SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION

Florida Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association held its 75th annual convention and buying show Sept. 13-16 at Marriott's World Center, Orlando.

Sam Dunn. Dunn Lumber & Hardware, Daytona Beach, was installed as FLBMDA's 62nd pres., succeeding Brian Blocker, East Coast Lumber & Supply, Cocoa. President-elecVtreasurer is Judge Nottingham, Carolina Lumber Co.; lst vice president Jack Monroe, Jr., J.M. Lumber, Inc.; secretary Greg Bell, Stottlemyer & Shoemaker Lumber Co.; vice president Dave Wilson, Dixie Plywood & Lumber Co.; vice president-elect Dan Waters, Dataline Corp., and national deal-

Florida Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association convention photos

on pages 26-27 er director Rl Dietrich. Deerheld Builders Supply Co.

Directors: Rogers Holmes, Jr., Holmes Lumber Co.; Ken Kuester, Lumber Unlimited; Tom Crowe, Allstar Building Materials, Ltd.; John Germano, Just Rite/ Douglas Lumber Co.; Greg Turnage, Builderway of West Palm Beach; David Hartzel, Hughes Manufacturing; Pete Edlin, Locklando Door & Millwork; Carl Holland, Sunbelt Forest Products Corp., and Steve Toth, The Acacia Group.

Members-at-large: Richard Dugger, Haven Building Products; Bob Secrist, CBS Builders Supply; Scott Whiddon, Causeway Lumber Co.

Truss division chairman is Mark Casp, Casmin, Inc.; millwork division chairman Phil Cocks, Delta Millwork, Inc.

Mississippi Building Material Dealers Association convention committee met recently, deciding that all functions for the March 14-16 convention will be held at the Tupelo Ramada Inn, with the trade show at the Tupelo Coliseum. The comminee also voted to stage the 1997 convention and trade show at the Silver Star Casino & Convention Center, Philadelphi4 Ms., Feb. 20-22.

Mid-America Lumbermens Association's recent one-and-one-half day workshop on competing with big box stores included a tour of the new Home Depot CrossRoads in Quincy, n. Thc 30 members who inspected the fanncr/rancher-oriented store reported: imp'ressive storc and inventory, but boring decor and too timeconsuming for a contractor. The uncducated staff prompted one member to comment, "You can get everything you want at CrossRoads but an answer."

Kentucky Lumber & Building Material Deders Association's board of directors will rneet Nov. 16 at the Ramada Inn in lnndon, Ky.

Carolinas-Tcnnessee Building Material Associstion will now elect its officers during its surnnrcr meeting rathcr than at its January convention. Narncd at the recent meeting was new president C.D. "Bubbei' Grcgory, chairman, Builders Supply Co., l:ncaster, S.C. He succeeds Everette Greene, Mebane Lumber Co., Mebane, N.C., now treasurer. Rod McLeod, president, Espy Lumber Co., Hilton Head Island, S.C., is 3rd vice president.

Everything Old is New Again

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Vertical gxain southern yellow pine flooring is now available through T. R. Miller Mill Company, which is once again producing the product that started it all.

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Building Material Forecast

Sales of materials for roofing, siding, doors and windows are forecast to increase 6.9Vo annually from last year's $45.7 billion to reach $89 billion by 2004, according to a recent study by Business Communications Co.

Materials used in the manufacture of windows are expected to '"Jrse 8.7Vo per year to reach an estimated $36.5

Sales of Materials Used in Windows, Roofing, Siding & Doors

Although built-up roofing materials will continue to lead non-residential roofing, metal shingles and sheets are forecast to experience strong gains. Overall roofing material sales will rise 4.67o yearly to $29.3 billion by 2004.

Use of wood siding, especially reconstituted and wood lap siding, will grow, but the greatest inroads will be made by vinyl. By 20f,4, vinyl could account for as much as 45Vo of the siding market, coming at the expense of aluminum. Siding materials should increase 7.3Vo annlually to $18.9 billion in 10 years.

Sales of patio doors, a market dominated by aluminum, will climb 8.4Vo duing the l0-year period. Wood doors should lose market share as a result of increasing price, while doors using plastic laminates will wrestle market share from aluminum. By 2004, total door material sales should exceed $4.2 billion, reflecting 8.7Vo annlnl growth.

More Accurate Pallet Statistics

The National Wooden Pallet & Container Association and the U.S. Forest Service are developing a new, more accurate methodology for estimating annual U.S' pallet production, said to move the compilation of these statistics "from the stubby pencil era into the computer age."

billion by 2004,1ed by vinyl and vinyl clad windows' lOVo annual increase.

Roofing materials will experience more modest sales growth. Non-residential sales, dominated by asphalt shingles, will climb 4.3V0 annually over the next 10 years'

The Forest Service will help generate statistics for the small businesses that characterize the pallet industry, which typically have no research/development department.

The new methodology eliminates the confusing concept of an "expendable" pallet, referring to pallets that are used once and then discarded. Even "limited-use" pallets are designed for up to nine trips before they first need repair-

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