L-P Mexico Plans Under Fire

Work on the first phase of a $12 million Louisiana-Pacific manufacturing plant in Baja California is set to begin as soon as final permits are secured from the Mexican government.

Located at E,l Sauzal, just north of Ensenada, the plant as approved by the L-P board of directors will air dry and plane green redwood for lumber markets in Southern California and the Southwest, according to Shep Tucker, public affairs manager at L-P in Samoa, Ca.

Despite news stories to the contrary, the first loads ofgreen 2x4 and 2x6 redwood are expected to be shipped in February or as soon as the dredging ofthe harbor at El Sauzal is completed, he said. The company put out bids for the job in late December.

The wood will be stickered and stacked to await completion of production facilities, according to Tucker. The plan, he emphasized, is to have inventory ahead of the planer.

Production is expected to begin midyear. The site is located about 60 miles below the LJ.S. border.

John Kirchner, a l0 year L-P veteran, is project manager in Baja ('alifornia. He is finalizing plans for the ground breaking and construction of facilities, assisted by Roberto Jimenez, a bilingual Mexican national who formerly held a key economic development position with the Baja California government. f:quipment from the inoperational Potter Valley, Ca., sawmill will be used in the El Sauzal plant.

I)espite a storm of local criticism in the Humboldt and Mendocino press, L-P maintains that no logs will be shipped to Baja California, only green redwood lumber. Company officials stress that they plan to continue operations in both Humboldt and Mendocino counties.

Tucker emphasized that they are approaching the first phase of the project with cautious optimism. He intimates that the success of the sawmill and planer operation is essential to consideration of any further development in Baja ('alifornia.

Fire Retardant Guidelines

New interim testing guidelines for the design and installation of fire retardant treated wood have been released by the Fire Retardant Treated Wood Manufacturers Council. The newly-formed council comprises a group of fire retardant chemical and fire retardant treated lumber manufacturers.

According to George Eliades, president of the Society of American Wood Preservers and executive director of the council, "The new testing guidelines have been developed in response to isolated reports of product degradation under severe moisture conditions or unusually high temperatures." Specifically, the new guidelines establish maximum temperatures and moisture levels for fire retardant treated lumber and plywood.

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New Marketing Partnership

Woodnet. Inc.. a coast-to-coast marketing group of eight independent distribution yard wholesale firms, has been formed to coordinate the introduction of new building products to retail trade.

The organization includes Coastal Forest Products, Inc., Hooksett, N.H.; Canton Lumber Co., Minneapolis, Mn.; Epperson Lumber Sales, Inc., Statesville, N.C.; The F'orest Products Group, Columbus,

Oh.; Manufacturers Reserve SuPPlY, Irvington, N.J.; Nicholson and Cates (Burlington) Ltd., Burlington, Ont.; Snavely Forest Products, Inc., Chandler. Az.. and Wholesale Wood Products. Dothan. Al.

H. M. "Pete" Niebling, president, will operate from a Portland, Or., office. According to him, the organization is a marketing and merchandising group. It will not be involved in any buying activities. His role will be to seek out new products and coordinate the esta- blishment of working relationships with both suppliers and customers.

Reports Niebling, "Consider that these firms participated in over 350 shows and seminars last year involving architects, retailers, contractors, and consumers. Their current combined advertising budget approximates $350,000. Each firm is a known and respected element of the regional marketplace they service. They are well positioned to introduce, promote, market, and merchandise a producer's product."

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Home Center Show Features

Twenty leading industry associations are participating in the 1990 National Home Center Show March ll-13 in Chicago, Il., with special displays highlighting their programs, services, industry legislation, issues and trends.

American Plywood Association, California Redwood Association, Cedar Shake & Shingle Bureau, Hardwood Plywood Manufacturers Association, Home Center Institute, International Hardwood Products Association. National Association of Floor Covering Distributors, National Building Material Distributors Association, National Concrete Masonry Association, National Decorating Products Association, National Kitchen & Bath Association, National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association, National Retail Hardware Association, National Sash & Door Jobbers Association, National Supply Distributors Association, National Wood Window & Door Association, North American Wholesale Lumber Association, Southern Forest Products Association, Western Wood Products Association and Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association are included.

The National Home Center Show Hotline, (800) 642-7469, provides attendance information.

Fire At Terry Lumber Co.

The Terry Lumber Co., Northridge, Ca., was filling lumber orders the morning after a fire caused extensive damage to the facility Dec. 7.

Starting at 9 p.m. in a stand-up finish shed, the fire of unknown causes is under investigation. No loss figure has been determined though early press

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reports were in the $1 million area. Production was not affected although several buildings were lost. There was little damage, other than smoke, to the office area and minimal damage to the store.

Inventory damage was low in footage, but high in dollar value because much of it was moulding and redwood, according to Mike Prediger, assistant to the president of The Terry Companies. Both he and store manager Bob Schledorn had high praise for the Los Angeles City and County fire fighters. "They did a superb job," Prediger said.

Gunmen Rob Home Depot

Three gunmen held l5 employees of Home Depot, Huntington Beach, Ca., at gunpoint, escaping with an undisclosed amount of cash, checks and credit card receipts, said Home Depot.

The handgun-armed bandits burst into the store at 6:30 a.m. Dec. 5 and directed workers to the rear of the store. They fled after forcing the manager to open the store safe and ordering employees into a restroom, police said.

Jobs Rely On Doug Fir

The West's wood products industry was responsible for 1.25 million jobs last year, most notably thanks to another strong year of Douglas fir production.

The Western Wood Products Association estimated that each of 224,000 manufacturing positions in 1988, supported four other jobs in the community.

The region was dominated by Douglas fir production, which was responsible for 30,000 manufacturing jobs, which underwrote 120,000 others.

Douglas fir grows in twelve western states, west Texas, Canada and Mexico. Last year, Oregon produced the most Doug fir, 5.226 billion bf, followed by Washington, 2.246 billion bf, and California, 1.6 billion bf.

Most Douglas fir is sawn into framing for housing and light commercial construction, although it is also used for large beams.

California is the lumber's top destination, followed by Oregon, Washington, Arizona, Texas, Idaho, Minnesota. lllinois. Nevada. Connecticut and Iowa.

Tom Skelly has joined F'urman Lumber as Gypsonite sales specialist, reports pres./c.o.o. Hawk Furman.

Kevin Seward is mgr. of MacMillan Bloedel's new Denver, Co., distribution center.

Walter Thoulion is the new pres. of Wood-Kote Products, Portland, Or.

Caroline Daybell, Wolfe Lumber Co., Newport Beach, Ca., married Richard Johnson Dec. 16, 1989, followed by a honeymoon in Jamaica.

Lisa Warren is new to sales at Mallco Lumber & Building Materials, Phoenix, Az., according to Rich Bilby.

Steve Ahl, Ahl F'orest Products, Ukiah. Ca., leaves in late Jan. for a threeweek vacation in India.

John Wilton, California F'orest Products, Gilroy, Ca., is back at work after being hospitalized last month for pneumonia.

John Campbell has been promoted to sales mgr. at Setzer Forest Products, Sacramento, Ca.

Harold C. Maxwell, Temple-lnland Forest Products Corp., has been elected chairman of the National Forest Products Association. Dan M. Dutton, Stimson Lumber Co., Portland, Or., is lst vice chairman, and David D. Leland, Plum Creek Timber Co., Seattle, Wa., 2nd vice chairman/treas.

Tom Gollick, Idaho Timber Corp., Boise, Id., has been promoted to v.p.mktg. Floyd Brown is now gen. mgr., Boise, Id.; Mick Hessler, mgr., Weiser, ld.; Greg Trail, Boise sales, and Dave Hommel, logging mgr., North Powder, Or.

Harry Bleile, P&M Cedar Products, Anderson, Ca., recently visited customers in New Zealand and Australia.

George Hannaford has been elected pres. of the Plywood Pioneers Association; v.p. Jack E. Rowbotham, sec./ treas. Billie Larson, membership committee chairman Norm Cruver, and trustees Don Deardorff. Paul Ehinger and Dan Froehle. Bob Ripley has retired after l0 years as PPA sec./treas.

Robert Graham is now mgr. of membership development for HomeClub, Fullerton, Ca., reports pres. John R. Chase. Tom Shapiro is new mgr. of broadcast advertising.

Jack Eskeberg, Spokane, Wa., has been appointed a regional director for HooHoo Internationa[.

Ken Thim, Domtar Gypsum, Los Angeles, Ca., won a trip lor two to Hawaii at a company party in Las Vegas, Nv.

J.D. Hasselbach, Celotex Corp., has been elected pres. of the Asphalt Roofing Manufacturers Association. Michael Vidan, Georgia-Pacific, is v.p., and Gregory T. Faherty, Siplast Inc., sec.

Bob Smith, Western Door & Sash Co., Oakland, Ca., recently vacationed in Hawaii.

Lisa V. Strayer is now So. Ca. commercial sales specialist [or Marlite, La Mirada, Ca.

Dennis Mitchell, Fountain Industrial Lumber Sales Co., Los Angeles, Ca., was hired for a bit part in a tv spinoff of the film Lethal Weapon, which was being filmed near the co., reports Ed Fountain Jr., pres.

Keith Ker, Max Ker & Sons Lumber Co., Idaho Falls. Id.. has been named an honorary life member of the Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association.

Billy Tarpley, executive secretary, HooHoo International, has resigned to pursue other interests. Beth Thomas assumes his duties as office mgr.

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Dick Hotaling is the new gen. mgr. of Mullin Lumber Co., headquartered in Los Angeles, Ca.

John Maple, Marysville Forest Products, Marysville, Ca., is back from a two-week vacation in Tahiti.

Rod Kautz, South Bay Forest Products Co., Orange, Ca., has been installed as pres. of the Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club, succeeding Dave Bufei Mesa Forest Products, Costa Mesa, Ca. F'irst v.p. is Doug Willis, Product Sales Co., Orange; 2nd v.p. Robert Golding, Golding Sullivan Lumber Sales, Tustin, Ca., and board members Louie Escobedo, Richard Miller, Dennis Richardson, Ron Pepping and Steve Shudoma.

Jim Frost, F'rost Hardwood Lumber Co., San Diego, Ca., has been elected pres. of the San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club.

Tim Ball, Dolan Building Materials, Sacramento. Ca.. has been named pres. of the Sacramento Hoo-Hoo Club.

Rick Richter, Western Woods lnc., Chico. Ca.. has been honored as the Shasta Cascade Hoo-Hoo Club's Lumberman o[ the Year.

Jerry Hahn, Stone l'-orest Products, Medford, Or., recently competed with a Phoenix rugby club in a tournament in Puerto Vallarta. Mexico.

Steve D'Angelo is now managing Furman Lumber's new engineered wood products dept.

Jay A. Retuno has been appointed western region mgr. for Gold Medal, Duarte, Ca., according to Torrey A. Glass, v.p.-sales & mktg.

Dan Vonallmen and Patty Kruger are traders at Ace Hardware's new Beaverton, Or., lumber and building material office.

Don Nystrom has been named gen. mgr. of Mercury Hardwood Lumber Co., City of Industry, Ca. Larry Lantz is now in industrial sales.

Kay Giannandrea is heading Unity Forest Products' new sales ofTice in Cutler, Ca.

Robert A. Boyd hasjoined JH Baxter & Co., San Mateo, Ca., as pres. and c.o.o., according to Alfred X. Baxter, chairman and c.e.o.

Gregg Trapp has been promoted to div. mgr. at Maple Bros., Brea, Ca., reports Lew MacDonald.

Sterling Wolfe, retired head ol Marquart-Wolfe Lumber Co., Costa Mesa, Ca.. and his wife, Loraine, celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in late Dec.

Dave Simmons, formerly of Specialty Forest Products, Chandler, Az., is now gen. mgr. of Redding Power's sawmill div., Redding, Ca.

Kelly Miller is now trading green fir dimension and panel products for Suncrest Forest Industries. Medford. Or.

Jeff Maughan is a new stud salesman for TreeSource, Portland, Or.

Robert L. Donnelly, pres., Contact Lumber Co., Portland, Or., has been named National Forest Products Association Member of the Year. NFPA Forest Industry Leader award winners: William Shields, Willamette Industries, Portland, and John Hampton, Willamina Lumber Co., Portland.

Sid Voorhees, Eugene Planing Mill, Eugene, Or., has been nominated March of Dimes Land County Volunteer of the Year.

Walt Shriver is new !o Orepac Building Products, Wilsonville, Or., as mktg. specialist.

Holly Reeves is now with Greenwood F-orest Products, Lake Oswego, Or.

Todd Pate is new to Creative Forest Industries, Downey, Ca

Wallacp Zin is the new chief of fence construction at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., according to Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus, owners.

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Curtis Brown. Jones Wholesale Lumber (,'o., Lynwood, Ca., and his wife, Alison, are the proud parents of Tia Brown, born l)ec. 12, 1989.

John Jayne is now gen. mgr. of Al Disdero [-umber Co., Portland. Or.

Tom Woltjer, store development mgr., Jensen-Byrd Co., Spokane, Wa., is in charge ofthe new Trustworthy Stores program lor independent hardware & home centers and the Golden Rule stores program lor lumber & building material dealers.

Cris Schureman is heading up the contractor sales div. of Specialty Wood Products, Commerce City, Co.

Mark Krpan has joined Sequoia Supply, Fairfield, Ca., as inside sales rep for Sacramento to Redding/Reno to Carson City territory, according to mgr. Bob Riggs. Steve lwanciow is the new outside rep for Sacramento South to Fresno; George White and Buz Ashbaugh, Peachtree Windows & Doors, and Ron Kolbe, Trus Joist products.

Craig Adair has been appointed market research mgr. of the American Plywood Association's mktg. group.

Don Smith has been promoted to sales mgr. of Sun Studs, Inc., Roseburg, Or., supervising lumber, plywood & veneer sales. Hank Muller has been added to the sales dept.

Sharon Small has been named sales mgr. of the Siller Bros. Sound Stud mill, Anderson, Ca., succeeding Billie Gowans, who retired after 40 years in the business.

Future Dates

Check our Calendar on page 20 tor information on uocoming conventions, meetings and trade shows in your region.

R&R Spending Keeps Climbing

Expenditures on residential repair and remodeling soared during the 1980s, from $45 billion in 1982 to over $100 billion in 1988.

When adjustments are made for the impact of inflation, expenditures climbed 87%. All regions shared in this growth. Economic and demographic fundamentals supporting R&R expenditures will remain solid for at least the next five years, pushing R&R expenditures from a little over $100 billion in 1988 to $133 billion in l99l and $168 billion in 1995. In inflation-adjusted terms, expenditures would rise from less than $85 billion in 1988 to $100 billion by the mid-1990s.

In 1987, an estimated 12.5 billion board feet (BBF) of softwood lumber were consumed in the R&R projects as well as 7.3 billion square feet (BSF) of softwood plywood; 1.5 BSF of OSB and waferboard; 3.3 BSF of sidings (most importantly vinyl); and large volumes of windows, doors, cabinets, fencing and roofing materials. Combining changes in product usage trends with the in- creases in R&R expenditures, Resource Information Systems, Inc. forecasts further increases in the volume of materials consumed in R&R projects over the next several years.

Softwood lumber consumption is expected to climb from 12.5 BBF in 1987 to 15.9 BBF by 1995, led by continued growth in the consumption of treated lumber. Between 1980 and 1987 the volume of treated lumber consumed in R&R projects more than quadrupled, reaching 4.3 BBF in 1987. Over the succeeding eight years, treated consumption is expected to grow an additional 750/0.

Weyerhaeuser DiY. Changes

Weyerhaeuser Co. is reorganizing its architectural door division, placing its Santa Rosa, Ca., and Varnville, S.C., plants up for sale.

Although the company is working with prospective buyers for the Santa Rosa and Varnville units, the division will retain its Marshfield. Wi.. operations, reports Santa Rosa general manager Gary Flack.

Habitat Needs Donations

Those in the industry with inventory they wish to donate to a nonprofit organization are being sought by Habitat for Humanity International.

Former President Jimmy Carter began working with Habitat for Humanity in 1984 and donated one day of carpentry skills and manual labor at a work site in Americus, Ga. Since then Jimmy Carter Work Projects have been held each year with the Carters joining other volunteers to build or renovate homes for others. This organization builds homes for the ill-housed and homeless, using donated materials and volunteer labor. Two 1990 projects will be centered in Tijuana, Mexico, and San Diego, Ca. Since 1977,the group has helped to build l131 houses in the U.S. llabitat has regional centers throughout the United States and national centers in Australia and Canada.

More information is available from the international headquarters in Americus, Ga.

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