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o Self-counter sinking bugle and trim heads Square drive recess eliminates driver bit cam-out r Sharp point for quick penetration with minimal pressure r Self-tapping coarse threads. Coated with non-stick, dry lubricating film Solid nickel/ chrome stainless steel for superior corrosion resastance r 6 lengths: l" through 3"

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Los Angeles Hoo-Hoo Club - July 11, Industry Night, Sheraton Industry Hills Resort, City of Industry, Ca.

American Forest Resource Alliance - July 11-12, annual western regional issues conference, co-sponsored by American Forest Council, Westin at Tabor Center, Denver, Co.

Building Industry Credit Association - July 12, mechanics' lien law seminars, Hilton Hotel, San Diego, Ca.

North American Wholesale Lumber Association - July 1420, wood marketing seminar, University ol British Columbia, Vancouver, B.C., Canada.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - July 16, board of directors appreciation, Spokane, Wa.

Western Red Cedar Lumber Association - July 18-19, annual meeting, Slaish Lodge, Snoqualmie Falls, Wa.

Black Bart Hoo-Hoo Club - July 19, golf tournament, Ukiah Municipal Golf Course, Ukiah, Ca.

Dub's Ltd. - July 19, golf tournament, Auburn Country Club, Auburn, Ca.

Inland Empire Hoo-Hoo Club - July 19, speaker meeting, El Rancho Verde, Rialto, Ca.

Mountain States Lumber & Building Material Dealers Association - July 19, Idaho golf tournament, Pine Crest Golf Course, Idaho Falls, Id.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - July 20, calendar planning meeting, Spokane, Wa.

National Retail Hardware Association - July 21-25, annual convention. Boston. Ma.

Building Industry Credit Association - July 26, advanced mechanics' lien seminar, Hilton Hotel, San Diego, Ca.

San Joaquin Hoo-Hoo Club - July 26, Coast Frolic, sandpiper (iolf Course/Quality Suites, Santa Barbara, Ca.

Western Building Material Association - July 26-30, midyear committee & board meetings, Resort at Port Ludlow, Port Ludlow, Wa.

International Lawn, Garden & Power Equipment ExpoJuly 28-30, Louisville, Ky.

August

Lumber Association of Southern California - Aug. l, board of directors meeting, Big Canyon Country Club, Newport Beach. Ca.

San Diego Hoo-Hoo Club - Aug. 3, day at the races, Del Mar Fairgrounds, Del Mar, Ca.

National Wood Window & Door Association - Aug. 3-7, annual meeting, Oak Brook, Il.

Building Industry Credit Association - Aug. 8, seminars, Hilton Hotel, Ontario, Ca.

National Hardware Show - Aug. 1l-14, in conjunction with Hardware Industry Week, McCormick Place, Chicago, Il.

Dub's Ltd. - Aug. 16, golf tournament, Las Positas Golf Course. Livermore. Ca.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - Aug. 16, installation of officers meeting, Spokane, Wa.

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association - Aug. 2l-25, summer meeting, Oak Brook Hills Hotel & Resort, Oak Brook. ll.

W.O.O.D., Inc. - Aug. 26, golf tournament, Lakewood Country Club, Lakewood, Co.

July 1991

Trus Joist/MB Joint Venture

TJ International, Inc., Boise, Id., has signed a non-binding letter of intent for a joint venture partnership with forest products giant MacMillan Bloedel Ltd. to create what the two companies called "the world's preeminent engineered wood products company."

It will consist of TJI's Trus Joist Corp. division and Vancouver, Canada-based MacMillan Bloedel's start-up "Futurewood" businesses. The partnership is intended to begin operations this October with an estimated payroll of $61 million, assets valued in excess of $350 million. and annual sales of $250 million.

The joint venture technologies include Trus Joist's open-web trusses, wooden I-joists and Micro:Lam laminated veneer lumber (LVL). and MacMillan Bloedel's Parallam parallel strand lumber (PSL) and new PSL 300 structural composite lumber (SCL).

The partnership will headquarter in Boise and be 5106 owned by TJ International and 49'Xr by MacMillan Bloedel. Trus Joist president Tom Denig will be president and ceo of the new venture.

MB's first $75 million PSL 300 structural composite lumber facility is nearing completion in Deerwood, Mn. Two Parallam PSL facilities are currently in operation, one in Vancouver, Canada, and another new plant in Colbert, Ga.

Both Parallam PSL and PSL 300 SCL complement Trus Joist's Micro:Lam laminated veneer lumber, which is used as residential headers and beams, scaffold plank, flange material for wooden I-joists and other specialty uses. The combination of Trus Joist's ll manufacturing facilities with the three MacMillan Bloedel plants will give the joint venture the largest manulacturing capacity in the engineered wood oroducts industrv.

Arrowood Plant Closed

Fibreboard Corp. at presstime said it would close its Roxboro. N.C., plant July 3. unless a purchaser is found. Discussions with several potential buyers are being conducted. The company issued a plant closing act notice to its Roxboro employees May 3, 1991.

The company announced it would record an esitmated $19 million pretax charge to operations in the second quarter. The charge includes writedown of the lacility to its estinrate d realizable value. estimated shutdown costs and an estimated $3 million operating loss for the second quarter of I 991.

The plant, which employs approximately 230 people and produccs Arrowood, an engineered composite structural lumber product, has been in start-up since it was acquired in I 989 and has not yet achieved breakeven opcrating performance. l'ibreboard also said Lawrcnce (l Hart, chairman, president and ceo resigned effective June 18, 1991. Thc board of directors announced that James I). C,ostello, v.p.. wood products operations, has been elccted interim president and ceo. I'hilip R. Ilogue, a member ol'the board. has been elected interim chairman of the board