National Building Products Expo ls Coming

Chicago's sprawling McCormick Place complex is again the site of the annual National Hardware Show and sister National Building Products Exposition Aug. l5-18.

The combined events bring together more than 3,000 exhibits covering 1.3 million sq. ft. The National Building Products Expo features over 300 manufacturers of lumber. moulding, fencing, flooring, roofing, insulation, tool, computer software, and other products.

The shows, held in conjunction with International Hardware Week, are accompanied by a full spectrum of special events, services and educational sessions, kicked off with a keynote address by former Congressman and Speaker of the House Newt Gingrich.

Attendees can save the $ 100 on-site registration fee by pre-registering at www.nationalhardwareshow.com or calling (203) 840-5622.

The show will be previewed in "Expo Preview," a full-color supplement in the August issue of Ifte Merchant Magazine.

Depot Adding Four Offices

As part of its aggressive growth plan to more than double its store count to 1,600 by the end of 20U2, Home Depot is increasing the number of its North American regional offices from six to 10.

Over the next two years, Depot will convert buying offices in Seattle, Wa., and Atlanta, Ga., into divisional offices and establish new divisional offices in Detroit, Mi., and Boston, Ma.

Currently, the chain operates regional offices in Los Angeles, Ca.; Tampa, Fl.; Dallas, Tx.; Chicago, Il.; South Plainfield, N.J., and Toronto.

"This isn't Home Depot vs. Lowe's anymore. It's the two attacking the market together."

- Doug Gordon, NationsBanc Montgomery Securities analyst

Bll{C Buys Millwork Shops

.8MC West Corp. has agreed to buy the assets of Western Door Co., a millwork operation in Missoula and Kalispell, Mt., which had 1998 sales of approximately $9 million.

According to Robert E. Mellor, president and ceo of BMC parent Building Materials Holding Corp., "With this acquistion, BMC West becomes the only one-stop, full service building materials distributor in western Montana."

BMC entered the region last year by acquiring Intermountain Lumber & Building Supply.

Adhesives Creep Up

U.S. demand for adhesives is predicted to rise 2.6Vo annually to more than 15 billion lbs. worth over $10 billion in 2003, according to the Freedonia Group.

Specialty and performance adhesives accounted for just 4Vo of the market's volume demand in 1998, but nearly 2OVo of its value due to the higher prices of epoxies, silicones and others. Conversely, lower-cost wood binding adhesives accounted for about 35Vo of demand and 27Vo of the value.

Erol Deren is the new purchasing agent for commercial lumber in the Western region for Georgia-Pacific Corp., Denver, Co., succeeding Charlie Hobbs, who has left the company.

Don Dodt is in charge of the new Phoenix, Az., sales office for Neiman-Reed Lumber Co., Van Nuys, Ca. Jose Toriz is new to Los Angeles area outside sales.

John Peaslee is new to sales at US Timber Co., Boise, Id.

Mike Sloggett, All-Coast Forest Products, Englewood, Co., is general mgr. of the new Salt Lake City, Ut., Division. Sales executive Jon Erickson has transferred from Cloverdale, Ca., to Salt Lake City. New to the company: Marty Borquez, sales, Englewood; Dean Martin, product mgr., Englewood; Rod Kautz, product mgr., Chino, Ca., and Turner Garr, inside sales, Chino.

Larry Jaslin has left Stimson Lumber Co.'s glulam plant in Chehalis, Wa., to join Calvert Co., Inc., Vancouver, Wa.

Cathy Sanders has rejoined Cal Coast Wholesale Lumber, Ukiah, Ca., working in shipping and sales.

Todd Merritt has been appointed log trading mgr. for Paneltech International, Hoquiam, Wa.

Blair Whitney has joined export sales at Woodward & Dickerson. Portland. Or.

William Brown has been promoted to cfo of Plum Creek Timber Co., Seattle, Wa., succeeding Diane Irvine, who has left the company.

Frank Rothing has been appointed v.p. of advertising for TruServ Corp. Neil Hastie and Bob Perrin have been promoted to, respectively, v.p. of e-business and assistant v.p. of corporate technology. Beth Grimm has been named corporate controller.

Michael Flannery has been promoted to ceo of Pope & Talbot Inc., Portland, Or., effective August l, succeeding Peter Pope, who will retire. but continue as chairman for one year. Maria Pope was appointed cfo, succeeding Flannery, and was also named cfo of subsidiary Harmac Pacific, replacing Robert Day, who has left the company.

Rick Manning has been appointed staff engineer at PFS Corp.'s Los Angeles, Ca., office.

Michael Meledandri is now a residential sales rep for Dryvit exterior insulation and finish systems at Evergreen Building Products, Seattle. Wa.

Brad Kirkbride is now chief operations officer for Mary's River Lumber Co., Corvallis, Or.

James Hollingsworth has been promoted to director of e-commerce at Payless Cashways.

Bruce Staggs has been promoted to v.p. of operations at PrimeSource. Andy Spyhalski and Ted Vinci are now director, and national sales mgr., respectively, of the BMG Group.

A.D. "Pete" Correll, Georgia-Pacific Corp., James S. Balloun and Robert Carswell have been reelected to the G-P board through 2002.

William S. "Bill" Davila, retired president & ceo, Vons Co., has been named a director of Home Depot, replacing Johnetta B. Cole, who resigned in April.

John V. Faraci was named cfo of International Paper, succeeding Marianne Parrs, who remains in charge of information technology & human resources.

Ray Treen, v.p. of purchasing, retires July 2 after 28 years with Do it Best Corp. Randy Kipfer is now responsible for bagged goods and chemical programs.

Clement Frank, Frank Lumber Co., Mill City, Or., is the new president of the West Coast Lumber Inspection Bureau.

Ronald Newcomb is the new v.p.operations at Stanley Works.

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