Expo introduces special pavilions, idea center

(SIPECIAL exhibit floor features in Eladdition to the Mat€rial Handling, Storage and Delivery Show (see related article on previous page) will debut at the Home Center Show's new Building, Remodeling & Decor Products Expo Feb. 13-15, at the Dallas Convention Center, Dallas, Tx.

The largest of the new exhibit hall pavilions will be the World of WooG an idea and education center including 2l exhibiting wood and wood products associations from the U.S., Canada and South America

This pavilion will featrne an ongoing lumber grading contest where dealers and wholesalers can pit their skills against gfading experts from the Southern Pine Inspection Bureau.

The Decor Trends and Concepts Pavilion will be a third new feature. Also a non-selling area of the show, it will be devoted to what's new with exhibits dramatizing innovative products, design ideas, selling ideas and in-store displays and educational campaigns.

The Pavilion of the Americas will bring together exhibitors from Mexico, Central America, South America and the Caribbean. A selling area, the exhibits will show merchandise appropriate for U.S. and Canadian home improvement retailers. Manufacturers from Mexico, Ecuador, Costa Rica, Brazil, Paraguay, Venezuela, Chile and other countries will show a variety of products offered for export sale.