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Listings are often submitted months in advance. Always verify dates and locations with sponsor before making plans to attend.

August

National Wood Window & Door Association - Aug. 12-16, summer meeting, La Costa Resort, Carlsbad, Ca.; (jO8) 2995200.

National Building Products Exposition & Conference - Aug. 12-15, Navy Pier, Chicago, Il.; (708) 605-1025.

National Hardware Shodllardware Industry Week - Aug. 13-16, McCormick Place, Chicago,Il.; (708) 605-1025.

Green Building Conference & Exposition - Aug. 13-15, Big Sky, Mt.; (30r) 657-3469.

Porfland Wholesale Lumber Association - Aug. 18, golf tourney, Portland, Or.; (800) 444-4030.

Wood Moulding & Millwork Producers Association - Aug. 23-26, summer meeting, Asheville, N.C.; (503) 292-9288.

San Diego IIoo-Hoo Club - Aug. 26, golf, Mission Trails Golf Course, San Diego, Ca.

Spokane Hoo-Hoo Club - Aug. 30, horse racing, playfair Race Course, Spokane, Wa.; (509) 624-4551.

September

Interprise Woodland - Sept. 3-6, forestry convention, Sundsvall, Sweden; (914) 687-4082.

Building & Construction Indonesia 95 - Sept. 5-9, Jakarta, Indonesia; (301) 65 6-2942.

Recycled Products Conference & Trade Show - Sept. 6-7, Oakland Convention Center, Oakland, Ca.; (510) 618-2150.

Cedar Shake and Shingle Bureau - Sept. 8-9, arurual meeting, Port Ludlow Resort, Port Ludlow, Wa.; (206) 453-1323.

San Joaquin Valley Hoo-Hoo Ctub - Sept. 9, football outing, Frank Homan School, Fresno, Ca.; (209) 237-7134.

To our many fine distributors, we extend a sincere word of appreciation for your patronage and continued support of Meyer Moulding & Millwork We look forward to your ongoing success, and we pledge to remain competitive while combining outstanding service with superior qualily ,tvood moulding products.

Multiple species including Oak, Poplaa Ash, Birch, Maple and Mahogany (to nante a fev). Stock items or custo,tt profles to ,neet your speciJications. UPC and SKU product ntarking. LTL or truckload quantities. As manufacturers of fine quality wood moulding, we welcome your inquiries and look forward to faithfully meeting your wood ntoulding needs.

518 El Roya Avenue . Modesto, CA 95354

Phone (209)522-2288 Fax (209)522-4 I 60

Jensen Distribution Services - Sept.9-11, market, Convention Center, Spokane, Wa.; (509) 624-1321.

Western Wood Products Association - Sept. 9-12, tall meeting, Portland Marriott, Portland, Or.; (503) 224-3930.

IHF - Sept. 10-12, National Exhibition Centre, Birmingham, UK.; (800) 783-0828.

Hoo-Hoo International - Sept. 10-14, international convention, The Pfister Hotel, Milwaukee, Wi.; (501) 353-4151.

Woodworking Eire '95 - Sept. 14-16, show, County Meath, Ireland.

Phoenix Hoo-Hoo Club - SepL 15-16, golf, Green Valley, Az., (602)974-3729.

Pan Pacilic Forest Products - Sept. 16, triathlon, Bend, Or.

American Wood Preservers Institute - Sept. 17-19, annual meeting, San Antonio, Tx.; (410) 465-3169.

North American Building Material Distribution AssociationSept. 17-19, annual conference, Hyatt Regency, New Orleans, La.; (312) 321-6845.

Jarditec/Simaver/Jardiflor'95 - Sept. 17-20, lawn and garden show, Paris, France; (301) 460-9751.

Hardwood Plywood Veneer Association - Sept. 20-23, fall conference, Waterfront Centre Hotel, Vancouver, B.C., Canada; (7 03) 43 5 -2900.

American Plywood Association - Sept. 24-26, annual meeting, Mission Hills Resort, Rancho Mirage, Ca.; (206) 565-6600

National Lumber & Building Material Dealers Assn. - Sept. 28-30, annual convention, Minneapolis, Mn.; (800) 634-8645.

PIffiIffiHTKNAIY

RADIUS EDGE DEGKING FEATURES / BENEFITS

. SOURCED FROM WELL-MAI{AGED PERMANEI{T FORESTS r L0NG LENGTHS-Maximum 10% 6' andT' developing, balance B - 20 o EXGELLEI{T STRENGTH TO WEIGHT RATIOUse 5/4 vs. 8/4 in other species. e LEGEI{DARY DURABILITY-Resistant to rot, decay, insect attack and splitting; "The boat builder's woodl' c EXGELLETIT PAINT & STAIN HOLDII{G CHARACTERISTICS. e WEATHEBS WELL-Properly sealed lumber remains smooth; no raised grain; Raw lumber ages to lustrous silver color. e GOT{TAINS NO SOTUBLE TAI{NII{S THAT CAUSE BLACK STAII{ r G0iISTANT SUPPLY- Stateside inventories.

. I|ATURAL & l{01{-T0XlC-Does not require pressure treating.

. RUGGED PRODUCT-More durable than softwoods in transit and on the job site.

'Refer to "Reliance" brochure

Lumber Merchants Association has booked marketing wizard Jerry Wilson to speak at its annual convention Nov. 9-1 I at the Hyatt at Fisherman's Wharf, San Francisco. Ca. He will deliver his famous presentation "Customer Driven Leadership: How to Motivate Yourself and Others."

Also scheduled: the annual golf outing, a group trip to Alcatraz, roundtable discussions, a tabletop product display by associate members, and a'n''optional group trip to see the production "Beach Blanket Babylon."

Over 100 golfers participated in LMA's first annual Associates/Dealers Golf Toumament at the Chardonnay Golf Club, Napa, Ca. The winning foursome was Steve Hoffman and Herb Eaton, Minton's Lumber and Supply, and Ray Christman and Steve Rafael, Quikrete of Northern California. Durins the tourna- ment, planned and put together by the LMA associate members, the association raised $2,000 for the Bob Patterson Memorial Scholarship Fund.

LMA president Kathleen Patterson (dght) congratulates golfer Roger Fenderson, Rossi's Building Materials, who won closest to the pin.

Western Building Material Association awarded its third annual WBMA Link Fund Scholarships. Thirty candidates applied. Jacob Thomas Brennan, Federal Way, Wa., whose father has been in the industry for 15 years and for the last nine with C. Blackstock Lumber, Seattle, Wa., was presented a $750 scholarship. He will attend Central Washington State University.

A $750 scholarship also went to Sarah Kermgard, Issaquah, Wa., whose father has been employed in the industry for 16 years and since 1991 with Container Home Supply. She will attend University of California at Berkeley.

Kim Sizemore, Maple Falls, Wa., who has been employed by CB Wholesale, Burlington, Wa., since 1989, received a $500 vocational award. She will attend Edmonds Community College, enrolling in the National Association of Credit Management-sponsored program for certified credit manager accreditation while she continues herjob at CB Wholesale. Results are in from a recent industrywide Business Trends Survey. Common trends throughout the six-state Northwest WBMA reeion include:

(1) Volumes rose only at companies with a predominantly retail (507o or more) customer mix, except where acquisition of locations raised the volume.

(2) 23Vo of respondents reported increased margins, 28Vo said margins remained about the same as last year, and 49Vohad lower margins than last year.

(3) The most common ratio of sales employees to total employees for predominantly contractor yards was one salesperson for every three employees. At predominantly retail yards, typically 60-75Vo of employees are salespersons, with many companies indicating "all employees are salespersons" and "sales employees have other duties, too." Yards with fewer than 15 employees have higher ratios of salespersons, regardless of customer mix.

(4) The number of firms reporting commercial sales as a part of their customer mix increased significantly, with only a small increase in percent of commercial sales volume.

Lumber Association of Southern California retums to the La Quinta Hotel (now called the La Quinta Resort and Club) Nov. 2-4 for its annual fall management conference. Members are encouraged to register early so rooms can be reserved in the same area of the "rather large piece of property."

Forty-six "40" and under members of 2nd Growth were treated to an excellent presentation by Dr. James Melton on