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'l'lrc llonr l)cyil <tpenc<J a 92.(XX) sq. Ii. storc in ('cnror (iate l)laza, Surasota. l;1.: purchasecl sites in (ioodlettsvillc and llellevuc, Tn., and announccd luturc locati<tns in Margatc and Melbournc, ljl.l Roswell ancl Savannah. (ia.: Spartanburg, S.('., ancl I louston, Tx.

Itct'hingcr ('o. is buying 47 <tlthe -5tl southern div. Ilradlees dept. stores, including stores in Mount Vernon, [-incolnia. l;air- fax City, llurke, Rcston ancl Woodbricfge, Va. ... lJuildcrs .lquarc has a new store in Alexandria.Va....

Grinuns' Building \tpply ('cntcr is marking 6 months of operation in a new Tollesboro, Ky., store and is remodeling a Colcl Springs, Ky.. unit ... Palumbo ilnd Citizens have rnerged as Pa lumbo-,Sodler l-um ber. & Ma nu,/at'turing Co. in Lexington, Ky....

Lone's will begin construction next year on a 20,000 sq. ft. store in Brevard, N.C., to open in 1990; a new 40,000 sq. ft. relocation store is near completion in Boone, N.C.; a future Mooresville, N.C., unit in Westfield Center has been announced.

_ lnternational Paper Co., Long Bell Div., and Pa.yless Cashways will both close retail outlets in Little Rock, Ar.. this fall llilson l"umbcr ('o., l\{smphir, Tn., has added a new resaw fcrr cutting bevel siding and other cypress products. omy. .. Evergreen Paci./'it', Tampa, [r1., has Ieft the wholesale business to concentrate on trading commodities and selling sheetrock. .

LVestlake Hardware has closed stores_in Miramar, Cutler Ridge qnd Kendall, F1.... Furraw-'s, Lexington, Ky., is closing.

\c'ol/r,is will opcn a 50.(XX) sq. li. rcplaccntcnt storc in ('ocoa. l;1., this lirll, utilizing a lbrmer .lclli'rson-Wurtl unit .SmithI lu.qgu rd I ttnthcr ('o., l.g)(1.*,,r., Ky., has acquirccl llonu,. Lurnbcr (ir., I\41,un, Sterling, an<J Rrown t& Iippcr.xtrt Paris and Winchestcr, all in Ky. . . lligqinhothonrlJurtlatt ltmhcr ( o. is new in llereford.Tx....

Templa-liastax. I)iboll. Tx.. has been renamed Tarnplc-lnlund fbrest Pnxlucts ('orp. (see p. 33 Irrr story) . Merger of lltelsh l,brcst Pnxlucts, Memphis, Tn., inlo Anterican Paci/it' Pa neling has been completed. (see story on p. 36) ...

Trus .loist ('orp. has changed its name to 'l',1 International, Inc. with two operating divs.: Trus .loist (itrp. and Design Master ( oryr.; Boise, ld., Ilq. will be relocated to new offices in Dec. in Boise.

Ttrl l.owr-v Lumbt,r ,S'ale.s is a new wholesaler in Prattville, Al. . Ncn, Rivcr f;orest Products Distribution & Reload Center is new in Pulaski, Va., Morris l)awson, owner.

('rockrolt Lumber Co., Memphis, Tn., has changed its name to Colco Fine l4oods & Tools . Pelican Lumber and Export, Inc'., is being opened in Lake Charles, La., by Davio Nixon.

Coastal Lumber Co.. Weldon. N.C., has finished a $4 million expansion of its f-lopwood, Pa., hardwood facility.

Black Lumber Co. Inc.. Thomasville, N.C., is operating from a temporary building following a recent fire...

American Wood Products, Bossier, La., is liquidating inventory and closing due to a slow econ-

Yult' .Sacurit.v lnc., Charlotte, N.C., has acquired lngersoll Locks Lkl., a British firm Brookline Industries, Inc. and Cipco, both Cfhicago, il., and H. Soss & (b., Los Angeles, Ca..

Heil-Quoker Corp. has closed its Johnson City, Tn., plant, moving production to the Lewisburg, Tn., facility . . United States Stove has acquired Miracle Heat, Inc., Gladestone, Mi.; mfg. will be relocated to the United ,States Sloue plants in Chattanooga, Tn., and Bridgeport, At..

The Stanley Works has filed suit against Cooper Industries, Int'., citing trademark infringement, unfair competition and other violations.

Housing starts in Aug. (latest figs.) eased 3.30/o ta a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.44 million units...a 16.90/o drop in multi-family units fueled the drop . . . single family home starts were up 2.1%.. . permits were up l.9oln.

Lansdale New Scotty's Chief

Daryl L. Lansdale has been elected president of Scotty's, Winter Haven, Fl., replacing Dennis Stults in a management shakeup triggered by its top shareholder increasing its holdings from 29.20/o to 42.70/0.

Chairman James W. Sweet, the 4l-year veteran of the company his father founded in 1924, has retired, and Stults, president since 1985, has left to pursue other interests. Stults, who joined the firm in 1968, is credited with changing the companY name to Scotty's in 1968 and developing the orange-and-green logo.

The new management team includes chairman Scott Linder, a Scotty's director; Lansdale, formerly president and ceo ofLone Star Hardware, San Antonio, Tx., and executive vice president of marketing Robert L. Swanson, formerly of Lowe's.

Top shareholder GB-lnno-Bm (GIB), the leading retailer in Belgium, has been acquiring stock in Scotty's since 1979. It reportedly has been displeased with Scotty's falling prohts in recent years, desPite a turnaround so far in 1988.

GIB's Diego du Monceau and Ron Rashkow were elected to Scotty's board of directors to fill the vacancies created by the departure of Sweet and Stults.

Hardwood Floor Boosts Sales

Cassity Jones Lumber & Home Improvement, Longview, Tx., has increased its floor covering sales including hardwood by 2000/o in the past five years.

"l've watched this store's floor covering sales go from $10,000 to over $200,000 per month in just ltve years," said Randy Drane, floor covering manager.

Making a strong move toward decorator sales and items like hardwood flooring, carrying brand name products, a capable sales staff, versatile payment plans and an excellent installation service contribute to the increased sales, according to Drane.

stances where fire retardant treated plywood used in roof applications has experienced strength loss greater than would be expected from the treating process.

Exposure to high heat is thought to be a constant in all instances although improper control of the treating or drying process. improper installation of the material or high humidity due to inadequate ventilation may be at fault. There has been no clear determination as to the type of fire retardant chemical that may or may not be the cause of the problem.

Research underway by the U.S. Forest Products Laboratory and manufacturers offire retardant wood products is expected to provide definitive answers by the middle of next year.

Several plywood manufacturers have discontinued selling fire retardant plywood and lumber. NLBMDA recommends that dealers be cautious in purchasing fire retardant plywood and lumber. They suggest that dealers obtain in print the supplier's full assurance that the fire retardant products meet all appropriate standards.

FRT Plywood Precautions

Retailers are being cautioned by the National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association of in-