Building Materials Software

For IBDI Colrrnputerc

Designed for building materials retailers and wholesalers, this complete system includes point of sale, order processing, billing, sophis- ticated pricing (markup, markdown, contrhct, quan-tity breaks, -etc.) accounts receivable and credit, inventory control, purchase order control, sales analysis, accounts pavable, general ledAer.

Easy to use, co-mpletely integrbteda-single tran-sacUon updateS ail relevant itata.tatt o"r write:

Mass Systems Co., Inc.

363 Mass. Ave., Lrxington, MA 02173-4018

617 674-1055

Local Support Arsailoble

4418 N€ Heller Rd. Roseburg, Oregon 97470

FAX 503t672-5676

5031672-6s28

American Hardwood Co. has opened a new plant in Gardena, Ca., adjacent to South Central Los Angeles.

Employing abour 80, the 45,000 sq. ft. plant and office situated on 2-ll2 acres is the first new manufacturing facility in the depressed area in years. The company sells hardwood, oak timbers, Alaska yellow cedar, clear spruce and does custom millwork, including the manufacture of wood window covering components.

American tlardwood was founded in 1914 by the Taenzer family. Joseph F. O'Hora is ceo.

Phantom Freight Suit Denied

A Colorado court has dismissed the class action "phantom freight" lawsuit accusing 15 Canadian manufacturers of overcharging U.S. lumber buyers for shipping charges.

On Jan. 6, the district court judge granted the Canadian defendants' motion to dismiss the case for lack of jurisdiction. The plaintiffs have filed notice that they will appeal, which could be a year-long process.

Filed in July 1991 by out-of-business wholesaler Rivendell Forest Products, Englewood, Co., the suit alleges the Canadian fimrs used underweights, freight prepay discounts, open-end incentives, confidential shipping rate contracts and delivered-only pricing to charge extra freight. Damages sought are estimated at as high as $2 billion.

Western Lumber Tracked

Western lumber shipment trends reflected last year's poor Southern California construction market, according to the Western Wood Products Association's latest "Destination of Shipnents" report.

About 28Vo of the westem lumber was shipped to California, falling from 1991's 3lvo share. Shipments to the state declined l07o in volume.

The rest of the West made up the difference, as 457o of the shipments stayed in the other western states in 1992, compared to 1991's 42Vo. The Midwest received 14.77o of western lumber shipments, the South 8.97o, and the Northeast 3.87o.

Some 61.87o of the western lumber was shipped by truck last year, with 35.5Vo moved by rail and 2.7Vo over wat€r, mostly by barge.