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Thank you for your telephone calls, letters and e-mails supporting my August editorial, "Congratulations to the Environmentalists." I appreciate your feedback. Many of your sentiments agreed that it is increasingly difficult to get the truth told and that it appears that it is the extreme positions that are the ones that get all the publicity in the national media.

Little did I know that one month later this would become extremely clear when a report on CCA by the Florida Physicians Arsenic Workgroup appointed by the Florida Department of Health concluded that "the amount of arsenic that could be absorbed from playground soil and CCA treated wood is not significant compared to natural sources and will not result in detectable arsenic intake." It concluded also "that parents can be assured that children can safely play on recreational equipment made of preserved wood."

Now after all the brouhaha these past few years, one would assume that our wonderful national press and other mainstream media would have jumped on this story. Bah humbug! The story could barely be found in the press. Yet what we see all over the place a few weeks later is a report by the Environmental Working Group conveniently released just after the Florida study, and conducted by 45 volunteers, that of course suggests otherwise. This study apparently outlines no scientific protocols, but still it gets all the press. But, why should we expect otherwise? Even an equal play of both reports would have been acceptable, but the mainstream media has taken the position that it shapes our views of life to meet theirs.

In particular, I take great exception to an article in the September 16 issue of U.S. News & World Reporr titled "Arsenic and Barbecue." This was based entirely on the

Environmental Working Group study, and was about as flammable a piece of journalism as there can be. There appear to be some factual errors, but even less forgivable fhere was no corresponding alternative point of view despite the Florida report and others being available. The author was directed to contacts with contradictory information, but chose not to include any other opinion.

Anyone who reads the news knows that our mainstream national media has a liberal bias, and it truly is about shock value and selling product. In an age of communication, the power of the press and TV media in recent years has expanded exponentially to the number of news servers that are now available. So called "experts" can be found to contradict just about any position that one can take, and even the sanest argument can be made to sound crazy. I am sorry to say that gone are the days when one could read hard hitting, but fair and balanced journalism. Sensationalism sells magazines and newspapers.

I believe I have the ability to make up my own mind on every issue, provided I can be supplied with a fair balance of the facts. Unfortunately, there are too many with a brainwashing mentality trying to make my mind up for me. They know they can be successful by appealing to the lowest common denominator, which is where our news and programming have headed in recent years. When you are told that black is white, you tend to believe it if you hear it again and again. This is what our industry faces over and over.

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Huber Engineered Woods, Charlotte, N.C., will break ground this fall on a new OSB plant in Broken Bow, ok.

The $130 million plant will produce 600 million sq. ft. of panels annually, and is expected to open in 2004.

"We selected Broken Bow because of its sustainable wood supply, great transportation and services infrastructure, market access and a very skilled labor pool," said Huber's v.p.-business development John Bozeman.

Broken Bow and its vicinity contain vast tracts of southern pine.

Fire Slams Mississippi Yard

More than 30 firefighters were called in last month to fight a blaze at Hernando Lumber Co., Hernando, Ms., that fire officials suspect was arson.

The Sept. 6 fire consumed a 60-ft. by 160-ft. storage shed that housed lumber, plywood, and insulation board.

Company manager Paul Wakefield said two trucks were also destroyed, bringing total losses close to $s00,000.

In the wake of the fire, Hernando Lumber Co. immediately replenished their inventory, cleaned up the debris and then reopened Sept. 16.

The official cause of the fire is still under investigation.

Westlake Hardware ln Tulsa

Kansas-based Westlake Hardware has opened its first store in the Tulsa, Ok., market and by month's end will also have its first Broken Arrow. Ok.. store.

Westlake opened its 29,000-sq. ft. Tulsa outlet in a vacant grocery store building on Sept. 5.

"This is a new market for us." said Westlake spokeswoman Linda Smith. "We've heard lots of positive things about Tulsa."

The hardware store carries paint. tools, electrical and plumbing supplies, in addition to a complete line of hardware.

On Oct. 24 Westlake will open its Broken Arrow store in another vacant grocery store. "We usually renovate older buildings-that works well for us," said Smith.

Founded in 1903, Westlake Hardware is Ace Hardware Corp.'s largest dealer-owner in the country, operating

74 stores in Oklahoma. Texas. Arkansas, and five other Midwestern states.

Depot Integrates Divisions

Home Depot, Atlanta, Ga., plans to consolidate two of its nine administrative offices into one new division that will oversee stores in the Mid-Atlantic and Southeastern U.S. along with all Caribbean locations.

The new Eastern Division, to be based in Atlanta, will be made up of

the New Jersey-based Mid-Atlantic division and the Southeast division in Atlanta.

Tom Taylor, who has been president of the Southeast division since January, will be chief of the new division. Former Mid-Atlantic president John Wicks will join the merchandising group in Atlanta.

The Eastern division will coordinate more than 450 stores and over 90,000 employees.

Depot has yet to determine if any layoffs will be necessary.

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A LTHOUGH already-built strucla.tures are unaffected by the coming phase-out of CCA treated wood for residential uses, the EPA suggests refinishing-not ripping out-for homeowners who are worried about chemical exposure. Surface coating decks, picnic tables, play equipment and other treated structures may provide an added precaution against leaching.

The EPA cautions that while available data are very limited, some studies suggest that applying cerrain penetrating coatings (such as oil-based, semi-transparent stains) on a regular basis (once per year or every other year depending upon wear and weathering) may reduce the migration of wood preservative chemicals from CCA treated wood.

Unfortunately, the efficacy of coatings or sealers in preventing leaching has undergone little evaluation. In the most cited study, last year, researchers at the Forest Products Laboratory evaluated the ability of three common coatings to lessen leaching from CCA-

Coqtings provide extrq protection for treqted wood

tion can result in premature coating failure.

"All purpose" coatings from firms such as Cabot Stains and Wolman Wood Care Products work with numerous types of wood, including pressure treated lumber. Other coatings makers have special products just for treated wood. such as Performance Coatings's Penofin (penetrating oil finish) for Pressure Treated Wood.

Applying

certain penetrating coatings on a regular basis may reduce the migration of wood preservative chemicals.

treated wood. Matching specimens of treated 2x6 lumber were given a latex primer followed by a coat of outdoor latex paint, an oil-based primer followed by one coat of oil-based paint, or two coats of a penetrating oil semitransparent deck stain. The specimens were exposed for three weeks to 30 inches of artificial rainfall. Researchers then collected the water running off the specimens and analyzed it for preservative components.

All three coatings reduced leaching of arsenic pentoxide. chromium trioxl ide, and copper oxide by more than 99Vo compared to uncoated specimens. None of the water collected from the specimens coated with latex or oilbased paint contained any detectable copper, chromium or arsenic. In some cases, water collected from oil stained specimens had detectable levels, but the highest level of arsenic detected in these samples was still well below the EPA's drinkins water standard.

In helping consumers and contractors select a finish, dealers should be aware that, in some cases, "film-forming" or non-penetrating stains (latex semi-transparent, latex opaque, and oil-based opaque stains) on outdoor surf-aces such as decks and fences are not recommended, as subsequent peeling and flaking may ultimately have an impact on durability as well as exposure to the preservatives in the wood.

Chemical manufacturer CSI recommends "a good quality oil-based product. Transparent or semi-transparent products work best. Solid products just lie on the wood and do not move with it. This results in peeling."

Unlike some other wood preservatives, CCA not only readily accepts most coatings, but it has been shown to enhance the service life of paints, stains and water repellents.

Still, there are a few potential problems users should be aware of. Excessive moisture in the wood can impede penetration of finishes. While

high permeability enhances a species' treatability, it reduces its finish-holding capabi lities. And, CCA-treated wood's light brown to bluish-green color may show through light-colored coatings, requiring the use of darker colors, more opaque finishes. and/or a second coat.

Critical to successful finishing of CCA-treated wood are proper surface preparation, application procedures and coverage rate. More is usually not better and over applica-

Expect to see new coating products specially formulated to prevent leaching of chemicals from treated woodas well as existing products relabeled or remarketed to stress that feature.

Northstar Vinyl recently introduced TruSealer, a plastic wood sealer that penetrates deep into the wood surface and quickly dries to form a plastic seal. The synthetic seal protects the wood from moisture and, at the same time, locks in the wood preservative chemicals. The manufacturer claims TruSealer is the only sealer on the market that has been proven to encapsulate CCA and prevent leaching.

Hardwoods size up southern deck

market

fN the South. buyers usually think Ifirst ol'Dressure treated wood when it comes to decking, possibly composites for high-end projects. But hardwoods may be primed for in-roads into the region's deck market.

"Growing is an understatementit's exploding," says Tim McGill, DLH Nordisk, Greensboro, N.C. "We began importing finished hardwood decking two-and-a-half years ago, but it's really taken off in the past year. A lot of direct imporlers are looking fbr a replacement fbr mahogany, which has become so tough to get."

Steve Wilson, Kayu International, West Linn, Or., notes that hardwood decking is well established in the Northeast, but has previously fbund it difficult to compete in the West

against redwood and cedar and in the South against southern pine. Suddenly, Wilson says, "the redwood supply has dwindled, and better trees that give good cedar are in shorter supply. We've gone through all these problems with arsenic and treated wood. There's the countervailing duty on softwoods. All of this has created an opportunity for hardwoods."

More than 20 years ago, as Contact International, Lightning Brand Products, Portland, Or., was among the first companies to begin importing meranti (Philippine mahogany) decking. "ln the past three years," says Lightning Brand's Steve Osterman, "the hardwood decking market has really changed, because of all the diff'erent hardwoods now available, espe-

cially from South America. More hardwoods and different species coming into the U.S. has made competition and pricing more fierce."

Selling hardwood decking in the Southeast is, according to Bill Wade, Banner Elk Trading Co., Atlanta, Ga., "f'airly new. It really has no presence in Atlanta; maybe less than l07o of dealers in our area know what ipd is."

Through efforts such as trade advertising and home shows, he says, introduction of hardwood decking to the area is making "excellent progress. As awareness increases, it should take a lot

of marketshare away from composites in the Southeast and redwood and cedar in the West."

Although hardwood decking compares price-wise with clear redwood and cedar, the obstacle to increased sales may not be a lack of willing buyers. According to Carl Widder, Cecco Trading, Milwaukee, Wi.: "Guys in the lumberyard and contractors are more concerned about how much it costs per lineal foot than the homeowner. It's a specialty product. We're not talking about a truckload to a big box. This is for a homeowner with a larger home, who knows it's going to cost more. The homeowner doesn't care about spending $500 more on a $15,000 project. And, the dealer would make a greater margin."

^ llompared lo softwoods, hardwoods usually make for stronger, heavier and more naturally resistant decking. While there are a range of price points and performance differences in hardwoods, choosing between species is a matter of personal preference. "Appearance is in the eye of the beholder," Wilson notes. "They are all beautiful in their own right."

Among the species most commonly imported for decking:

. Ip6: Central and South American species recognized as one of the most dense decking products available. Highly durable, stable, strong and naturally resistant to decay. Can be used in ground contact without preservatives or additional treatments. Good availability and long lengths. Must be pre-drilled prior to nailing. and installed with stainless steel screws or hidden fastening systems. Dries extremely well with little checking, twisting. or bow.

Widely used for piers and boardwalks (Atlantic City Boardwalk,

HARDWOOD decking, which only a few years ago was mostly Philippine mahogany sold to the Northeast, is becoming now available coast to coast in a range of exotic species.

Treasure Island resort in Las Vegas, Disney's Boardwalk in Orlando, Fl.), the heavy, tight-grained timber is increasingly used in residential decking due to its low maintenance, attractive color, and smooth surface. Rich brown with some pieces displaying red and amber hues. Weathers naturally to beautiful silver gray.

Distributors in the South include Banner Elk Trading, Atlanta; Capital Lumber Co., Lubbock and Waco, Tx.; Inter-Continental Hardwoods. Currie. N.C., and J. Gibson Mcllvain Co., White Marsh, Md.

. Purpleheart: Brazilian species known for its distinctive purple color; it fades to a brown over time and turns a darker silver gray in exterior applications. It can be air dried with good stability and has little movement in service. Rated as very durable and resistant to dry wood termites.

Distributors include MacBeath Hardwood Co. and Cecco Trading.

. Jarrah: Western Australian species known for its combination of durability and workability, with a distinctive dark red color. Ideal combination of high durability, hardness, strength and attractive appearance.

Availability is more limited due to the Australian government's sustained-yield management program. Consequently, notes Romel Bezerra, Aljoma Lumber, Medley, Fl., jarrah "is being pushed for furniture nowadays. It's too hard and too dense, so should be used for decking."

. Yellow and red balau: Durable, knot free but slightly less dense hardwood from Indonesia and Malaysia requires no treatment due to natural resistance to fungal decay and insect attack. More uniform in color. May be stained. Rather difficult to dry and to machine. Extra strong heavy duty fixing is recommended for balau decking. May contain a small percentage of pinholes, which are not detrimental to the timber.

Yellow balau is the hardest and most durable. Red balau is almost as hard but mills with less difficulty.

Tata Enterprises markets red balau under the trade name Mangaris.

. Red and dark red meranti: Medium dense species from Malaysia and Indonesia provides less costly, but still effective decking. Durable and stable. Should be finished.

Distributors in the South include Capital Lumber Co., Lubbock and Waco, Tx., and Fitzgerald Wood Products, Wilmington, N.C.

. Cambara: Uniform medium brown South American hardwood that has been used for decking only fairly recently. Good lengths and color uniformity. May be prone to surface checking. Should be coated and resealed for durability.

Ip6 suppliers that also import cambara include Cecco Trading, DLH Nordisk, and Thompson Mahogany.

Th" futur" for hardwood decking is promising, though not explosive. "It's definitely growing, but it's limited to some degree," Wilson says. "The product is selectively logged and in limited supply. Over the next 10 years, low double digit growth, in the the teens is certainly possible."

"It's a good, solid specialty market," agrees Widder. "It's growing, but how many clear all heart redwood decks do you sell in a year?

Hardwood decking is higher end, but very attractive and price competitive with clear redwood and cedar. Installation a little more involved with pre-drilling. It comes down to: what do you want?"

"The hardwood decking market will grow," says Osterman. "Prices are coming down, more species are becoming available, and people are taking notice of its beauty and longevity."

market has really changed because of all the different species now available."

"Hardwood decking sales are growing exponentially," says Bezena. "It will continue to grow, no doubt about it. There is lots of promotion, lots of people are getting involved. We can't stop it."

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SOUTH American hardwoods such as io6 are leading the charge inlo the U.S. decking market.

Hardwood look for alternati m arkets

IfISTORfCALLY. virtually all hardwood lumber and Ilcants produced in the U.S. have gone into eight markets: furniture, moulding and millwork, flooring, cabinetry, component and dimension parts, pallets, railroad ties, and exports.

Certainly, these markets will continue to consume the majority of hardwood lumber for the foreseeable future. Yet environmental pressures, an evolving resource base, and competition from other materials is forcing hardwood manufacturers to investigate alternative markets.

Researchers at the Center for Forest Products Marketing and Management at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University have identified eight possible new markets for hardwoods:

Structural Lumber & MSR

Parallelling the recent rise in small diameter timber harvesting and fall in quality of hardwood logs has been an increase in interest in using hardwood lumber as structural lumber. Most interested have been producers looking for markets for low-grade hardwood lumber, timbers and cants.

The question has not been can hardwoods do the job. So far, research has successfully resolved many of the problems associated with manufacturing structural hardwood lumber such as those caused from excessive growth stresses. The question has been can hardwoods compete with softwoods on price and expected profit margins.

A plus is that structural hardwood lumber can be produced using the same processes and equipment used in the traditional softwood lumber industry. Currently, the American Lumber Standard Committee has structural lumber grades for cottonwood, aspen, yellow poplar, red maple, mixed maple, beech-birch-hickory, mixed oak, red oak. northern red oak. and white oak.

According to the MSR Lumber Producers Council, softwood comprised the vast majority of the roughly 1.4 billion bd. ft. of machine-stress rated lumber produced in North America in 1999. The dominant species used was Canadian SPF, with 2x4s and 2x6s accounting for 857a of

productlon.

The top end uses of MSR lumber include residential roof trusses, light commercial roof trusses, flat-chord floor trusses, wood l-joists, agricultural roof truss, and glue-laminated structures.

According to the researchers, hardwood MSR lumber's acceptance will hinge on performance, introductory price, and the ability to sell potential consumers on the idea of hardwood as structural lumber.

Glulams

Because glulams (structural members made of adhesively bonded lumber) can utilize less dense species, they may prove a viable market for lower grade lumber and/or less desirable species. As such, they represent a resource efficient approach to wood building products and often demonstrate superior stiffness and strength compared to dimension lumber.

Yellow poplar, red oak, and red maple are the most common hardwood species currently used to produce glulam beams. Typical application include purlins, ridge beams. f-loor beams. and cantilevered beams in both residential and nonresidential roof systems.

Bridges

Using wood in bridges is centuries-old idea that is again becoming vogue. About 40Vo of the highway bridges in the U.S. are considered structurally deficient or functionally obsolete. A majority of these bridges are located in rural communities where they are vital for transportation. A number of timber bridges over 50 years old are still in service.

Due in large part to efforts by the USDA Forest Service,

potential for the use of wood in bridges has been growing. Several programs-including the Timber Bridge Initiative and the Wood in Transportation program-have been launched to promote wood as a bridge building material. Although these programs focus on the use of wood in vehicle transportation-type bridges, wood also can be used in smaller scale, pedestrian traffic-type bridges, such as in parks, on golfcourses, playgrounds, hiking rails, or as landscaping decor.

Highway Applications

Highway applications employ wood in both round and square form. Wood that is square in cross-section is typically used in sign posts and guardrails; roundwood is usually used in fencing applications. Roundwood posts most

Wi., is currently spearheading an initiative to improve forest health and create jobs for rural communities. So far, the program has utilized small diameter timbers to build roundwood structures, including a Forest Service museum in Missoula, Mt.; a library in Darby, Mt., and a storage shed in Oregon's Wallowa-Whitman National Forest.

Prefabricated storage buildings, sheds, smokehouses, and agricultural structures are among other potential applications.

Character-Marked Fu rnitu re

As the quality of the hardwood lumber resource declines, utilizing "character-marked" wood (knots, stain, irregular grain patterns, etc.) in final products becomes more important. The key is capitalizing on fast-changing customer tastes and fashion trends.

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often measure 3" to 9" in diameter. Most square wood posts measure 4x4,4x6,6x6 or 6x8. These sizes match up well with small diameter timber harvested throush forest thinnings and fire salvages.

Fingerjointing

As raw material costs increase, fingerjointing has become an increasingly popular method of utilizing short and low-grade lumber to maximize profit and reduce waste. An increasing number of fingerjointed products, such as stair railings, moulding and millwork, are being successfully marketed as substitutes for solid wood products.

Previously, only dry wood could be used in the fingerjointing process due to the mechanical process and the adhesives used. However, technological advances in the adhesion industry now allow bonding of green wood pieces and wood of different moisture contents.

Hardwoods should equally benefit from the rise in fingerjointing engendered by the combination of extensive raw material, environmental awareness, advanced adhesion techniques, and new machinery available specifically for recovery.

Specialty Products

The Hardwood Information Center reports that interest in classic wood puzzles, board games and toys is on the rise. Low-grade hardwood lumber might find niche opportunities in these and other small regional markets, such as arts and crafts products, cooking utensils, and small independent retail centers.

Established niche opportunities for hardwoods include baseball bats, boats and canoes, gunstocks, gymnasium equipment, oars, skis, billiard cues, tool handles, boxes, trunks, crates, and rustic fencing. In fact, the state Bureau of Commerce lists 20 manufacturers of rustic stvle fencins in West Virsinia alone.

"By allowing character marks in furniture parts, part yield could be increased; however, customer perception and acceptance of character marked furniture remains questionable," warn the Virginia Polytechnic Institute researchers. "Moreover, furniture producers and furniture consumers may view character marks differently. While consumers might be less selective regarding character marks, often welcoming or even preferring them in some pieces, most manufacturers perceive character marks as undesirable and assume consumers share the same view."

Effective promotional campaigns have stressed the "rustic," "casual," or "antique" appearance of character-marked furniture. Less successful has been marketing emphasizing the environmental benefits of the furniture's improved resource utilization.

The question has not beencan hardwoods do

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How producers lp customers grow their business

By Thomas J. Westbrook President/c.e.o. World Wide Wood Network. Ltd. Yelm, Wa.

fT'S 7:30 a.m.. you're on your first Icup of coffee at the office and you receive an e-mail from one of your customers-they need four carloads of 2x6 hem-fir, 2&Btr., KD, random assortment of lengths heavy to l2's, delivered to Denver, Co., by next Wednesday. Today is Thursday. Can you make the commitment to price and delivery time?

Excited about the potential for a good sale so early in the day, you look to your inventory management system to see what is available to ship. The blue screen appears magically on your computer screen and you see you are oversold locally, but there is one car available at the Spokane, Wa., plant and a partial in Eugene, Or. Both phone calls to your fellow sales managers at the other plants go directly to voice mail, so you send them an email as well and hope they get back to you quickly.

As you dive further into your email, another customer calls looking to source the same products, with the same delivery point, but two days later for arrival. You head for another cup of coffee when your sales clerk meets you in the hallway with a fax from another customer, also looking for the same product-this time to another delivery point, but also for next Thursday. Now you know, you're being shopped.

As a lumber producer some years back, one of my least favorite things each day was knowing I was going to be beat up for price and delivery dates by my customers each day, while they shopped me against my competition.

Of course, we played the game every day, but at the end of the day, having spent several hours in return phone calls, re-arrangements and re-quotes, my best customers would end up buying from me anyway.

Sound familiar? The products and specific circumstances may be different to you, but the situation occurs every day-just like with Bill Murray in Ground Hog Day. Day in and day out, no matter how much you try to differentiate your products or services from the competition, you know each day your customers are going to shop you anyway. And this is what you call a relationship? If your spouse treated you like this, you wouldn't call it a relationship, you'd probably call it quits.

So why is this daily negotiation process of cat and mouse a business process we continue to embrace?

Probably because that's just the way we do business.

Is there a better way? Maybe not with all products or all customers, but there is with some. Whether you call it program sales or vendor-managed inventory (VMI), by leveraging your relationships with your best customers, you can bring some degree of sanity to your daily sales activities. This is how it works.

Remember the 80/20 Rule: 807o of your business comes from 20Vo of your customers. Start by focusing on the 2OVo. Let them know you value the relationship you have developed with them over the years, and that you can help them grow their business by changing the way you have tradition-

ally worked with each other.

Most of your customers recognize that they truly grow their business through increased sales, not through beating you up over price each day against your competitors. But, that is the only world they have been offered, so they work the procurement end trying to save some dollars each day. This is valuable time your customer could be using to increase their sales by spending more time with their best customers (or cultivating new ones)time they have been looking for, but not finding due to their focus on procurement. So, you unlock this time for them, and coincidentally, save some time for yourself to grow new relationships with more customers.

Get your customer to understand that since they are going to buy from you everyday anyway, you will cover all their needs in certain products delivered to certain locations, on a daily, weekly or other agreed to interval, at a fixed pricing structure. The price might be guaranteed for a time, or it may be predicated upon some base price structure from a pricereporting guide. But, the gist of it is that you, as the supplier, will manage the inventory level of certain products for your customers at its various locations and give them superior service. This way they are assured of the inventory when they need it, at a price you both can live with, and they don't have to worry about procurement for those products. They can focus on selling them, and you know you have a sale, day in and day out. Now, this is ruly a relationship. And, one that is a win for all involved.

How you structure the business process of your vendor-managed inventory relationship can take on different forms, and is a subject for another time. But, there is only one efficient way, and that is to be electronically connected with your customer----either by receiving electronic Purchase Orders from your customer on a regular basis, or by receiving your customer' s inventory information daily (or in real-time) so you can really manage the inventory requirements against your product availability. This process is best enabled through a secure Internet connection between you and your customer in conjunction with a browser-based software application designed specifically for this purpose.

- For more information on vendor-managed inventory programs, visit www.wwwood.net or contact Westbrook at tiw@wwwood.net.

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Brooks Building Products, Greensboro, N.C., has opened a new showroom/warehouse at its Raleigh, N.C., location, adding 40,000 sq. ft. and three acres of storage to the facility

Lowe's Cos. plans to open new stores before year's end in Baybrook and Meyerland, Tx.; Lenoir, N.C.; Rome and Snellville, Ga., and Cadsden. Al. ... the chain is also considering a site in Pharr, Tx., for a 150,000-sq. ft. store

Home Depot this month opens new home centers in S. Annapolis, Md.; Kitty Hawk and E. Greensboro, N.C., and an Expo Design Center in Columbia, Md. ...

Home Depot will devote a larger percentage its capital spending to upgrading existing stores; in 2o02,85Vo of its $3.6 billion capital spending budget is going toward opening 200 new stores, while l5vo was earmarked to improve older stores ... Depot will also increase the number of instore appliance showrooms from 292 to 550 by year's end

East Coast Lumber & Supply Co,,Port St. Lucie, Fl., was one of nine companies honored with the Governor's Business Leadership Award...

Siewers Lumber & Millwork, Richmond. Va.. has been named one of 28 finalists in the 2002 Better Business Bureau International Torch Award for Marketplace Ethics

Fo xw o rth- G alb raith Lumb e r Co., Dallas, Tx., contributed funds to send 1,511 children to a performance of the musical The Lion Klng Sept. 13 in Dallas

Ace Hardware Corp. was one of 100 firms thatwon CIO Magazine's 2002 CIO-100 Award for technology and process inte-

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U.S. Commerce Department is considering allowing individual Canadian provinces to escape U.S. duties on softwood lumber within a year if they institute approved timber market reforms

Ge o rgia - Pac ifi c C orp., Atlanta, Ga., has postponed the planned separation of its building products division from its consumer paper products division because of uncertain financial markets (see June, p.20)

M.G. Building Materials opens a new DC and door and millwork plant this month in San Antonio, Tx.; Gary Miller, ex-Weyerhaeuser Co.,mgn...

House Hasson Hardware is expanding its Knoxville, Tn., warehouse by 40Vo to 350,000 sq. ft.; a new conveying system will allow the warehouse to increase the number of items stocked by l2.5vo to 45,000 units ...

Louis iana- Pac ific C orp. has sold its timberlands near Urania, La., to Barrs & Glawson Investments and an undisclosed parry for $68 million; the move is part of LP's ongoing debt reduction plan ...

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Southern Millwork, Houston, Tx., received word that former employee Kadeidre Swenney and two other men reportedly pleaded guilty to stealing $1.5 million from the companJ, according to The Beaumnnt Enterprise

Forest Technology Group, Summerville, S.C., has opened a Northwest regional sales office in Vancouver, Wa,

U.S. Plastic Lumber Corp., Boca Raton, Fl., has refinanced its credit line with senior lenders and completed the sale of its Clean Earth envtronmental services and recycling division to CEI Holding Corp....

Alcoa Building Products, Gaffney, S.C., has consolidated four product lines (Cellwood vinyl siding, Cellwood designer accents, Cellwood shutters, and Alumax aluminum products) into a new Retail Brands Group

Black & Decker will close its 175,000-sq. ft. Kwil<set factory in Waynesboro, Ga., by 2004

Johns Manville is now using pentane, a non-ozone depleting blowing agent, to produce poliso foam roof insulations at its Jacksonville, Fl., plant ...

ITEC Steel has merged with subsidiary Steel Truss and Frame Carp. to form Nuconsteel,Denton, Tx.; Don Moody is president

Owens Corning won 84 Lumber Co.'s Vendor of the Year Award

StringJfellow Lumber Co., Birmingham, Al., is now distributing U.S. Plastic Lumber's Carefree decking systems in Al., Ga., eastern Ms., and Chattanooga, Tn. ...

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Last year's Traders Market, one of the first major industry to be held after September I I brought airline travel to a relative standstill, suffered a 25Vo attendance drop time. Although 1,500 made the trip, it was the first time the event had not grown in size.

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Because the show is held on a Friday and Saturday, sales reps don't have to take too much time away from the office. There also aren't days filled with endless speeches. The agenda is bare bones, with a handful of targeted seminars held the morning before the show opens for the first day. And, the show remains open just four hours the first day, five

Exhibitors also are scrutinized. Most manufacture wood products, although several producers of related services (such as software); related products (such as hardware), and some competing products have been permitted.

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The program is not designed just for c.f.o.s. It will appeal to owners, ceos, coos, credit managers and those involved in purchasing insurance. Anyone involved in your company's banking relationships, credit management, performance appraisals, and insurance purchasing decisions is encouraged to attend.

Survey respondents also stated a desire to link this program to the Traders Market. They felt that their show experience would help them to better understand the industry, and to put faces to the company names with which they do business.

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Abitibi-Consolidated Inc. Booth 404

Montreal, P.Q.

Marketing production from six sawmills.

Vancouver, B.C.

Producer of studs, OSB, plywood, veneer.

Alioma Lumber. Inc. f00

Medley, Fl.

Manufacturer/treater of SYP, exporter and importer of pine from Brazil and Chile.

Allwood Industrials

153 Atlanta, Ga.

Importer/exporter and contract manufacturer of European wood products.

Anglo American Cedar Products

Mission. B.C.

Supplier ofred cedar shakes and shingles.

Ante-Holz GmbH

Brom Skirchen-Somplar, Gemany

143

Sawn timber, engineered wood, joining and trimming products.

Anthonv-Domtar Inc.

El Dorado, Ar.

120

Joint venture company formed by Anthony Forest Product and Domtar Inc. in Sault Ste. Marie to make and distribute the Power Joist, Power Beam, Power Header, Power Column, Power Plank, and Power Log.

Anthony Forest Products

El Dorado. Ar.

350

Integrated forest products company owns 73,000 acres of timberland in Ar., La., and Tx., and operates SP mills in Urbana, Ar., and Atlanta, Tx.; wood chip mills in Plain Dealing, La., and Troup, Tx., and engineered wood laminating plants in El Dorado and Washington, Ga.

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Santiago, Chile

Specializing in pulp and wood products.

Arch Wood Protection

139

1955 Lake Park Dr., Ste. 250, Smyma, Ga. 30080; (770) 801-6600; Fax 770-801-1990; www.wolmanizedwood.com; Booth Contact: Pam Mitchell.

Manufacturer of chemicals that enhance the properties of wood and licensor of the best known brands ofpressure treated wood including Wolmanized wood, Natural Select wood, and Dricon fire retardant treated wood.

BC Rail

Vancouver, B.C.

Serving B.C.'s major wood products firms.

Biewer Lumber 466 St. Clair. Mi.

Operates two sawmills, two treating plants and a composite plant.

Bois Omega Ltee. 200 Lac Superieur, P.Q. Eastern white pine sawmill.

Boise 301

Boise, Id.

Wood products manufacturer/distributor and building material distributor.

Bow Hill Mill Co. 216 Bow, Wa.

Sawmill specializing in western red cedar.

Thunder Bay, On.

206

Whitewood, treated, MSR, paneling, and engineered wood products.

Ft. Worth. Tx.

Rail network over 28 states, two provinces.

Burrows Lumber Inc. 441 Winnipeg, Mb.

Operates a remanufacturing plant and two Winnipeg reloads. Also distributor of British Columbian SPF.

Buse Timber & Sales I13 Everett, Wa.

Sawmill producing 75 million bd. ft. annually of DF and hem-fir lumber.

C&D Lumber Co. 317 P.O. Box 27, Riddle, Or.97469:' (541) 87 4-2241: F ax 541 -81 4-23 19: E-mail cdinfo@ cdlumber.com; www.cdlumber.com; Booth Contacts: Kris Lewis, Lee Greene.

Manufacturer of specialized lumber products, committed to mutually beneficial relationships with employees, customers, and suppliers. Produces 50 million bd. ft. annually of Douglas fir, incense cedar, and Port Orford cedar. All orders shipped via truck or rail.

CSX Transportation f36 Jacksonville, Fl.

Rail transoortation and distribution services.

Cabot 221 Newburyport, Ma.

Manufacturer of wood care products, which alsocanbe factory machine applied to siding.

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Babcock Lumber Co. 43E

Pittsburgh, Pa.

Operates five hardwood manufacturing plants.

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Canadian Forest Products 365 Vancouver. B.C.

Integrated forest products company offering a wide range of value-added SPF specialties.

Montreal, P.Q.

Railroad to markets across the continent.

Canvon Lumber Co. 363 Everett, Wa.

Sawmill producing l9 million bd. ft. a year.

Carolina Plum. The 165 Rockwell, N.C.

Reload and transload seruices in the Southeasl via the Carolinas corridor.

Carrier Lumber Ltd. 213 Prince George, B.C.

SPF random and specified FCPW loadings from B.C., Alberta andSaskatchewan.

Grangeville, Id.

Cedar board producer.

Bennett Lumber Products 101

Princeton, Id.

Three plants produce 4/4 and 8/4 lumber.

Wilsonville. Or.

Western red cedar manufacturer. with trademark "Gold Label Cedar Lumber."

California Cascade Industries 300 Sacramento, Ca.

Manufacturer of redwood, cedar and treated lumber, decking, fencing, siding and deck accessones.

McCloud, Ca.

Incense cedar siding and decking producer

Cedar Valley Shingle Systems 465 Hollister, Ca.

Manufacturer of western red cedar shinsle panels and other products.

Cedarsource Manufacturing. Inc. 312

Ponland. Or.

Custom grades, surfacing, sizes, tallies in western red, inland, incense, Port Orford and Alaska cedar.

Brattleboro, Vt.

Manufacturer of eastern white domestic hardwoods.

Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Inc.

Chicago, Il.

Futures and options on lumber and OSB.

Coastal Lumber Co.

Weldon. N.C.

Hardwood lumber, SYP lumber, plywood.

Collins Companies. The

Portland, Or.

237

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Hardboard siding/trim, softwood framing, hardwood lumber, particleboard, plywood underlayment, sheathing and T&G.

Brookhaven, Ms.

SYP sawmill and CCA wood treating plant

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P.O. Box 3293, Omak, Wa. 98841; (509) 826-5927: Fax 509-422-'154 l: Booth Contacts: Bob Bretz, Billy Gunn.

An 80 million bd. ft. per year sawmill owned by the Colville Tribe that has 1.4 million, heavily timbered acres. Produces pon-

derosa pine 6/4 Shop & Btr. and lx4 thru 1x12 Commons. The company also produces kiln dried Douglas fir lam stock and dimension, 2x4 thru 2x12.

Coooer Creek Cedar Ltd. Meadow Creek. B.C. Cedar boards, decking and fencing.

Crown Pacific

Portland, Or.

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Integrated firm with significant timberland holdings and conversion facilities. Sells logs, lumber and lumber products to domestic and overseas markets.

412

DLH

Second largest wood producer in eastern Canada, producing SPF studs, dimension, F/J and MSR.

Supplier of Superdeck wood care products.

George, B.C. SPF producer of lx3-lx6 and 2x3-2x12.

Delta, B.C.

Sawmill specializing in western red cedar and Pacific Coast yellow cedar products.

Desticon Transoortation Services 4Ol Richmond, B.C.

Transportation, rail tracing, and inventory handling and control. Reloads in Wa., B.C., Ab. and Saskatchewan.

Diacon Technologies Ltd. ll2 Richmond, B.C.

Manufacturer of wood preservative treatments. water-based, sealants, antifungal agents, and kilndried lumber waxes.

DiPrizio Pine Sales 127 Middleton. N.H.

K.D. eastern white pine mill with an annual production of l8 million bd. ft.

Eufala, Al.

SP mill produces 70 million bd. fi. annually.

262

Perfbmance rated OSB panels and Uni-flor.

Emoire Lumber Co, Arlington, Wa.

Three plants produce WRC decking, trim, fascia, K.D. knotty bevel siding, and fencing.

Gulf States Paper Corporation provides a full range of wood products and services that meet the demanding needs of an industry built on quality.

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Fenclo Ltd.

Saint-Jean, P.Q.

Manufacturer of pre-assembled fence panels, wood fence components, and wood lattice and components.

Filler King Co. 415

Homedale, Id.

Laminated roof decking, DF laminated beams and longJength dimension.

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P.O. Box 545, Roseville, Mi. 48066; (586) 296-87'70: Fax 586-296-877 3; E-mail jgilleran @finnforestus.com; www.finnforestus.comi

Booth Contact: Jim Gilleran.

Master Plank LVL. Master I l-beams. Master Plank scaffold plank, Finland birch plywood, and King Beam spruce glulam.

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Forest Grove Lumber Co. McMinnville. Or.

Producer of Accuruff specializing in premium sreen DF timbers.

Rapid City, S.D.

Pine dimension, boards and timbers, industrials, priming, treating andpatterns.

Portland. Or.

Long distance telephone service provider.

Fraser Cedar Products Ltd. 154 Maple Ridge, B.C. Shingle & shake mill specializing in WRC.

Fraser Pacific Lumber Co. 253 North Vancouver, B.C.

Provider of value-added trim products, including fascia, T&G, and WPI I and WP4 paneling.

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Douglas fir, western hemlock and westem red cedar sawmill.

Gemini Coatings

367 El Reno, Ok.

Interior stains, sealers, topcoats and pigmented products as well as exterior wood stains, preservatives and sealers.

306

Bariere, B.C.

Manufacturer of western red cedar lumber.

Gilman Building Products

437 Yulee, Fl.

SYP 4/4 commons, light framing, structural joists and planks.

Westbank, B.C.

Comprehensive line of whitewood board products andappearance boards.

Grouoe Lebel 342 Rividre-du-Loup, P.Q.

Products include sawlogs, treated wood, lattice, shingles and chips.

Gulf Lumber Co. 426 Mobile, Al.

Manufacturer of SYP dimension in framing, MSR andpressure treated.

CulfStates Paper Corp, 244 P.O. Box 48999, Tuscaloosa, Al. 35404; (205) 562-5000:. Fax 205-562-5814; www. gulf-states.com.

Produces a wide variety of products from southern yellow pine for the domestic and international markets. Sawmill manufactures over 150 million ft. of K.D. lumber and ooles a year.

Haida Forest Products Ltd. 453 Burnaby, B.C.

Producer of cedar siding, clear S4S finish, paneling and outdoor wood products.

226

9600 SW Barnes Rd., Ste. 200, Portland, Or. 97255: (503) 29'7-'7691; Fax 503-2036605 ; www.hamptonaffi liates.com.

Products offered: 3" and 4" structural dimension pullouts, laminating stock, light framing, long dimension 22' & longer, structural joists and planks, structural light framing, specialties.

Export clears, export merch/commons, industrial clears, post/timbers/beams/ stringers, shop/moulding stock. #l & Btr./select structural studs. l" side cuts, 2x3 studs, 2x4 precuts, 2x6 studs, 4x4, mobile home components, pallet stock. PET lonser than 96".

HancocklumberCo.

Casco, Me.

202

Manufacturer of eastern white oine lumber for 150years.

259

Chehalis. Wa.

Performance rated plywood.

Harwood Products 468 Branscomb. Ca.

Specialty sawmill providing Douglas fir and redwood, cut to order and anti-stain treated.

Hood Industries

Hattiesburg, Ms.

SYP dimension and plywood.

Thomson, Ga.

World's largest producer of fire-retardant treated wood.

Huber Corp...I.M. 24O

Charlotte, N.C.

Producer of engineered wood, including AdvanTech flooring and sheathing.

Ruston, La.

SYP plywood mill.

Idaho Timber Corn. 201 Fort Worth, Tx.

Operates four sawmills and nine manufacturing plants throughout the U.S.

International Beams

Fredericton, N.B.

Manufacturer of I-joists.

International Paper Co.

Dallas, Tx.

Lumber/panel manufacturer and marketer

Irving Forest Products Dixfield, Me.

Eastern white pine sawmill.

.Tackpine Forest Products

Williams Lake, B.C. Supplier of value-added products.

.Iasper Lumber Co. Jasper, Al.

SYP mill cutting 70 million ft. a year.

.L D. Lumber. Inc. Priest River, Id. Green dimension manufacturer.

Umpqua Lumber Co. and Wallowa Forest Products produce green and dry studs in DF, HF, and SPF-S. Grant Western Lumber produces pine and hem-fir shop, moulding and common lumber. Riddle Laminators produces laminated beams. lumber and LVL. D.R. Johnson Lumber produces green Doug fir and hem-fir timbers, joists and planks, as well as dimensional lumber. All products are anti-stain treated for mold andcanbe paper wrapped.

.Iones Lumber Sales. Inc.. Michael Wilsonville. Or.

Custom remanufacturer of upper grade Douglas fir finish.

Port Angeles, Wa.

Produces CedarPly cedar plywood siding; MDO, HDO, MDO and HDO concrete formst sanded hardwood plywood, and commodity fir Dlvwood.

Idaho Veneer Co.

Post Falls, Id. 242

Manufacturing ldaho white p\ne 414 and 514, 6 - l6' in length.

Indeoendent Dispatch. Inc. 320 Portland, Or.

Intermodal and trucking services to the forest products industry throughout North America.

Industrial Wood Products 223 Climax, N.C.

Inventorying more than I million ft. of SYP dimension lumber and offering custom remanufacturins services.

Industries Perron Inc.

Cap-de-la-Madeleine, P.Q. Dry F/J studs in 8',9'and l0'

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B.C.

Specialty sawmill cutting dimension lumber timbers, railroad ties, studs, structural joists/ planks through to musical instrument stock.

l99l Pruner Rd., Riddle, Or.91469l. (541) 87 4-2255: F ax 54 | -87 4-8229; www.drjlumber. com: Booth Contacts: Kevin Murray, J.T. Taylor.

The D.R. Johnson Group of companies produces a wide range of wood products for the building trade. Prairie Wood Products,

Klenk Holz AG

Oberrot, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

4ll Maibec Industries

Sre.-Foy, P.Q.

Krauter Storage Systems 403 3601 N. Arlington Ave., Indianapolis, In. 46218; (800) 992-28241 Fax 317-542-8961: www. krauter-storage.com; Booth Contact: Rick Hogue.

Off'ers a full line of warehouse storage tixtures, racking systems, and fully integrated rack-supported structures. Uses an architectural approach when designing storage solutions. In-house CAD department, licensed architect and consulting engineers registered in all 50 states provide the level of partnership required to ensure rhe job gets done right. whether for beginning a new site or adding to existing structures, Krauter can counsel and assist in

SPF dimension, MSR and white cedar shingles, K.D., tactory-stained and treated with bleaching oil.

Prineville, Or.

Pine, DF, larch and white fir.

Malloy Lumber Co. 234

Kingston, Id.

Producer of ldaho white pine and ponderosa pine selects, commons! pattern stock and shop.

Manke Lumber Co.. Inc. 256 Tacoma, Wa.

Manufacturer of Douglas fir and western hemlock dimension and timbers, with treating plant (Superior Wood Treating) in Sumner, Wa.

Manning Diversified Forest Products l4l Hotchkiss, Ab.

SPF sawmill-planer mill-reman facility.

Martco Partnershin Chopin, La. SYP plywood mill.

Corvallis, Or.

Sawmills cutting second growth western red cedar.

P.O. Box 719, Springfield, Or. 366 91477., (800) 773-9329', Fax 541-716-9430: www. mckenziefp.com; Booth Contacts: Steve Killgore, Marcy Parish, Josh Gibeau. Manufactures plywood products utilizing high quality Douglas fir. McKenzie Forest Products specializes in concrete fbrm, HDO, MDO, as well as Marine grade, Siding and Sandeds. We have 8', 9' and l0' capability and will manufacture to your specifications. All products are manufactured in accordance with APA PS-195.

McShan Lumber Co. 235

McShan, Al.

Family-owned. 95-year-old sawmill specializing in southern pine boards, pattems, edge glued stair parts, stepping dimension and export saps.

Mr. Soindle

Valley City, N.D.

267

Manufacturer of premium redwood and western red cedar spindles, handrails, newels, posts, finials andDostcaos.

North American Reload. Inc.

Abbotsford, B.C.

236

Lumber distribution/transportation facility with on-site treating and reman facility. Second ymd in Wa.

Mill River Lumber Ltd.

246 North Clarendon. Vt.

Sawmill, kilns, planer mill and chop shop producing predominantly eastem white pine lumber.

124

Edmonton, Ab.

Sawmills make SPF dimension and valueadded products for wholesalers in North America and Asia.

Abbotsford. B.C.

Niagara Falls, N.Y.

Transloading and warehouse company with five locations.

Neiman Enterprises Hulett, Wy.

Ponderosa pine lumber and millwork manufacturing facilities in Hulett, as well as Hill City, Stureis and Whitewood, S.D.

147 Norbord Industries

Lumber and panel rail/truck reloading and distribution for B.C.-originated product shipped to North American andoverseas markets.

When it c0mes to timbers, lIOBOIDY meatules up'to u5.

304 Toronto, On.

Makes OSB, MDF, SPF and hardwood plywood and markets others' softwood lumber and plywood.

Lumber Association I Rolling Meadows, Il.

Trade association of over 650 forest and building products industry wholesalers, manufacturers and affiliated comoanies in the U.S. andCanada.

134

Bristol, Fl.

Manufacturer of SYP products including 2x42x12, lx4 and 5/4x6 radius-edge decking.

North Pacilic (iroup

145

Box 39 I 5, Portland, Or. 97202; (800) 5478440; Fax 503-23O-2291 ; www.northpacific. com; Booth Contact:Monique Bauer.

For over 50 years, North Pacific Group has specialized in the wholesale, distribution and manufacturing of forest products and building materials. With offices and distribution centers throughout the U.S., North Pacific provides its trading partners with personalized service from its highly skilled sales, trading and support staff.

Tacoma, Wa.

Products include clear heart VG WRC.

338

Obdyke Inc.. Benjamin 456 Horsham. Pa.

Residential roofing ventilation products.

Old Town Lumber Co.

322 Kenduskeag, Me.

Eastern white pine manufacturer.

Olympic/PPG Industries Ul Chesapeake, Va.

Originator of and leader in machine coating technolosv.

247

North Plains, Or.

Maker of nearly 700 specialty wood products, primarily K.D. S45, pattems and industrial clear.

Owens Forest Products 360 Duluth. Mn.

Hardwood flooring anddoors.

Pacific Lumber Co.. The 346 Scotia, Ca.

Manufacturer of redwood and DF lumber.

Pacific Prime Wood Products lll Redmond. Or.

310

Delta B.C.

Manufacturer of value-added western red cedar outdoor garden products (lattice, fence panels, pergola systems, planters, deck squares).

343

Brookings, Or.

Stiles, rails, frames, posts, parts, fascia, siding, countertops, concrete forms, LVL core, and rimboard.

Pacific Woodtech Coro. Boise. ld.

Private label engineered wood products

Packaging Corooration of America Lake Forest, Il. Packaging solutions.

Lake Forest, Il. Packaging solutions.

Palliser Lumber Sales Ltd.

Crossfield, Ab.

Manufacturer of customer-specified SPFstuds, pallet board, fencing, notched products, and specialty products.

Pope & Talbot. Inc. ll9

1500 Sw 1st. St., Portland, Or.97201: (503) 220-2750: Fax 5O3-220-2755; E-mail lumber.sales@poptal.com; www.poptal.com;

Booth Contact: Art Parker.

Three mills in western Canada produce SPF, fir/larch, hem-fir, and WRC. One mill in the Black Hills produces ponderosa pine.

Potlatch Corp. 335 Lewiston, Id.

Produces dimension lumber, cedar products, industrial plywood, particleboard, OSB, studs and F/Jstuds.

Manufacturer of flooring, plywood, lumber and panel products.

Pennsylvania Lumbermens

Ukiai, Ca.

324

Manufacturer of Penofin exterior and interior natural wood stains and finishes featuring unique oil base, transoxide pigments and high UV rating.

Pine Tech. Inc. Lake City, Mi.

Manufacturer of red pine timbers, squares, dimension, boards and round posts.

Power Wood Coro.

Port Coquitlam, B.C.

Miller, John Reger.

Redwood decking, fencing, and siding; ipd; incense cedar; westem red cedar; Douglas fir framing andpressure treatment; hem-fir residential treatment, and plywood CDX and ACX.

118

Manufacturer and distributor of high grade WRC, specializing in K.D. clears, appearance and clear timbers.

Precision Lumber Co.

325 Ponland. Or.

Pine boards, selects and commons.

RBI Enterorises. Inc.

313 Jacksonville, Fl.

Manufacturer and importer of Brazilian pine.

Rayonier

302 Baxley, Ga.

Wood products and fiber procurement.

Redwood limpire Sawnrill

222

10 Madrone Ave., Morgan Hill, Ca. 9s038; (408) 779-7354; Fax 408-778-1078; Email sales@redwoodemp.com; www.redwoodemp.com; Booth Contacts: Sean Burch, Danny

Reload Inc.. The

122 St. Louis, Mo.

Warehousing, distribution and transloading rail and truck from facilities in Wisconsin. Missouri. Illinois and Arizona.

347

820 Guy St., Kelowna, B.C., Canada VIY 7R5; (250) 762-7743: Fax 250-861-6925; Email lumber@riverside.bc.ca; www.riverside. bc.ca; Booth Contact: Todd Bengert.

Solid studs: precision lengths to 9 ft. Fingerjointed studs: exceptional strength in 2x3,2x4 and 2x6 sizes to l0 ft. (and longer). Dimension lumber: SPF and Douglas fir from 2x4 to 2xl2 in random lengths. We also produce a full selection of softwood plywood including SPF and Douglas fir in CC PTS, underlayment, CC, CD and specialty grades in oanel thicknesses of 3/8" to l-1l8".

Robbins Lumber. Inc.

40E Searsmont. Me.

Specializing in eastem white pine, the 40-acre site includes co-generation plant, kilns, computerized sawmill, planing mills, and cut-up shop.

Roberts & Dybdahl. Inc.

309 Des Moines, Ia.

Truss maker and wood products wholesaler.

Plum Creek Columbia Falls, Mt.

Two Montana sawmills produce boards, two produce solid and F/J studs, and two others SYP dimension.

Rosboro Lumber Co. 255

Searsmont. Me.

Manufacturer of dimension, studs, plywood veneer and glulams for 50+ years.

Seemac Inc.

Carmel, In.

336

Supplies wood components to industrial markets.

Shuoualak Lumber Co.

Shuqualak, Ms.

151

SYP lumber producer of primarily 2" dimension 2x4-2x12, in lengths of 8 -20'.

Roseburg Forest Products Co.

44611/A Roseburg, Or.

Manufacturer/marketer of lumber, plywood, plywood specialties, particleboard, melamine, fi lm andcoated finishes.

Samuel Strapping Systems 344 Etobicoke, On.

Steel and plastic strapping.

Sawarne Lumber Co. Ltd.

351 Richmond, B.C.

Western red cedar siding, paneling, boards, dimension, decking, fencing, beams.

Snohomish, Wa.

Sawmill with 135 million bd. ft. annual production, mainly K.D. hem-fir and green DF dimension to 20'.

Selkirk Soecialty Wood. Ltd, 355 Revelstoke, B.C.

K.D. and green western red cedar siding and paneling, solid andF/J.

254

P.O. Box 496028, Redding, Ca.96049: (530) 378-8000; Fax 530-378-8242; www.spiind.com; Booth Contact: Terry Kuehl.

Seneca Sawmill Co.

110 Eugene, Or.

Aims to provide the brightest, freshest, cleanest lumber products.

Shakertown 1992. Inc.

265 Winlock, Wa.

Supplier of cedar shingle siding panels, plus decorative and R&R shingles.

Sherwin-Williams Co.

109 Strongsville, Oh.

Manufacturer/distributor of architectural, industrial and chemical coatings, paints, stains and related products for the factory finish market.

Vertically integrated forest products company owns and manages 1.5 million acres of timberland, operates l4 sawmills, two millwork plants, a remanufacturing plant, a wood window and patio door plant. Produces a wide range of products in five species: ponderosa pine, sugar pine, Douglas fir, white fir and incense cedar.

Under three generations of Emmerson family ownership, Sierra Pacific Industries is in the business of maintaining healthy forests while providing wood products for consumers. SPI meets or exceeds the environmental standards of the Sustainable Forestry Initiative and is third party SFI cenified.

Silver Creek Prernium Products Ltd.

161 Mission, B.C.

Mill producing treated and untreated western red cedar shakesand shingles.

Simoson Timber Co.

258 Shelton, Wa.

Five mills, plywood plant, door plant and paper treating facility, and timberland owner.

Sirnoson Timber Co.-

California Operations

2ll Arcata, Ca.

Redwood decking, sidings, S4S boards, and dimension Douglas Fir.

Sinclar Enterorises Ltd.

159 Prince George, B.C.

Sales outlet for four stud mills in the central interior of B.C.

Sincol U.S.. Inc.

452 Hialeah, Fl.

Imported wood doors, moulding and flooring.

Siskivou Forest Products

424 6275 Hwy.273, Anderson, Ca. 96007; (8OO) 427-82531 Fax 530-378-6987; E-mail danensp@shasta.com; Booth Contacts: Darren Duchi, Mike Webster.

Species: Western.red cedar, incense, cedar, redwood, hem-fir, Douglas fir, pine, white fr and alder. Products: Fingerjoint boards, pattern sidings, engineered products, edge-glued panels. Services: 12 dry kilns for custom drying.

Skana Forest Products Ltd. ?.6

Richmond, B.C.

Manufacturer of WRC products.

Slocan Forest Products

251 Richmond, B.C.

Operator of OSB plant, two plywood mills and l2 facilities milling SPF, DF, larch/fir, hem-fir, westem red cedar and IWP into studs, dimension andboards.

Snavely International

San Francisco, Ca

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Manufacturer and importer of softwood lumber and specialties, such as radiata pine, Austrian Spruce boards, and edge-glued panels.

Sociedad Masmadera Ltda.

Arlington, Wa

162

Spotnails

Rolling Meadows, Il.

Maker of pneumatically driven fasteners.

Soruceland Millworks

Surrey, B.C.

Value-added SPF lumber products.

Stimson Lumber Co. Portland. Or.

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Offerings include Duratemp siding, panel products, and framing lumber.

Stoltze Land & Lumber Co.. F.H. 36E

Columbia Falls, Mt.

Sawmill for cedar boards, finish and siding.

Stora/Enso Timber Grouo 435 Lake Oswego, Or.

European sawmill providing spruce and pine construction lumber worldwide.

Sunbelt Storage Systems 63

Alpharetta, Ga.

Sales and installation of storage rack systems for the LBM industry.

Sundance Forest Industries. Ltd. 450 Edson, Ab.

Sawmill specializing in lodgepole pine.

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7525 Perryman Ct., Curtis Bay, Md. 21226; (8OO) 966-28O1; Fax 410-360-2288; www.swansecure.com; Booth Contact: Bart Swan.

Manufacturer and distributor of a comprehensive line of stainless steel and copper alloy fasteners. Both hand drive and collated nails and screws are available for the application of premium wood and polymer composite building materials. New products this year include the SWERCS-screws specifically designed for solid polymer composite decking-and the Wood Peckers-stainless steel scrdivs with a patented thead that greatly reduces the need to pre-drill dense materials such as ip6.

Swanson Grouo

Glendale, Or.

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Narrow dimension lumber and western softwood plywood and veneer.

Taiga Forest Products Ltd. 418

Bumaby, B.C.

Distributor with l4 distribution yards, three reloads, remans and treating plants. 217

Surrey, B.C.

Western red cedar shakes, shingles, lumber, paneling and siding.

Tebb & Sons. Fred 303 Tacoma, Wa.

Westem red cedar remmufacturer.

Tembec Inc.. Forest Products Group 416

Timmins, On.

Facilities produce SPF, pine, OSB, LVL, hardwood and floorins.

Temple

Diboll, Tx.

353

Manufacturer of building prdoucts, including lumber, particleboard, MDF, gypsum wallboard, exterior sheathing, and engineered siding and trim.

215

356

P.O. Box 646, 600 Baxley Hwy., Hazlehurst, Ga. 31539; (912) 375-77O3; Fax 912-37 5-39651, Email thlhwd@altamaha.neti

Booth Contact: John Stevenson.

Manufacturers and exporters of quality southem hardwoods and cypress products from America's only renewable resource since 195'7.

ThomosonMahoganyCo. 224 Philadelphia, Pa.

Direct importer of hardwoods for over 150 years.

Timber Products Inspection. Inc. 3@ Conyers, Ga.

Wood products inspection, certification, testing, verification, training and operational improvement consulting company.

T.I&R Trading Coro.

Chicago, Il.

Cheyenne, Wy.

Pond pine, ESLPP, Douglas fir and hem-fir from three sawmills and two remanufacturins plants.

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Specialists in lumber and OSB futures, managing hedging programs for mills and wholesalers and providing cashand futures analysis.

Tolko Industries Ltd.

Vemon, B.C.

Marketer/manufacturer of wood, paper, panel and engineered products. Three marketing and sales offices represent l+ billion ft. of products from eight plants.

TreeSourcelndustries

Portland, Or.

308

Douglas fir, hemlock, white fir studs and dimension lumber.

Trirnloist Corp.

Columbus, Ms.

125

Unique open web floor truss combined with a trimmable, wooden l-joist.

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I122 Hwy. l. Oldtoun. Id. El8ll.: (20E) -137-2.111: Fax 208-.137

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Outckxrr dccking. boards. dinrension. pattern lurnber. sicling. paneling, llscia, cerlar S I S2E & S-lS boards. 5/.1 radius edge decking.

Portland. Or.

Reload spccializing in green and drv dinrcnsion lrLntber. plriiood and OSB. Operates t$o fricilities in the PDX markct. shipping l5 to l0 cars pcr da\.

Nottowa)'. Va.

SPIB mill producing SYP prttcrn work. ittdttslriril s(ock. rnd a lirll lirrc ol' products tbr the treating segmcnt.

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Cyber Connection exhibitors include:

Carbon Street Inc.

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1i823 Arbor St., Omaha, Ne.68144; (402) 3306620; Fax 4O2-33O-6'737: E-mail dmsi@dmsi.com; www.dmsi.com; Booth Contact: Monte Jensen.

For more than 25 years, DMSi has been the longstanding provider of business management and integrated e-commerce software solutions for lumber, millwork and building material distributors. It is recognized throughout the industry for customer service excellence. DMSi's interactive modules provide the core back office system building distributors need to manage their dayto-day business efficiently. DMSi serves more than 280 of North America's top building product distributors, who account for nearly 800 distributor locations throuchout the U.S. and Canada.

Enterprise Computer Systems. Inc.

LISA Technologies Inc.

Lumber-Net

Pro-Com Integrated Software Inc.

Progressive Solutions Inc.

ScoopSoft CorpJCognicase

TraderDirect. LLC

TradeTec Comnuter Systems Inc.

World Wide Wood Network. Ltd.

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P.O. Box 2592, Yelm, Wa. 98597; (360) 458-9800r Fax 360-458-9801; E-mail cjw@wwwood.net; www.wwwood.netl Booth Contact: Claudia Westbrook.

Created by wood products people for wood products companies, World Wide Wood Network offers the wood products industry experienced business processing consulting, information and supply chain management solutions, and operates a subscription-based marketplace for wood products at www.wwwood.net. In conjunction with its patent pending W3Net Commerce platform, it brings functional tools to the industry, such as electronic document exchange, supplier-managed inventory for program sales and consignment distribution, order tracking, shipping coordination, and data translation between disparate back oftlce systems. A1l of these tools can be bundled in a private trading network for companies that require individualized solutions.

Tucker Lumber Coro.. C.M..

Pageland, S.C.

Weston Forest Corp.

Mississauga, On.

SYP sawmill, treating facility, and LifePine shake and shingle manufactur- Remanufacturer specializing in eastern white pine for the retail and induser, specializing in heavy roof decking, a full line of treated materials and deck trial sectors, solid and F/J forms, and industrial products in eastern SPF, hardaccessories. and treated SYP shakesand shingles [or roofing and siding.

402

woods and panel products

Westran Services Ltd.

New Westminster. B.C.

Remanufacturer and distributor of specialty and industrial products from Providing transportation services with over 225 railcars dedicated to B.C cedar, hemlock, fir, spruce andprne.

Union Pacific Railroad

Omaha, Ne.

210

shipments. Served by BNSF

Beaverton, Or.

The largest rail system in North America, serving the westem two-thirds of Manufacturer of high grade clear Douglas fir, hemlock, and western red the U.S. cedar finish and industrial lumber.

Manufacturer and marketer of dimension lumber, studs and pre-cut com-

ponents. Three plants offer I 50 million ft. of annual production.

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company producing a wide range of building materials, includ-

Warm Springs, Or.

Douglas fir and hem-fir manufacturer of K.D. dimension lumber andgreen timbers.

Weaber. Inc.

Lebanon, Pa.

364

Manufacturer of S4S hardwood boards and mouldings in oak and poplar.

Marysville, Wa.

Producers of cedar fencing, decking, reman lumber, and bevel siding.

West Bay Forest Products & Mfg. Ltd.

New Westminster, B.C.

146

Two remanufacturing plants, two sawmills, and a specialties division, Cedarshed Industries.

Williams Lumber Co. of North Carolina. Inc.

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P.O. Box 4198, Rocky Mount, N.C. 27803; (252) 442-2136: Fax 252442-0765t Email wmslbrconc@aol.com; Booth Contacts: John Haggerty, George Riley, Joseph Haggerty.

Wholesale-processors with a concentration of sale of cypress. Our primary objective is to remanufacture cypress into products such as siding, flooring, dimension, ceiling and paneling. Booth will showcase cypress finish products. Focus is to promote cypress sales nationwide.

Winton Sales

Ruston, La.

157

winton products from The Pas Lumber Co. Ltd. include high quality dimension and longJength F/J lumber.

Woodcoro Distribution Inc.

Montreal, P.Q. Lumber manufacturer.

Eugene, Or.

Manufacturer of Douglas fir products, including posts, timbers and railroad ties. for domestic andexDort.

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National Hardwood Lumber Association - Oct. 10-11, advanced drying seminar, Memphis, Tn.; (901) 377-1818.

Honk Kong Hardware Building Materials & Home Improvement Fair - Oct. 10-12, Honk Kong; (2 l2) 838-8688.

Wood & Wood Products and Custom Woodworking Business - Oct. 11-12, expo, Portland, Or.; (888) 903-9663.

Ace Hardware Corp. - Oct. 11-14, fall market, Pennsylvania Convention Center, Philadelphia, Pa.; (630) 990-6600.

National Sash & Door Jobbers Association - Oct. 12-16, annual convention, San Antonio, Tx.; (800) 786-72"14.

N.C. State University Wood Prdoucts Extension - Oct. 14-15, hardwood plywood manufacturing seminar, Raleigh, N.C.; (919) 515-5579.

Building Component Manufacturers Conference - Oct. 16-18, Columbus, Oh.; (608) 274-4849.

Sunbelt Builders Show - OcL 17-19, Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Tx.; (972) 402-0094.

Taipei International Hardware & D-I-Y Show - Oct. 17-19, Taipei, Taiwan; 01 l-886-2-2595-4212.

House-Hasson Hardware Co. - Oct. 18-20, fall dealer market, Lexington, Ky.; (865) 525-0471.

Timber Products lnspection - Oct. 19, annual grader contest, Cox Wood Preserving, Orangeburg, S.C.; (770) 922-8000.

Do it Best Corp. - Oct. 19-22, fall market, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, In.; (219) 748-5300.

Virginia Tech Center for Forest Products Marketing & Management - Oct. 24-25, customer service short course, Blacksburg, Va.; (540) 231-9759.

Texas Home & Garden Show - Oct.25-27, Reliant Hall, Houston, Tx.; (800) 654-1480.

Nationaf Paint & Coatings Association - Oct. 27-29, annual meeting, New Orleans, La; (202) 462-6272.

Remodelers Show - Oct.3L- Nov. 2, Indiana Convention Center, Indianapolis, In.; (800) 368-5242.

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Wood Flooring Manufacturers Association - Nov. 4-8, wood flooring inspector certification course, AgriCenter International, Memphis, Tn.; (901) 526-5016.

Mid.America Lumbermens Association - Nov. 6, working with builders workshop, Tulsa, Ok.; (816) 561-5323.

National Association of Women in Construction - Nov. 7, Austin chapter monthly meeting, Austin, Tx.; (5 l2) 476-5534.

Building Industry Show - Nov. 7-8, Convention Center, Long Beach, Ca. ; (909) 396-9993.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - Nov. 7-9. Traders Market, Wyndham Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Tx.; (800) 527-8258.

Architectural Woodwork Institute - Nov. 14-16, annual meeting, Hilton Palacio Del Rio, San Antonio, Tx.; (703) 733-0600.

North American Building Material Distribution AssociationNov. 14-16, annual convention and conference, Gaylord Palms Resort, Orlando, Fl.; (888) 747-7862.

American Lumber Standard Committee - Nov. 15, annual meeting, Harrah's, Las Vegas, Nv.; (301) 972-1700.

National Hardwood Lumber Association - Nov. 16, sawyer, trimmerman and edgerman training, Memphis, Tn.; (901) 377t818.

Vermont American Tool Co. - Nov. 18-19, power tool university, Louisville, Ky.

Mid-America Lumbermens Association - Nov. 20, competing with big box stores seminar, Little Rock, Ar.; Nov. 21, oklahoma city, ok.; (816) 561-5323.

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William Behan has been named president of Columbus Lumber Co. LLC, Brookhaven, Ms., succeeding the late John M. Behan, Sr.

Daniel F. "Duffy" Walters has been promoted to v.p.-sales at Enterprise Computer Systems, Greenville, S.C. Pamela L. Kolb has rejoined the company as senior sales mgr., covering Oklahoma, Texas, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi.

Pete Martin is the new store mgr. at 84 Lumber Co., Danville, W.V.

Dr. David Chambers has purchased and plans to reopen Potlatch Corp.'s Warren, Ar., hardwood sawmill, which closed in late July.

Graham Nelson is the new Southeastern U.S. representative for sales and customer account responsibility at Progressive Solutions.

Brent Stinnett has been appointed v.p. of timberlands from Alabama to Texas at Plum Creek Timber Co. Thomas Reed is now v.p. managing forests from Alabama to the Atlantic coast.

John Garner, formerly with Kuykendall Trading, has opened a Tulsa, Ok., office for CLT/Tom L. Davis Lumber.

Don Zachary has moved from president, DW Wholesale Lumber, DeSoto, Tx., to v.p.-lumber for DW Distribution. based out of Greenville, Tx.

John Fierro is the new store mgr. at Home Depot, Silver Spring, Md. Vicente Perez, mgr. of the new Weslaco. Tx.. did not attend the store's opening because of a heart attack; Houston-area mgr. Robert Simmons stood in for him during the ceremonies.

Gary Easton and Gary Knesek, exTrussway, have formed Double G Forest Products, Houston, Tx. Former Trussway associates Clint Liller and Charlie Pharris have also joined Double G.

Mike Balser is the new store mgr. at Lowe's, Cross Lanes, W.V. New store mgrs. in Maryland include Pat Carter, Westminster; Terry Brewster, Hagerstown, and Bob Weber, Salisbury.

Martin Bracamonte has been promoted to v.p.-manufacturing support at Pilkington North America's Laurinburg, N.C., facility.

Rick Trottier has joined Correct Building Products as CorrectDeck product representative.

Kellie Schroeder has been named president of the Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association. She succeeds Jim Costello Jan. l.

David Smith has been promoted to executive v.p. at Metabo Corp.

Cindy Kile, ex-Amarillo Hardware and California Hardware, has been named c.f.o. at Distribution America.

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John Hammack, Hood Industries, Hattiesburg, Ms., was elected to the board of trustees of APA-The Engineered Wood Association. He succeeds John N. Galloway, Hood Industries, who has resigned as a trustee after l8 years.

Noah Hageling is now in charge of retail product pricing at MungusFungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to co-owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

Judge Halts Lowe's Project

A circuit judge has stopped the construction of a new $22 million Lowe's in Virginia because of a land dispute.

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The owner and renter of the nearby property are suing Lowe's, seeking a temporary restraining order and permanent injunction.

The controversy is about a 50-ft. dirt road leading from a lot behind the Lowe's site, through the Lowe's property and on to the main street in front of the properties.

A lawyer for the renter said it is impossible for Lowe's to build around the easement. "It runs right through the front door of the building. In order to build their building, Lowe's has to solve the problem of the easement," he said.

According to the Virginian-Pilot, Lowe's petitioned the Virginia Beach Circuit Court in 2000 for permission to move the easement without the neighbors' approval.

The paper also contends that Lowe's recorded a deed that purported to move the easement without the neighbor's knowledge.

"They went about it in a sneaky fashion." said a lawver for the owner's

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Lowe's says it is evaluating its legal options.

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Doors Swing Open In Fort Worth

Fort Worth Lumber Co.. Fort Worth. Tx., has returned to its roots by opening an on-site door shop and millwork showroom using the name the company was founded as more than 60 years ago.

Fort Worth Sash & Door features a new 55,000-sq. ft. warehouse, including 11,000 sq. ft. of door manufacturing space. "We realized that if we wanted to control the quality of the doors we sell, we should manufacture them ourselves," said Emily Fiesler.

A new 4,500-sq. ft. building is split between office space and a showroom to showcase columns, windows, doors, sidelites, stair parts and trim for custom builders.

Fort Worth Sash & Door will be headed by general manager Mike Pontremole and operations manager Celso Duran, with outside salesmen Jeff Eddy, Forrest Kirkpatrick and stair parts specialist Michael Lynch, and inside sales personnel Pete Howell and Lee Ann Venable.

The new facility opened in early September, but held an official grand opening October 2.

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84 Lumber Rolls Out Big Plans

After opening 23 stores so far this year, 84 Lumber Co. will break ground in November on l2 more pro yards.

Over the next | 2 to 18 months, 84 Lumber plans to open at least 25 additional stores and five new component manufacturing plants in the Atlanta, Washington, D.C., Philadelphia, Indianapolis and Chicago markets.

84 Lumber's Production Builder Services will also expand this year with a second plant in Indianapolis and a new facility in Atlanta. The division provides component manufacturing, installation and an on-site contractor service rep, and other services to large-scale homebuilders.

The latest new store opening was August 27 in Conroe, Tx. Headed by manager Mark Olivani and co-manager Doug Vail, the 28,000-sq. ft. store carries more than 8,000 products and also has an on-site door hanging facility.

84 Lumber also opened Aug. 16 in Columbus, Ga., and in April in l0 states, including Tx., Ok., Al., and Md.

S.C. Growers Urge l-P Investigation

The South Carolina attorney general's office is investigating allegations by small state timber growers that International Paper is engaged in unfair market practices. reports the Vancouver Sun. The attorney general's office asked the state's chief forester to investigate the claims.

The growers allege that I-P has restrained trade, set timber prices and utilized its size to kill competitive bidding. They also claim I-P has used "veiled threats" to cut off timber suppliers who do not supply accounting information.

U.S. Forest Landowners Association president Kevin Larson said there are "pockets" in the South where large companies restrict the forces of the open timber market.

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lnsulation By The Slice

GRK Fasteners has introduced a fiberglass insulation knife reportedly able to cut pieces as small as ll2"

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Snap-Ov features pitches that are said to pull the deck board tight to the joist and have a holing strength four times that of a nail.

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A new hand-held calculator from Calculated Industries determines needed quantities for studs, 2x8 sheets, floor tiles, paint and rolls of wallpaper in for home improvement projects.

ProCalc is said to solve mathematical problems for hundreds of d-i-yer projects. It comes in a protective hard case and features a one-year limited warranty.

Open Joist 2000 is made with finger joinery and a waterproof structural adhesive and comes in 9-318", ll718", 13" and 16" depths with trimmable ends that are said to fit exact framing dimensions.

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The Arch Enemy Of Fire

Arch Wood Protection has introduced a new 40-year warranty for its fire retardant treated wood.

Dricon's new warranty assures against damage from fungal decay,

RealPost is ICBO and ANSI/ AF&PA acredited for structural use and is available in a CCA pressure treated post.

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A Fan Of Wood Stoves

A self-powered wood stove fan that generates its own energy is available from Caframo.

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Bend, But Don't Break

Composite bender board that is said not to rot, split or suffer from termite damage or fungal decay is new from FiberTech Polymers Inc.

DriWrap is said to be the most efficient approach for the protection of kiln dried lumber against mold and water.

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Steel stair risers made with heavy duty steel tubing for support and stability are now available from Peak Products.

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While unveiling one vastly expanded facility, Weyerhaeuser Co. also announced plans to close two other Southeastern plants it acquired in the Willamette Industries deal to "help improve operating efficiency."

The company will permanently close its Lillie, La., particleboard plant on or before Dec. 31, eliminating 127 jobs and I 19 million sq. ft. of production.

Its Tulsa, Ok., corrugated sheet manufacturing facility shut down in early September, eliminating 25 positions and 3l million sq. ft. o[capacity.

The company also completed an $80 million modernization project at its Simsboro, La., particleboard plant. The facility now produces UltraPine in sizes up to l0 ft. wide by 24 ft. long.

Mill manager Danell Keeling said the company installed a continuous particleboard press that more than doubles product size options, production capability and manufacturing space at the facility from 230,000 to 5 10,000 sq. ft.

The l6-month project, which began under Willamette, now puts the facility's production capacity at 240 million sq. ft. annually.

Florida Yard Bowls A Strike

Kimal Lumber Co. has opened a new facility in Englewood, Fl., that it hopes will bowl customers over.

Last month Kimal Lumber moved from its old 1,034-sq. ft. facility and into a new 12,000-sq. ft. office and sales building, complete with an authentic maple and pine bowling alley floor.

"We knew it would be a unique thing in a lumberyard to have a bowling alley floor," said branch manager Don Caudill. "We're even going to set up a bowling ball and pins in here as a teaser."

Caudill said it cost $24,000 to purchase the floor from an old Miami bowling alley and install it. Another $14,000 was spent refinishing it. "It was a slow process at first to get it installed," he said. "It took 612 hours to install it."

The sales room is divided into 100-ft. long,42-inch wide lanes separated by mahogany strips and secured by 1,440 wood plugs. The alley floor also covers the sales counter.

Rob Liebgott, 52, senior v.p.-sales, marketing and advertising, TruServ Corp., died from heart failure Sept. 7.

In 1973, he joined TruServ's predecessor, Cotter and Co., as assistant mgr. for appliances and electronics. The following year he was named general manager.

Mr. Liebgott joined Sentry Hardware in 1985 as general merchandising mgr. and became v.p.-merchandising and advertising after Sentry merged with Liberty Distributors to form Distribution America in 1991. He rejoined Cotter and Co. in 1996.

He served on the trophy committee of the Hardware Group Association and Golden Hammer Retail Award Committee.

Lon Gribble, 76, retired mgr., Ridge Lumber Co., Lakeland, Ga., died of heart complications July 26.

A native of Habersham County, Ga., Mr. Gribble served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.

Home Depot Battling Florida City

Home Depot and North Miami, Fl., are once again suing each other over the fate of an uncompleted store located partially within the boundaries of the South Florida community.

North Miami is suing Home Depot over lost legal fees and argues that county zoning permitting construction of the store was without legal basis. In May it was discovered that part of the Depot property is within North Miami city limits.

The discovery has given weight to complaints by neighborhood residents who have opposed the construction from the beginning, claiming that increased traffic would harm the area's quality of life.

A day after the city filed suit, Home Depot sued the city, asking for compensation of lost profits and increased development fees from the city's opposition, along with other punitive damages.

Depot's attorney estimates that compensation fees alone could be as high as $10 million.

The latest round of suits caps a cantankerous relationship that has resulted in legal action taken by both sides over the last year.

The Depot suit also claims that North Miami has repeatedly violated terms of a 1999 zoning application agreement, even unlawfully denying the construction project water and utility service at one point.

In June a court injunction stopped construction at the site.

Home Depot officials have also suggested that North Miami mayor Josaphat Celestin is trying to stifle the construction because important political allies who reside in the neighborhood oppose the store.

Mayor Celestin has denied that politics has played a factor in his actions.

Home Depot, said the mayor, "has no respect for the law. They think they can lie, and because they are a $60 billion company the law doesn't apply to them. I'll countersue for defamation of character."

Strong Marks For Alabama EWP Mill

In an effort to strengthen its brand and keep engineered wood from slipping to commodity status, International Paper Co.'s mill in Thorsby, Al., has overhauled its product marking systems.

According to the facility's technical director, Derek Ratchford, using a modern marking system improves output quality and helps move its I-Joist line significantly faster from the mill, through distribution, and on to the endcustomer. Line speeds now operate in excess of 300 feet per minute. Printhead flushing, cleaning and maintenance are simplified, and markings can be changed in 20 seconds, instead of three to lour minutes.

Clearer marks help lumberyard customers segregate inventories more easily and accurately, as well as improve recognition of product quality and logos by customers and building code official.

Before switching to Matthews International's Jet-AMark R4 controller and its small and large character DOD 5100 marking system, Ratchford notes that even at slower line speeds its previous ink-jet system was encountering serious legibility problems of the identification on the flanges and web of its I-joists. I-joists, says IP's Lloyd Brown, "need to be recognized both for their structural integrity and uniform quality."

The joist flanges and now the webs are marked in greater detail so that better traceability can be accomplished for date of manufacture, the shift that worked on the line, the mill run, material used, and other critical indicators needed for product assurance. The markings, including the IP name and its "leaping leopard" logo, have an impact beyond mere trouble-shooting, since brand names are becoming more important today in product marketing success, Brown says.

"The name of the game today in developing engineered wood products is conveying to the installers and users of our l-Joists and Weldwood LVL that they are buying materials from the major world supplier of these forest products," Brown adds. "Also. that the materials come from mills with high quality standards. The excellence of our markings directly raises IP's visibility in the market, and our mark now represents the world leader we really are."

A special challenge is that engineered wood plants, much like saw mills, are full of particulates flying about "that can create problems for applying clear and durable ink marks on the wood," Ratchford says.

Prior to January, when the new marking system was acquired, only the flanges of the joists were marked. Since then the web markings were added to speed handling by the customer in warehoused inventories and to enhance brand identification.

lP'S new marking system helps ensure customers get the a clear message of quality about its l-joist line.

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FBMA show (continued from the previous page)i ('l) Jeff Tweten, Charles Schoen, Bob Kubinec. (2) Greg PybusiTraiy Daniels, Gary Calder. (3) Jay Leahy. (4) Mike Beep. (5) Hugh Mahei. Tee Grizzard, John Lynch. (6) Jack lce. Jennifer Eide, Donna McNamara. (7) pam Mitchell,. Mike B_arngs, Gary Hurst. (8) Mary & Ctark yandte. (9) 'Butch, Joe & Vincent Robley. (10) Brian Blocker,-Don, Allen & Scott bsteen. [1)Greg Bell. (12)Steve Mihailoff, Ed Grobtewski, Bryan Abtes, Sean Smith. (1_3) Greg Lathem. (14) Doug Asher. (15) Tbdd Braid, J.D. Woolm, Chad Braid. (16) Marty Hawking. 11Zy David Hebbard. (18)

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Everwood Treatment Co. ...............................(800) 226-3,f44

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

Gulf Lumber Co., Inc. .....................................(334) 457-6872

Gulf Slates Paper Corp..................................(205) 562-5000

McEwen Lumber Co ......(w\ 492-2A22

McShan LumberCo ..'..(205\375-6277

Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s...................Fn\ 235-6873

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Anthony Forest Produc,ts Co. .........................(800\ 22j -2926

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

Cedar Creek Wholesale, Inc. .........................(866) 760-5344

Hoover Treated Wood Products.....................(800) 591-5558

Weyerhaeuser Co. ........(800) 643-15j5

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Building Products ol America.........................(800) 962-1518

Diamond Hill Plywood C0...............................(800) 737-7135

Envir0Sa1e............... ....,.(941) 768-5248

Hoover Treated Wood Products, Inc. ..,..........(904) 258-781 I

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

McEwen Lumber Co. (Delray Beach).............(561 ) 276-51 55

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

McEwen Lumber Co. (Orlando)......................(407) 299 4230

McEwen Lumber Co. (Tampa) .......................(813) 248-41 1 1

Precision Architectural Products, Inc..............(888) 966-3777

Southern Pine Inspection 8ureau...................(850) 434-261 1

Southem Pine Timber Products.....................(800) 229-7463

Stambone & Associates.................................(863) 646-6445

Weyerhaeuser BMD (Jacksonville)................(877) 235.6873

Weyerhaeuser BMD (Pompano Beach).........(877) 235-6873

Weyerhaeuser Building Materials (Tampa)....(877) 235-6973

Arauco Wood Products, Inc............................(770) 379-9270

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Brackett 8r0s........... ......(800\542-6777

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

Crumpler Plastic Pipe, Inc.........,..,.................(800) 334-5071

Diamond Hill Plywood Co. (Charlotte)............(800]) 797-7134

Diamond Hill Plywood Co. (Greensboro) .......(800) 737-7130

Diamond Hill Plywood Co. (Raleigh) ..............(800) 737-7133

DLH Nordisk, Inc. ...........................................(800) 688-2882

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

Huber Corp., J.M..... ......(704)547-9220

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

McEwen Lumber Co. (Raleigh) ......................(91 9) 772-7550

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

Tank Fab Inc. ................(910) 675-8999

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Vinyl Windows & Doors C0rp........................,(910) 944-2100

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Hood Industries....... ......(601) 735-5071

Shuqualak Lumber C0.................,..................(601) 793-4528

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Weyerhaeuser Building Materia|s...................(877) 235-6973

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Anfinson Lumber Co. [1]..............20 trv.zt

Arch Wood Protection [101].......Cover I

Bowie Sims Prange [104] .......................4

Building Products Digest ..,......52

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C&D Lumber 161...........................27 ou gt

CCI Triad t1321........................Cover IV

Computer Associates lnc. U171...........42

Cox Wood Preserving t 1031...................3

Crumpler Plastic Pipe, Inc. [121]........44

Custom Lumber Mfg. [127].................49

Diamond Hill Plywood IL25l ....,......,.,24

Distribution Management Systems Inc. tlr4l .............. -...........39

Do it Best Corp. [102]................Cover II

Elder Forest Products, Inc. [118]........43

Elder Wood Preserving t1081................8

FasPac Inc. [123]...................................45

Finnforest USA I2l .22curt

Gulf States Paper Corp. [5] ..........26 rru o

Hampton Affi liates [15] ...............36 rru rar

Hoover Treated Wood Products t1101.............

International Paper Co.-Engineered Wood Division [131]............Cover III

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Johnson Lumber Co., D.R. [LL]..32surr

Krauter Storage Systems [0] --.31 ou ra

Kubinec Strapping Solutions 11201.....44

Landry Lumber Sales, Richard 11301.54

McEwen Lumber Co. [111] .................15

McKenzie Forest Products [9] ....30 rru rzr

Memphis Hardwood Flooring Co. 131.................. ---22ovtt

Merchant Magazine, The.....................52

Osmose t 181................................'..38 ou zor

PacTrim t1051 .........................................5

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Riverside Forest Products [12] ...33 rru rr

Sierra Pacific Industries [4] .........23 rru sr

Siskiyou Forest Products [15]............43

Snider Industries [1 19].........................41

Somerset Door & Column Co. [128]...49

Southern Forest Products Association 11291.............. .............s3

Southern Lumber Co., Inc. t1071..........7

Swan Secure Products 11161.,........43, 47

Sylvan Hardwoods t1091......................1 1

Tri-Pro Cedar Products [14].--..35 rrlr rzr

Wifliam & Sons, Jerry G. U221...........45

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