Treaters seek closer retail relationship

D UILDING a closer working reEl lationship with the retailer and the consumer developed as important issues during the joint meeting of the wood preserving industry associations.

American Wood Preservers Institute, Southern Pressure Treaters Association, National Timber Piling Council and American Wood Preservers Bureau held both individualand joint sessions during the Nov. 7-9 meeting at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel, Atlanta, Ga.

Carrying out the concept of better communication with the media and the public, Robert J. Oltmanns, Skutski & Assoc., Inc., gave suggestions for overcoming the credibility crisis and responding to public concerns as did Peter Sandman, Ph.D. Robert P. Bringer, Ph.D and v.p. for 3M Corp., also underlined industry concerns for the environment.

American Wood Preservers In- stitute members requested that their president write a letter to the ceos of the major lumber and building material dealers concerning the Consumer Awareness Program and the need for them, in their own interest, to distribute copies of the Consumer lnformation Sheets to customers buying treated wood.

The AWPI membership also dis-

Story at a Glance

Industry's need for better public relations, cooperation with retaiF ers and consumers discussed environmental benefits of treated wood accented... AWPI elects officers. next joint rneeting: Scottsdale, Az., Oct.3G Nov. 1.

cussed the need for the industry to develop a public relations program emphasizing the environmental benefits of using preservative treated wood products. The newly reactivated arsenicals committee will focus on issues of concern to both producers and users of waterborne arsenical preservatives. They will report on their goals at a meeting in San Francisco, Ca., Jan. 28.

Theodore A. Clay, Honolulu Wood Preserving Co., was elected chairman of AWPI. Other officers are Jeffrey H. Bull, Kerr-McGee Chemical Co., vice chairman; James L. Respess III, Langdale Forest Products Co., treasurer; James R. Batchelder, Koppers Industries Inc., past chairman; John F. Hall, president, M. Agnes Osborne, secretary.

Newly elected AWPI board members are William J. Baldwin, Hickson Corp.; Paul A. Goydan, Osmose Wood Preserving Inc.; Richard Jack-

J0ll{I treaters meeting: lll Ted Clay, incoming AWPI chairman, Jim Batchelder, retiring chairman. 12l John Hall, AWPI pres., Dr. Peter Sandman. l3l Jim Christie, Eric Yeadon, AWPB pres. l4l Frank Robertson, Jimmy Rane. l5l Pat Hamilton, Bert Hawk, son, Pacific Wood Preserving of Bakersfield, and George W. Varn Jr., Varn Wood Preserving. Joe Elder. Elder Wood Preserv- retiring SPTA executive director. 16l Peter K. Bernuth, Fred L. 0mundson. l7l B. l. Min. l8l Joe Elder, John Hightower. l9l lan Stalker, Gene Chiu. ll0l Anita & Jerry Lathan. llll Conrad Kempton, John Chambers, Victor Lindenheim, Larry Ebner. ll2l Jim 0dendahl, ing; Jack Emmert, CSI, and Richard Biewer. John A. Biewer Co., were recognized with the presentation of the Seal of Approval for their out- standing support to the industry. The l99l meeting will be held at the Camelback Inn Resort, Scottsdale. Az.. Oct. 30-Nov. l.

Gary Converse. llSl Jerry Waddell, George Eliades, Steve Rountree, Mark Barford. llll Ken Witzel. ll Sl Joel Dorough. (l0l Bob Bringer, Gladys & Bill Wright. ll7l Al Heberer. (l8l Ed Brownins. ll9l Dave Bryce, SPTA president, Penny & Clil Jones.

EIHIBIT time: ll I Mark Fish, Charles Berolzheimer. l2l Jay McCarthy, Phil Conti, Darrell Hungerford. 13l Gregg Wilkinson, Mit Scott. l4l Jack Gray, Diane Montoya, Tim Naulty. {51 Charles Reid. [0] Dave Hedberg, Gene Brewer, Ed Hedbloom. [7] Jim Turner, Jack Stose. l8l Pero Prpa, Don McAlister,

Fred Austin. l9l Mike & Gail Foreman. [l0l Steve Caporaso, Curtis Tollelsrud, Dick Hinz. Illl Mark Maynard, Erent Snyder. ll2l Mary Jane Young, Melinda Bishop. ll3l Jim DiStefano. Don Mclalwain. Harrell Hamilton, ll4l Florian Maylath, L. A. Richards. llSl John

Hoch. ll0l Dave Whisner. llTl Sara Bills. (l8l Bill Angstadt. ll9l Gus Halter, Rich Racic, Ken Gerardi. l20l Gary Bussell. 12ll Mike McFarland. {221 Pat Connelly. 123l Barry Adcock. l24l Dave Warlick, John Caplinger, Kevin Cummings.