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Anewsourse for a proven product line
Colorado Pacific Industries is the new source in the treating industry for the most widely known brand of pressure-treated wood oroducls: Wolmanizeda pressured-treated lumber and Outdoorz wood
Proven Product Line
Wolmanized and Outdoor pressure-treated wood products, identified with warranty labels, are guaranteed in most residential and agricultural applications for 30 years against damage from decay and wood destroying insects. These products are being used on five continents in residential, commercial, agricultural, industrial, marine and do-it-yourself applica- tions. Tests conducted over the past lour decades by the U.S. Forest Service and other organizations have demonstrated the longlasting effectiveness ol Wolmana wood preservatives.
Demand
According to industry reports, pressuretreated wood sales have increased 350% over the past 10 years. Leading the surge is Outdoor wood and Wolmanized wood. Respondents to the 1983 Brand Usage Survey conducted by Professional Builder magazine specified this brand 3 to 1 over the nearest competitor.
Wolmanized c pressure-treated lumber and Outdoora wood, identified by warranty labels, are backed by a 3o-year guarantee. Contact us for warranty details.
National dealer sales of p re ssu re{reated wood h ave increased 350% over the past decade, and Wolmanized o wood is the best-known brand by far.
Besides supplying a proven product, we can help you sell it. We have literature, point of purchase items, ad slicks, training materials and other aids available for our customers.
Service
Colorado Pacific Industries has recently opened a facility in Loveland, Colorado. We serve the Rocky Mountain and Plains states with a complete line of oressure-treated lumber, plywood, fencing, timbers and landscape products. We carry a full line of pre-stained Cedartone'" wood. In addition to our treated products, we can also furnish untreated wood and special milled products in mixed loads with treated materials from our distribution yard. Our treating and distribution facility has a rail siding that is served by the Union Pacific, Burlington Northern and Great Western Railroads.
STATE-OF.TH E-ART OPERATION
We have the most advanced treating equipment available in the industry. Our process control computer gives us a treating program designed to monitor and adjust itself automatically to the standards of the American Wood-Preservers' Association and Koppers Company according to the species and condition of the wood being treated. You get a quality treated product.
Promotion Program That Builds Traffic
Dealers stocking our products can take advantage of award-winning promotional materials brochures, banners, poslers, point of purchase displays and building plans while benefiting from the national and regional advertising behind Outdoor wood and Wolmanized wood.
Colorado Pacific Industries is YOUR new source lor a proven product. Contact us for prices and further information.
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National Lumber, which reports net earnings for the lst quarter up 88V0, has broken ground for stores in Covina and Ontario, Ca., and finalized plans for a Westminster, Ca., store while continuing to seek sites for San Bernardino and San Diego county stores.
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The L-P Home Center in Fullerton, Ca., has been closed (their 15 year lease expired) and the L-P Home Center in nearby Garden Grove is being phased out as Louisiana-Pacific is selling the property to a local developer.
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