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Home lmprovement Industry Outlook

Home improvements will continue to be the favored child of the construction industry through 1981, according to Eugene B. Squires, president of the National Home Improvement Council.

Remodeling has skyrocketed from barely a $30 billion industry in 1976 to about a $50 billion industrv last year, and there's no end in sighi. For the second year in a row, "Dodge/ Sweet's Construction Outlook" predicts ". conversions and rehabilitation of existing units will flourish in the l98bs. "

The remodeling industry is part of an upward and outward spiral: upward because economic constraints are causing increasing numbers of homeowners to stay put and invest in home improvements rather than move; outward because the effects of the energy crisis mean home improvements that used to be considered unnecessary or even trendy -such as installations of insulatine windows and solar panels-arE becoming commonplace.

Beyond economic and energy factors, there are demographic changes occurring that are sure to have an impact on the home improvement market.

The post-World War II "baby boom" generation is coming of homeownenhip age at the same time a decaying national housing stock is yearning for new life through home improvements. Due to costs and high mortgage rates, many firsttime home buyers will be purchas- ing existing housing rather than newly built homes.

One of the really big question marks, however, will be the availability of monies during 1981. NHIC is hopeful that the secondary market

Denver Trade Assn. Staff

Roberta Andersen, director of pub- lic relations for the Edward Hines Lumber Co., has been elected President of W.O.O.D., Inc.. a trade association representing 75 lumber retailers and wholesalers in Colorado. for 1981.

She is the first woman to hold this position in the 23 year history of the organization. Also elected were John Gunzner, Hartmuller Lumber Co.. Lakewood, Co., lst v.p.; Walter Kellogg, III, Kellogg Lumber Co., Denver, Co., 2nd v.p.; Linda Ulvedal. Wood Master Wholesale Co.. Lake- operations for home improvement loans, created by the Federal National Mortgage Association (Fannie Mae) and the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation (Freddie Mac), will free up monies so homeowners can more easily obtain remodeling loans through local, approved lenders. wood, Co., sec.; and Vern Thompson, Gittings Lumber Co., Denver, Co., treas.

The availability of tax credits for energy-related home improvements provides a further incentive for homeowners to install insulation. storm windows and doors. and insulating windows.

Directors are Joe Kerschen, Kaibab Industries, Denver, Co.; Carl McDaniel, U.P.L., Inc., Englewood, Co.; Anson H. Garnsey, Stark Lumber Co., Denver, Co.; Dick Wiggins, 4ast Lumber Co., Commerce City, Co.; and Evan Williams, Enterprises West, Denver, Co.

Herb Hast, Jr., Hast Lumber Co., and immediate past president of W.O.O.D., Inc., will serve as chairman of the board. Byron G. Hooper is mgr. and executive secretary of the Denver-based organization.

Jim Adams Caffall Bros. Forest Products, Wilsonville, Or., is back from the Northeastern lumber dealers convention in Boston, Ma.

Hugh G. Bell and Gerald F. O'Connell are now chairman of the board and pres., respectively, of the Dataline Corp., Wilton, Ct. according to Torn Monahan.

Anne Murray has retired from Roy Forest Products, Colton, Ca., after 25 years with Ted Roy and his company. Anne, who began in the lumber business in the early 30's, is the founder of the Hoo-Hoo-Ettes, a growing sorority for women in the lumber business.

Jim Manning, WWPA transportation director. Portland. Or., has been elected regional v.p. MountainPacific Region of the National Industrial Traffic League.

Mike Howard has joined the wholesale sales staff at O. B. Williams Co., Seattle, Wa.

Dave Wakaga is new to industrial sales at ldaho Forest Industries Inc., Boise, Id.

Harrv James. owner of James Lumbei. Poulsbo, Wa., was elected to the Washington House of Representatives from District 23.

William Dean, editor of Random Lengths, Eugene, Or., will become executive editor of Random Lengths Publications, according to Lesier E. Anderson, Publisher. Burrle Elmore will edit the weeklY report; Jon Anderson, associateeditor, will replace her as editor of Export; David Evans, market editor, will supervise all publications; David Bartel will edit special publications.

Jack Finnegan, Brazier Lumber, Newport Beach, Ca., and his wife, Betty, are back from attending President Reagan's inauguration in Washington, D.C.

William G. Reed, managing Partner, Simpson Reed & Co., Seattle, Wa., and retired pres. and chairman of Simpson Timber Co., has been elected a Fellow of the Forest History Society, according to Thomas R. Cox, retiring President' Keith Shepersky is now a sales trainer for the turf div., Rain Bird Sprinkler Mfg. Corp., Glendora, Ca.

Ernest E. East has joined GeorgiaPacific Corp., Portland, Or., as assistant corporate secretary.

Terry Logan, Dick Fretz, Leon Holch are new salesmen for Ed Holderness Supplies, Inc., Phoenix, Az.

Mark Sparso has joined his father, Paul Sparso, at Agwood Mill and Lumbei. Inc.. Ukiah. Ca. Former assistant golf Pro at the Colorado Springs, Co., CountrY Club, he ear-lier had worked for a number ol years in sawmilling.

Peie Kepon. Arcata Redwood Co', Arcata, Ca., and Ted Gilbert, Products Sales, Orange, Ca., got in a recent Baja California, Mexico hunting trip.

Helen Jo-Whltsell, pres. and c.e.o. of Copeland Lumber Yards, Portland, Or- has been named a director of the First National Bank of Oregon.

Jeffrev F. Kaiser is now a field sales rep-for Dickson Weatherproof Nail Co., in the South Central Region including Tx. and N.M.

Lapselv G. Hope has been aPPointed v.p. bf operatrions for J. H. Baxter & Co., pressure treated wood Products. San Mateo, Ca.

Chuck Lember, Capital Lumber Co', Chino Ca., is the new volunteer chairman pro-tem of the ProPosed Southern California ForestrY Center.

Doug Willis. South Bay Forest Products, Orange, Ca., is the new Pres. of Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club; Jon Wilson, D. C. EssleY & Son, Los Angeles, Ca., lst v.p.; Ted MaPle, Coos Head Lumber and PlYwood, Los Angeles, sec.; Andy Ersek, South Bay Forest Products. treas. Chuck Lember, CaPital Lumber

Co., Los Angeles, membership chairman, and Rick Cunningham, South Bay Forest Products, golf chairman.

Edithe Hathaway, 17 year old daughter of Norton Hathaway, Oceanside Lumber & Hardware, Oceanside. Ca.. tied for third place in the recent State Women's Amateur Golf Championship at Pebble Beach. Ca.

Hugh Hurth, Bendix Forest Products, Stockton, Ca.. has retired and is _ indulging in some golf and fishing.

James E. Lawson is the new msr. of the fencing div. of Sunrise Fbrest Products. Portland. Or.. based at the So. Ca. offices in San Clemente, according to Darrell Robinson, pres.

Bob Handegard, Georgia-Pacific, Ft. Bragg, Ca., S.W. region acct. mgr., returned from his Tule Lake duck hunting trip after being pulled out of the mud. Or at least that's what thev told us.

Fred Passmore, Forest Products Marketing, Oroville, Ca., is recuperating nicely after a slight heart attack suffered on New Year's Eve.

Pete Koch has joined the trading staff at Lumber Resources, a new Riverside, Ca., wholesale trading and distribution firm, according to Ronald K. Mauzey, pres.

Bill Bayless is now in sales at the Great Northern Timber. Portland.

John R. Forrest, exec. v.p., Wood Products Group, Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Id., is the new chairman of the International Trade Committee of the National Forest Products Association.

Bob Van Every, current pres. of HooHoo International, the lumberman's fraternity; past pres. Dave Marteney; and Kevin Kelly, who flew in representing the Australian contingent, gathered recently in San Diego, Ca., for a club board of director's meeting.

John C. Hampton, pres. of Willamina Lumber Co. and Hampton Tree Farms, Inc., Portland, Or., has been elected to the board of directors of Medford Corp.

Edward Y. Hirata is the new pres. of Honolulu Wood Treating Co., Ltd., a fully owned subsidiary of the Western Wood Products Division of Koppers Co., Inc., according to J. R. Batchelder. He had since '68 held various top management positions with the city and county of Honolulu.

Don Pinkerton has moved to Dallas. Tx., from Portland, Or., to be Flintkote Supply's new national director of forest products.

Royce Batey is now sales mgr., national manufactured housing accounts, Chandler Corp., Boise, Id. Larry Taylor has joined sales at Cardwell Forest Products. Fullerton. Ca., according to Ralph Cardwell.

Gary Simmen, Gabbert-Simmen Lumber Co., Sacramento, Ca., recently vacationed in Mazatlan, Mexico. with his familv.

Edward J.'O'Brian is the-new director of training and management development for Southwest Forest Industries, Phoenix, Az., according to James E. McDonald, senior v.p. of human resources.

William J. Gamble, v.p., marketing, McCulloch Corp., Los Angeles, Ca., and William F. Rooney, marketing and sale service mgr., LouisianaPacific Corp., Portland, Or., are new members of the advisory board of the National Home Center/Home Improvement Congress & Exposition.

Curt Copenhagen is the new marketing mgr. for International Paper Co., cabinet division, Longview, Wa.; Richard Sayles, sales, Wa., Wy., Mt., Id., Al. and western Canada; Michael Scully, southwest. Eila Bruce is mgr. of Wilsonville, Or., cabinet center.

Harold Fay is back at Contact Lumber, Portland, Or., after three weeks vacationing in Mazatlan, Mexico. Skip Osborne has joined the lumber div. at Contact.

Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus, Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., have signed D. B. Cooper to open an Oregon office for them. The exact location will be announced later.