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Fremont specializes in a Iarge inventory of high quality Douglas fir boards, dimension, long lengths and timbers shipped from select mills in British Columbia, Oregon and California. We are constantly adding to our selection of western red cedar, pine, hemlock and white fir. Other species and specialty items are inventoried and included in our weekly flyer sent to all Fremont customers.

New Wndow & Door Officers

Wlliam Hughes, president of Crown Door Corp., Thmpa, Fl., was installed as president of the National Wood Window & Door Association at its convention in Marco Beach, Fl.

John M. Chupik, president, Temple Products, Temple, Tx., was elected first vice president; John P Mikulak, president, Caradco Corp., Rantoul, Il., second vice president; RobertA. Carlson, sales manageq Weyerhaeuser Co., Marshfield, Wi., third vice president; John J. Stanton, vice president, American Door Distributors, Inc., Needham, Ma., treasurer.

Next meeting of NWWDA will be Aug. 9-13 at the Grand Tiaverse Resort, Tiaverse City, Mi.

Eurcpean Dl-Y Market Growing

Unfinished furniture and other kit-type products are the most popular areas in the $29 billion European d-i-y market, according to a Frost & Sullivan study.

Expected to reach $34 billion by 1990, the European market is also led by wood products such as chipboard, plywood and veneer; paint; wallpaper; other wallcoverings; floor tiles; adhesives and sealants; ironmongery; portable tools; double glazing, and insulating materials and systems. Floor tiles and wall coverings other than wallpaper are growing most rapidly, at 6Vo and 5.7Vo respecively.

West Germany is the largest national market, and is expected to hit $12 billion by 1990. France is projected ro reach $7 billion in d-i-y sales;the U.K., $7.5 billion, and Italy, $4.5 billion. The Italian market is increasing most rapidly, at 67o yearly.

New Home Sales Rising

New home sales climbed 4.4Vo in January to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 753000 units, the highest monthly showing since December, 1983.

Declining interest rates are credited by analysts for the rise in home sales. The Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. in March set fixed rate mortgages at l}.5lvo, the lowest since April, 1979. Many private lenders are offering rates below lOVo.

Western Softwoods, Moutdings & Millwork Agriurlturaf Wood ProduGts, Pl5nuood, Particleboard

LTJMBER: Paul Anderson, Robert Glatt, division mgr., Jim Haas.

MILLWORK: Richard H.

We are also pleased to be a West Coast area distributor for CF&I steel products as well. gTEE& -

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San Francisco, Ca. (headquarters); Chicago. Il.; Colfax, Wa.; Fargo, N.D.; Filer, Id.; Grand Cayman, British West Indies: Santiago. Chile; London. England; Geneva, Switzerland; Nicosia, Cyprus: Buenos Aires, Argendna; Moose Jaw, Canada; and Taipei, Taiwan.

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