It Takes More Than Quattty Products and Attractlve Prlces

ALABAMA

Sequoia Supply-Brrmrngham. Mobile, Decatur, Montgomery

ARKANSAS

Internatronal Paper Co -Ft Smrth

FLORIDA

Dixie Plywood-Miaml

Sequora Supply-Orlando

Unrted Plywoods Corp.-Pensacola

GEORGIA

Sequoia Supply-Atlanta

KENTUCKY

Sequora Supply-Crescent Springs

Wimsatt Bros.. Inc -Louisvrlle

LOUISIANA

Allen Millwork-Monroe. Shreveport

Davidson Louisiana-Houma, Lake Charles, Lalayette. Baton Rouge. Alexandria. Monroe. New Orleans

Sequoia Supply-New Orleans

MtsstsstPPl

Sequoia Supply-Jackson

Uniled Plywoods Corp.-Mefl dtan

NORTH CAROLINA

Dramond Hrll Plywood Co -Greensboro. Ralergh Charlotte

North State Building Matenal Co -Ashevrlle

Sequora Supply. Inc -Greensboro

OKLAHOMA

Rounds & Porter-Allus. Oklahoma City. Tulsa

Cedar Creek Wholesale-Tulsa

TENNESSEE

Dramond Hill Plywood Co -Knoxvrlle. Nashvtlle

Holston Burlders Supply-Ktngsport

Sequoia Supply-Memphrs. Nashvrlle

Tennessee Ply & Door-Chaltanooga

TEXAS

Davrdson Texas. lnc -Auslrn

Edward Hrnes Lumber Co -Forl Worth

Sequoia Supply. Inc.-Houston, San Antonio

Vaughan & Sons. Inc -San Anlonro

VIRGINIA

Diamond Hill Plywood Co.-Rtchmond. Chesapeake

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Edftor Juanita Lowet

C-ontribuflnt Edton

Dwight Curran c GaSe McKinney

Art Dirtcror Manba Emery

Slrff Ardc Carole Shinn

Crclldon Kelly Kcndziorski

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September,1983

Dlstrlbutors Meet In Dallas

The 32nd annual fall convention of the National Building Material Distributors Association will be held Nov. 6-9 at Loews Anatole, Dallas, Tx. Conference booths will be located in the Dallas Market Hall, according to Frank E. O'Dowd, executive vice president. Selected resource people have been asked to speak at council meetings which will follow thetheme of "Rebound: Profitbound."

The 7th Annual Van Kirk Award contest for 1983 Wholesaler of the Year will be named after tabulating ballots from retail dealers in the U.S. and Canada. Some 10,000 randomly selected building material retail leaders have been sent ballots to be submitted, indicating the independent wholesalers who do the most to sell and service their account, and who have been the biggest help during the past business year.

Baths Can Sell Homes

A new survey of home builders ranks the master bath just behind the kitchen as the most important room influencing buyers of new homes, townhomes and condominiums. The master bedroom is in third position.

The survey also revealed that builders do not consider "quiet flush" toilets an ingredient which would add sales appeal to their new homes; 9s/o rate them very important; 32t/o called them important; 5990 said they were not important.

The final decision on the quality of bathroom fixtures usually is made by the firm's c.e.o. (44t/o) or marketing director and project manager (22t/o each).

Other statistics in the survey included $s/o of the builders developing affordably priced housing with 34c/o targeting their homes in the medium price range; 169o building for the high end of the market;6s/o producirlg low priced units.

New Roof for Historic Church

With the help of Lowe's Companies, Inc., St. Paul's Episcopal Church, North Wilkesboro, N.C., a 134 year old historic landmark, has a new roof.

Larry Stone, store manager, helped them select the Elk Prestique laminated fiberglass shingles and located a contractor who could handle the steep incline of the roof which has a 20 in. in 12 in. slope. The randomrut, three-dimensional pattern applied gives a shadowed effect similar to the shingles used when the church was built in 1849.

Yellow Poplar Makes Grade

Timber Products Inspection, Inc., Conyers, Ga., and Portland, Or., has been granted approval by the American Lumber Standards Com- mittee to grademark yellow poplar framing lumber, according to Lon J. Sibert, manager, lumber division.

Industry Committee Adds 2

The Hand Tool Institute and the Outdoor Power Equipment Distributors Association have been accepted by the board of directors of the American Hardware Manufacturers Association as participants on the Hardware Industry Week advisory committee beginning in 1984.