NEWS BRIEFS

National Lunber & Supply, *1c., Fountain Valley, Ca., in an attenipt to solve its financial problems closed six of its 2l stores (see p. 36 for story)

Louisiana-PaciJic plans to shut down its Covelo sawmill for at least 2 months this year prior to a possible permanent closing in l99l and eliminate one shift at both the Oroville and Ukiah mills due to declining log supplies lrom National Forests

Tlre Terry Companies, Tarzana, Ca., purchased Wickes Lumber Co., Lancaster, Ca., opening it April 2 under the Terry Lumber banner . .1 & W Redwood. Escondido. Ca.. acquired 1.3 acres in Murrieta, Ca., for $475,000 for a wholesale/retail outlet

Dixieline Lumber Co., San Diego, Ca., plans to open a new Poway store Jan. 1991 and a 7-I/2 acre Rancho California unit the 2nd quarter of '91; the l0 store chain plans to double to 20 units with a projected annual gross of $300 million

Orchard Supply l'lardware intends t0 shift its warehouse and distribution center from San Jose, Ca., to Tracy, Ca. . . . Cali./brnia Sentry Hardware, City of Industry, Ca., has acquired Southwest Sentry Hardw,are Co., Phoenix, Az. (see p. l9 for story,

Olsen's Lumber, Vale, Or., is building a replacement storage facility .,. Tum-A-Lum Lumber, Ellensburg, Wa., is remodeling and adding a new warehouse Foxworth-Galbraith, Las Cruces, N.M., plans to expand its merchandiselines...

BMC West Corp., Boise, ld., has acquired Diamond Lumber Co. units in Spokane, Wa., and Lewiston, ld., plus five in Colorado, changing the names to IIMC West. BMC Holdinss Inc. will purchase 25 Diamoid lumberyards in California Diomond Lumber, Petaluma, Ca., is merging with the Sebastopol, Ca..store...

Luntbermen's o./ Washington, 1rc., Olympia, Wa., has acquired Larkin's Lumber and Buildinp Suppty. Newport, Or. Irtalio Timber Corp.. Boise, Id., has purchased a building material distribution center in Rochelle. Il

HomeClub's newest store had a grand opening in Laguna Niguel, Ca., March 24 Home Depot plans to open a 90,000 sq. ft. store in the Fairfield Home and Garden Center, Fairfield, Ca., nextspring...

Builders Emporium is set to open a new store in Chino Hills, Ca., and relocate corporate offices in July, still staying in Irvine,Ca....

Anrcrican Hardwood Cb., Los Angeles, Ca., has been purchased from the founding Taenzer family by Joseph F. O'Hora, a So. Ca. businessman, with plans to relocate the 75 year old firm to a larger site within the year.

Capital Lumber Co. has relocated corporate offices to 4647 N. 32nd St., Suite 280, Phoenix, Az.; the Phoenix Division site is not affected by the corporate relocation .

Plum Creek Manuf acturing, 1nc., Spokane, Ws., has joined

The Merchant Magazine with Sumitomo Forest Ca., Ltd., of Japan to open a Spokane remanufacturing plant producing gluelaminated posts for the Japanese market . .

Lumber Products, Portland, Or., is acquiring property in Tualatin, Or., to build a new facility with the move projected for l99l ...Ganahl Lumber Co., Anaheim, Ca., has changed its architectural mill to a custom milling only operation. . Western Lumber will have to relocale storage facilities in National City, Ca., if plans for building a lavish tourist facility jell . .

Cherry Point Forest Products, Inc., opened a new planer mill in Bellingham, Wa. .. Woodmaster Lumber Sa/es is a new Phoenix, Az., office wholesaler specializing in industrial items, Bob Severson, owner.

DMK-Pacilic Inc.. Fremont, Ca., has opened new offices in Huntington Beach, Ca., Ken Bowlin, mgr., and Salinas, Ca., Ed Bochman, manager.

Johnson Forest Products is a new wholesale firm opened by Bruce Johnson in Spokane, Wa. . Wescon Inc., Los Angeles, Ca.. is now an Azrock Floor Prodacrsdistributor...

Woldran Forest Products, Carmichael. Ca.. has a new moulding and millwork dept. headed by Ted and Teri Hewitl . Versyss, Inc., Torrance, Ca., recently acq u ired Srerlin g Systems, S an Diego, Ca...

Rosebttrg Forest Products Co., Roseburg, Or., has enlisted Wall Street's Salomon Bros. as advisors to evaluate its properties, amid rumors the company will part with its California holdings Maxxam Inc. (Pac'ific Lumber Co. parent co.) will move corporate offices to Houston. Tx.. bv Sept...

Housing s/arts were off 7% in Feb. (latest figs.) to an annualadjusted rate of 1,417 ,000 units . . single family home starts were up 5.1%; multifamily down 35.10/o building permirs fell25olt.

Southwest Hardware Go. Sold

Southwest Hardware Co., Phoenix, Az., has been acquired by California Hardware Co., La Puente, Ca.

The O'Malley Cos., parent company of both Southwest and O'Malley lumberyards and home centers, sold the last independent, full-line hardware wholesaler as part of a strategy to concentrate on its core business of supplying professional builders and do-it-yourselfers. Terms of the agreement were not disclosed.

California Hardware president Terry Smith said his company will use the Southwest warehouse as a temporary redistribution terminal. A new automated terminal will be opened soon.

Southwest was formed in 1982 in a combination of Arizona Hardware and Mallco Distributors. Its business has been affected by the closing of both O'Malley stores and independent lumberyards and hardware stores in the last couple of years, Mark O'Malley, president of the O'Malley Cos., said.

O'Malley still operates six lumberyards, a prehung-door assembly plant and a remanufacturing mill in the Phoenix area as well as a lumberyard and door plant in El Paso, Tx., three contract glass operations and a contract hardware supply company.

NAWLA Heads North

The North American Wholesale Lumber Association will be "Climbing to New Heights" amid the Canadian Rockies at its annual meeting June l3-15 in Jasper, Alberta, Canada.

The business program features the popular contact sessions, a directors organizational meeting, and meetings of the hardwood, education, communications, California Redwood Association joint advisory and American Plywood Association joint advisory committees.

A June l0-12 pre-convention program includes fishing derby, golf tournament, executive committee meeting and board of directors meeting.

The 98th annual meeting will be held at the Jasper Park Lodge in Jasper National Park, about 250 miles from Calgary and 220 miles from Edmonton.

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