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Frank Crosslin Jr., 64, ceo, Crosslin Supply Co., Smyrna, Tn., died Aug. l8 in Nashville, Tn.

A native of Eagleville, Tn., and graduate of the University of Tennessee, he was a past president of the Tennessee Building Material Association, now the Southern Building Material Association.

William M. Horn, 85, retired general manager, Frankfort Building Supply, Frankfort, Ky., died Oct. 21 in Frankfort.

He served in the U.S. Navy during WWII and was a member of the Kentucky House of Representatives from 1952-1956.

He was a longtime member of the Kentucky Lumber and Building Material Dealers Association and served as president in 1980.

Software Firm Acquires Rival

Lumber management software company Progressive Solutions Inc., Richmond, B.C., has acquired log procurement and lumber sales software firm The Barker Group, Sault St. Marie, Ontario.

In addition to merging both companies' sales and marketing divisions, Barker's former headquarters will remain in operation and continue to be serviced by its veteran industry personnel support staff.

Progressive Solutions plans to shortly introduce Fiber Track and Mill Track, additional log procurement and lumber sales and inventory software packages to complement its Lumber Track wood management software program.

Sustainable Standards Sought

The International Forestry Industry Roundtable has unanimously agreed to evaluate the credibility of sustainable forestry programs and establish mutual recognition standards by April 2001.

IFIR is composed of national forest industry associations from the U.S., U.K., Canada, Mexico, Norway, Finland, Sweden, France, Brazil, Chile, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and the European Union.

The coalition made the announcement after its Oct. 24-2J annual meeting in Marysville, Australia, where forestry standards were the main topic on its asenda.

SFPA's Treats On The House

The construction of a second alltreated Habitat for Humanity house has begun in New Orleans, La., sponsored by Southern Forest Products Association.

With more than 8,000 bd. ft. of .40 CCA retention southern pine lumber donated by member Elder Wood Preserving, Mansura, La., the 1,000sq. ft. structure is one of 15 SFPAsponsored homes to be built on a single block by Habitat for Humanity.

The first Habitat home built with treated southern pine for all its framing elements was presented to its owner in July (see June, p. 21).

Huttig Loses Andersen Line

Huttig Building Products, Inc. is no longer carrying Andersen Windows at its 62 distribution centers.

Andersen decided to end the decades-old relationship due to differences in the companies' distribution strategies. Soon after, Huttig agreed to increase the number of its facilities that distribute Weather Shield windows and doors from eight to 13.

Huttig's sales of the Andersen line for the first six months of 2000 were $38 million.

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GYPSUM KINGS: At 700 million sq. ft., BPB Celotex's new Canollton, Ky.-based gypsum board manufacturing plant reportedly is one of the largest in the nation. The $72 million facility features totally computercontrolled equipment for making 114',318", 112" and 5/8" thick, 48" and 54" wide boards. The firm also has gypsum plants in Jacksonville, Fl.; Cody, Wy.; Fort Dodge, la., and Port Clinton, Oh., and a gypsum board lacings operation in Quincy, ll.

New N.C. Lowe's Has New Look

Lowe's hopes a new layout and product placement introduced in a store opening in Charlotte, N.C., will encourage customers to do more brainstorming and more buying.

The new store has more open aisles and features areas where customers can work with items and generate ideas for their homes.

Though Melissa Birdsong, director of trend forecasting and design, said the goal is to be a "store within a store," the new look also is a way for Lowe's to try to capitalize on the growing number of women involved in d-i-y projects.

While the American Hardware Manufacturers Association reported that 387o of last year's d-i-y purchases were made by females, women account for 50Vo of purchases at Lowe's. The revamped design excludes some of the steel shelving found in most existing stores, and also features color displays, room vignettes and product displays to draw shoppers to the idea/work area sections. "It invites you into the space," said Birdsong. "It says, 'We're in this business."'

These areas are not manned by Lowe's employees. Rather, the idea is to provide help to shoppers when associates are busy with other customers.

Charlotte-area customers are likely to see the changes in two more Lowe's stores that are set to open next year in south Charlotte and Matthews.

Construction Growth Slowing

While the nine-year growth of construction will continue into 2001, higher interest rates will help slow its pace, according to the chief economist of F.W. Dodge.

"We are not facing the imbalances that have been present in the latter stages of prior expansions," said Robert Murray. "We're not looking at wild swings here. That definitely is a reason to be optimistic."

He said construction will rise 37o to $462 billion in 2000, down from 1999's 107o increase. Single-family construction will slip 57o, continuing its 1998-1999 pace.

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