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Greg Fowler Gen. Mgr., B&C Home Center Grass Valley, CA

"Our products need to be highly visible and accessible, and we required a product separating system that reduced material moving and damage. That's why we selected National Store Fixtures. From planning to product selection, to turn-key installation, they made sure we were 1007o satisfied," said B&C General Manager Greg Fowler. National Store Fixtures products are the preferred heavy-duty, custom made racks for lumber and building materials home centers nationwide.

For more information, or your free products binder, call National Store Fixtures toll-free at 1-800,638-7941.

tems have become a key ingredient of a Best Management Practice (BMP) water quality control system. Pipe chemically unaffected by water effluent combinations is essential to the system. HDPE, the most chemically inert of all commercial grade plastics, assrres engineers of a chemically safe

Experimental Store In Atlanta

An experimental Expo store selling custom kirchen and bathroom design and upscale home items will open by the end of next year in the metro Atlanta, Ga., area

Home Depot is lmking for a site to house a laboratory type store similar to one they found successful in San Drego, Ca. Projected to occupy about 100,000 sq. ft. with a 30,000 sq. ft. carpeted and tiled showroom, the store will have a staff of about 175. No lumber or building supplies will be sold, although picture framing, a flower shop, window and floor coverings and custom kitchen counter fab'rication are planned.

Home Depot recently introduced installation service at 13 metro pipe system, Crumpler points out Dealers can begin to develop a niche market for large diarneter comrgated plastic pipe by contacting city, county and state engineering departments to investigate their needs and buying procedures.

Center Show and Conference March 2t-23, McCormick Place East, Chicago,Il.

A dealer and distributor panel is being formed to roact to the messages of A. D. Correll, G-P president and c.o.o.; William R. Corbin, executive vice president for wood products, Weyerhaeuser, and Peter J. G. Bentley, chairman and ceo, Canfor.

Atlanta locations. About 50 local contractors have been recruited to install around two dozen categories.of products ranging ftom ceiling fans to vinyl flooring. Tom Kesling, marketing manager of the new installed sales division, expects to move beyond single installations and offer complete kitchens and bath remodeling by spring. He expects to offer installed sales in all stores by the end of 1994.

Wood Supply To Open Show

"Forest Products '93: Where Will The Wood Come From?" featuring senior executives from GeorgiaPacific, Weyerhaeuser and Canfor will launch the 1993 National Home

Several concepts introduced last year will be continued: mid-daY workshops with box lunches, infonnal dealer-to-dealer breakfast or lunch roundtables on business topics, and Meet The Merchants, a Pre-show Progran for exhibitors. Advertising and management faining seminars will be offered.

Lowe's Ladies Morning Out

Lowe's in Roclcy Mount, N.C., has a new approach to clinics with a special Ladies Moming Out.

Store manager Wayne Hill explains the class caters to women who might feel uncomfortable participating in Lowe's weekend how-to clinics which men tend to dominate.

GOOD GOLF, lishing and fun wilh litlle sun as New Soulh Inc, enteilained 135 on Customer Apprsciation Day'92 in Mfile Bead, S.C. (1) Charlie Spell, Regina Williams, Chester Abee, Henry Wanen. (2) Dan Calver, Mark Moosa, Wayne Hill, Andy Bowden. (3) Debbie Sand, Edsel Harden. (4) Richaril Benton, Phillip

Great Southern Open House

Great Southern Wood Preserving, Abbeville, Al., celebrated completion of a $2.5 million upgrade with an open house and dedication Nov. 17.

Guess tou€d the 18 acre facility, viewed supplier exhibits and visited with college coaches who are commercial spokesmen for the company.

Pat Dye, Auburn; Bobby Bowden, Florida State; Ray Goff and Hugh Durham, University of Georgia; Larry Blakeney, Troy State, and Wimp Sanderson, former University of Alabama basketball coach now associated wittr Great Southern, made guest appearances and autographed balls for door prizes.

Housing Will Lead ln 1993

Housing will lead construction in 1993 with the single family sector slated to grow to 1,050,000 units, a 9Vo gain, F. W. Dodge forecasts.

EIAllen, Lee Ashburn, Larry Collins. (5) Mike Johnson, Joe Haruell, Geirrgp Adams, William Hemphill. (6) Donnie Wilson, Davkl Flenin,

Strongest regional gains will likety be in the south cenral area which has demonstrated consistent growth in recent years, and the south Atlantic, spurred by rebuilding in the wake of Hurricane Andrew. Defened demand from the 1990-91 downturn and the uneven 1992 rebound is expected to account for the increase.

Scotty's Theft Ring Exposed

Four suspected members of a theft ring that may have stolen more than $100,000 worth of power tools from Scotty's Winter Haven, Fl., distribution center have been arested, according w The Lakeland l-edger.

Two former employees were charged with grand theft for allegedly passing merchandise 0o the others for resale, said sheriffs deputies. About $25,000 worth of power tools bas been recovered by undercover detectives, but authorities believe tools were sold.

Treated Needed At Olympics

CCA treated wood will be used to build planter boxes for 25,000 trees which Georgia Trees Coalition plans to plant prior to the 1996 Olympics in Attanta.

Donations of lumber treated with CCA at .40 pcf are being solicited from lumber companies in Georgia and neighboring states. Each planter box will carry a name plate identifying the donor.

Builders Like Recyclables

Environmentally sensitive construction pnrducts are a major concern for residential home builders, according to 2,400 responding t0 a Dow survey on environmental questions.

Landfill costs and product recycling were top issues with32Vo spending between $250 and $500 per home built on disposal costs and 9Vo spending more than $1000 per home.