, Cazadero, Ca. (707) 847-3381

FSC. PM, R

Mendocino Forest Products, Ukiah, Ca. (707) 468-1431

FSC.PM

Mendocino Redwood Co., Fort Bragg, Ca. (7 07) 962-2807

FSC .T, PM

Menominee Tribal Enterprises, Neopit, Wi. 17 15]r 7 56-2287

FSC .T, PM

Menzer Lumber & Supply Co., Marathon, Wi. (715) 443-2354

FSC.SM

Mid Canada Millwork, Steinbach, Man. (204) 326-5888 FSC SM

Midwest Hardwood Corp., Maple Grove, Mn. (763) 391-6714

FSC.PM, W

Millar Western Forest Products Ltd., Edmonton, Alb. (780) 486-8200 tso .T

Mill Direct Sales. Inc.. Sharon Springs, N.Y. (518) 234-0179

FSC.W

Moulding Associates, W/ie, Tx. (972) 487-6680 FSC .SM, W

Mount Baker Plvwood, Bellingham,'Wa. (360) 7333960 FSC.PM

Mount Storm Forest Products, Windsor, Ca. (707) 838-31 77

FSC.W, R

Mt. Taylor Millwork, Milan, N.M., (505) 287-9469 FSC .SM

Muench Woodwork, S. Chicago Heights, ll. (708) 754-2108

FSC.SM

National Wood Products, Oxford, Me. (207) 539-8684 FSC'SM

Norbord Industries. Toronto, Ont. (416) 360-2236 FSC.PM

Nord Door, Everett, Wa. (425) 259-9292 FSC .SM

North American Wood Products, Portland, Or. (503) 620-6655

FSC.W

North Country Lumber, Mellen, wi. (715) 274-4311FSC PM

Northland Forest Products, Troy, Va. (804) 589-8213 FSC.PM, SM, W, R

North Pacific Group, Portland, Or. (503) 872-3544 FSC .W

Northwest Door & Sash, Springfield, Or. (5411 7a40150 FSC .SM

Northwest Pine Sales, Portland, Or. (503) 223-1628 FSC'W

Northwest Wood Soecialties, Portland, Or. (503) 292-0716 FSC.W

Ochs Forestry Consulting, Shippenville, Pa. (814) 2272923 FSC .W

O'Keefe, Inc., River Falls, Wi (715) 425-8981 FSC.SM

O'Neill Pine Co., Salem, Or. (503) 315-2400 FSC.T, PM

Orchard Wood Products, Baker City, Or. (541)523-3410 FSC' SM

Oregon-Canadian Forest

Products. North Plains. Or (503) 647-5011 FSC.W

OrePac Building Products, Wilsonville, Or. (530) 6855471 FSC.W

Ornamental Mouldings, Waterloo, Ont. (519) 884-4080 FSC. sM, w

Pacific Lumber Co., Scotia, Ca. (707\764-22225F1. T

Pacific MDF Products, Rocklin, Ca. (800) 472-2874 FSC. SM

Pacific Wood Systems, Coburg, Or. (541) 342-7662 FSC'PM

Palisade Supply, Palisade, Mn. (218) 845-2317 FSC PM, SM, B

Parquet By Dian, Gardena, Ca. (310) 527-3779 FSC.SM

Payne Enterprises, Kane, Pa. (814) 837-7200 FSC. PM, W

PermaGrain Products, Newtown Square, Pa. (610) 353-8801 FSC.SM

Phoenix Millworks, Beaumont, Tx. (409) 832-1766 FSC.SM

Pine Creek Lumber Co., Mill Hall, Pa. (570) 726-7795 FSC.PM

Plaza Hardwood. Santa Fe. N.M. (505) 992-3260 FSC .SM

Plum Creek, Columbia Falls, Mt. (406) 892-6235 FSC .PM

Plum Creek Timber Co., Seattle, Wa. (206)467-3600 SFI 'T

Plywood And Lumber Sales, Inc., Emeryville, Ca. (51 0) 5477257 FSC.SM, R

Pope & Talbot, Porlland, Or. (503) 228-9161 tSO, SFI .T

Portico, Lawrenceville, Ga. (770) 729-1600 FSC .T

Portsmouth Lumber, Portsmouth, Va. (757) 397-4646 FSC .W

Potlatch Hybrid Poplar Plantation, Boardman, Or. (541) 481-2620 FSC .T

Precision Lumber Co., Portland, Or. (503) 684-6281 FSC.SM

Precision Moulding, Franklin Park, il. (800) 232-7667 FSC.SM

Precision Veneer Products, Brantford, Ont. (519) 758-0960 FSC.SM

Premdor Inc., Mississauga, Ont. (905) 670-6500 FSC .SM

Premium Plvwood Products, Guilderland Center, N.Y. (518) 861-5492 FSC .W

Primex Forest Products, Delta, B.C. (604) 581-0494 FSC. PM

Randall Custom Lumber, Shelton, Wa. (360)426-8518 FSC' PM, SM

RBI Enterprises, Miami, Fl. (305) 671-4525 FSC .W

Rayonier lnc., Jacksonville, Fl. (904) 357-9100 SFt .T

Red Hills Lumber Co., Thomasville, Ga. (229) 2273556 FSC. T, PM

Red River Forests Partnership/ Shasta Forests, Redding, Ca. (530) 243-2783 FSC .T

Redwood Empire, Cloverdale, Ca. (707)894-4241 FSC. PM, SM

Rex Lumber Co., Acton, Ma. (800) 343-0567 FSC, SFI SM, W

Rich Lumber Go., Beardstown, ll.

(217\323-1718 FSC.SM

Ridqe Co., The, Creswell, Or. is+r I ags-+szg Fsc sM

Riverside Forest Products, Kelowna, B.C. (250) 762-3411 tso .T

Robinson Lumber Co., New Orleans, La. (504) 895-6377 FSC.W

Rocky Mountain Forest Products, Laramie, Wy. (307) 7 45-8924 FSC.SM

Roseburg Forest Products, Roseburg, Or. (541 ) 679-331 1 FSC.PM. SM

Rossi American Hardwoods, Cromwell, Ct. (860) 632-3500 FSC.PM

Russell Plywood, Reading, Pa. (610) 374-3206 FSC.W

Salamanca Lumber Co., Salamanca, N.Y. (71 6) 9454810 FSC.SM

Sampson & Son Ltd., A.E., Wanen, Me. (800) 769-6196 FSC.SM, W

Samsel Ltd., Hancock, Wi. (715) 249-5602 FSC.PM, SM, R

Samuel Feldman Lumber Co., Brooklyn, N.Y. (71 8) 786-7777 FSC.W

Santiam Forest Products, Sweet Home, Or. (541) 367-1219 FSC.SM

Sauder Mouldings, Ferndale, Wa. (360\384-4774 FSC.SM

Scherer Brothers Lumber Co., Minneapolis, Mn. (612) 6270624 FSC .SM, R

Seaboard International, Nashua, N.H. (603) 881-3700 FSC .W

Setzer Forest Products, Sacramento, Ca. (916) 4422555 FSC .SM

Seven lslands Land Management, Bangor, Me. (207) 947 -0541 FSC, SFI .T

Shamrock Lumber Co., Eugene, Or. (888) 742-6763 FSC W

Shawood Lumber, Langley, B.C. (604)888-2225 FSC .SM

Siena Door, Phoenix, Az. (602) 415-0833 FSC .W

Siena Cedar Products, Marysville, Ca. (530) 741-4350 FSC'SM

Siena-Pacilic Industries, Anderson, Ca. (530) 378-8000 SFI .T

SierraPine Ltd.. Roseville, Ca. (800) 676-3339 FSC .SM

Simpson Investment Co., Shelton, Wa. (360) 427-4905 SFI 'T

Sincol US, Inc., Opa Locka, Fl, (800) 992-0397 FSC.W

Siskivou Lumber Products, Woodland, Ca. (530) 6661991 FSC.SM

Slocan Forest Products Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. (604) 2787311 tso .T, PM

SMED International, Calgary, Alb. (403) 203-6660 FSC .SM

Snavelv International, San Frahcisco, Ca. (415) 543-4002 FSC.W

Snowy Pine Reforestation, Browerville, Mn. (320) 5946317 FSC. PM, SM, B Stag Timber, Suney, B.C. (604)

581-6161 FSC.PM

Standard Plywoods, Clinton, S.C. (864) 833-6250 FSC.SM

Standard Structures, Santa Rosa, Ca. (800) 862-4936 FSC.SM

Stark Mountain Woodworkino, New Haven, Vt. (802) 4535549 FSC.SM

States Industries, Eugene, Or. (541) 688-7871 FSC.SM

Steves & Sons, San Antonio, Tx. (210) 924-5111 FSC.SM

Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, Or. (503) 222-1 676 SFI T

Streuli Sales, Colfax, N.C, (336) 931-1080 FSC .W

Sunset Moulding, Yuba City, Ca. (800) 824-5888 FSC.SM

Sunshine Lumber, Cashmere, Wa. (509) 782-7104 FSC .SM

Superior Water-Logged Lumber Co., Ashland, Wi. (715)6859663 FSC .W

Surface Road Associates, Seattle, Wa. (206) 220-6894 FSC.T

Sylvania Certified, Santa Fe, N.M. (800) 468-6139 FSC.W

Tali-Pak, Hopland, Ca. (70717441 103 FSC SM,

Tampa International Forest Products, Tampa, Fl. (813) 880-7300 FSC.W

T&D Thompson, Laurelville, Oh. (740) 332-8515 FSC.PM, R

Taraca Pacific, San Francisco, Ca. (415) 765-0422 FSC. W

TBM Haidwoods. Hanover. Pa. (800) 233-5137 FSC.W

TDM Co., Edmonds, Wa. (a25) 672-4817 FSC .W

Techtrabois, Juste de Brelenieres, Que. (41 8) 244-3654 FSC

SM

Tembec Industries, Temiscaming, Que. (819) 627-4639 FSC, tso.T, sM

Temple Inland Forest Products, Diboll, Tx. (936) 829-6531 FSC, SFl. T, PM, SM

Terminal Forest Products, Richmond, B.C. (604) 3279258 rSO. SFr .T

TEWA Mouldings, LLC, Albuquerque, N.M. (800) 8213769 FSC.SM

T.F. Specialty Sawmill, Courtenay, B.C. (250) 334-e588 CSA, FSC. PM

The Empire Co., Zeeland, Mi. (616) 772-7055 FSC .SM, W

The Wood Mill, Willits, Ca. (7071 468-7987 FSC.SM

Thompson Mahogany Co., Philadelphia, Pa. (215) 6241866 FSC.W

Thunderbird Mouldino Cos.. Sacramento, Ca.igto) oet4200 FSC .SM

Timbergon, Redmond, Or. (5a1) 548-9330 FSC.W

Timbergreen Foreslry, Spring Green, Wi. (608) 588-7342 FSC.T

Timberline International, Bend, Or. (5411 617-5877 FSC W

Timber Products Co., Springfield, Or. (541)747-4577 Sn: r

TimberWest Forest Corp., Vancouver, B.C. (604) 654-

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Tolko Industries. Vernon. B.C. (250) 545-4411 tSO.T

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Campbellsport, Wi. (920) 5334860 FSC .SM

Trestlewood, Provo, Ut. (801) 375-2779 FSC.W

Trinity Engineering, Rohnert Park, Ca. (7071 585-2959 FSC .SM

Triple Crown Building Products, San Antonio, fx. (2'l0l2253711 FSC.W

TruStile Doors, Denver, Co. (888) 286-3931 FSC.SM

Tubalor Mill, Morton, Wa. (360) 496-6777 FSC.PM, SM

Uneeda Wood Products, Chilliwack, B.C. (604) 8583431 FSC.SM

Uniboard Canada, Laval. Que, (450) 682-5240 FSC .SM

Unity Forest Products, Yuba City, Ca. (530) 671-7152 FSC.SM, w

Universal Forest Products, Grand Rapids, Mi. (800) 598-9663 FSC.SM, W

U.S. Lumber Group, Marietta, Ga. (770) 956-7406 FSC.W

Visscher Lumber, Chilliwack. B.C. (604) 858-3375 FSC.SM

Waddell Manulacturing, Stow, 0h. (330) 923-3303 FSC .SM

Weldwood of Canada Ltd., Vancouver, B.C. (604) 6877366 CSA, tSO .T

West Chilcotin Forest Products Ltd., Anahim Lake, B.C. (250) 742-3217 tSO, T

Western Core Co,, Payette, ld. (208) 642-4665 FSC .SM

Western Forest Products Ltd., Campbell River, B.C. (604) 665-6200 CSA, tSO .T

Western International Forest Products, Beaverton, Or. (503) 521-5500 FSC .W

Western Moulding, Salt Lake City, ut. (949) 723-6165 FSC .W

Western Panel Manufacturino. Eugene, Or. (541) 461-0767 FSC.SM

Western Woods, Chico, Ca. (707) 462-3700 FSC.SM. W

West Fraser Timber Co., Vancouver, B.C. (604) 8952700 FSC, tSO. T, PM

West Hill Woodswork, Lincoln, Vt. (802) 453-5916 FSC. PM, SM

Weslvaco Corp., Summerville, s.c. (843) 875-8820 SFt .T

Westwood Forest Products, Everett, Wa. (425) 259-3836 FSC.W

Weyerhaeuser Co., Federal Way,

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Wa. (253)924-2345 CSA, FSC, lSO, SFl. T, PM, SM, W

Wheeland Lumber Co., Liberty, Pa. (570) 324-6042 FSC. PM

Whitethorn Construction, Whitethorn, Ca. (707) 9867412 FSC .PM. SM

Wib lris Forest Products, Piercy, Ca, (707)247-3054 FSC .PM

Willits Redwood Co.. Willits. Ca. (707) 459-4549 FSC SM

Windfall Lumber & Millinq, Olympia, Wa. (360) lgt -sszq FSC.PM, U R

Windsor Mill, Willits, Ca. (707) 459-4621 FSC.SM

Woodcraft-Group, Sacramento, Ca. (916) 485-1s95 FSC .W

Wood Flooring International, Delran, N.J. (856) 764-2501 FSC.W

Woodgrain Millwork, Fruitland, ld. (800) 452-3801 FSC.SM

Woodline Sawmills. Onamia. Mn. (320) 532-327 2 FSC PM, SM

Woodworkers Northwest, Bellingham, Wa. (360) 7333411 FSC.SM

Wycombe Wood Products, Lyndon Station, Wi. (608)6662446 FSC .SM

Y.E.W., Cornish, N.H. (603)6756206 FSC .SM

Are certification pf;[Hn[sdpeeing the forest?

I wonder if any others attending the recent Forest Leadership Forum saw things as I did. It seems to me that the individual certification programs represent the top level in an environmental hierarchy of materials choices.

At the base of this hierarchy is the decision to use wood or an alternative material, namely a nonrenewable material with greater energy requirements, such as steel, concrete, or plastic; If wood is not chosen, the remaining decisions are irrelevant.

On the level above this foundation is the distinction between wood from managed forests and wood from unmanaged forests. When illegally logged wood is used or when trees are cut from natural forests for fuel, the remaining decisions are again irrelevant.

Among the managed output, there is a choice between wood from certified forests or from uncertified forests. As of now, most managed forests are not certified by any organization, and most people have little awareness of certified wood. Only after that-at the fourth level in the hierarchy-do we come to the decision of which certification program is preferable.

I understand the competitive feelings.

The various programs have been developed by dedicated people who painstakingly created and refined them.

However, the choice of a certification program is presently the least significant environmental step of the four steps outlined.

I think that FSC and SFI have more in common than in dispute. And so do International Paper and the Dogwood Alliance. I hope everyone who attended the Forum agrees that we should not be replacing wood products with steel, concrete or plastic products. [f so, everyone should also agree that we have more productive places to direct our effort than on competitive enfrenchments.

It's okay to debate the differences in the programs-some consumers have reached this level of the hierarchy-but there are three prerequisite levels where differing proponents are not competitors but allies. Right now at least, these levels are more important for the environment. We should concentrate foremost on promoting the use of wood, eliminating illegal logging, and fostering a demand for certified wood. Then we can duke it out over which certification program is superior.

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Wheeler's Building Materials, Rome, Ga., has opened a l4-acre distribution center in Chelsea. Al.. to serve builders; Wheeler's also has a yard in Trussville, Al., and 14 locations in Ga. ...

Black Lumber Co., Thomasville. N.C.. which closed late last year, has been reopened as Thomasville Home Center; John Geren is the new owner

Bayer Lumber & Hardware Co., Meadow, Tx., has been put up for sale by retiring owner Albert Bayer...

Home Depot opens a new home center this month in Peachtree City, Ga.; is considering acquiring a site in Raleigh, N.C., and is seeking 50 acres near Port Everglades, Fl., to build a 750,000-sq. ft. import center ...

Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., plans to buy back approximately $2 billion of its common stock as shares fell to their lowest levels in four years ... with annual sales of $53.55 billion, Home Depot has passed Kroger Co. to become the nation's 2nd largest retailer, after Wal-Mart, according to Stores magazine

Hughes Supply, Orlando, Fl., has opened a Fire Protection outlet in Dallas, Tx., and plans I I more branches by the end of the year...

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Idaho Timber Corp.'s Carthage, Ar., sawmill is expected to be down until mid-August to recover from a recent fire

Beasley International Co., Memphis, Tn., has acquired finished lumber importer Welsh Forest Products, Memphis; executive officers Tom Welsh and Ron

Elder will retain their current positions; T. Tarry Beasley III will join the company as operations mgr.

DW Distribution, DeSoto, Tx., has moved its Lancaster Commodity Service Center to Greenville, Tx., and merged it with what was formerly DW Wholesale Lumber; Jack Tollett is the new Greenville CSC mgr. and former DW Wholesale Lumber president Don Zachary is v.p.-lumber, based out of Greenville ...

U.S. Timber Co. has started construction on a manufacturing and distribution facility in Cordele, Ga., to be known as Southeastern Forest Products

DLH Nordisk, Greensboro, N.C., has acquired PlunkettWebste r Hardwoods" Brookville. Pa., from The Parksite Group ...

U.S. Home Systems, Dallas, Tx., agreed to acquire deck manufacturer/ins taller D e ck Ame ric a. Woodbridge, Va.

EC MD Distributiorz, Huntersville. N.C.. added a West Coast DC in Rancho Cucamonga, Ca.

ForestExpress, Atlanta, Ga., has signed an EDI contract to provide International Paper with B2B technology infrastructure

International Paper has completed the sale of its Decorative Products Division to private

investment firm Nevamar Co., LLC, an affiliate of Kohlberg & Co.; based in Hanover, Md., the division has nine DCs and 10laminate and particleboard manufacturing facilities, including Tarboro and Statesville, N.C.; Glasgow, Ky.; Hampton, S.C., and Franklin, Stuart and Waverly, Va. ...

Koppers Industries has proposed building monitoring wells to manage contaminated groundwater at its Salem, Va., treating plant; in 1998 the Environmental Protection Agency ordered the rearcr to clean up four solid waste ponds contaminated with creosote ...

Alcoa Building Products is investing $1.8 million to add four production lines at its Denison, Tx., vinyl siding plant

Chemical Specialties Inc., Charlotte, N.C., recently received the Presidential Green Chemistry Challenge Award ftom the Environmental Protection Agency fot its ACQ Preserve wood preservative ...

American Woodmark Corp., Winchester, Va., was recognized by BusinessWeek magazine as one of the "100 Hot Top Growth Companies" for2O02...

Curtis Lumber & Plywood Terminal, Springfield, Va., is now distributing Geodeck composite decking...

Anniversaries: East Coast Lumber & Supply Co., Fort Pierce, Fl., 100th...

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Mississippi Building Material Dealers Assn. - Aug. 9-10, midyear meeting, Imperial Palace, Biloxi, Ms.; (601) 26'7-5522.

National Hardware Show - Aug. ll-13, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.; (847) 605-1025.

Hoo-Hoo International - Aug. l1-14, annual convention, Minneapolis, Mn.; (800) 9'79-9950.

National Hardwood Lumber Association - Aug. L4-16, hardwood grading shoft course, Memphis, Tn.; (901) 377-1818.

Moore-Handley - Aug. 16-18, fall show, Jefferson Convention Complex, Birmingham, Al.; (205) 663-8235.

Florida Building Material Association - Aug. 22-24, annual convention & show, Renaissance Resort, Orlando, Fl.; (352) 383-0366.

International Woodworking Fair - Aug. 22-25, Georgia World Congress & Georgia Dome, Atlanta, Ga.; (770) 246-0608.

Texas Home & Garden Show - Aug.23-25, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Tx.; (800) 654-1480.

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National Association of Women in Construction - Sept, 4-7, annual meeting, Opryland Hotel, Nashville, Tn.; Sept.5, chapter meeting, Austin, Tx.; (512) 476-5534.

Southwest Regional Concrete Homebuilder Show - Sept. 5-6, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, San Antonio, Tx.; (801) 373-0013.

Texas Home & Garden Show - Sept. 6-8, Market Hall, Dallas, Tx.: (800) 654-1480.

Orgill, Inc. - Sept. 7 -9, fall dealer market, Baltimore Convention Center, Baltimore, Md.; (901) 948-3381.

Hardware Distribution Warehouse - Sept. 8-9, fall market, Convention Center, Hot Springs, Ar.; (318) 686-8527

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers AssociaitonSept. 9-13, Bill Darling estimating seminars, Holiday Inn I-65, Bowling Green, Ky.; (502) 844-1774.

Southern Building Material Association - Sept. 10, negotiation skills for buyers seminar, Raleigh, N.C.; (800) 849-1503.

National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors - Sept. 11-12, networking conference, Chicago, ll.; (202) 872-0885.

Texas Home & Garden Show - Sept. 13-15, Fort Worth Convention Center, Fort Worth, Tx.; (800) 654-1480.

Florida Hardware Co. - Sept. 14-15, fall show, Hyatt Orlando, Orlando, Fl.; (904) 783-1650.

Southern Forest Products Association - Sept. 14-18, joint annual meeting with APA-The Engineered Wood Association, Hyatt Regency Grand Cypress, Orlando, Fl.; (504) 443-4464.

American Wood-Preservers' Association - Sept. 15-20, technical committee meetings, Baltimore, Md.; (817) 326-6300.

Lumbermen's Association of Texas - Sept. 17-19, estimating seminar, Comfort Inn, Lafayette, La.; (512) 472-1194.

Virginia Tech Center for Forest Products Marketing & Management - Sept. 18-19, selling forest products shortcourse, Donaldson Brown Hotel & Conference Center, Blacksburg, Va.: (540) 231-5876.

Kentucky Forest Industries Association - Sept. 2O-2L, Kentucky Wood Expo, Laurel County Fairgrounds, London, Ky.; (800) 203-9217.

Handy Hardware Wholesale - Sept. 20-22, fall market, George R. Brown Convention Center, Houston, Tx.; (713) 644-1495.

Builder Marts of America - Sept. 22-24, fall. market, Baltimore, Md.: (864) 29'7-6t01.

Southern Building Material Association - Sept. 23, blueprint reading seminar; Sept. 24-26, estimating seminar, Richmond, Va.; (800) 849-1503.

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Lumbermens Association of Texas has enlisted Bill Darling to lead a three-day estimating seminar Sept. 11-19 at the Comfort Inn, Lafayette, La.

Construction Suppliers' Association presented its Dedicated Service Award to Nick Massengill, Robert Bowden Inc., Marietta, Ga., during its summer management conference.

Florida Building Material Association will feature a Product Knowledge University at its annual convention and trade show Aug.22-25 at the Renaissance Resort near Sea World in Orlando, Fl.

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FBI Nabs Depot Scam Trio

Three illegal Irish nationals may face federal charges and deportation after being arrested in June for allegedly scamming Home Depots across the nation of approximately $400,000.

John Hay, 55; Linda Broderick,48, and Anthony Davenport, 46, apparently toured the country in a van and a 26-ft. trailer for which they paid cash.

According to California police, the trio replaced Depot bar codes with homemade forgeries that rang up items at a significant discount.

The group then returned the items for the full price, netting themselves a lucrative cash refund.

In January the suspects switched to gift certificates after Depot stopped issuing cash for returns. Officials say a person in Dallas, Tx., bought $80,000 worth of gift certificates from the suspects for a third of the face value.

In addition to Home Depots across the West, the trio hit stores in Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana. Texas and Oklahoma.

"It's a brilliant scam, but the big thing about it is that they made the money in seven months," said San Leandro police detective Kathy Pickard. "Theyjust got really big, fast."

Officials speculate the scam dates back to October 2001.

Police have seized a total of $750,000 in Canadian and U.S. bank accounts.

on everything from architectural millwork to mold and mildew, as well as continuing education credits, admission [o the Florida Building Products and Design Show, and lunch on the show floor.

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association is host-

ing Bill Darling estimating seminars next month at the Holiday Inn I-65, Bowling Green. Classes will cover small projects Sept. 9, residential blueprint reading Sept. 10, and residential framing lumber Sept. I l-13.

Southern Building Material Association is sponsoring a class on negotiation skills for purchasing professionals Sept. l0 in Raleigh, N.C., and Bill Darling seminars on blueprint reading Sept. 23 in Richmond, Va., and on estimating Sept. 24-26 in Richmond and Oct. 8-10 in Pineville, N.C.

Road Work Gets Yard Moving

The owners of Locust Hardware, Locust, N.C., have relocated, expanded and renamed their business Southgate Masonry & Lumber, Concord. N.C.

Dot Vanderburg and her daughter, Dakeita Vanderburg-Horton, began thinking of the move two years ago after learning the adjacent highway would be widened. Increasing traffic already vibrated the wooden floors of their 55-year-old, 25,000-sq. fi. hardware store.

Rather than fight the project, the owners saw an opportunity lo grow their business. They spent $2 million for land and a five-building, 40,000sq. ft. complex, including a 9,000-sq. ft. showroom and 4,500-sq. fi. shed to mix mortar and sand.

The new location carries more hardware offerings and, being 20 miles closer to some key customers, has lowered fuel costs for company delivery trucks.

Dow Recharges Buildscape

Dow Chemical, previously a minority shareholder in Buildscape, has acquired f'ull ownership of the e-

commerce firm from holding company Riverside Group, Jacksonville, Fl.

Stephen Wilson, c.e.o. of struggling 95-unit Wickes Lumber, is also Riverside's c.e.o. and majority owner.

Dow said its goal is to expand Buildscape, not to shut it down. Buildscape, which once had nearly 200 workers, now employs fewer than one quarter that amount.

Potlatch Expands Softwoods

To rely more heavily on its own timber supply, Potlatch Corp. will expand production at its southern pine mills in Waren and Prescott, Ar., by as much as 30Vo, while closing its Bradley hardwood mill in Warren.

The company's Arkansas timberlands are composed primarily of softwoods, forcing the Bradley mill to buy most of the oak it required from other companies.

The firm is currently installing additional dry kilns at both sites to help increase each mill's capacity to 230 million bd. ti.

Potlatch bought the Bradley hardwood mill in Warren in 1958. curtailed production earlier this year, and has now put the facility up fbr sale.

Talpx Pulls Plug On Exchange

Talpx Inc., one of the leading ecommerce market service providers to the forest products industry, has discontinued operations.

Talpx president Jim Olmedo attributed the closure to a "challenging economic environment and reduced capital spending industrywide."

Although Talpx's Web site went offline soon after the July 12 decision to shut down, Olmedo expected the member exchange to remain open until mid-August.

Since its first electronic lumber transaction in April 1999, Talpx developed a selling base that included nearly 4O7o of lumber production and 157o of panel production, as well as a buyer base of |,500 locations.

C.C. Crow Publications. which was acquired by Talpx last year, will continue to operate independently.

Earlier this year, Talpx helped Cox Industries, Orangeburg, S.C., develop the industry's first private branded exchange, coXchange, which went live July 20. Cox's Mike Johnson said the changes at Talpx "will slow us down." since they may require another company to host and support the site.

Depot Sells To Feds Again

After enduring several weeks of public controversy last month, Home Depot decided to reverse its policy of not doing business with the U.S. government.

The Atlanta, Ga.-based retailer said the policy had been in place for years and was a result of the company not being able to handle the laborrelated paperwork required of a federal contractor.

Critics of Home Depot's policy speculated that the company has instituted the measure to avoid being subjected to federal affirmative action policies.

Depot officials would not comment extensively on the policy reversal, instead saying only that the change "was based on feedback" from customers and employees.

The timing of Home Depot's decision not to work with the government puzzled many, coming just weeks after the company reached an agreement with the U.S. Labor Department to "recruit, screen, and refer" 40,000 job applicants for the chain's new stores that are opening each week.

Do lt Best Goes Wireless

This month Do it Best Corp. will begin rolling out handheld devices that allow its retail members to process orders, deliveries, item maintenance, physical count and price changes from anywhere within their store.

The new in-store CS2000 Mobile Manager system features a handheld device with barcode scanner that can communicate with the in-store central server, both when attached to its network and remotely via wireless.

Do it Best's Jeff Wilson said the software will also allow memberretailers to create purchase orders while away at the co-op's buying markets, then upload the orders when they return to their stores, either by wireless or when attached to the instore network.

EWP Mills Feted For Safety

APA-The Engineered Wood Association has recognized l0 Southern engineered wood products mills as part of its 2001 Mill Safety competition.

The competition honors facilities with the lowest accident rates based in Occupational Safety and Health

Administration guidelines.

Divisional winners for 2002 in the South included Louisiana-Pacific, Silsbee, Tx., mill; Georgia-Pacific Corp., Prosperity, S.C., and GeorgiaPacific Corp., Gloster, Ms.

The mills with the safest average over a three-year period (1999-2001) included Georgia-Pacific's Grenada OSB mill, Duck Hill, Ms.; Weyerhaeuser Co. (formerly Willamette Industries), Zwolle, La., and G-P, Prosperity.

Top l0 award winners included

Intemational Paper Co., Thorsby, Al.; Georgia-Pacific, Madison, Ga.; Weyerhaeuser Co., Zwolle; G-P, Crossett, Ar.; International Paper (now Nexfor), Jefferson, Tx., and LP, Carthage, Tx.

Established originally for plywood, OSB and veneer facilities in only the United States, the 20-year-old competition is now open to all U.S. and Canadian structural engineered wood products mills, including glulam, Ijoist and laminated veneer lumber facilities.

Cypress Millwork Makes lts Stand

Despite a continuing trend away from wood siding, more people are putting cypress back inside their homesfor moulding, paneling and other interior applications.

Although cypress is best known for exterior uses, one well known manufacturer thinks the wood's aesthetic and machining properties are such that he wouldn't mind if a// cypress were used indoors.

"Cypress is beginning to recapture markets it lost 20 years ago," says Tom Reke, Coastal Lumber Co., Weldon, N.C. "We're excited to see more and more people viewing it for applications other than as a workhorse for exteriors. They see how well it finishes and appreciate its natural beauty. They like the lighter, airier color, which is a very hot trend right now. And, it mills well."

Agrees Donald Elder, Elder Forest Products, Crowley, La.: "Cypress is a moderately hard wood, inherently stable. It glues well, sands and planes excellently, and, of course, you can stain it or finish it much nicer than cedar or redwood because it doesn't have that dark color. Millwork

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manufacturers like it because whereas other species are having to ship shorter lengths, we can ship longer lengths."

Reke attributes the trend, in part, to "the cedar situation. Cypress is price competitive."

The resurgence has been eye-opening, especially for consumers, says Reke. "You ask the average Joe, and he thinks cypress is extinct or protected. He doesn't realize how much of a good selection is available," Reke says.

Elder also cites competitive pricing and workability as key factors in cypress' growth. Elder Forest Products, which uses cypress for moulding blanks, recently introduced special kits to boost cypress use among millwork and furniture manufacturers.

"Let's say it takes 40 pieces to make one item," Elder explains. "We put those 40 pieces together in a kit. Every component is guaranteed 1007o usable. The kit eliminates so much work for our industrial accounts that one of our customers on the West Coast iust shut down his saws and his sanders."

Designing New Storage Structures

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The first step to beginning a building design is to formulate a material list of all the products that need to be stored (dimensional lumber, pressure treated, engineered products, plywood, roofing, etc.). This will ultimately determine the overall size and layout of the building, assuming there are no site limitations. If site restrictions exist, then this would point to a rack-supported building, which utilizes vertical storage on a limited footprint.

"Once we have the inventory list, we design the building with column spacing, building height, and enclosed areas that are customized to the yard's particular product mix," says Clint Darnell, v.p.-building material sales, Sunbelt Storage Systems, Alpharetta, Ga. "Since every yard's inventory varies by quantity and type, there is no such thing as a 'standard building.' If the building design is handled this way, you will end up with a structure that will not optimize your storage space, or store your inventory properly. Land is a limited resource, so you cannot afford to handicap yourself by underutilizing your yard space."

An equally important portion of the building design is locating the structure on your site. First, you must contend with the site requirements that the city or county imposes (set-backs, waste management, green space).

Additional factors also come under consideration when positioning a building properly. "Traffic flow is obviously a primary concern," Darnell says. "A lumberyard or a distribution facility is a congested work environment, with flatbed and forklift traffic. We locate the building or buildings to facilitate a safe and efficient flow of material and vehicle traffic."

He adds, "The primary reason that you would construct a building is to cover the material to prevent loss due to weather. Anyone who makes a close analysis of his or her inventory loss due to exposure knows that the financial impact is significant. Therefore, we take the weather direction and material location within the building into account when positioning a building on your site."

In summary, in order to reduce inventory loss and streamline your operations, a rack-supported structure or bulk storage building provides a cost effective solution. The specific design of the building should be geared toward your yard's unique requirements.

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Wholesaler Celebrates Gentennial

This month, wholesaler Snavely Forest Products celebrates a century in the building materials business and attributes their longevity to innovation.

According to Snavely, marketing new products and services that meet the growing demands for specialty lumber and building materials markets has helped define the company in an industry rife with change over recent years.

"By constantly maintaining our mission of innovation, we continue to differentiate ourselves in the marketplace, which helps position us for long-term growth," said president and c.e.o. Stephen Snavely. "Our industry has faced a number of new market dynamics-from consolidation and regulations to an explosion of new engineered and composite products, so it is an integral part of our business strategy that we continue to adapt to the times while remaining always true to our core business."

That core business is providing customers access to high quality lumber and building materials from around the world. According to Stephen Snavely, "One aspect that

defines Snavely Forest Products is the significant amount of resources that go into marketing support and development when introducing new products that serve an everexpanding market."

The company was founded in Saginaw, Mi., as Germain Lumber Corp., and moved to Pittsburgh, Pa., in 1902. C.M. Snavely joined the company in 1954 and in 1958 purchased Germain Lumber Co., which primarily operated as a direct shipping wholesaler. The name was changed to Snavely Forest Products in 1977.

In 1960, the company established a small distribution facility in Pittsburgh to service Pennsylvania, Ohio, West Virginia and New York. From 1979 through the late I 990s, Snavely continued to expand by opening regional sales and distribution facilities to accommodate the company's growth, including locations in Greensboro, N.C.; Winter Haven, Fl.; Dallas, Tx.; Baltimore, Md.; Smithton, Pa.; Denver, Co.; Phoenix, Az., and San Francisco, Ca. Snavely's product line spans all species of pine and spruce boards in a variety of select and common grades.

In addition, Snavely markets Kimberly Bay Pine, a select plantation-grown pine with excellent application properties which has helped to position Snavely International as a leader in providing environmentally sound products. The product has received Forest Stewardship Council certification. In fact, plantation grown, recycled or reconstituted wood products now account for more than 70Vo of the company's $200 million in annual sales.

While pine has traditionally defined Snavely with customers, the company's core products also include engineered wood products, wood polymer composite decking, vinyl fencing and railing, and custom exterior doors.

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Andy Trott has been promoted to president of Huber Engineered Woods, Charlotte, N.C. He succeeds Bill Goodspeed, who was appointed c.e.o. for J.M. Huber Corp's natural resources sector.

Bill Carter, ex-Willamette Industries. is new to Mid-States Wood Preservers Inc., Simsboro, La.

James E. Moylan has been named executive v.p. and chief financial officer, building products and distribution for Georgia-Pacific Corp., Atlanta, Ga.

Brian Wofford has joined the sales staff of Gilman Building Products, Yulee, Fl.

Joshua Isaacs has been promoted to co-mgr. at 84 Lumber, Wilmington, N.C.

Will Robbins is the new wholesale lumber division manager/partner at Brooks Building Products, Greensboro, N.C.

Terry Humphrey, ex-Greenville Mouldings, and Keith Lofton, exGeorgia-Pacific Corp., have joined the sales staff at Klumb Lumber Co., Jackson, Ms.

Hank Landry is now a trader at Low Grade Lumber, Port Arthur, Tx.

Bobby Wright has joined the sales staff at Forest Sales Corp., Augusta, Ga.

Art Hutchinson, Doug Martin, and Jason Petty are new to sales at Conner Industries, Fort Worth, Tx. Genaro Elizondo, ex-IFCO Systems, has joined the sales team in Alamo, Tx., and Lisa Goodin is new to sales at Jackson, Ms.

Richard Hanson, executive v.p.-timberlands, Weyerhaeuser Co., is now in charge of company operations in the Southern Hemisphere (except TrusJoist), Weyerhaeuser Asia Ltd., and its European composite panel business. Michael Thompson has been named president of Weyerhaeuser Asia. He succeeds H. James Fitzgerald, who will retire Dec. 31.

Tom Walker, ex-General Roofing, has re-joined Firestone Building Productp Co. as national sales mgr.

Bill Lazor has been promoted to senior brand mgr. at Simonton Windows.

Ronnie Clay has joined Anthony Forest Products, El Dorado, Ar., as chief financial officer. Steve Barham, ex-Willamette Industries, is the new general mgr.-forestry department. Perry Rushing is now mgr. for forestry information; Buddy Rosser, mgr. for sustainable forestry, and Roger Hooper, procurement mgr. In sales, Chris Webb is now sales coordinator for EWP, Margaret Jackson is new to EWP sales, and Jacy Gandy is now lumber sales assistant to E.J. Langley, Ron Yarbrough, and Donna Allen. Manufacturing promotions include David Chadwick, general mgr.-lumber operations: Parish Lawing, mill mgr., Atlanta, Tx.; Stephen Murphy, mill mgr., Urbana, Ar., and Tommy Adams, assistant mgr., Urbana.

Alan Ross, v.p. and technical director, Kop-Coat, has been elected president of the American WoodPreservers' Association.

Lewis Lanier, owner, Lanier Hardware, Lexington, N.C., has been named North Carolina's Older Worker of the Year. Lanier. 8lhas owned and operated the store since 1940.

Joel Miller, owner, Cook Lumber, Tampa, Fl., recently hosted Florida

Department of Environmental Protection secretary David B. Struhs and EnviroSafe c.e.o. Bob Grantham at the company's wood treating plant. The visitors were on hand to see the plant's conversion to EnviroSafe Plus.

U.S. Senator Max Cleland recently toured Anthony Forest Products' laminated beam plant in Washington, Ga.

Moody N. Grimm has been hired to present motivational speeches to employees at Mungus-FungusForest Products, Climax, Nv., report co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

D-l-Yer Sues G-P Over GGA

An Alabama homeowner has filed suit against Georgia-Pacific Corp., claiming the company concealed the danger of CCA-treated wood to customers.

Kevin Beasley, who works as a state trooper, filed the federal suit July 10, alleging that he became seriously ill after handling CCA-treated wood while building a deck this past spring.

The suit seeks class-action status and unnamed compensatory and punitive damages.

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As builders and architects strive to meet customer demands for an even wider selection of building materials in the home, Chinese bamboo has begun emerging as a viable wood substitute.

Bamboo, which is technically a grass and not a tree, has long been used in Asia, but is just now emerging in the U.S. as flooring, paneling and plywood.

But the question for many traditional wholesalers and lumberyards is, why sell bamboo?

Daniel Smith, Smith & Fong Co., South San Francisco, Ca., which manufactures and distributes bamboo building products under the trade name Plyboo, says bamboo's unique grain patterns and innate strength set it apart. "Bamboo flooring is twice as stable as oak flooring and is installed using the exact same procedures and tools as traditional hardwood flooring," says Smith.

He also points out that bamboo products are specified by three distinct, growing market segments: "green" builders and homeowners, since only the bamboo stalks are harvested, not the root system; those attracted to bamboo's unusual

grain patterns, and those he describes as "bamboo nuts."

Although bamboo flooring tends to be more expensive than traditional hardwoods, Ann Knight of bamboo manufacturer TimberGrass, Bainbridge Island, Wa., emphasized that it more than compares to conventional wood flooring. "Bamboo flooring outperforms traditional flooring materials in durability and hardness," said Knight. "It's 25Vo harder than oak and l27o harder than maple."

Bamboo is hollow in the center with its outer walls generally an inch thick at the base. During the manufacturing process, a flat strip is milled from the core of the wall and then boiled in a solution to kill all lingering pests.

Although flooring tends to hold the largest share of the bamboo market, plywood panels with an MDF core or solid plywood core are steadily growing.

While bamboo use has been strongest in major urban areas, Smith notes that recent interest in Texas indicates a growing acceptance of this exotic import nationwide.

BAMBOO FLOORING is installed with the same tools and techniques as traditional hardwood llooring.

Custom Millwork

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profile desired, Stark Lumber Co.. Denver, Co., stresses that it has nearly 100 patterns on hand. Offering "the most extensive and unique selection of stocked wood mouldines in Colorado" helps save customerJ time and money.

Among the dozens of added services it offers, Southern Lumber & Millwork Corp., Charleston, S.C., provides free 6-inch-long samples cut from any of its stock mouldings or sidings.

Forester Moulding & Lumber, Leominster, Ma., also uses samples to inspire customers: the company gives out a set of random 3- to 4-inch samples, l0 to l2 profiles in all.

Tague Lumber, Philadelphia, Pa., has used high-end custom millwork as a foothold to maintain the business of residential builders. "They provide us with a lot of the trim and window moldings and things like that," said customer Robert Ayerle, Parec Homes. "Any lumberyard can do custom millwork for you, but they put out a really high-quality trim, and they get it to you when you need it.

That makes a huge difference from our standpoint."

And, explains George Bateman, president of lumber wholesaler Bateman Brothers, Woodbury, N.J., "if you get the millwork job, you tend to get the rest of the house, too."

In addition to six retail lumberyards, Mill Creek Lumber & Supply, Tulsa, Ok., owns Wood Systems, an architectural millwork house in Tulsa that works in custom architectural fabrication, and specializes in one-of-a-kind items.

In-house estimators and draftsmen work with builders, contractors and homeowners on custom projects such as staircases, custom mouldings, custom entry units, cabinets, corporate boardrooms, and reception desks.

Mill Creek has also been assembling and pre-hanging wood and steel doors for more than 50 years. Each year, the company produces over 3,000 wood exterior doors, 10.000 steel exterior doors and 40.000 wood and "Masonite-type" interior doors.

Over the last several vears. Mcllvain Lumber, Marcus Hooi, pa.. increasingly has specialized in hardwood mouldings, helping to differentiate itself fiom commodity-oriented

competitors such as 84 Lumber.

High quality millwork, explains president Alan McIlvain, "is an expensive product. so you want it to be seen. It's not judged on its durability or strength, but really on its aesthetic value. So in that sense it's a specialty item, and it is typically sotd through a privately owned business like ours."

That's where the specialist's expertise comes into play. "You may look at a board and think of it as beautiful, with a knothole here and the grain going a certain way," Mcllvain notes. "But with our experience we are able to say, 'No, that won't look good.' It's because of this experience that we are well-regarded for having that judgment."

Millwork specialists realize that their businesses truly ride on their reputations. "Quality millwork" has been the rallying cry of Burnett & Sons Mill & Lumber, Sacra mento, Ca., since its inception in 1869. That's not likely ro change any time soon. Along with the addition of modern computerized machinery, an active training and apprenticeship program helps preserve century-old disciplines of the craft.

Thrive qs on engineered sqles Gonsullanl

By Dan Harris Director Trus Joist University Greenwood Village, Co

/ANE OF the most challenging \-faspects of selling engineered lumber is dealing with the price. It costs more than dimension lumber and may cost more than other engineered lumber alternatives that your competitors sell.

For the sales rep who has been selling lumber for years, the concept of deliberately selling a higher-priced product runs counter to their years of experience. After all, isn't the company always looking for lower lumber prices on the open market, searching for more cost effective ways to purchase wood, and aren't builders always pushing to get a better price?

Selling a higher-priced product is a shocker to many traditional lumber salesmen,

The answer is yes to all of the above, but these points are valid for commodity products-not value-added products like engineered lumber.

Because selling a higher Priced product is a shocker to so many traditional lumber salesmen, several creative methods of introducing this

product to builders have been used. Presenting an estimate that includes joists only or converting the plan to your brand of engineered lumber on a one-for-one basis, are the two most common ways of "softening the blow" to the builder or to present a "better" price than the competition.

Both of these options are dangerous and provide at best short-term sales. What is dangerous is that (a) your company is not able to leverage the added value that engineered lumber provides over the long haul and (b) the lack of design (selling the products without designing them) will probably create problems for the builder. The sales are short term because they are based on only showing part of the hand that your company and you have to offer.

Let's look at both of these oPtions so we can see why they shouldn't be in your sales arsenal.

Estimates that include joists only are a commodity approach that shortchange the builder and your company. ln creating this estimate. an engineered lumber alternative (usually the same depth as the joist specified on the plans) is selected and checked against the manufacturer's span chart. In the case of a specified 2xl0 floor, a 9-l/2" engineered I-joist is picked. Not too hard. All of the maior manu-

facturers of 2xl0-sized I-joists can outspan any #2 grade of 2x10 regardless of the species. The estimator only has to do his conventional takeoff on 2xl0's; normally one each foot of width to cover 16" o.c. spacing, one on each end, and a few for doubles, stairwell or fireplace openings, and convert that lineal footage estimate to the I-joist. The shortchange is that all of the special requirements of an I-joist floor-hangers, beams, fillers, web stiffeners, etc.-are left off the estimate. The builder may bite on this estimate because it looks okay and is simple to understand.

What happens in the field, though, is usually a disaster. ManY 2xl0 plans are not properly designed initially for all of the non-stacking loads that occur in a house, so where double joists may be specified as a rule-ofthumb, a beam or triple I-joist may be required.

To compound the design shortcomings of many plans, framers will typically install what they get. If there are no hangers, pressure blocks are installed, joist flanges are notched to fit 2x hangers...the list of problems and home remedies is endless. For the builder, this means getting the home red-tagged by the building inspector, spending hundreds of dollars more for additional materials, and

a home that is structurally inferior and unwarranted by the manufacturer.

Sales reps who make the mistake of selling on a joist-only basis soon find themselves having to compete on a price basis with their competitors. The builder is quick to see rhat he is not getting anything extra, that there is no value in the sale, and looks to other suppliers for a bid. More than one sales manager has found himself in the position of having to discount the "value-added" product because the sales rep used this technique. When this happens, the opportunity for profit vanishes quickly and the spiral down to commodity status is lightning fast.

When you hear a sales rep or manager make the claim, "This engineered lumber business is just a commodity," chances are this is the approach that led them to this conclusion. The sad part is that the rep normally doesn't understand that he was the cause of it.

The second estimate alternative, providing a more complete materials estimate and doing it on a one-for-one basis, is similar to the first alternative with a twist. In this case, there is probably a more complete specification on the plans (usually your competitor's brand of engineered lumber products).

Making the assumption that the design is correct, and because your manufacturers rep showed you that your brand is equally as good as the other guys, you can "confiscate" the design and replace the products onefor-one. Assuming your products are cheaper than your competitor's, you can lock down the job easily. There is certainly less danger here to the structure because you've probably got a more complete design to work from, but there is still a downside.

The downside of this one-for-one estimate is twofold. First, when there is a structural problem, and believe me, there will be one, you'll have no leg to stand on. You can blame the architect, but that doesn't make the problem go away. Once you've demonstrated that your value is only providing products, but no design service, the builder will quickly look to other suppliers who will be more conscientious. Secondly, the brand of ELP you have to offer has different properties than all of your competitors'. That's part of what makes each one a brand, not a commodity. Where a specified joist for a cantilever may

work for your competitor, for example, it may not work for yours. You may have needed to add extra joists or specify reinforcement, etc., so you may be selling projects that the manufacturer will not warranty. Explaining your way out of a situation like this can be exasperating at best and strain the relationship with your builder.

The lesson in providing estimates to your builders rests on a final alternative: provide a complete design service, put it all in your estimate and sell it. Let's address the architect's work first because that should be the basis for your design-not your competitor's. I can say with conviction that I've never seen a plan that couldn't be tweaked or improved structurally. This is not to disparage architects, but the fact is they don't have the value you have in knowing what products are available locally. They may have an idea, but you have an inventory position, which is much more powerful. Look for every opportunity to design in what you know will provide the best value to your builder.

Use your manufacturer's recommendations no matter how absurd they may seem. What I mean by this is that ELP manufacturers have come up with all kinds of creative ways of making an Ibeam work in a rectangular world; web stiffeners, filler blocks, specialty hangers, squash blocks, etc. Like it or not, though, that's part of the package.

Once you've got a value-added complete design, put it in the estimate and sell it! Make sure you've got all of your bases covered-extra plywood for the accessories, enough extra 2x4' s for the framer to cut squash blocks, and please for gosh sake, don't leave out the hangers or the nails it takes to make the hansers

work. All of this makes your estimate higher, no doubt about it, but if there's one thing that drives builders over the edge. it's showing up on a site where the framing crew is hanging around because they're waiting for the hangers that didn't show up in the floor package, or the extra joists that needed to be put in because they weren't designed in, or a red tag because the right nails weren't supplied.

There is a simple saying in our industry that you need to commit to memory: "What is the price once the dust settles?" Your eoal should be to

explain that your estimate won't change from today to the last nail pounded in.

Selling your estimate with integrity, good design, and full backing of the manufacturer spells confidence and commitment to your builder's best interest. With these points in mind, you've got a value-added estimate, not a con game.

BUI-LDERS usually will pay a little more for engineered wood if they?e confident they'll bd avoiding problems down th6 road.

Sheathing Options Are Here

Pactiv Building Products has introduced a rigid foam board sheathing that is said to replace OSB and plywood in non-structural wall sections.

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Vinyl Decking Gets Swampy

Kroy Building Products has introduced a vinyl decking system designed for moist, humid environments where traditional wood products may warp or rot.

tures an extruded polystyrene foam core and reinforcing woven facer. It is installed with a pneumatic staple gun and is available in 7 / 16" thickness.

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Tapered Columns

Chadworth's 1.800. Columns has introduced a tapered column that is said to resist insects and have the workability of wood.

Bungalow Columns are manufactured of cellular polyvinyl chloride and are made to particular design specifications.

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Rack Space Symposium

number of conventional traffic aisles. Drive In/Drive-Thru rack system is said to be best for "first-in, last-out" inventory management. It also features two access aisles for loading and retrieving palletized goods.

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Unwrap Your Lumber Now!

Summer Industries has introduced a staple removal tool for lumber wrap, tally tag and bar code staples.

Classic Manor is made of highimpact PVC and features a hidden deck clip fastening system that attaches the deck board to the joists without protruding nails.

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A Contoured Bar Fly

A&H Windows has introduced a contoured bar in radius windows that includes half rounds and round top picture units.

Contoured Grille-Between-Glass Bar option is available in 314" and l" wide profiles and comes in white or sandstone.

Circle No. 403

SpaceRak has introduced a pallet rack system for floor-to-ceiling configurations that reportedly reduces the

The Lumberman's Apex features double tip Apex sectors for steel chisel and wire staples along with handles that change from right hand to left hand use.

Circle No. 406

Storage Rack System

A five-layer high industrial storage rack system with a capacity of 4,000 lbs. is new from Morgan Marshall Industries.

Stack Rack is said to be easy to assemble and allows for a high volume movement of materials.

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Vent Using Metrics

A nail gun-able ridge vent on a roll is now available from Benjamin Obdyke in a metric version.

Rapid Ridge Metric is 6.1 meters (20') long and features visible nail lines and a hinge design for alignment of shingles.

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Got A Cupola ldeas?

Vinyl Windows & Doors Corp. has introduced solid vinyl cupolas that reportedly aren't affected by water, humiditv. salt or insects.

coral reef stones that have been cut and sized to expose fossil patterns and coral surface characteristics.

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Able Staplers

Industrial fine wire staolers that are designed for applications such as light wood assembly and panel installation are new from Duo-Fast Corp. Supershot staplers come in three versions that feature bottom load magazines, working pressure of 60 to I 00 psi and compact housing for maneuverability.

Circle No. 413

Pressure Treated Alternative

A non-CCA wood preservative for play structures, gazebos, decks and other exposed projects is available lrom Arch Wood Protection.

MasterSuite Garage System features countertops made of l" thick MDF and adjustable leveling feet to make cleaning easier and to protect cabinets from water damage.

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Screen Door Additives

The cupolas are made of solid expanded PVC that can be painted with an acrylic latex.

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Flashing In The Rain

A new flashing kit from Velux is said to to completely waterproof curbmounted skylights.

ECL Step Flashing Kir comes sized for 2'x6' conventional lumber curb heights, but can be modified to fit 2'x4" curb heights. All pieces come pre-manufactured to eliminate the need for cutting or bending coilstock metal on-site.

Circle No. 410

Do You Make The Grade?

Intromark has introduced a line of tools for d-i-yers and professional contractors that includes a threein-one survey- ing and landscape tool.

Grade-Mate is said to replace the engineering rule, level and measuring tape. The tool reportedly provides a more accurate measurement of srades than convention methods.

Circle No. 411

The Great Building Reef Cultured Stone has introduced interior building stones that resemble natural coral.

Coral Stone is made from molds of

Wolmanized Natural Select is a copper azole solution that is suitable for above ground and soil contact applications.

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Safety Goggled Again

Safety goggles that reportedly can handle impact, dust, mist, chemical splash and welding applications are new from Bacou-Dalloz.

ODL has added drop lock weatherstripping and a tension control system to its EntryPoint Retractab le Screen Doors. Reportedly the weatherstripping will keep out insects, while the new tension control system is said to give homeowners complete control over recoil speed.

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Wilson V-MAXX features a proprietary anti-fog/anti-static coating and can be worn over most prescription lenses.

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ClosetMaid has introduced a garage storage system that is made of natural maple laminate.

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Watch Those Window Wells

Decorative window well pictures with scenic and natural images are new from Window Well Pictures.

ed. The awning is made from marinegrade fabric designed for extreme weather conditions.

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Vinyl Railing Kit Supreme

Westech Fence has introduced a prepackaged vinyl railing kit that that is said to be impervious to moislure. warping and termites.

Fido Can't Rip This Screen

Pet/insect-resistant screening that is said to be seven times stronger than traditional insect screening is new from Phifer Wire Products.

The pictures attach to anY window well and can be cut to size. They are made of plastic styrene and fit window wells up to 4-ft. deep and 6 ft. in circumference.

Circle No.418

Super Gool Awning

A window awning that rePortedlY reduces indoor temperatures by 25Vo is available from Sunsational Products.

Awnings-in-a-Box is shipPed in a 2-ft. Kraft box, with all parts includ-

Presidio Vinyl Rail Kit Systems include top and bottom rails that are 6', 8' and 10', along with 36" and42" heights, and 1.5"x1.5" colonial, fluted and square baluster options.

Circle No. 420

PetScreen is made of vinyl-coated polyester and reportedly resists tears, punctures, and other damage.

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HOOVER Treated Wood Products donated and treated all ol the wood' includinq LVL, required for an innovative bridge designed by the United States illilitarv Ac'ademv for the annual National Timber Bridge Design Comoetition. 'Before btiqinninq construction, the cadets received a tour of H6over's Milford, Va., treatlng lacility. Their arch bridge with a susoended deck. which won 1st Place for most innovative design and 3rd itlace for most aesthetic design, will become an integral part of West Point's nature trail at Round Pond.

RUSSIANS TOUR DHP: Diamond Hill Plywood recently hosted a deleoation of Russian business executives at its Darlington' S.C., corporate Eeadquarters. DHP c.e.o., Jim Ramsey (standing, center), led tours of the ccimpany's new DC and warehouse in addition to running a marketino seminar for the visitors.

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John Edward Bromwell Ransone Jr., 81, founder and owner of J.E.B. Ransone Lumber Co., New Orleans, La., died July 13.

A native of Baltimore, Md., Mr. Ransone served as president of the Lumbermen's Club of New Orleans in lg65 and the Producer's Council Inc from 196l to 1962.

C. Craft Dewey, 78, retired founder of Craft Dewey Lumber Co., Memphis, Tn., died July 13'

A World War II Navy veteran, Mr. Dewey was a past president of the Lumbermen's Club of Memphis and a former staff writer for Southern Lumberman.

PATRIOTIC DUCT DUTY: An American flag made of 1 ,1 20 rolls of duct taoe was recenllv unveiled in New York City's Union Square Park as part of'the 60th anniversary celebration of both Flag Day and duct tape. Duct taDe was introduced'durinq World War ll to help U.S soldiers keep ariimunition cases dry. Theilag measured 50 ft. by 95 ft. and weighed more than 500 lbs.

Martin 66slim" Edmonson, 86, retired employee of Wood-Phillips Lumber Co., Dumas, Tx., died May 5 in Amarillo, Tx.

A native of Horatio, Ar., Mr. Edmonson worked at Wood-Phillips for 42 years.

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Everwood Treatment C0. .,............,.....,..........(S00) 226-3444

Georgia-Pacific....................(800) 866-1414 (205) 233-0256

Great Southern Wood Preserving..,...........,..,(800) 633-7539

Gull Lumber Co., lnc. ..,..................,.... ...........(934\ 4SZ-6872

Gulf States Paper Corp. ...........,.,.............,.....(20S) 562-5000

McEwen Lumber Co .......(3341 492-2922

McShan LumberCo, .,...(20511T5-6277

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s.................,.(877) 235-6879

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Anthony Forest Products co. ......(800]| 221-2326

Bean Lumber Co., Curt .....,.(800) 232-2326 (800) 482-2352

Cedar Creek Wholesale, Inc. ..........,..,........,..(866) 760-5944

Hoover Treated Wood Products..,..................(400) 591-5558

Weyerhaeuser Co. ........(900) 643-1515

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Bracketl Brothers.,...........,..,(800) 542-6777 (828) 584-078s

Building Products of America.........................(800) 962-j51S

Envir0Safe...........,.., ......(941) 76A-524S

Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc..............(904) 258-7818

Lumbermen's UndeMriting A1|iance.,.............(800) 327-0630

McEwen Lumber Co. (Dekay Beach).........,...(561) 276-5155

McEwen Lumber Co. (Jacksonville)..........,....(904) 783-0170

McEwen Lumber Co. (Orlando)......,........ .......(407) 259 42gO

McEwen Lumber Co. (Tampa) ........,..,...........(813) 240-41 1 1

Precision Architectural Products, Inc..............(808) 966-3777

Southern Pine Inspection Bureau.....,.............(8S0),134-261 1

Southern Pine Timber Products......,..,...........(800) 229-7463

Stambone & Associates............,.......,........,...(860) 646-6445

Weyerhaeuser BMD (Jacksonville)...........,..,.(877) 235-6873

Weyerhaeuser BMD (Pompano Beach),..,.....(877) 235-6S73

Weyerhaeuser Building Materials (Tampa)....(877) 295-6879

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A&H Windows..,...... ......(866) 229-7617

Brackett Bros........... ..'..(800\542-6777

Chadsworth's 1.800.C01umns..,................,....(800) 486-21 18

Chemical Specialties, Inc. ........................ ......(704\ 522-0825

Crumpler Plastic Pipe, Inc..........................,...(s00) 334-5071

DLH Nordisk, lnc. ................,................,.........(800) 68S.2882

Eastcoast Mouldings ...,.................................(800) 627-3263

Epperson Lumber Sa|es..................,..,...... .....(7041 873-4921

Huber Corp., J.M,.,.. .....(7041547-9220

McEwen Lumber Co. (High Point)..................(336) 472-1 676

McEwen Lumber Co. (Raleigh) .......(9191 772-7550

Smith Millwork, Inc. ,..(336) 249-8171

Tank Fab Inc. ..............,.(9j0) 675-8999

Universal Forest Products...........................,..(704) 8SS-1600

V-lndustries........,.... ......(919) 552-6889

Vinyl Windows & Doors C0rp..............,..........(910) 944.2100

Weyerhaeuser BMD (Charlotte).,.............,..,..(S77) 235-6873

Weyerhaeuser BMD (Greensboro)...........,.....(077) 295-6873

Williams & Sons, Inc,, Jerry G..,..,..,..............,(919) 934-41 15

Williams Lumber Co. of North Carolina, lnc, ..(2Sz\ 442.2196

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Cedar Creek Wholesale (oklahoma City) .,..,.(900) 375-6025

Cedar Creek Wholesale, Inc, (Tutsa) ....,,.......(800) 299.9870

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McEwen Lumber Co .......$02\ 297-A921

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s.,........,..,.....(872) 235-6S73

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Elder Forest Produds..........(800) 256.7197 (318) 625-8141

Elder Lumber Co,, Roy O.....,............,............(800) 844-061S

Elder Wood Preserving........(800) 467-8018 (318) 964.2196

Landry Lumber Sales, Richard...................,..,(318) 442.0453

Martin, Roy O. ....,.... ......(800) 299.5174

Soulhern Pine C0uncil....................................(504) 449.4464

Weyerhaeuser Co. ........(g1B) 255-6258

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Columbus 1umber...............(800) 654.6743 (601) 833-1990

Hankins Inc..........................(888) 837-9286 (662) 897.9286

Hood Industries ......(601 ) 735-507.1

Shuqualak Lumber Co....................................(601 ) 799.4528

Southern Lumber C0...........(800) 748-89j9 (601) 962-0019

Weyerhaeuser Building Materials...................(877) 235-6879

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Allied Plywood & Lumber....................36

Arch Wood Protection EOll........Cover I

Bean Lumber Co., Curt t1071 ................8

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Bowie Sims Prange tf 251 ......................34

Braided Accents t1211.......'...'..,...........,26

Building Products Digest ..........'...........37

CanTrim t1261 .......................................35

Computer Associates Inc. [114]...........21

Cox Wood Preserving tf 041................'...5

Crumpler Plastic Pipe, Inc' [123]...'.....32

Custom Lumber Co. [118]........,...........24

Elder Forest Products, Inc. [106]...........7

FasPac Inc. [109] ............17

GRK Canada Ltd. U131........................20

Hood Industries [ 12]............................19

Hoover Treated Wood [122].................27

International Paper Co.-Engineered Wood Division If02] .............Cover II

Kubinec Strapping Solutions 11151......22

Lumber Tag Specialties [ 120]...............25

Merchant Magazine, The......................37

Pacific MDF Products [103]...................3

Rocky Top Wood Preserving Inc. 11271.............. ..Cover III

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SureDrive USA U111..........................'..18

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TLC Mouldings [124]............................33

Vinyl Windows & Door Corp. [105]......6

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