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Trade Show Dies

The Building, Remodeling and Decor Products Expo, formerly known as the National Home Center Show, has ceased operations.

Vance Publishing Co., the show sponsor, has closed its trade show division and is offering the show for sale, according to a Vance employee.

At one time a very successful show that filled several halls in Chicago's cavernous McCormick Place each spring, it had be€n plagued with declining attendance the last few years. The name, fonnat change and move to Dallas, Tx., for this year's version February 1l-13 proved a vain attempt to save the show.

Depot Guard Killer Convicted

A guilty verdict was rendered to an ex-con accused of murdering an armored car guard during a robbery of Home Depot, San Femando, Ca

Sean Darnell Slade could face the death penalty for shooting guard Edwin Maldonado in the back of the head on July 20, 1992,25 days after being paroled ftom state prison (see The Merchant" Feb., p. 19).

The jury also convicted Slade of robbery, burglary, assault with a deadly weapon, being an ex-felon in possession of a gun, and special circumstances of committing the murder during the course of a robbery and after lying in wait.

Universal 474th On 500 List

Universal Forest Products, Inc. in its fi$t year of eligibility as a public company was named 474th on Fortune magazine's list of the 500 largest companies in America

The wood products manufacturer and disUibutor was ranlced 103rd nationwide in profit as a percentage of shareholder equity, 167th in profit as a percentage of assets and 307th in profit as a percentage of sales. "Our $200 million increase in sales last year helped put us on the list," Universal chairman Peter Secchia said.

1 Last BE Left To Liquidate

Six months after a going-out-ofbusiness sale cleaned out 99 of is locations, Builden Enporium is looking o empty out one last stoe.

When news of the chain-wide liquidation was announced in September, BE closed its Encinitas,

Ca., unit" hoping to one day reopen the fully-stocked store as a lone Builders Emporium. "The employees just went houre one nighl Their pens and paper are still on their desks, everything," said realtor Bob Jones.

In the meantime, reopening a single store was deemed impractical and a new tenant was found for the building. "Now we just have to get the material out of it," said Jones, who hopes to sell the inventory to another home center.

Child Labor Fine Assessed

Square DeaI Lumber Co., Springfield, Or., is appealing a $3,950 fine assessed by the U.S. Department of Labor for violating child labor laws.

The agency said an investigation found the lumber retailer allowed two youths to operate power-driven nachinery, violating a law barring minors from hazardous jobs. Allegedly, the l4-yearold injured his hand while removing lumber from a precision end trimmer and the l7-year-old operated a fo*lift.

The company also employed the l4-year-old outside perrrissable hours allowed (working more than eight hours on a nonschool day and more

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Mlchael J. McFarland, national sales mgr., Swan Secure Products, Inc., has been appointed v.p. of sales & rnktg.

Jim McCartney is now Az. district retail mgr. and Peul Smlth, N.M. and Tx. district retail mgr. for Foxworth-Galbraith Lumber Co. At Silver City, N.M., Stephanle Gerdes has been promoted to bookkeeper and Robert Wardle, contractor sales; at Payson, Az., Ellen Brldges is now store operations mgr. and, Zoe Lane, FOCUS operator, and at Coolidge, Az., PauI Anderson is the new gen. mgr.

John B. Fery, chairman of the board and ceo, Boise Cascade Corp., Boise, Id,, will retire as ceo July 29, continuing as chairman until April 1995. Fery has been witl Boise Cascade 37 years, the last 22 as ceo. George J. Harad, pres. and c.o.o.. will succeed him as ceo. A. Ben Groce was elected a senior v.p. Martln J. O'Brlen was named pres. and ceo of Boise Cascade Canada, with Davld G. Gadda, exec. v.p.finance & administration, and Robert L. Merrtll, senior v.p.-sales & nrktg.

Barbara Mayglnnes, cbairman of the board and ceo. Penofin-Performance Coatings Inc., Ukiah, Ca., has been nominated for the Entrepreneur of the Year Award.

Kelth Brunson is new to outside sales in the San Joaquin Valley for California Builders Supply, Sacramento, Ca., according to Nlck Elardo.

Mlke Relmer has been named pres. of Western Wood Preserving Co., Sumner, Wa. Tom Stumpf is now v.p.

John Gonsalves is the on-site mgr, of Pueblo Millwork (formerly Tucumcari Moulding), Tucumcari, N.M.

Jlm Weeks, Maywood-Anderson Forest Products, Eugene, Or., is back from a recent Hawaiian vacation.

Peter Murphy has rejoined the sales team at United Pacific Forest Prcducts, Petaluma. Ca.

Phll Agnelll, sales & mttg. mgr., Simpson Door Co., McCleary, Wa., was ap pointed chairman of tbe National Wood Window & Door Association's communications committee, replacing Joe Amdt, who has retired.

Steven M. Quayle, formerly Phoenix, Az., area sales mgr,, is the new mgr. of mktg. for Delta Intemational Machinery Corp. Thomas G. Guertln is now director of national accounts.

Jeff Tablak, California Lumber Inspection Service, San Jose, Ca-, is recovering from a broken leg.

Chrls Schaller, Schaller Forest Products, Redding, Ca-, and his wife, Janet, are the proud parents of 9 lb., 6 oz. Davld Andrew, bom St Patrick's Day,1994.

Val Nlelsen has been appointed asst. sales mgr.-fencing products for Caffall Bros. Sawmill Sales Group, Wilsonville, Or. Randy Jackson, ex-Fremont Forest Products, has joined Squires Lumber Co., Inc., Colton, Ca., as v.p./gen. mgr.

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Gary Olson has joined Knoll Lumber & Hardwarc's Discount Lumber, Marysville, Wa., along with recent transfers Scott Davls, Chip Lauterbach and Scott Davls. John Norton has joined the Mill Creek, Wa., yard crew.

Kathle Weaver has been promoted to sales coordinator for Lacy Forest hoducts, Redmond, Or.

Lance Duke, Landmark Forest Products. is back at San Bernardino, Ca., Hq. after visiting their new Phoenix, Az., warehouse.

Crelghton Anflnson, Anfinson Lumber Sales, Fontana, Ca., vaca(oned recently in Beijing, China, and Hong Kong.

Greg Patterson, redwood/cedar dept. head, North Pacific Lumber Co., Portland, Or., has retumed to work after a two week medical leave due to a herniated disc.

Dan Bohannon, Bohannon Lumber Co., Orange, Ca., recently teamed with older brother Dave to win their third sEaight U.S. National Hardcourt Tennis Championship, Tucson, Az., in the 40s and older div.

Mlke Balada, Mlke Baker, Lee Nelms, John Blodgett, Rob Denny, Chris Elsworth, Pat Molumby, Jlm Renke and Joe Thorton have joined the Phoenix Hoo-Hoo Club.

Ima Blmbeau is new to the secretarial pool at Mungus-Fungus Forest Products, Climax, Nv., report owners Hugh Mungus and Freddy Fungus.

than 40 hours on nonschool weeks), the deprunent said.

The agency granted the retailer a May 10 hearing after finding in its appeal a "basis for amending the fine."

"Quite frankly, we were employing two children of employees to help them eam money for school clotles," said Square Deal's Tim Wenzl. "And the (labor department) said they were operating equipment that they were not, in fact, operating."

Orchard Unveils So. Ca. Units

Orchard Supply Hardware, San Jose, Ca., is entering Southern California with big fanfare, staging a month of gala grand openings.

The weekend-long celebrations are featudng ftee popcorn, balloons, baseball caps, music, entertainment and appearances by company spokesman Richard Karn, star of TV's Home Improvemen. No tax was charged on sales made during tbe events.

Nine of the 10 new stores are former Builders Emporium sites, which Oncband extensively remodeled, including adding drive-through pick-up stations. The tenth, in Merced, is newly constnrcted.

Grand openings were ot will be held: April 16 Pismo Beach, rumager Greg Madrigal; April 30 Pasadena, Woody Gray; Van Nuys, Rob Evans; Burbank, Craig McBride; May 7 Redding, Paul Monette; Merced Woody Smith; May 14 West Los Angeles, Steve Combs; South Pasaden4 Tamara Dvorak; Hollywood, Glen Sueishi; May 2l Goleta George Beauvaes.

Maynard Jenkins, president and ceo, said the company will continue to look for expansion opportunities in Southern Califomia but does not expect to open more stores before late 1994.

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Big "W" Opens ldaho Facility

weyerhaeuser opened a customer service center last month on a four acre site in Boise, Id.

The 20,000 sq. ft. warehouse with 2,000 sq. ft. sales office will distribute wholesale building and finish materials only to home centers and industrial accounts, according to Mark Hageman, distribution marketing manager.

"This will make things easier for us," said Dan Evans, retail manager at BMC Building Materials. "We're glad they're here. You couldn't ask for a better company."

Val Franklin, Franklin Building Supply manager, agreed with him. Until the opening of the Boise facility, Weyerhaeuser serviced accounts in the area from PortIand, Or.

Mark Botsford, sales manager, Portland, is in charge of the Boise office which includes a sales staff, an administrative team, warehouse and delivery people.

California Hardwood Forum

A Pacific Coast Hardwood Conference aimed at providing infornation on and stirring interest in California hardwoods has been proposed for June 2-3 in Ukiah, Ca.

Coordinated by John R. Shelly, University of California Forest Products Laboratory, Richmond, Ca., the conference will present the most uptodate information on the size of the Northern California hardwood resource, wood quality, processing technology and marketing.

The forum at the Mendocino Community College will encourage cooperation between the many organizations and individuals desiring to develop a viable hardwood industry.

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